Friday, May 6, 2005

isolated thunderstorms & why i don't like using spell check until the second draft

rain has been on its way for the past several days. my anticipation is growing more so with each hour that ticks by. a couple weeks ago i debated whether i should purchase a pair of golloshes- i decided that i would invest in a worthy pair when i move to a location that has a monsoon season; meanwhile, i will make good mud with my bare feet after the rain pours. after water drips from the clouds. if lightning is present i will giggle- if thunder, i will laugh- if neither appears this time around, i will wonder who they are currently delighting or frigtening- i will wonder why it was not me. then i will just wait until the next time the beastly clouds roll in. i will wait until the 'pair of magic' enable my eyes to sparkle, and my arms to shiver- when they do decide to come out and play with the rain.
**SPEEL CHEK.
according to someone (not me, i heard this somewhere)-- if you have "basically" the correct letters within the word that you are attempting to write out AND the correct first and last letter for the word-- if it is a word that is typically used in today's vocabulary, than the brain is able to decipher the word the was originally meant, though not spelled correctly. try it. elaphit spceifactons imjucstce
ok. now in my opinion. i used to proof-read as i wrote. USED TO. yeah, i attempt to jot something down which is still somewhat understandable to the rest of mankind-- but whatever-- because sometimes i don't care. that was harsh. i will work on controling myself better. ...i truly believe that some of the best work comes out at that initial completely unedited part. refine. redo. reform. rework. reword. SPELL CHECK. i think all of the refinishing stuff would work better if it was a rule that it came later. in other words, the origianal prose could be the meat. the hunk of game that lays in the back of a proud someone's truck for half a day... the details for preperation will come, they will-- but they'll come at an appropriate time- later. that first job is to tackle the ONE that you have been waiting for all day in the woods. tackle the story. or the letter. or the blog. or a written thing... or perhaps life. tackle with a deliberatly unedited stance. hunt for the emotion that is deep within. and shoot the thing down. garnish with greens, and spice for full flavor when the time for presentation arrives. however, until presention time not many care about the pretty-ness; rather they long to know if the creature you or i have caught and killed -- will make for filling the empty stomachs of those who are lined for miles, longing to feast.
thats my take. that is way i don't believe in editing until the first draft is over, anymore. i'm relieazing the importance of killing a beast with gusto. and real-ness and honestly are always good. alright. im waving. later.

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