I Tried, But Did Not Make It

I tried to write every day this week - just something on the screen - but I did not make it. Thursday and Friday were quiet over here - I woke up late, had too many things to do before work, and just didn't feel the writing muse taking over.

I am going to strive to do better. 

I have a couple of websites bookmarked that have random story line or journal prompts available to me. Today's prompt comes from a website that offers journal prompts for those enjoying music, and my random number generator selected #33 as my prompt. Here goes...

Imagine you are a music video director. What kind of video would you create for your favorite song?

Egad. This is not my favorite type of thinking. I am not really a visual type of person. I don't dream much (except for nightmares), and I have never been able to successfully engage in a GIM session. As a result, music videos have never been something that I have enjoyed or thought about much. The second half of the prompt - my favorite song - is also problematic. I don't really have one favorite song.

As I am sure many music therapists feel, my favorite song depends on many different factors - my mood, the time of day, the things I am working on, and all that. I don't even have a current favorite song - it would be difficult to write about this even if the changing fonts weren't such a huge disappointment and distraction to me right now.

So, what would I do to make a video of my favorite song??

I wouldn't make a video of my favorite song. I would just want people to listen to the song. Maybe just present the lyrics. Am I old school for this? Probably. Am I being a bit strange about this prompt? For sure. Am I overly distracted by this font thing? Yep. Am I out of time for today? Yes. I have to go upstairs, clean out my car, and go get my groceries. Time to get going.

See you tomorrow??

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