Stupid Hurts

Lately I have lost several truly [tag]epic[/tag] [tag]blog[/tag] [tag]entries[/tag] or they have been a lot less than detailed than I would have liked, because they were not committed to paper fast enough. Usually what goes into the creation of a good blog post is; something interesting happens, then I replay the events back in my head several times, it helps if I have pictures because I edit them at this point, then I usually walk back and forth and tell the story out loud to develop a pace. Some of the post on this site you can tell were originally developed to be told in person. If you have ever had the good fortune to hear me tell the “Frozen toy story” it sounds well practiced because it really is. Lastly once I am satisfied that I write a rough draft and edit it once or twice before uploading it, unfortunately even then sometimes I miss errors.

Recently I have been trying to use this same method of writing and either I get frustrated because I can’t recall enough detail from the event to satisfy me, or I end up aggravated because I keep finding huge grammatical errors. I think I am going to have to mix up my writing style some and start committing things to notebook before I type them up and try to develop my pacing from that. I hate doing that due to the amount of work involved but it has worked in the past, and hopefully it will lend to something more akin to previous levels of quality.

I make it a point to keep a notebook with me. I think I am going to start making notes for blog post more and more often now.

Starting today I have roughly 6 weeks left before I leave to fly to Europe for the summer. And the anticipation has finally started to really set in. Looking through the notebook I keep re-reading packing list after packing list and every other errant note I have written I am getting really excited.

Since I don’t really like to plan details I have mostly just compiled a list of goals I want to accomplish. While in Rome of course I want to do things like see the Vatican, Acropolis and some of the ruins. But I really want to spend time exploring the back streets as well. Before heading south to explore the coast line . There are lots of places in northern Italy I want to see before I head east. One of my goals is to cycle from Milan Italy to the coastal city of Nice. From there I want to follow the coast for a few days till I get ot Barcelona, Spain where I intend to catch a train to Pamplona. For San Fermin and the running of the Bulls. After a week in Pamplona I am probably going to need to get away from the crowds for a bit. Portugal sounds really good.

Now here is where my plans get just a little hazy. I am still not sure what I want to do after Portugal. Flying from Portugal to Berlin and traveling south to Greece. Or I am going to head to London and cycle in the rain for a few weeks.

So many options.