The act of writing calms me. That is the reason why I write. I don't write to entertain, or I want to preach to a bigger audience, I write so I stay sane. Since talking to real people is unlikely, writing to myself is a better way of therapy. No excess emotional garbage to dump on some innocent ones, and the words are chosen much more deliberately than I can ever be when I speak.

Me, me, me, I, I, I.

If not here then where?

The biggest justification for the self-obsession, I beg you to forgive.

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Which matters more, the subject matter or the writing style?

Just thought of this today, regarding writing and reading. Mostly from a reader's point of view, it's a toss-up for me. I like to read things that may be mundane, but if it's written in a interesting style, then I'd still be captivated. On the other hand, if the subject matter at hand is already interesting, then no further embellishment is needed for me to stay interested. From a writer's point of view, however, it's probably easier to write about something that is interesting in the first place, than to spend time on polishing something dull into a fun-to-read work.

Speaking of interesting (note the transition here), something I saw on 24 today yaleshmale. What people would do to grab your attention, sigh.

Nothing against Dubya, you know, but he does leave himself pretty vulnerable to attacks, not unlike Mr. Chen of Taiwan. Then again, the alleged fact that his family is taking bribes, it doesn't necessary have anything to do with his leadership and presidency, then why the big fuss over impeaching him? Rashomon I say, it's all a big rashomon, and not at all like Clinton's bjay.

For the definition of rashomon please click here.