Clutter

I suffer from packratitis. Stuff accumulates in various nooks and crannies until there's no room left. Then it migrates to closets. Eventually it takes over whole rooms.

It never seems to go away. I'll shuffle it from here to there. Go through and organize, only to have it wind up hiding under the thin veil of that's been gone through pile.

It creeps out into the open, subtly infiltrating my living space. Before I know it, there's no place for living.

So if you don't hear from me, look under a pile of something. I'm bound to buried somewhere beneath all the accumulated stuff.

Animé and clothes

Captain Harlock. Screen shot from the Anime.

There's something that's been bothering me for a while now. Well, at least the last half hour, and no, it's not my dog.

I've been watching a lot of animé lately and there's something I noticed that is, well, curious. All these people going on wild crazy adventures rarely seem to change clothes. Really?

I get it, school uniforms you probably have lots of those but... Now that I think about it all my favorite characters from every type of genre, all seem to either have lots of the same type of clothes or wear the same ones continuously.

In Bleach, at least the Quincy character Uryū Ishida actively shows he has multiple change of clothes. They kinda make a joke out of it. Fairy Tail is the only other show where characters have a change of clothes. Though there are plenty of adventures where they don't, as well.

Even Trigun and FullMetal Alchemist seem to have an endless supply of similar clothes. 

This isn't a really big deal, trust me. I love the shows and will continue to watch them regardless of their clothes habits. It just gets me wondering what it'd be like to only have one or two change of clothes or all my clothes looking the same.

I live in a culture of too many choices and fashion is as much a part of the person as their personality. Still, it makes it easier for cosplay. I mean, if the character only has one outfit, it's pretty easy for someone to identify. 

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Wondering off track

Bubbles (I did not name her)

So I've learned that I suck at keeping a self imposed schedule. The consequences of not doing what I set out to do are really immaterial. Still, it's only failure if I stop trying, right?

I heard somewhere that forming a new habit takes about a month on average. So I guess I should focus on writing more, instead of getting distracted by everything else in my life. Not that everything else isn't important, but, it's busy work and not getting me closer to my goals.

I can't really call myself a writer if I never write. Nor will I ever convince someone else that I'm a writer if I have nothing to show for it.

I'm great at starting projects, not finishing them. It's not laziness. It's boredom, distractions and negative feelings about what I'm doing. It's a big hurdle to overcome. I know I'm not the only person to sit in a chair and feel this way, but it sure seems like it at times.

On the other hand, I've gotten a good deal of jewelry made in the last month. Enough that I could potentially sell some somewhere. I've also learned  a great deal about starting a business. So not a complete waste but not perfect either.