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Anonymous
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Posted Mon Oct 15th, 2007 4:00pm Post subject: Depression & Overwheming (Drowning?!) Boredom
What do I want from life? Hmmm. I'd like to be able to get to the end of life whensoever I get there and be able to look back with satisfaction. Nothing stupendous mind (in fact I'd really rather not be famous or any such thing, ugh) but just enough that I can say to myself "Right then, that was done well enough."
I'm not sure I have a passion but if I did I would say it would be the written word, mostly fiction. A well crafted, well voiced novel will make me warm and contented no matter what's going on. Does that count?
That most certainly counts. You should indulge that passion. Write for the sake of writing. When I play my guitars, it's not always at a rehearsal or a gig and I haven't recorded in a studio. Most of the time it's just playing for the sake of playing and that is a good thing. It makes me happy. If writing oculd do the same for you, you should indulge readily 
I try to, I really do. I must admit, however, that most of my interest in the written word comes from reading (although I do enjoy writing, don't get me wrong) or speaking (stand up comics, really well done, well voiced speeches etc). Sadly there is no way to ensure perpetual contact with the perfect turn of phrase or top notch books. (A shame that, really, wouldn't it be lovely if everything you said came out with spirit and character?)
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katysara
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Posted Mon Oct 15th, 2007 8:18pm Post subject: Depression & Overwheming (Drowning?!) Boredom
LOL, actually PROFESSOR would have worked as I am, in fact, a professor (but not a Dr. that comes in three more years).
Really? That is odd. I thought you had to have a PhD to be a professor... Maybe that is just England. Good luck for your 3 years of study to be a Dr - it is bloody hard work!
KSx I am an administrator on this site.
"Having a great intellect is no path to being happy."
~ Stephen Fry
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Anonymous
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Posted Mon Oct 15th, 2007 10:49pm Post subject: Depression & Overwheming (Drowning?!) Boredom
LOL, actually PROFESSOR would have worked as I am, in fact, a professor (but not a Dr. that comes in three more years).
Really? That is odd. I thought you had to have a PhD to be a professor... Maybe that is just England. Good luck for your 3 years of study to be a Dr - it is bloody hard work!
KSx
Over here "Professor" is an occupation, "Dr." is a degree (a PhD). I'm employed as as a tutorial lecturer (as part of my funding package for my PhD) so I am a professor in the university employee. When I did my study abroad in Nottingham it was quite difficult for me to understand that the titles were somewhat reversed from here and I was endlessly embarrassing people by calling them professor when they were not yet professors. Here it is considered far more polite to use the default "professor" so that you don't accidentally force someone to admit they do not have the same degree as the rest of their colleagues. Quite different I know.
Thanks on the well wishes. A PhD here (unlike the UK as I understand it) is a four year degree following both a BA and an MA or 5-6 years of study. At least that's how it works for those of us in the field of English. We also pay gobs and gobs more. Gah!
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