tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post3667154204310937822..comments2024-02-07T11:07:10.219-06:00Comments on Obsessions of a Workaholic: People WatchingNeurotic Workaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-77391683672798377262012-08-07T13:00:41.901-05:002012-08-07T13:00:41.901-05:00Hi Deniz,
Sometimes cafes give out free coffee i...Hi Deniz,<br /> Sometimes cafes give out free coffee in small cups, because they're trying to get people to try new flavors/drinks. I like the iced coffees best. Sometimes I wish I could live in a coffeehouse. :)Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-66553315515330981062012-08-07T10:05:29.204-05:002012-08-07T10:05:29.204-05:00Goodness, your neighbourhood sounds interesting! A...Goodness, your neighbourhood sounds interesting! All I saw this morning was an elderly couple out for a power walk. I tailed them, trying to figure out if they were speaking Ukrainian or Polish or something else...<br /><br />What's this about free coffee???Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-14780988528335657262012-07-31T19:26:48.198-05:002012-07-31T19:26:48.198-05:00Hi SolariC,
It's easier to take walks around...Hi SolariC,<br /> It's easier to take walks around the neighborhood now that it's not 100 degrees out (like it was several days ago). The only thing is I'm always tempted to buy snacks in one of the restaurants or stores nearby, when I should spend more time writing. :)Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-69996252008816788432012-07-31T19:20:57.355-05:002012-07-31T19:20:57.355-05:00Your four conclusions were hilarious, and I hearti...Your four conclusions were hilarious, and I heartily agree with number 3, in particular. <br /><br />I'm glad that your walk around the neighborhood helped you get past the difficult spot in your manuscript. I've had similar experiences when I've been stuck on something, and then suddenly a small, serendipitous occurrence breaks through the barrier and writing pours out. It's a good feeling!Clare Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275618718871589963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-80213344213457102132012-07-30T01:00:48.893-05:002012-07-30T01:00:48.893-05:00Hi Lynda,
It's fun to people watch at the co...Hi Lynda,<br /> It's fun to people watch at the coffee shop. That's why I like to sit at a table by the window; "watching the world go by", as you put it, somehow makes it easier to write.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-52570444322578596662012-07-30T00:58:59.696-05:002012-07-30T00:58:59.696-05:00I love people watching and often sit at the local ...I love people watching and often sit at the local coffee shop, enjoying the world go by.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-29627817263531267442012-07-26T08:46:27.604-05:002012-07-26T08:46:27.604-05:00Hi Talli,
I like Seinfeld. The characters were s...Hi Talli,<br /> I like Seinfeld. The characters were so neurotic it was funny.<br /> I like people watching too, as long as the people I'm watching keep their clothes on. :)Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-11067855022400872442012-07-26T05:36:09.317-05:002012-07-26T05:36:09.317-05:00Oh, this made me giggle! Love your observations. A...Oh, this made me giggle! Love your observations. And I *so* remember that episode of Seinfeld with the bra. It was hilarious!<br /><br />I love people-watching.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-32522642986953539362012-07-25T15:10:59.644-05:002012-07-25T15:10:59.644-05:00Hi NGS,
I wonder why no one was outside in your ...Hi NGS,<br /> I wonder why no one was outside in your neighborhood. I think that a lot of people in my neighborhood were outside because we're forced to accept the extreme temperatures in the winter and the summer (though that doesn't mean we like them). So we can't stay inside even if it's too cold or too hot, because then we'd never leave our apartments.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-40221620104670815252012-07-25T14:23:50.401-05:002012-07-25T14:23:50.401-05:00At least there are people to watch in your neighbo...At least there are people to watch in your neighborhood! We walked around our neighborhood for an hour last night and there was not another single person outside of their house. So sad!NGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056381269070465424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-75297612433426151112012-07-25T13:55:37.810-05:002012-07-25T13:55:37.810-05:00Hi Johanna,
What's interesting is that it...Hi Johanna,<br /> What's interesting is that it's not like the couple is kissing goodbye; I always see them walk off together. I can't help wondering if they wait to kiss each other until they go outside.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-58128613288746672502012-07-25T10:52:10.579-05:002012-07-25T10:52:10.579-05:00Definitely. Love to people watch.
And I love your...Definitely. Love to people watch.<br /><br />And I love your description of the couple looking around between kisses.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-71106593129579897072012-07-25T10:39:12.030-05:002012-07-25T10:39:12.030-05:00Hi Charles,
It's always good to take a break...Hi Charles,<br /> It's always good to take a break from academic writing, especially because academic writing is very difficult. <br /> It's interesting to listen in on what people say. You could definitely put that conversation you heard in one of your stories, because it's authentic.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-38001987301101684822012-07-25T10:21:32.394-05:002012-07-25T10:21:32.394-05:00I like your descriptions of what you encountered.
...I like your descriptions of what you encountered.<br /><br />Most of my writing the past while has been academic, but I can say a walk around is great even for that. It gives me a chance to clear my head, to then think over things anew, and to physically interact with my environment. In the interaction, I sometimes see the application of my ideas. <br /><br />In terms of what I see and hear, though, I like to listen in on people's conversations while in a restaurant or some other public space. I once heard a conversation between two men with rather redneckish accents about eating Thai Food in Thailand (I was sitting in a Thai restaurant). One loudly says to the other in a drawl, 'That shit's right out the sea, there. Freshest fish.' And then somehow the conversation turned to a pornagrphy they had both watched. It's good fodder for when I write fiction again, I think.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834833026794927511noreply@blogger.com