A violin plays a single note that hangs in the air. As it fades, a guitar plucks a quick rhythm. The sun rises. 

These things are not related.

I got lost in a hedge maze. It was on purpose. To get out of any hedge maze, just turn left at every junction and eventually, you will be out. Unless it's some multi-level hedge maze that has some kind of cloverleaf ramp that will lead you on to another level, and then that one will lead you back again. I'm sure some diabolical arborist has constructed something like that. Must be careful. Topiary was included in the first draft of the seven deadly sins. Then the authors all woke up to pruning shears in their beds and it was hastily removed.

Eating much less meat will help the world a little bit. Now if I could wean myself off of Amazon that would probably help the world too. And I'd end up with a lot less crap.

OnePlus is coming out with a smart watch. I might get one. I like the company. And my Garmin 235 works fine but it only buzzes once when people call me. Makes me miss calls. Which is usually just my mom, but she's sensitive to that sort of thing.

Note to self: start small business.

I don't know what's happening to me. Maybe nothing, and I'm just noticing it now? Maybe I don't feel different and that's confusing to me. I'm assuming, if I were to go mad, that I could look back at my writing and get some insight as to why. Or at least when. Maybe I feel okay because I keep dreaming of Watson the dog. I feel some guilt that I don't love my other dogs the way I loved him. If that's even the right word for it. I felt a connection to Watson, like we understood each other. 

There are people who clone their dogs, which I am not okay with. You can't clone that connection though, and it discourages me to think of people who can love their dogs so much but still miss the point of why they loved. They only know the trappings of love, but not the substance. Or maybe they do know and just don't care. I don't know. Maybe it's all those things. Maybe we all have to pretend a little anytime we love. 

It's a hell of a day. The Suez Canal is blocked by a massive container ship. I know the Suez Canal intimately, as I've played many hours of Battlefield 1 on the PS4 trying to capture it...or liberate it. Both? I forget what my objective was exactly but I assure you I was passionate about it. 

My pants are too loose. I'm at that awkward point where I'm a 34" waist but I don't want to spend money on pants. Maybe I'll swing by the thrift store. I could also look for an old suit. Maybe I'll stumble upon a tweed Norfolk suit. 

Do I even have writing advice? Sometimes I talk about stories and how they work and I think I have no idea what I'm talking about.  What are all these imaginary rules? How does this all work together? I remember Joseph Campbell's work and how he went through all the stories ever told and found patterns in the mythic tales. Then are storytellers trapped in that? I'm no master of stories over here, so I certainly don't feel constrained by the art form. 

And now I spend my time not writing much at all. I haven't read too much lately either. Must get back in the habit. I do listen to audiobooks but it's not the same process. Something different happens in my brain when I'm reading as opposed to listening. It's probably because I read so much faster than most audiobooks are. Oh, I could speed them up. Or I could create a market for it. Audiobooks Read Hella Fast. Not sped up and level-corrected, because that would still sound strange to the ear. Maybe I'll try my hand at reading Moby Dick hella fast and see how it goes. Or maybe just kinda fast. 

Now I have a fez. The tassel is interesting. Reminds me of the time I had long hair. Maybe I'll subtly pin it to the side so it's not swinging into my face. 

I'm happy with it. It's not uncomfortable. 

Plus if I'm wearing a suit, now I can throw on this fez and nobody will take me seriously. 

I was immediately tempted to buy another one. I will resist. Because it's still something I'll only wear in extremely niche situations. Plus, there's no design that really speaks to me at the moment.