A moment for some seriousness
Nov. 12th, 2010 12:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eirenicalSo... no more writing today. No writing at all. Every time I sat down to try, nothing happened. I took that as an indication that my mind needed a break. No big deal. Just means I don't have a word count to report and quite possibly I took a wrong plot turn. Again, no big deal, I usually figure it out on re-read.
Coincidentally, it's also Veterans' Day... or it was 23 minutes ago. For anyone who has the stomach -- even for those of you who don't -- HBO is showing a Documentary (it's showing at least a few more times tonight and they'll probably rerun it throughout the week) called "Wartorn 1861-2010." It's a documentary all about PTSD. It is a powerful, very well done documentary and I cried my way through half of it. During the second half I actually had to start doing something else while I watched it because I was getting overwhelmed. I DVRed it, I'll go back and watch the second half again later. Maybe when it won't give me nightmares.
Those of you who know me know that I am not a fan of engaging in wars, especially unnecessary ones. I am not a fan of beefing up the military and then drumming up "business" to explain it. That does not mean that I am not a fan of the men and women who fight for our country. My grandfather fought. My uncle fought. My father fought. Hell, my father fought in three armies -- puzzle that one out if you can. I have a great deal of admiration and respect for them and all the other brave service men and women like them. I salute them, I'm grateful for them and I hope they all come home soon and not as much the worse for wear as those in HBO's documentary.
"Happy" Veterans' Day.
Obligatory NaNo comment:
Yeah... sorry, Claude. That means your trauma from the last scene is going to get a revisit. I let you off the hook way to easily on that one.
Claude: Fuck!
R-chan: *sheepish grin* ...sorry?
Claude: *bangs head against the wall*
R-chan: O_O
Coincidentally, it's also Veterans' Day... or it was 23 minutes ago. For anyone who has the stomach -- even for those of you who don't -- HBO is showing a Documentary (it's showing at least a few more times tonight and they'll probably rerun it throughout the week) called "Wartorn 1861-2010." It's a documentary all about PTSD. It is a powerful, very well done documentary and I cried my way through half of it. During the second half I actually had to start doing something else while I watched it because I was getting overwhelmed. I DVRed it, I'll go back and watch the second half again later. Maybe when it won't give me nightmares.
Those of you who know me know that I am not a fan of engaging in wars, especially unnecessary ones. I am not a fan of beefing up the military and then drumming up "business" to explain it. That does not mean that I am not a fan of the men and women who fight for our country. My grandfather fought. My uncle fought. My father fought. Hell, my father fought in three armies -- puzzle that one out if you can. I have a great deal of admiration and respect for them and all the other brave service men and women like them. I salute them, I'm grateful for them and I hope they all come home soon and not as much the worse for wear as those in HBO's documentary.
"Happy" Veterans' Day.
Obligatory NaNo comment:
Yeah... sorry, Claude. That means your trauma from the last scene is going to get a revisit. I let you off the hook way to easily on that one.
Claude: Fuck!
R-chan: *sheepish grin* ...sorry?
Claude: *bangs head against the wall*
R-chan: O_O
