I'm so amazed.

[mistymassey]

We're running state-mandated testing in my school until the end of this week. I am a monitor, which means I sit in my assigned hallway and assist the testing administrators in each classroom. Except for the beginning and end of the testing period, it's a pretty dull job. I can't take my laptop to school (security issues) so in years past I've done a lot of reading. This year, I had the wacky notion to take some paper and a pen along with me, and see if I came up with anything worth transcribing later.

I have never liked writing in longhand. I'm not crazy about the way the paper looks with all my crossouts and scribbles, and I just don't love the feel of a writing utensil scraping against paper. But against all odds, I ended up with a stack of handwritten pages. I was thrilled! So today, I tried again. This time, seven pages. One of my fellow monitors came over to my chair to see what I was doing, because I looked like I was having such a good time. I've been under a lot of professional stress lately, and this makes me wonder if writing in longhand is somehow reaching down into my center, where my reality lives.

Whatever. As long as pages are happening, it doesn't matter why.

Comments

[ebenstone.livejournal.com]

Last year, one of my teaching friends wrote his own versions of essays for the state tests that were the FUNNIEST things I've ever read.

I can get away with a laptop while the lil ones are working.

[dwlikeebeinlost.livejournal.com]

^___^

I could have told you THAT!

My co-workers think I'm batty, but I bring a notebook and sketch pad with me every night to work. And if by some bizarre fluke I forget either or both, I buy a new one because I must has creative outlet... or I'd go a wee bit nutters ^___^

YAY FOR CREATIVITEH!

[thalionar.livejournal.com]

sometimes I do better writing on the computer, sometimes I do better writing longhand.

Sadly, I haven't done any writing at all in a couple of years.

I don't have any sparks of inspiration. Like, at all.

Maybe if I end up being a SAHM, I'll see about devoting some time to some free writing or something to get back into the swing of it. :)