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October 21, 2005
WEbring Assigment #12 - Big Trouble for Bad Apologies
From Ms. Write Again Soon:This week's topic was supposed to be posted by Mr. Bad Apologies, but no one has heard from him in several days. Speculate on what is keeping him so busy that he can't fulfill basic tasks. Incorporate things that he has written about, and link to his past blog entries whenever possible.
Instead of scrolling through Mr. BA's blog to explain his absence I am going to discuss why I believe his personality makes it challenging for him to blog regularly. I have been friends with those listed below in the WEbring for a long time. Long ago I realized that Mr. BA and I have very different priorities and perspectives when it comes to time and how we use it.
We were 17 years old, spending the evening doing projects in Mr. BA's teenage bedroom. Such evenings were usually spent each of us working on separate things, occasionally checking in on one anothers progress. I don't remember exactly how it happened (perhaps he was yet again trying to organize his mountains of things) but Mr. BA pulled out a book called If. If was a book of questions meant to probe a persons inner thoughts and motivations. He and I subsequently spent several hours pouring through the book quizing each other with question after question. The one that stands out in my mind is this one: "If you could live without sleep, would you want to?"
My answer was no. I had a very hard time imagining what I would do with that time. It sounded like a very boring, lonely and issolating idea to my 17 year old self. Mr. BA loved the idea. His mind raced with all the ways he could use those extra hours. The choices were endless. The tasks he could accomplish! The people he could meet! He actually became a little disappointed when he realized that a sleepless existance was not possible for him.
It might look like a small difference, but it's bigger than it seems. Mr. BA is almost always going to pack his life as tightly with activity and new experiences as possible. Though he enjoys contemplation from time to time, his "doing" time greatly overshadows his "sorting" time. Blogging falls under the catagory of "sorting." This is why he will never have an uptodate blog. I have accepted this reality.
Mr. BA? Am I wrong?
For other takes on this topic see:
Write Again Soon
Bad Apologies
A Prize In Every Box
A Little Maryment
Post No Bills
Lugnochro
Comments
Wow. Do you even need to ask? Of course you're correct. It amazes me that no matter what, you can dissect me better than anyway. I am always proud when I know things about you, but you always surpass me with your insight. I had forgotten this episode a decade ago, until you reminded me. I feel like I have even more today that I would like to accomplish, but so little time. I think if I didn’t have to sleep, when everyone else was sleeping I’d do my sorting. Instead, the sorting falls to the side, because every waking hour promises time with people or things to do or see.
Regardless, I am so glad I was ordered to uncover this entry. You amaze me.
Love, Mr. B.A.
Posted by: Mr. BA at November 1, 2005 6:51 PM
