Subpar Mediocrity

For the people that know me, it’s pretty much a given, but for the ones that don’t, let me take this oppurtunity to tell everyone that aside from the internet blog, I keep a written journal along with me at all times( which I try to update daily ) with my observations on everything I come across.

Here is an except from one of my theories on the different types of writers, not based on any formal scientific research, but simply on my own opinion. Also as a an introduction, I was discussing my ideas about Freud’s superego concept before I began to digress into something else. As I will be writing this basically verbatim off of my journal, I hope that everyone can make an attempt to follow my train of thought.

Talking about the supergo and ego will take some brainstorming in order to conceptualize the ideas and theories into coherent thoughts, but before that I would like to make a promise to myself to make a better attempt at grasping the full capacities of the English language. My thoughts have matured since the last time I wrote, and rightfully so because I am after all, more physically(I’m starting to lose my hair) and mentally mature. However, with this maturity it seems as if my writing ability is regressing for reasons unknown. I begin to speak more fluently through the pen and paper process ( write more fluently to be more politically correct) but my writing is becoming more and more simple. I’ve heard of the phrase ‘ Keep it simple stupid’, and needless to say it does hold merit in most situations aside from this one. I am a firm believer in the eloquence of writing, because not everyone can do it well. In my perspective, writers ( or bloggers if you may) come in three categories. The most primitive one is probably the first: 1. Those that write, write very simple, and write solely for attention. To elaborate, one may usually find these individuals on the internet blogs that are covered with pictures of finely tuned Japanese automobiles with scantly clad women, or some webpage with a pink background filled with various specimens of pixelated fauna which probably do not exist in the real world. If it sounds as if I detest these kinds of blogs, then it may be because I do.

A common post in one of the aforementioned blogs goes as follows: ‘Christmas wishlist: LV bag, BMW, breast implants ( because obviously we all indulge in Freud’s concept of id), new clothes’. Fantastic. This blog also usually is accompanied by a plethora of one-sentence statements that most likely sound like the following: ‘Aww I want that too!’ or ‘<3 you so much you sexy bitch’. Is a pattern becoming apparent yet? Where is the substantial information in something like this, and what is there to learn from it? Usually two conclusions dawn upon me after reading something of the sort. Firstly, I know what you want for Christmas, and I still refuse to buy it. Secondly, nothing set off intellectually in my mind, and now I think that you are a money-hungry sorority girl. I am fairly certian that this was the intent that was meant to be conveyed from the post?

The second genre of writers that I will explain, just happens to be my personal favorite. I fondly, and very generally dub this category as ‘the creative writers’. My personal friend, Marvin is a great example of this. These writers, from a personal perspective tend to be a very social and happy bunch. I suppose this is where the stimulation for creativity comes from, through the daily interactions with different people, and with a quick flip of the ON switch on the brain, a rough draft for a story is formulated. THese writers’ purposes are generally meant to entertain. Again speaking from personal experiences only, from reading the various facebook posts by Marvin, I believe myself now fully capable of surviving an outbreak of the undead armed with nothing more than a blunt object. Frankly speaking, I am not sure of whether or not to accept the separation of fact from fiction in this matter, because I firmly believe the reanimation of the deceased is much closer than people think. It may be morally wrong but one cannot reject this advancement in modern science. These creative writings are good to pass the time as they still provide more intellectual stimulation through the necessity of simply still needing to read as opposed to the garbage that MTV feeds to someone through the optic nerve. There are no limitations to how the reader wishes to protray the story, the possibilities are much more abundant. What shows on television is shown through the director’s eyes and not your own, hence may be the reason so many people think that the book equivalent of a story is so much more satisfying than its visual counterpart in the movie theatres. When in doubt, grab a book.

More on the third and final category of writers on a future post.

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