{"id":3597,"date":"2010-08-23T20:45:15","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T19:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=3597"},"modified":"2010-08-23T20:52:10","modified_gmt":"2010-08-23T19:52:10","slug":"losing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=3597","title":{"rendered":"Losing it…"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Children <\/strong>will always be children’, the television advert for the French dairy product said a few minutes ago. Do we need to write in, pointing out that children will not always be children? They will, in fact, grow up at some stage in their lives.<\/p>\n

Speaking <\/strong>of growing up, I had an interview for a new contract on Thursday; there were two candidates. This evening I got the result. I am, apparently, just a little over-qualified. Hmmm…<\/p>\n

Today<\/strong> the television has been on non-stop. With the sound off. Don’t ask me why, but it’s one of life’s little weirdnesses that I write better (and quicker) with the television on, but with the sound off. I compensate for the sound-offness by listening to music. I know! How weird? My brain has the temerity to produce better writing with the TV on but sound off, and needs to compensate by having the stereo on! Go figure. Three sets of reviews and a draft shooting script for the sitcom. Woo, go me. I have to big myself up, I’m a little bit put out at being denied a job because I am ‘just a little over-qualified’.<\/p>\n

Soph’s<\/strong> gone kick-boxing with the lovely-but-slightly-loopy Gemma, this evening. It’s nice that they hang around together. I’m slightly fearful for the rest of us when two mentalists gather in such close proximity, though. I hope the world won’t spontaneously implode under the pressure of a hitherto uncatalogued physical pressure which will, in the future, be called ‘dark mentalism’.<\/p>\n

Anyone<\/strong> who follows me on Twitter will know that I put out an update today that said I’m thinking of writing a TwitterPorn story. The idea is fairly simple, in a way it’s a kind of performance art: I’ll put out a single-word, once an hour, with the hashtag #pornstory. The words won’t make sentences, per se<\/em>, but they will enable the reader to construct his\/her own story around them. See what I’m doing? Getting the reader to introduce their own imagination as a component? Oh. Not impressed? I thought it was an interesting exercise in *reader* creativity. What do you reckon?<\/p>\n

Yesterday<\/strong>, during an emergency visit to Tesco for milk (what the hell is it that we do with milk? Seriously! We go through gallons of the stuff), I *cough* accidentally picked up a jar of Sandwich Spread. Is there anyone else addicted to this wonder of the food world?<\/p>\n

Apparently<\/strong> the television station Virgin 1 has been rebranded to ‘Channel One’. Such a shame that the on-air branding in the corner of the screen still says ‘Virgin 1’.<\/p>\n

Allister<\/strong> and I are potentially recording the first of the ‘Unsigned World’ shows for UKHDRadio tomorrow morning. Scary stuff! Exciting, but scary.<\/p>\n

What<\/strong> are you doing? You never call, you never write, you’re a constant worry to your poor old mother<\/span> father<\/span> sister<\/span> brother<\/span> friend…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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