. . . Its nice to see you here after so many months. What are you doing right now? You know, as a real live person who isn't just a bunch of words in a book. In other words, what is your average usual daily routine?
[ March 12, 2005, 02:51 AM: Message edited by: Occasional ]
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Boy, I took a long time answering THIS, didn't I? The trouble is, I usually only glance at the first page of topics; but since topics rise to the top according to the most recent post, and nobody but me was actually qualified to answer this question, it moved out of range before I ever saw it.
The trouble is, it's also impossible to answer. "What are you doing right now" is always easy to answer: I'm online, writing to you. But "What is your daily routine" can only be answered with "What is a daily routine?" I don't have one. I don't sleep regular hours; I don't eat at regular hours. I certainly don't have a daily WORK schedule since for me, a good day is one in which I'm able to evade work entirely.
Let's just say that I thrive on semi-chaos, but expect my life to go as smoothly as if I were organized. That's why I married a grownup, so I could continue being an irresponsible child indefinitely. When my children grow up, it perforce leaves me behind them, since I have resolutely not done so myself.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
quote: That's why I married a grownup, so I could continue being an irresponsible child indefinitely.
Sounds like a great idea.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
It is a great idea, but it involves deceiving a really smart person, which isn't easy to do.
[ March 29, 2005, 08:35 AM: Message edited by: Orson Scott Card ]
Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
Hmm. But if you're successfully decieving them, are you not smarter than they? It's all so confusing. *weep*
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
It partly depends on how much they want to be deceived.
This is otherwise known as "love."
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
i'm sure she knew what she was getting herself into.
Isn't marrying peter pan every girl's dream?
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
No, TAMING Peter Pan and making him into the ideal husband is invariably the plan.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
Ah, the ol' "deceiving the deceiver" switcheroo. Tricksy.
Posted by Occasional (Member # 5860) on :
Wow, I didn't even know he answered this. I thought it was going to be one of my "throw away" posts. In fact, I actually thought that OSC rolled his eyes at this as another crazy fan post, and left it alone.
By the way, thanks for the ... um ... answer. I wish I could have one of those days of blisful not a daily routine kind of life. As is, I am not a famous author who can earn family support money doing something I enjoy. I envy you.
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