Writers Block (Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner)

Writers Block

I've been sitting at the computer for 15 minutes working on a research paper for music class. So far, I've written one sentence..."During the twentieth century the musical stage was a platform for expression of social and political issues in everyday American life." I know, I know, it's one heck of a sentence that must have been intellectually exhausting to compose, but now the creative juices have stopped flowing and I have an overwhelming urge to procrastinate (hence this useless post). Maybe it's because my second sentence will only pale in comparison to the immensity of the first sentence, or maybe it's just because I've spent the better part of the last 10 years writing research papers, and frankly I don't want to write anymore. When can I retire these magic fingers, whose brilliance can be likened to the paintbrush of Michelangelo or the tennis racquet of Andre Agassi? When can they enjoy a life of relaxation where they are only used to make trivial comments on MySpace and search for good movies on Netflix? Maybe someday that kind of life will be a reality...someday

AAAHHHHH!!! If I could only harness the power to manipulate words the way I have in this BLOG in my research paper! But alas, I click the tab at the bottom of the screen to see that magnificent sentence staring back at me and my mind goes blank, my body gets antsy and I have no control over my fingers as they navigate me away from my paper to the refuge of Yahoo! games. So, I am waving the white flag for now. Send some positive thoughts my way in hopes that my verbosity will soon return. Farewell!

Posted by Mary on July 2, 2007 2:56 PM | Permalink

Comments (16)

Mary:

Luckily, I was able to squeeze out a first paragraph (see below), so the day is not a total wash. Maybe tomorrow I can finish a whole page!

During the twentieth century the musical stage was a platform for expression of social and political issues in everyday American life. As a popular form of public entertainment, musicals served as mirrors of the current attitudes and beliefs held by most Americans. Musicals during this century also tackled controversial societal issues in an effort to alter public opinion and affect the mood of specific groups within the population as a whole (Jones, 2003). Of course, not all popular American musicals dealt with social or political topics; those that did, however, serve as reflections of the history of America during the time they were written and performed. In the following sections, the author will examine how musicals were used to express social and political issues and concerns during specific eras of the twentieth century.

Posted by Mary | July 2, 2007 3:57 PM

Posted on July 2, 2007 15:57

Aunt Susan:

Wow! I would never be that eloquent! I'm sending you positive thoughts. Go Girl!

Posted by Aunt Susan | July 2, 2007 10:06 PM

Posted on July 2, 2007 22:06

Scott:

Extra bonus points for "verbosity." If we weren't already married, I'd be in love! LOL Maybe for your next trick you could teach Tim how to SPELL!!

Posted by Scott | July 5, 2007 6:30 PM

Posted on July 5, 2007 18:30

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