Inspiration

August ended well. September was busy and stressful and sometimes unbearably sad. (Read: I would really appreciate your prayers.) It was also kind of boring, so that's why I wasn't blogging about it. But now (at Maddie's request) I'm back! 

Well, I'm also trying to get my writing juices flowing. I should be writing a paper on amnesty for illegal  immigrants and I'm completely stuck. I usually depend on inspiration to write school papers, and inspiration never seems to strike until late the night before the paper is due. It's a habit that has served me well and I know I must abandon. 

I've been the same way with my photography. It's much easier to fake your way through a photograph than through a paper, though. 

This was taken when nothing really stood out to me. I was having a bad day, but I needed something for lab.

This was taken when I was better able to see an interesting photograph in the things around me.

I want to have that with my writing. I want to be able to find the sources that support what I'm trying to say and then the words that will help me express it well. I know I'm capable to doing great work, but I feel like my head is cluttered and that nothing will process correctly. But the deadline doesn't care. I'm going to try to get back to my paper. Here's hoping I can figure it out.