What's the opposite of writer's block?

Writer's overload?

Usually I go on blogger's hiatus because I can't think of anything noteworthy; lately, though, it's the opposite. Lately I've been avoiding my little blog because I have too many things to write about. I've taken to making notes on my phone when something strikes me. But when I think about logging on and hammering it out, I get overwhelmed with the organization of all my thoughts.

I'm a planner. Have I mentioned that? You might find it shocking (sarcasm) that I plan out my blogs. Not that I have some sort of blog agenda (that's a lie, I kind of do...), but I think about every blog before I type it out. I'm no English major, and I'll probably never have anything published, but I fancy myself a writer simply because I have a genuine love of words. It's an art form to me, using the perfect phrases and descriptions to get your point across. Every blog starts in my head as a jumble of phrases, adjectives, puns... all rolling around in my mind, arranging and rearranging themselves. I get my best ideas as I'm falling asleep, so usually by the time I actually get to the ol' blog my little thoughts aren't quite so lyrical as I had previously found them.

I would have loved to have been an English major. I love literature: I can get lost in the romance and wit of Shakespeare, and Mark Twain elicits a grin from me that probably makes those around me think I'm nuts (sometimes I rock back and forth a little bit just for kicks). I try to fit in a classic in between trendy books (hello, Sookie Stackhouse), and I'd just as soon buy books as groceries. But to be an English major... that would've taken the joy out of it. I love the classroom discussions, but you've never seen someone stress like me with an English writing assignment. When forced to write on a given topic, I lock up. I e-mail my dad, the English teacher, a thousand times a day. I poll friends for ideas. I stare at blank Word documents for hours. In sum, I panic.

Something like a blog... just pouring out my pointless thoughts onto a tiny screen... that's when the antithesis of writer's block hits me. And here's something else that just hit me: obviously I have too many pointless thoughts.

So this week I have a blog agenda: travel plans, DNow (spoiler alert: it was AWESOME), FBC Pickers, and probably another class review or two. So tune in, it's going to be a big week for those of us here at hayslin.blogspot.com.

PS- much to my chagrin, this blog did not turn out at all as planned. I really just wanted an intro before I started my DNow post, but here I am... talking about how much I love to... talk.