Writer's Block

I’ve been getting some of the most ridiculous product review requests the past few days that I just had to write about them, but there isn’t enough to make a decent story out of it so I’m saving them for another time. I’ve also got a few other articles to finish for the magazine so that they can go to production. I’m torn between sitting at my desk and building a shed in my back yard. Even though it’s a weekday, I feel like slacking off.

The real problem is, I’ve got writer's block. I’m not afraid to admit it. I can’t for the life of me get anything comprehensive written today. I could say it’s the record heat that we’re experiencing in the Toronto area that’s making me feel this way. I could blame it on the humidity. And while you might believe me, I’d know it’s all bullshit, because I spend most of my time in the Caribbean, the heat and humidity never bother me there.

In Canada we tend to complain about the weather much too often, it’s the excuse that we all are dreaming of. In Canada if it gets above 25C it’s TOO HOT!! But I’ve never heard any of the construction workers in Belize complain about the heat and it’s always above 25C. In fact, weather in the Caribbean is a non-issue. It’s constant and almost predictable. I’ve seen workers building in the sweltering heat for days without a single complaint. And we’re talking some serious manual labour. Mind you, they stop working in the rain.

In college I took a business etiquette course. The professor suggested that we talk about the weather to break the “ice”, since it is the only way to open a conversation without offending or insulting anyone’s beliefs or opinions. Maybe it’s a Canadian thing, we’re generally too quick to please strangers, but when people talk to me about the weather I just nod my head and think about how afraid they are to say anything else.

I’ve made up my mind, I’m going to build that shed.

Crap, now it’s raining outside…