{"id":3581,"date":"2012-05-01T12:41:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T19:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=3581"},"modified":"2021-03-17T18:59:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:59:39","slug":"grasping-at-bubbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/grasping-at-bubbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Grasping at Bubbles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Writing has been difficult lately. I feel like I&#8217;m chasing soap bubbles, and the moment I grasp a nugget, a train of thought, an approach, an angle, it disappears into nothingness before I can pin it to paper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7332\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7332\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?fit=640%2C426\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;When writing feels like grasping at bubbles&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?fit=640%2C426\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=300%2C199 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so very much like my daughter chasing these bubbles around the park &#8211; yet so different.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-02\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7333\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7333\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-02.png?fit=640%2C426\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-02.png?fit=640%2C426\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7333\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-02.png?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-02.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-02.png?resize=300%2C199 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First, I&#8217;m not having as much fun (I need to do something about that).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-03\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7334\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7334\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-03.png?fit=640%2C428\" data-orig-size=\"640,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-03.png?fit=640%2C428\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-03.png?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-03.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-03.png?resize=300%2C200 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Second, my failure to grasp these bubbles, and manipulate them into a cohesive thesis, has consequenses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-04\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7335\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7335\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-04.png?fit=640%2C428\" data-orig-size=\"640,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-04.png?fit=640%2C428\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7335\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-04.png?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-04.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-04.png?resize=300%2C200 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just a few more days, I can count it in hours now, till this semester is done. The last paper and final are friday; then I can exhale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-05\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7336\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7336\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-05.png?fit=640%2C428\" data-orig-size=\"640,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-05.png?fit=640%2C428\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-05.png?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-05.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-05.png?resize=300%2C200 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then I can chase the bubbles just for fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-06\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7337\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7337\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/grasping-at-bubbles\/grasping-at-bubbles-06\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-06.png?fit=640%2C428\" data-orig-size=\"640,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-06.png?fit=640%2C428\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-06.png?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"Grasping at Bubbles\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-06.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-06.png?resize=300%2C200 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WW linky on page 2<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>WW Linkup<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery week I host a photo linkup where we share posts featuring a photo. 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I feel like I&#8217;m chasing soap bubbles, and the moment I grasp a nugget, a train of thought, an approach, an angle, it disappears into nothingness before I can pin it to paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[763,138,770],"tags":[272,24,561,886,543],"class_list":["post-3581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creating-a-living","category-parenting-living-well","category-writing-blogging","tag-gem","tag-photography-creating-a-living","tag-writers-block","tag-writing","tag-ww","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?fit=640%2C426","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?fit=640%2C426",640,426,false]},"categories_names":{"763":{"name":"Creating a Living","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/creating-a-living\/"},"138":{"name":"Parenting &amp; Family","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/parenting-living-well\/"},"770":{"name":"Writing &amp; Blogging","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/creating-a-living\/writing-blogging\/"}},"tags_names":{"272":{"name":"gem","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/gem\/"},"24":{"name":"Photography","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/photography-creating-a-living\/"},"561":{"name":"writers block","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/writers-block\/"},"886":{"name":"Writing","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/writing\/"},"543":{"name":"ww","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/ww\/"}},"comments_number":0,"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=300%2C300",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=305%2C207",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=400%2C426",400,426,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=600%2C426",600,426,true],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=640%2C426",640,426,true],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?resize=130%2C95",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/grasping-at-bubbles-01.png?fit=640%2C426",640,426,false]},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1fDeG-VL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9230,"url":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/20\/a-fresh-start-for-the-new-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":3581,"position":0},"title":"A Fresh Start for the New Year: Are You Ready to Turn the Page on 2020?","author":"Judy Schwartz Haley","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"the year is almost over. 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