Re: Food & Writing

[ENGL-DMC@nich-nsunet.nich.edu]

On 7/14/95 Beth Boquet wrote:
>I can attest to the fact that writing is broadening (as you say,
>Meg)--considering I gained about 20 pounds writing my dissertation.  And 
>I've
>thought about the connection--haven't come up with much though.  The most
>obvious connection, of course, is that food is nurturing and writing is a
>threatening (not quite the right word, but you get my point) enterprise:  
>What
>will people think of this?  Am I doing this right?  Am I way off base? etc.  
>So
>we feel like we need to take care of ourselves while we're doing it.
>
>Then, of course, there's the sense that we're expending a lot of energy 
>when we
>write.  This is exactly what I felt when I was writing my diss--like I
>literally needed brain food.
>
>And you're right, Meg--there must be a research project in this.  Anyone
>interested in exploring that possibility with me?  We could share virtual
>snacks while brainstorming.  I hear those don't have nearly as many 
>calories :)

Beth, I gained about 60 lbs. in graduate school;all that research and 
writing, I guess. Now that I'm teaching and reading more than writing (i'm 
preparing to write my diss), I'm losing weight. However, I love to read a 
good book (read "good" book to mean not related to diss research) while I 
eat a meal. 

I find that I drink more when I write: coffee, water, tea, caffeine-free 
Diet Coke. My brain gets thirsty, and my fingers get dry. . .


deany

Deany M. Cheramie
engl-dmc@nich-nsunet.nich.edu
Nicholls State University
Dept. of English
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Thibodaux, LA 70310

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