What to do when you don't have an idea

You just write? Right? Right!

But the problem with owning a computer and living in this age of ADD is that anytime there is a slight break in concentration I immediately have 30 or 40 other things to occupy my attention. This is when war must be declared on the minimize button. Why are computers powerful enough to run 4 or 5 programs at once? Do I really need to play a game of solitaire whilst balancing my checkbook, updating my resume and watching the best the internet has to offer. Well no I don't NEED to per se, but it's always good to know I have the option yes?

I, for some reason, was never able to focus on many things at once the way most of my friends were. I constantly saw my buddies in high school reading while listening to music, I never could. I would have friends watch TV while carrying on a conversation with me, and I apologize to all of you because I didn't catch a single word of what you said while the TV was on. I tried, god knows I tried, I would play music while writing papers which turned out to be terrible. I never quite got a hold of it.

At this point I feel like the story arc should arise into a crescendo where today I am able to read, listen to music and have a coherent conversation with my girlfriend about the current economic trends of the US and where we think they'll be in 10 years. But in reality I can't even finish a blog post without