I Can't Write

I find it very hard to write anything these days.  My creativity seems spent most of the time on my desires as a consumer, pining away for the latest technologies or imagining what I would do if I were to win the lottery.  I can't write poetry.  I can't finish the stories that I start.  I am just unable to inspire myself artistically.  So, I have decided to write journal entries.  I hope that I can just keep that up for a while.  Maybe, once I have practiced writing in that way for a while, maybe I could begin to embellish the truth a bit and then do something creative with my journal.
I started writing as a way to fill the gap that was left behind when I stopped playing music in high school.  I think what I really need to do is pull out my alto clarinet and my bass guitar and start practicing them.  I can continue on with the journal writing, but the music playing may be even more satisfying to me artistically.
I would love to get a jazz trio or a Dixie Land Band going.  That would be a great time even if we just practiced once in a while and never performed in front of an audience.  The playing is far more important than the performing.
Anyway, that is it for today.  I need to write, that is for sure, but my writing for now will be these simple journal posts.