From our dinner conversation Saturday for coreopsis & purplicious1 (if she's interested. ) -- Concerning how much a haircut can make such a difference.
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Wordle tribute, by me, for my fav MJ song:  Thriller.

With Saving Sabrina going into it's second round of editing, I find myself consumed with a new story. Twenty One Years is the story of three women - Lily, her mother Ellie and her stepmother Veronica. And because nothing seems to come easy to me, I am formatting the book into three individual stories, beginning with Ellie's, then Veronica and finally Lily tells us what to make of it all. In my head, it is really fucking good. On paper, not so much.

It's not that the idea isn't sound, but I'm having difficulty focusing on one character when the other two won't stop talking in my head. I sat for a couple of days and tried to write Ellie's tale, but Veronica keeps whispering her secrets to me. I'm afraid if I don't scribe them, I will lose them forever. All of it makes if very difficult to concentrate.

For example, last night I was writing very productively on a narrative for Ellie. I got to a section where I was describing her desire for a cigarette. At the same time, Lily was in the back corner of my mind, thinking of her mother from the stale scent of cigarette smoke. Of course the imagery and words flowed like water - until Ellie's demands for attention were too strong to ignore. Fortunately Veronica was scheming out of earshot or I would have been overwhelmed and lost it all.

Obviously my biggest problems are chunks of work hours invading my precious "thinking" time. That and then near impossibility of getting any time alone in this house, let alone on the computer. I have my heart set on a Dell Netbook, but at $360 it is not going to be living with me any time soon. Not that the netbook will cure my privacy issues, but at least I'll have more options.

Mostly, I just really wish I could box away Veronica and Lily until Ellie has told her story. That would be ideal. But separating any of the women would be detrimental to the whole tale as each is directly effected by the other. And in the end, if Lily isn't subjected to the achievements and failures of her mothers, she will never be the strong willed protagonist I foresee her to be.

I should really add here how proud I am of myself for this story line. (No, I'm not narcissistic. I'm just reminding myself for later that this really is a good idea and I shouldn't abandon it when it gets tough.) I never really thought my mind capable of a literary work. I always figured I would need a gimmick to tell a compelling story, be it supernatural or alien derived. I always figured stories like Twenty One Years to be reserved for those who have literary backgrounds and training. But honestly it is less about our knowledge of academia that provide us with great works of fiction and more the desires of our hearts and mind to convey a feeling of truth and triumph, even when neither actually exist in the work itself.

Perhaps I should sit the three women down for a civilized tea and explain my dilemma. Who knows, maybe they will decide to take turns from now on. After all, the mind is an enigma.

So I just watched Glee and I was pleasantly surprised that I actually LOVE it.
BUT
What kind of bull shit is Fox pulling?? They aren't playing anymore episodes until the fall. Are you kidding me? Now what the fuck are we supposed to watch this summer?
I am absolutely aggravated.

On a positive note:  The new Harry Potter trailer is awesome.   Eagerly awaiting its long overdue arrival.

Hot hollywood heartthrob???
or
Fucked up ken doll?

Fringe = Awesome.

Monday -- House made me cry.

Hi, I'm MoXie and I'm a twitaholic.

In a matter of days I have become completely obsessed with Twitter. It all started with Stephen Fucking Fry being so damn cheeky and updating like ever five minutes. And it's not like my problem is greater than his, he's in Mexico or Panama or Chile or some shit. I mean I'm just in my lab at the computer. Sorry, I just got a little worked up.

My new tool, Tweetdeck offers a great world where I don't have to open the browser to access my feed. Its great. It dings and I rush to click the mouse like Pavlov's fucking dog. But it's not like I'm not getting something out of it. I mean how was my life possibly complete before I walked with Alan Davies (omg, you should see the 'stach) through the preparation of a boxed falafel mix. Or sat and read as Neil Gaiman talked about the amazing new collaborative effort he can't talk about yet. Or understood the inner CRAZY that is Brent Spiner (seriously, he's nuts).   Did I mention RBrand and PJupitus.

It's really not all bad. For example, I read a top notch interview with Henry Rollins today that made me really really wish I didn't hate Murfreesboro so much. And I saw a killer link for the most amazing musical video ever (you might have to wait until tomorrow to view the page.) Or the funniest dog vid ever. And I swear I only open the window to look at it when I think I might have heard when I hear the ding. No, I didn't just look at it, I swear.

I am sure that I will come to terms with this, the same way that I did with FB and LJ. And I have found a number of agents, publishers and editors who are just overflowing with publishing and writing advice. And I already have more random followers there than at my long standing web page and LJ.

Also = George & Gnomes?

UPDATE - I posted this on my other site.  Yes, I am addicted to blogging too.

Being Human both lived up to my expectations and failed beautifully all at the same time.   

( Cut to avoid spoiling )

Who in the world thought running a TV show for 6 episodes was a good idea? I realize television in other countries is not like American TV, but 6 episodes is not enough time to accumulate a following for a show, let alone a whole run. And why is it the more interesting the show seems the shorter it seems to be? Twelve episodes is hardly what I would call a season, although I understand we are spoiled with 22-24 episodes per season here, but at least it's an attempt. With twelve, there is plenty of time to get to know the characters, learn to hate some, be happy when they get whats coming to them, and excitedly wait for a new season. With six, your just starting to care- and its over.
All that being said, I pitched a hissy-fit yesterday when I realized that next week is the end of Being Human. Apart from sounding like the beginning of a bad joke, it was one of the most original shows I have seen lately.

And speaking of awesome TV, I super hooked on BSG, only to find out there are 4 episodes left. I just can't seem to win.

And in non TV news, I am having 2/3rds of my cats fixed today. The other 1/3rd, the breeder, is too far along with another fucking pregnancy to fix her. So we are going to have kittens. Again. Bastard.

Torchwood is fucking AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

Thursdays are overwhelming for me now. Not only do I have the regulars - Smallville & Supernatural, but now Hell's Kitchen AND Bones are coming on at the same damn time!! This isn't so bad since I usually watch the boys online anyway. But now I am going to have to add Bones to my online watching since I will still be carting the Princess to her rendezvous with the boyfriend at church. Couple that with my new found love of British TV (Thanks a lot coreopsis ) which seems to fill up my weekends. So it seems I am now a slave to not only my tv, but also my PC. Damn, I'm such an addict!!

Tonight, however, I didn't have to drive the princess anywhere [she is spending this week under the bridge with the troll] so I was treated to not 1 but 2 hilarious episodes of Bones. I was also fortunate to find both the Smallville and Supernatural downloads very early this evening so I might even be getting me some Clark Kent before the night is through.

That will depend, of course, on the cold medicine allowing me to stay awake. Yes, I am sick - again. I have been since Sunday only now I am worse and cranky. I am also very behind on my work which has me sitting on the pc posting listings instead of in the bed sleeping this off.

Alright, enough bitching. Back to TV
I have a new fav show - The United States of Tara. It is the story of a family who (very humorously) deals with the mother's multiple personality disorder. Toni Collette plays this mother of a sexually active bombshell teen and her Suzy-homemaker gay brother. Who is lucky enough to be married to John Corbett. Mom apparently cannot handle stress and becomes one of 3 other personalities to deal with her problems. It rocks, you should watch it. That's all I have to say about that.

As for other TV, Fringe is back (yeah), 24 is rockin, and House and Cuddy are definitely gonna do that dirty. Life is good.

Oh and I swiped this meme off coreopsis who in turn got it from another who probably got it from another.....

( International Spy Name )

I forgot how much I enjoyed watching QI!! I am so glad that Alan Davies went back to a decent hair style (although I have still yet to see the 5th series, so it could have happened ages ago)

( 24 )
Anyway, I got caught up on Demons and I am anxious for more, so I must like it. Ruby is awesome. Isn't she the same chick that played the sorcerers daughter in the Merlin ep where they trick Arthur into loving her??    anyway, B is off work this week so we can probably finish the Merlin eps.

What a great survey! (No really, it is.) My BFF wrote it, but it took me forever to answer it all, so I am gonna pass it around. I would LOVE to hear YOUR responses (and by YOUR, I mean all of y'all)


( On to the Survey - Please Read )

Alright, now your turn.  Your instructions are at the bottom of the cut.  If you don't wanna post to LJ, you can email it to me!!

For 2 days, my middle cat-child, Thessie, has been sqeaking at me alot.  (She cant meow - don't ask).  Anyway, I was worried that there was something wrong with her.   This morning thought, I figured out the problem - She is "telling" on her little brother, Iggy.    Anytime she is has been bothered by him or he won't play with her the way she wants.   It is the strangest thing I have ever seen.