There's this weird transition going from the editing stage of an ongoing writing project to the first draft stage of a new one. In editing, you're striving to make things perfect, or at least closer to perfect (I'm big on multiple drafts), but in the actual writing of the first draft, you're just feeling things out and trying to figure out where it's all going to go. I am SO excited about my new project. The idea evolved from that first line while I pulled dead marigolds, into a pitch-type outline while I was in the shower, into some pages that have a tone and pace I'm starting to like. … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2008
100 Things – 46-55
Here's a pic from the hike Argo and I took the other day. I'm obsessed with the yellow/blue dusk combo that was going on in the sky and in the reflection on the creek. It only sort of showed up in the picture. Figured I'd get back to my 100 Things list46. I hate the sound of our doorbell, so I unplugged it.47. I'm not good with tradition. I have a hard time doing something simply because that's how it's been done in the past if it doesn't make sense to me.48. I used to have a sweet tooth that would put Willy Wonka to shame, but I've pretty much conquered it at this point.49. I think there … [Read more...]
Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood?
My neighbors are a very odd collection of people. The neighborhood is a combo of people who built these houses as their dream houses almost 40 years ago and still reside here, and the people who have filled in the spaces when someone has died or moved to a Boca. I often describe our neighborhood as a retirement community without the benefits of water aerobics classes and a shuffleboard court. It's not a bad place to live, really. I can't say I love it, but it's perfectly adequate. It is, however, strange. People here aren't very open or friendly. We've lived in our house for almost six … [Read more...]
It’s all good . . .
I'm feeling better now. Thank you for indulging my mopiness. To be completely honest, it probably had more to do with the trip I took two weekends ago, and less to do with what I looked like on TV. I feel a little sheepish about the whole thing now. I'm usually pretty good at figuring out what's bugging me, and I should have taken a step back and given everything a look before I started spouting off about my cankle chin or lack thereof. I had to go to a place I've avoided like the plague for the past decade or so, with an old friend I hadn't seen in a long time, and with whom I have an … [Read more...]
Look! I have a chin!
Okay, I feel totally ridiculous for how much this whole TV thing got to me. And I found a way to make myself feel better. I'm posting a picture of myself looking completely grubby. The only makeup I'm wearing is the stuff I didn't quite manage to wash off last night. My hair is a mess, and I'm wearing a shirt I've had since high school (hey grunge! I still love you!) How is this helping? Well, because I think what was bothering me was that I felt like what was out there was a very distorted version of me. I am comfortable with actual me, but I didn't feel right about cankle-necked washed … [Read more...]
So glad I didn’t hit Publish Post
Yesterday, I wrote this really long diatribe about how confident and comfortable I am in my own skin now and how I like me and I'm proud of my accomplishments. Then the segment I taped came on TV and I got distracted and didn't hit send. They were so kind to me at the station and I am really so thankful for the opportunity, but can I just say Holy unflattering camera angle, Batman! I'm trying to be good and recognize that I don't really look like that. It's a combo of angle and lighting and all that fun stuff. There is actually definition between my neck and my face and I don't have the … [Read more...]
I haven’t been blogging
I briefly toyed with the idea of doing NaBloMoFo or whatever it is, but then I went the other way by not blogging at all. In truth, I've had too much going on to blog. Which sounds ridiculous, because isn't that what I'm supposed to be blogging about? I have this issue with truth. In college creative writing classes they taught us about "Creative Non-Fiction," a term, I have heard, you'll get laughed out of town for using in the publishing world, even though it's taught like it's a real thing in college. We were taught with triumphant school speak that your experiences are yours! Your … [Read more...]