Groovy and Grass and Green and Things

It is now Friday. Friday is the day before Saturday. Tomorrow, Saturday, I am hoping to have my windshield repaired. I’ve been parking on the street for a week now to avoid the sprinklers so that no more water (than necessary) gets inside the windshield. With that, I am planning, first thing, to drive to Salt Lake and have the company that installed the windshield to fix what they messed up last year. Every time I’ve gone up that way, they have told me to come back using stellar logic in explaining to me why I need to come back. Stellar logic is sarcasm.

Earlier, I bought three tickets for a hike up to Timpanogos Cave near Alpine. I’ve not done that hike (or gone in to the cave) since I was a wee lad with my father, younger siblings, and cousins. It used to be a yearly adventure we did. Somehow, though, that was tossed by the wayside. The plan, today, is for Erin and her brother to go with me. I believe Erin will go, I don’t know about her brother. I may have to buy an additional ticket depending on what I am told may be happening.

Last night I wrote the first draft of a first script for Jordan. I titled the script, “The Two Hitmen,” and then saved it and walked away. In my computer bag, today, are the notes Jordan sent me that I was pulling inspiration from, so I can write another of the scripts. As I said, and still have to follow through on, I told Jordan I’d have his scripts done by Wednesday next week.

I’ve also been working on a piece of fiction. Not sure how it is going to go, but I have a lot of the plot in my head and that is a good thing. Flipping through some of the books I bought the other night has helped me realize some of my problems in the past… on top of which, putting the elements of the story in to Dramatica and see what suggestions that has for me as I pursue writing this thing.

The working title is, Backward.

I did not get to the author interview last night. There are some significant steps that need to be taken – and going through existing questions is only a part of that. As my focus is for interviews to be more writing specific than just asking questions of an individual I think some of what Erin is suggesting (given what I’ve read on other authors blogs and sites) is right in line; but, more so, I need to look at this authors current body of work to make sure the nature and tone of what we’re asking is in line with what we are trying to accomplish with In Order to Write.

As a piece of gossip, I heard that my brother, Jared, broke his leg. Don’t know how it happened, but that happened in the same week he and Emily had their second daughter. My mom is on her way in his direction, what?, today to help with the girls. So, this week should prove to be interesting.

Beyond that, I think things are good. But, really, sleeping on an air-mattress is proving to be (long term) very interesting. I can see the appeal for them for a one, two-night sleep; but as a long term solution they are not optimal.

Oh, speaking of air-mattresses, I moved the bookshelves to The Married Apartment the other week. I’ve moved, I think, about 35% to 50% of the books over. The last two boxes (from two days ago) are still sitting on the front room floor. It requires me to unpack them and put them where they belong. The truth, though, is that I am highly selective where books will sit in the long-term and what is easily accessible to friends and relates when they walk through the door. I don’t really like loaning books, though I do loan books, and having someone I don’t, personally, know or like come and ask really causes some levels of anxiety in me. I don’t know why. So, there is a hierarchy of how books are shelved and where.

That and I have some books that are just not public information. You don’t get to know that I own them.

Anyway. That’s really it. Other than a planned trip to Manti tomorrow for the Manti pageant I think everything is hunky dory.

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