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Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
Oh, how I wish he’d go away.

Perhaps misquoted; no one can seem to agree on the last line.

I’m feeling…blecky.

Writing has been almost nil…I’ve been too busy with “life” to get anything done. There’s the St. James Ct. DB project I’m working on (er, make that “volunteering”…you can’t really call it work unless you actually get paid). Then Tony’s mom has more or less moved in with us. I had figured that was coming soon (she’d lost her job back in Nov), but it was still rather sudden and unexpected as it did happen. So I’ve been helping her job search, getting the resume together, finding interview clothes, etc.

What I really need to find is a cleaning person who will show up more than a few times. I can only mop about a room before my leg says “hey, man, no way” and in a house this size….eh, that just ain’t enough.

I wish Heinlein were still alive.

I kind of feel like having a good big cry for no reason.

And I did get a kind of weird note from an agent today on that project I’d stopped working on because I just didn’t “feel it” (Camilla vs. NYC — I’d put it aside to go back to Abigail because Camilla was just feeling like some teenage snot that I didn’t particularly like and she was the main character…). She didn’t feel it either — which I don’t blame her in the least — it was competent but just kind of there. But anyway, the kind of weird thing was that she says she really likes my writing but that it seems too commercial. I’m not exactly sure why that’s a bad thing…unless she just means she’d like something more “out there”? Or…or, I don’t know. She said that its saleable…but is that the way I want to start out my career?

At any rate, I really want to get back to working on Abigail. I just have to get all the artist applications for 3rd Street ready for jurying by the end of the week or so. That means scanning approximately 400ish slides to start with…

I saw this referenced in the Absolute Write Newsletter under the moniker “Most Clueless Non-Writer of the Week” and they were surely not kidding at all. I am apalled. Aghast. Doubled over in laughter.

Ebay Link to auction for MY 3 ORIGINAL MOVIE IDEAS —BIG BOX OFFICE POTENTIAL

Snip from the listing, which thankfully no one bidded on (to preserve it for posterity, since Ebay only keeps listing info for a set period of time…spelling/grammar issues are the lister’s own…):

I am not a professional writer. I am a huge movie buff and know enough to know a great movie. These ideas cannot be detailed here for obvious reasons.

The first two ideas are Family type movies (bigger bugdet types). The last one is a very unique adult action comedy (small budget to shoot),thats smart and original with a great twist.unlike some of the crap that gets made anymore (snakes on a plane?who’s getting fired over this one).

If you win the bidding I will meet in person and detail all three movies and you can choose (or buy the others). These ideas are mine and never been pitched to any one before,and have never been made into a movie. I live in Philadelphia and have NO connections in the movie business so I am pimping my ideas here. Please help.

Now, I know that the movie “bidness” is a hard one to break into and that many people are overcome with delusions of grandeur but…come on! Is this guy insane?

I have no quotes or quips today. I’m just tired. I’m not even sure why I’m posting. I have nothing to say.

I did learn that queasiness and nightmares are “expected” side effects from coming off of the evil pill. Yeesh. Who are these people that develop these drugs? Eh??

Actually, they listed about 15 or 20 side effects you might have when coming off this particular pill and I hit ALL OF THEM. I always have been an overachiever, I guess.

I’m getting somewhat organized in my 3rd floor office/project space (as opposed to my 2nd floor “neat” office space where only semi-quiet thinking and letter writing take place). I bought a bunch of bins to hide…er, store things in, but I think I need to pick up a few more or get rid of a lot of stuff. I’m sure Tony would vote for “get rid of” but that just wouldn’t be me. I learned at the hands of a master. I don’t think my mother throws anything away.

Anyway, I submitted some poetry to two different magazines tonight. Was thinking about submitting a short story…not sure. It’s a strange piece, but I like it. I’d even toyed with turning it into a novel (and my last writing group really liked it), but it’s just really…weird. No other word for it. And not a YA piece either. I dunno. For now I’ll sit on it.

Next step on ze book…a little more clean up (got a ms crit back), a title change, and then off to see the Wizards at Mirrorstone. Well, actually, I guess I need to write up a synopsis too.

Which, of course, means I first need to look up exactly what is supposed to be in a synopsis…hadn’t had to write one yet, so it will be my first. I’m assuming it’s a chapter by chapter break down…or maybe just a wordier description. Hmmmm….google here I come.

I just got a weird-o spam that had the subject line: “your spouse tells you theyre gay now what?” (spacing/punctuation their own). That made me wonder…has there ever been a situation where someone changed their gender (you know, went through the operation and everything) because their spouse told them they were gay? And, if so, did they stay together?

Just a question.

(And, no, not because I’m wondering or anything, just because I’m a writer and that’s what writers do…ask weird questions and try to figure out the answer. Though, honestly, I dunno that I’d want to know on this one.)