Life goes on.

2004-06-20 6:25 p.m.

I spent the morning at Common Grounds taking advantage of their wireless network then settling down for some more editing. The novel has had two rewrites so far. Grammer and spelling are tight. I just need to rework the very beginning and the very end. I was a little afraid of reading the sex scene in the middle of the book. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was. A little more playful than titilating but at least I didn't chicken out and fade to black. ~thumbs us~

My house is uncomfortably hot. The thermostat says 82 degrees and I'm sure it will get higher before the sun goes down. Sleep is difficult in this weather. I'm seriously thinking about breaking the bank and getting central air conditioning installed.

Back pain is still present although it is no longer radiating down my leg. I decided I'm going to bite the bullet and see a chiropractor. I'm not a big fan but my body really feels like it's not aligned properly. My ribs, hips and spine don't quite feel even. If that doesn't work I don't know what I'll do.

Last entry for the week. All titles this week were Damned song titles. Next week I'll go back to quippy statements.

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I had too much to dream last night.

2004-06-20 8:21 a.m.

I've spent the last three days rewriting the novel. I'm so stuck in my unconscious that I dream about my characters and I talk to them when I wandering around the house. Aside from the psychosis, it's going well.

I went and saw the new Harry Potter movie last night. The special effects were amazing. I'm so excited that technology has finally caught up with our imaginations. They can do anything in movies now. The best part was having four kids on my left side and my two girlfriends on the right. It was so funny to see who laughed at which parts. They better film the next one soon, Hermione already has boobs.

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Thanks for the night.

2004-06-17 9:40 a.m.

In improv class last night we did a game called 185 Things. Normally this is done with a group of people. Last night we did it with two people on stage who had to alternate turns. I was happy to sit this one out as the game scared me and I knew we wouldn�t have time for everyone to do this game. Imagine my surprise when the instructor called me up on stage to play. It goes like this: you get a suggestion from the audience and you step up to tell a bar joke. Our suggestion was Computer Programmers.

"185 Computer Programmers walk into a bar. The bartender says hey we don�t serve Computer Programmers and 185 Computer Programmers say [insert super witty punch line here]"

Here�s what I came up with:
...Can we just stay for a byte?
...How else are we going to meet chicks?
...Can I get an application form?
...All we wanted was an Apple martini.
And when my brain fried:
...So the 185 Computer Programmers went into the back office, sold all of the stuff on e-bay then planted a virus on the computer.

I know the jokes suck but you try making this stuff up with no prep time. After class a handful of us went out for beers. Two of the people went to see the Whose Line Is It Anyway group perform last week. They waited around the back door and went out drinking with them! I was so jealous! They had some really great pictures taken with them. I guess Chip is fairly quiet and Greg Proops is a bit pompous.

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Wait for the blackout.

2004-06-16 10:16 a.m.

I did some research on Amazon.com just to make sure I wasn�t flagrantly plagiarizing anyone and have come up with a title for my NaNoWriMo novel. It was under the working title of Shelleyan Rhapsody, pretty much because I liked the way the words rolled off my tongue. I�ve changed it to Burn For Me because there�s a lot of fire in the novel. Marae gets burned by the Avenger�s Cross, the frat house burns down, vampires burst into flames when their heads are cut off and then there�s the sexy fire between Marae and Will. Yep, came up with that one when I was sitting at Jiffy Lube yesterday. Now it�s time to start at the beginning and rewrite. I�ve never been a fan of editing. My goal in life is to fall in love with a competent editor who can do all that stuff for me. I�d rather be off on the next adventure.

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Looking at you.

2004-06-15 4:50 p.m.

I'm having way too much fun browsing around on the Cafe Press website. There is some great stuff out there. Two of my favorite finds so far is the Punk CD Vicar's Hand in my Underpants and the Comicbook Crap I Drew On My Lunch Break.

It's almost five. I guess I should go home and lay down before my spine implodes. Despite my better judgement I went to yoga class today and twisted and turned until all my vertebrae went SNAP! It felt good while I was doing it.

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Rabid (over you).

2004-06-15 9:35 a.m.

I felt the need to be taller this morning so I slipped on some sling back heels. Big mistake. I was almost mugged this morning and had to run into traffic to avoid the guy from grabbing me. If I was wearing my docs I could have just kicked him in the knee. I love fashion and hate dressing for the urban jungle. Just another day in the office of the damned, I guess. Now that I have my coffee and am tucked into the womb like safety of my gray walled cubicle I�m feeling better. Nothing like aggressive people downtown to get your adrenaline going. I swear to God I must have "fuck with me" tattooed on my forehead somewhere.

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Neat neat neat.

2004-06-14 3:16 p.m.

One of the advantages of being laid up is the opportunity to observe the local wildlife (my cats). For instance, the other day Loki was stalking a large spider around on the floor. He would smack it, sniff it and follow it around the dining room. Soon Trinity wandered in to see what was going on. Loki firmly planted his paw onto the spider, thus smiting it. He then bit it in half, ate his half and pushed the other half over to Trinity who gobbled it up. They split a spider. Weird. I wonder what they�re doing while I�m at work.

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Alone again or.

2004-06-14 9:44 a.m.

I spent much of the weekend laying on the couch with severe back pain. It appears some pesky nerve that runs from my lower back down my left leg is angry and inflamed. My back feels like it wants someone to grab me like a Barbie doll and yank my torso from my hips. Ouch. But like a good corporate chipmunk I�m at work and busy in my cage cubicle.

While resting I tried to figure out what the hell has been wrong with me lately. The inability to work out and fight crime has left me with a very dissatisfied mind. I�m obsessing on what a complete failure I am and how sad and pathetic my life is. I�m bored, lonely and can�t see any way out of it. I have incredibly high expectations for myself and my life and I have failed every single one of them. I�m not published. I have no family. I have a tiny old house. Where�s my mansion? Where�s my husband? Where�s my adoring fans? What happened? I used to be so cool.

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