Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Plays and Naps
I am here to say that the play we are writing for the theatre company is just about finished!
We had a wonderful meeting last night and the ideas were flowing like blood out of a woman’s vagina. You understand.
After the meeting was over, I wrote the ending of the play. It was so much fun to do. Using the character development that Kelly created, I was able to write a pretty cool ending for us using her work as a springboard. I am very happy with how it all turned out. This week, Kelly and Megan, will spend time filling in some of the holes and by next Tuesday, the entire script will be finished! We are hoping to have copies out to our friends by the end of the month and we will use their feedback and comments to fine tune any last minute problems.
I am overwhelmed with pride and joy. We chose to write our own play, which is so sketchy. Any time someone tells me that they are writing a book or a screenplay, etc, I am immediately filled with doubt. However, this play came out really good. If people don’t like it, I would be very surprised. It’s smart, funny, intense, and totally appropriate as a contemporary piece of fiction. We have acomplished something great here and I can’t begin to say how relieved I am. We are writers afterall!
In other news, I must say that the cast of The Real World: San Diego has proven that the series is not dead. Last night’s episode hit some soft spots in my heart. From Jaqueese’s mom’s speech about forgiveness to Cameron and Robyn throwing themselves into the water to get out of work, I was impressed with how much I can still (at the age of 26) relate to these people. Let’s pretend that The Real World: Las Vegas never happened, shall we? Here’s to the hope that the series will continue to focus on the real issues facing the young people of America and not just on sex and booze.
After the show, I made myself a nice dinner and settled in to bed. Yesterday took a lot out of me. But oddly enough, the cold that’s been resting comfortably in my head for the last two weeks, subsided a bit. I’ve always been of the theory “Drink through a sickness”. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. The theory itself is pretty fucked up, but I have to admit, I feel much better today.
Tonight I have plans to hang out with my friends, Angie and Mariah. It’s been over a week since I’ve spent some quality time with either of them and we are long overdue. June has been so hectic. There doesn’t seem to be much of a reprieve in sight, but I’m hoping that I will be able to find a day to sleep in at some point. If Joe doesn’t have some time to himself, he becomes a very bitter girl.
Alright, time for my daily nap.
I don’t know how I would survive without having that hour to myself every day.
Lately, it just seems so unbelievably necessary.
I am here to say that the play we are writing for the theatre company is just about finished!
We had a wonderful meeting last night and the ideas were flowing like blood out of a woman’s vagina. You understand.
After the meeting was over, I wrote the ending of the play. It was so much fun to do. Using the character development that Kelly created, I was able to write a pretty cool ending for us using her work as a springboard. I am very happy with how it all turned out. This week, Kelly and Megan, will spend time filling in some of the holes and by next Tuesday, the entire script will be finished! We are hoping to have copies out to our friends by the end of the month and we will use their feedback and comments to fine tune any last minute problems.
I am overwhelmed with pride and joy. We chose to write our own play, which is so sketchy. Any time someone tells me that they are writing a book or a screenplay, etc, I am immediately filled with doubt. However, this play came out really good. If people don’t like it, I would be very surprised. It’s smart, funny, intense, and totally appropriate as a contemporary piece of fiction. We have acomplished something great here and I can’t begin to say how relieved I am. We are writers afterall!
In other news, I must say that the cast of The Real World: San Diego has proven that the series is not dead. Last night’s episode hit some soft spots in my heart. From Jaqueese’s mom’s speech about forgiveness to Cameron and Robyn throwing themselves into the water to get out of work, I was impressed with how much I can still (at the age of 26) relate to these people. Let’s pretend that The Real World: Las Vegas never happened, shall we? Here’s to the hope that the series will continue to focus on the real issues facing the young people of America and not just on sex and booze.
After the show, I made myself a nice dinner and settled in to bed. Yesterday took a lot out of me. But oddly enough, the cold that’s been resting comfortably in my head for the last two weeks, subsided a bit. I’ve always been of the theory “Drink through a sickness”. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. The theory itself is pretty fucked up, but I have to admit, I feel much better today.
Tonight I have plans to hang out with my friends, Angie and Mariah. It’s been over a week since I’ve spent some quality time with either of them and we are long overdue. June has been so hectic. There doesn’t seem to be much of a reprieve in sight, but I’m hoping that I will be able to find a day to sleep in at some point. If Joe doesn’t have some time to himself, he becomes a very bitter girl.
Alright, time for my daily nap.
I don’t know how I would survive without having that hour to myself every day.
Lately, it just seems so unbelievably necessary.
