Busy, busy, busy

I have so much to do before going to the cabin! This will probably be the last post until I come back. I started back to work this week, and managed to not break my knee.... came close today, but I can still walk on it, which is good. The doctor cleared me for running on Thursday... yeah. Have I ever mentioned that I hate running? I'm not allowed to run marathons yet... Thank God for small favors ...but I am allowed to begin training.

Thursday, after the doctor's appointment, I went to see Underworld:Evolution. I really liked it. All the critics said it was bad.... a usual sign that I will like it. I got pissed a bit in the middle, but they made it all better by the end. If you liked the first one, I recommend the second.

I'm off to do some packing... then off to bed. Daddy wore me out the last few days.

Test 1 complete

Well, I went to work today. First day back since my surgery. I am now sitting with an ice pack on my knee, but it still functions and isn't too sore. A little stiff and swollen, but nothing I can't handle. That's a good sign. That's the first test on it, and I figure I did pretty well. Although there wasn't a whole lot of crap that I had to carry that was heavy.

I finally managed to finish reading one of the books that I started months ago. Unfortunately, it wasn't Crimson City, but I am a little closer to the end of it. I swear I am not supposed to read that book. EVERY time I pick it up, something happens and I have to put it down again. Grr.

Overall, I've spent too much time in front of the TV. I watched a number of hockey games and TWO seasons of Silk Stalkings! Whoops. I became a couch potato for a few days. But hey, everybody needs that once in a while. Besides, I won't get TV while I am at the cabin, so I have to make up for it now... right? There is a TV and cable in the cabin, but somehow I don't think I'll be having a lot of time to be watching TV. I intend to work on LU and BBL.... I want to have BBL almost completed and 30+ pages done on LU. *crosses fingers* It's ambitious I know, but a week in the woods, should give me some good time to work on it. Last year I was able to get quite a bit done on LU.... I can't believe I've been working on it that long, but with training, there was no time for me to concentrate on it.

Back into old patterns again

I let boredom and frustration take over again. Haven't felt like writing, cause it would all be blah. But, I will be going back to work with my dad next week, so that gives me something to look forward to. I also finished another application and that will be sent out today. Yay me.

I got a package in the mail yesterday. I finally got the DVDs I ordered. I absolutely loved the TV show Silk Stalkings when it was on in the 90s. At least I loved it 'til they killed Chris. Anyway, I got the 3rd and 4th seasons on DVD for a great deal!! I can't wait until the 5th season comes out. That's my favorite. Then I intend to get the first 2 seasons. But at least now I have some to watch. I'm so excited!

I also got some other good news. I'm getting out of the house for a whole week! I got a call from my Aunt Purple. She has organized a group outing for a group of people her age.... as usual I hang out with people much, much older than me. But, we'll be spending a week at the cabin that we usually go to in May. 11 women total will be there. I think it'll be interesting. Aunt Purple herself is pretty much nuts, so I know her friends will be similar. I've heard stories, so I know it'll be a great time. I'm sure I'll have tons of stories to share when I return. I leave next Sunday, so hopfully, I'll keep up the blogging until then. I won't be able to write at all while I am at the cabin. There are no phones... no cell phone service either, but it'll be fun.

There will be a nature walk every morning. I can't wait to test out the knee. There will be get together dinners with all the women and there will be a massage therapist coming to the cabin one of the days! Yeah! I can't wait for the massage. I need one! It should be interesting during the yoga classes though. I have never done that before.

Well, I am off to try to work on BBL or maybe even my WIP, Lucky U. Maybe.

Boredom and frustration

I am bored. I'm tired of sitting around. I still can't go back to work yet. It's one bad thing about working with my dad, I can't go back before he thinks I'm ready. With nothing to do during the day, it leaves me with watching TV. There is NOTHING on TV during the day! There is a lot of time to watch my movies, but I'm tired of just sitting around. Lord knows, there isn't a damn thing to do in this town. I can't seem to get into any books. I'm still trying to finish some books, and don't want to start anything new until I finish those. And the TBR pile continues to grow.

Opening the file for the story I am working on for my dad, The Ballad of Billy Lee is the main source of my frustration. I manage to give myself a migraine every time I work on it. I hate working on something for hours and hours and not seeing any progress. Grrr. The BBL characters are in my dad's head not mine, so it is like pulling teeth trying to write their story. What I have so far are quality pages, but it takes forever to get a few sentences down, let alone a whole page.

Well, I'm off to give myself another migraine. Wish me luck.

New Year, New Project

Hope the start of your new year was a good one. I'm determined to make this year a memorable one.

I haven't worked on my WIP yet this year, but it is for a good reason. My dad is coming out with a new CD this year, and he wants it to be a "soundtrack." He asked me to write the story for it. He's going to publish it to go along with the CD. It's a neat concept, and it'll be good for me to see the publishing process. It'll help familiarize me with the copyright process, and make it easier for me when it comes time to try to get my WIP published... if I ever finish it.

It is very hard for me to write it though. Trying to write someone else's vision is a nerve wracking process. I am not used to showing my parents anything that I write. They only found out that I write at all this past summer, and I have yet to let them read any of it... except the few pages that I wrote for my dad so far. And, boy was that weird. When working on my WIP, I can usually pump out a couple pages an hour, at least, sometimes as many as 10 or 12 pages. It took me 3 hours to write the first page of this story. At this rate, I'll be working on it every waking moment until my deadline in April, just to get 100 pages.

He wrote out a detailed outline for me to follow. I've never before used an outline. My characters take the story in their own direction. It follows their lead. Not only am I trying to follow an outline, but these are not my characters. I can't hear them in my head. Which makes it even harder to write. How can I develop their personalities and describe them? I don't know them. They are my dad's characters. He's a songwriter, not a story writer. I ask him questions about them, but it isn't the same and the explainations aren't what I need... ya know.

Has anyone been involved in this type of project? Anyone have any ideas on how to go about writing this? Any help at all would be much appreciated. Feel free to leave a comment here, or drop me an email with your ideas. I'll take any help I can get.

Happy New Year To All

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. For those that I wondering... there was no surprise. I called it right. I knew I would. He didn't show. He didn't call.

It's a short post I know, but I don't really feel like blogging today... at least not right now. Hope you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve.