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cleolindaTired. Jaw hurts. Spent all day working, and actually feel like I worked--that is, I feel like I actually accomplished something, that what came out was actually good. As evidence, most of the text is purple, with very little red. I've developed this system for the book where anything I think is fairly decent gets blue font; several sections of blue with no gaps become purple, to signify that they're continuous; red means that the line is definitely a problem and must be looked at. Plain black is just text in the composing stage that I'm still noodling with. This way, I can tell at a glance whether I can just scroll through the first ten pages, or if there's a scene sticking out that I need to go back to. If it's red, that means "leave it for now, but fix it before you turn it in." And I've got nearly 23 pages (4400 words--a lot of white space, due to the formatting) of purple, which is a beautiful thing to see.
Of course, there's always revising on top of that. But just in terms of nailing the general jokes down, it's such a relief.
(The weird thing is that I use a totally different system of grey font and strikethrough for fiction--but then, my process is different, and involves more "talking to myself" ["So then she goes up the stairs, down the hall--I don't know what she sees, maybe an open door? Get closer to the door..."] when I'm in the idea phase. This doesn't really work for comedy.)
Report from the home front: Sam is on his back, asleep in my bed, his little white leg fur waving in the breeze from the ceiling fan. My parents are watching Flight of the Phoenix downstairs, the bass rumbling beneath my feet. I have made Sister Girl promise to go see Sin City with me on opening weekend. Meanwhile, she has a large chunk of weight she wants to lose before her boyfriend comes home from overseas (army), and so she's nursing a vanilla ("vanilla") whey protein shake while watching Iron Chef. Tonight's secret ingredient? Cheese. Woe.
I think I'm going to go take two Advil and a bath.
Of course, there's always revising on top of that. But just in terms of nailing the general jokes down, it's such a relief.
(The weird thing is that I use a totally different system of grey font and strikethrough for fiction--but then, my process is different, and involves more "talking to myself" ["So then she goes up the stairs, down the hall--I don't know what she sees, maybe an open door? Get closer to the door..."] when I'm in the idea phase. This doesn't really work for comedy.)
Report from the home front: Sam is on his back, asleep in my bed, his little white leg fur waving in the breeze from the ceiling fan. My parents are watching Flight of the Phoenix downstairs, the bass rumbling beneath my feet. I have made Sister Girl promise to go see Sin City with me on opening weekend. Meanwhile, she has a large chunk of weight she wants to lose before her boyfriend comes home from overseas (army), and so she's nursing a vanilla ("vanilla") whey protein shake while watching Iron Chef. Tonight's secret ingredient? Cheese. Woe.
I think I'm going to go take two Advil and a bath.
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Date: 2005-03-21 02:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-03-21 02:38 am (UTC)Get some rest. You earned it. I think I shall go find something snackable.
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Date: 2005-03-21 02:40 am (UTC)http://www.petitiononline.com/goodvibe/petition.html
Thanks in advance, and sorry for bothering you with this.
And I totally love your icon. I can't wait for Sin City to come out <3
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Date: 2005-03-21 02:46 am (UTC)Current Music: oh, *guess*
Chocolate City by Parliament Funkadelic? Am I right? Am I close?
*giggles*
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Date: 2005-03-21 05:38 am (UTC)Weirdly, I want to compare it to vacuuming. You know when you vacuum, and the Hoover leaves those lines on the carpet? I always feel vindicated when I see that. It's proof that I did something.
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Date: 2005-03-21 02:47 am (UTC)My four-year-old's favorite color is purple.
Coincidence? Probably. Still, yay for you!
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Date: 2005-03-21 10:17 pm (UTC)And that's a really neat system-- I don't color-code, I just read through and pause when I get to a part that makes me say, "Okay, was I on crack when I typed that?" lol
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Date: 2005-03-21 02:50 am (UTC)"What are you doing on April First??"
And he was like, "Ummm...I don't know?"
And I said, "SIN CITY!??"
And he was like, "OOOH."
So we are going to see it on opening day! :)
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Date: 2005-03-21 03:03 am (UTC)Me and my friend discussed that yesterday - we have no idea what its about, but it looks amazing; therefore, we want to see it.
And HOORAY for accomplishment!
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Date: 2005-03-21 03:07 am (UTC)For all of a split second I forgot Sam was a dog. ;)
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Date: 2005-03-21 03:10 am (UTC)(That's a neat color-coding editing process.)
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Date: 2005-03-21 03:11 am (UTC)I reeeeeeally want to see Sin City in theatres, but it's rated R and my friends and I are about 3 years too young to see it by ourselves. Damn ratings.
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Date: 2005-03-21 11:25 pm (UTC)God, I love my parents.
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Date: 2005-03-21 03:49 am (UTC)Bruce Campbell and the Army of Fangirls (http://www.gamejag.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=234546)
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Date: 2005-03-21 05:39 am (UTC)Hope you feel better soon. I've been pretty sick myself lately. Something's going around. ♥
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Date: 2005-03-21 06:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-03-21 08:26 am (UTC)YAY for writing!
And cheese, while not a secret thing, is a good thing.
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Date: 2005-03-21 02:56 pm (UTC)Though still this morning, my friend and I that were keeping score on the show kept shuddering at the competitor that made veal sorbet. *bleh*
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Date: 2005-03-21 03:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-03-21 04:38 pm (UTC)My mother reports that one day when she was in college a psych prof handed around some yummy chocolate in class. After everyone had gratefully accepted their piece (and swallowed) the prof announced that he hoped they had enjoyed their chocolate covered ants.
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Date: 2005-03-21 05:13 pm (UTC)Avocado Avalanche- Milk ice cream with big chunks of fresh avocado.
Fig Fantasy- Pistachio ice cream with swirls of ground fig and the occasional whole fig.
Proprietary Prune- We can't tell you what's in it, but watch out for the pits!
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Date: 2005-03-21 10:52 pm (UTC)actually i would recommend that people visit just to try the ice cream.
but not now of course. with all the political unrest it's not exactly a dream vacation spot.
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Date: 2005-03-21 10:19 pm (UTC)Gaaaaaah. *will have nightmares now*
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Date: 2005-03-22 01:11 am (UTC)*disinfects brain with bleach*
Wrong, oh so wrong.
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Date: 2005-03-21 10:54 pm (UTC)I know you like getting new music, so I just thought I'd let you know I posted some files over at my journal - some from my friends' band, and some from The Boondock Saints. In case you want any - I think you'd like Pseudo Life. Also the Boondock Saints Opening Theme is awesome.
Ciao!
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Date: 2005-03-22 01:27 am (UTC)Sin City preview
Date: 2005-03-23 02:27 am (UTC)