After the Hack

I like my hacked pen so much, it’s about to lure me away from my favorites.

“Oh what fools these mortals be.”

Alas.

Monday Meme

Compliments of here and here.

1. I won't eat past _____ o'clock in the evening.

There's a time limit? I once heard Oprah say, "Everything you eat past 7 pm goes right to your thighs," but I usually ignore that type of advice.

So, I'll say, when my eyes drift closed at bedtime.

2. My favorite subject for photographing is _____.

Everything. No, I'm not too lazy to think up an answer. I like to take pictures.

3. I use _____ most often to edit my photographs.

Well, my dears, back in the Dark Ages, I used an actual darkroom to edit my photographs and amazingly, still retain that ability. However, alas, like the entire rest of the world, I have been spoiled by the ease of the digital world, so now I use Photoshop on my computer. And if I'm in my little office, I'm three steps away from an actual darkroom when I'm doing it.

I suppose the darkroom is now an Analog Capture Device.

4. If I'm having trouble sleeping, I usually _____.

Stay awake.

5. When I'm hungry for a snack, I usually eat _____.

Whatever I can find.

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I planned on writing an entry about synchronicity because, suddenly it seems, I'm seeing the same advice about screenwriting all over the place.

Which means either --

A. The Universe is trying to get me to pay attention.

or

B. Everyone arrived at the same lesson at the same time.

Go figure.

Friday Meme - Pick 4

From BeliBlog.

Q: What are four (4) of your favorite words?

The names of my loved ones.

Q: What are four (4) things you hope to do this weekend?

See Lady in the Water
Have a barbeque in the yard.
Make potato salad.
Finish reading a scary book I started today.

Q: What are the four (4) things you say most often?

Zeke, do not chase that car.
Did you open the greenhouse door?
Did you close the greenhouse door?
Was that a snake?

Q: What are four (4) things you wish you could do right now?

Go to sleep.
Finish reading that novel.
Stop thinking about the script I'm writing now, so I could go to sleep.
Have a cold drink.

Q: What are four (4) things that turn you on?

Kindness.
Generosity.
Good humor.
Nice hairy chest.

Q: What are four (4) things you know you can't do?

Climb rocks, boulders or freakin' cliffs.
Get Zeke to stop chasing cars.
Become President of these United States.
Build a better mouse trap.

Q: What are your four (4) favorite things to do?

Read.
Write.
Take Pictures.
Go to the beach.

Q: What four (4) sounds or noises do you absolutely hate?

An animal crying in pain.
Babies crying during the homily.
Dentist's drill.
Drunks leaving the bar.

Girls Rock

This is why my hair's turning gray.

That's my college girl "bouldering," as she calls it. But, let me tell you. That is not a boulder. Ok. Not a boulder. It is a freakin' cliff.

She's out on an archeological dig now, camping rough, so I can talk about her, and she'll never know.

After this particular climb, she apologized for scaring me, even though I hadn't said a word. I guess you have to be a parent, maybe a Mom, to understand how a human heart can hold an equal measure of panic and pride.

Girls Rock.

Fleecing the Wannabees

Well, fellow hoopleheads,

I got in trouble in screenwriting class for being a smart aleck, and having an opinion. Unfortunately, two things unlikely to change.

I plan to keep my head down and persevere.

Same story, different day.