Light and Fluffy

I know, I've been a bit of a downer for the last few posts, squiggly black cloud and all. So I'll try to keep it light.

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I get proud of myself for a few things - usually things that require traits that I don't normally possess, like courage or tenacity. One of them was winning our van at the car auction, utilizing a combination of patience and lighting quick arm response.

Well, yesterday, I managed to attach the microwave handle that came in the mail back onto the microwave, and I didn't even break the microwave! No instructions, no manual, just some web digging, a lot of staring, and some make-shift tools. Good thing too, I didn't look forward to returning a 55 dollar handle. By the way, the company was in Canada, so I got billed a foreign transaction fee on my debit card as well. Stupid handle.

But I was pretty proud of myself, having fixed that and the faucet (I did mess that up a tad, I kinda defaced the coupler.) I'm no handiman, so when I fix something and it doesn't explode, it's a bit of a celebration for me. Woohoo.

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I was at the doctor's office waiting for my mom, and punching out my treatment, and boy, if I keep the dialouge snappy and loaded, and I keep the details intact and good, the script is going to be something else. I'm getting excited about the story, because I'm hoping to dispense with the usual one-dimensional characters I usually spurt out to make a joke work, but instead trying to craft these multi-dimensional characters that people expect to watch nowadays. It's not a huge breakthrough in character development in storytelling, but it's pretty big for me. I still don't have a proper timeline of when I'd like the movie to be made, but getting the treatment done helps.

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Well, I did post a few things on The Chipper Report a few days ago, including one of Frank Welker, who is the voice of Curious George. And a great wedding party video that someone else shot, whereas the wedding party do a pretty smashing rendition of "Thriller." Go see it.

Random Weekend News

One can always tell when it's deadline time - I'm running around being more productive than humanly possible. I actually do my work when I'm supposed to and goofing off is kept to a minimum. Now if only I could do that all the time I should be successful and rich.

Next Wednesday is the deadline, and I've got two computers running to perform the necessary steps to get it done on time. Of course, the deadline is sorta flexible, kinda, but I'd just like to get that done and out of the way. I always get this sense of accomplish and happiness when I watch the final product, like, well, that was pretty good. And that's the truth. I am getting better, my techniques are more polished, and the end result looks pretty darn snazzy. Too bad I'd rather be doing something else.

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Tonight my little girl is not feeling well. It was right after dinnertime, after she's complained about her tummy, and then right before bed, she just wanted to cuddle. Usually she's running around during night being noisy and wacky and it tough to get her to stay in bed, but tonight she just laid in bed and wanted to go to sleep. We're worried about her - she's got a slight temperature, so we'll be keeping an eye on her to make sure that she's okay. Poor Zoe.

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So in between the editing, I decided to get a move on with the script, and started writing a treatment for the story in my head. Then I read another because my first treatment was too detailed, and I'd end up having a bit of a read if I kept that up. It's nice though, to have to think ahead and figure out the details of the story. Down to the third half, and still a bunch of plot holes I have to fill. But it's serious drama, none of my usual dick-in-eye jokes or attempts to be humorous. I don't know how it'll turn out, and I still don't know if I should write within a budget. Maybe having a fleet of spaceships in my script might be a terrible idea. But no, really. This script is pretty low concept. Deals with how a murder impacts some individuals and causes a chain reaction of sorts. The plot isn't necessarily fresh, but hopefully the execution will be passable.

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Well, got more work to do, starting with picking up me mum. Yes, I like to drop mad bombs once in a while, but that's just the alcohol speakin'.

God, I sound like Dansen.