A Day for Me

I'm late because I got distracted. I decided to upload all my important writing stuff to my Box.net account so I won't lose it if something should happen to my laptop...and my flash drive...and my DVDs. :P Just needed another place to store my writing. Now, if I can just remember to upload my files whenever I update them, I'll be doing good. ;)

I jotted down some notes for a new story idea I have in mind. I'm not writing it yet. I'm just jotting down notes. I don't plan on writing anything until I finish the screenplay, and whatever I write then will be shorter stories. I need to edit some of the short stories I've already written before I even think of writing any more novels.

I've been feeling really restless and depressed lately. I think I've been putting too much pressure on myself. That combined with other things has really gotten to me.

I'm still unsure of what to do with the dog. Jeff and I talked briefly this morning about putting a fence around part of the back yard where we can let Niki roam free. I don't know if anything will come of it, but we'll see...eventually.

I miss Chloe. :(

I miss my studio. :(

I'm really loving my Atif Aslam CD, and wish Prince: It's Showtime was already out on DVD, but that won't happen for a while. ;)

Anyway, I'd better go. The day's half over and I haven't really done anything yet. I'm using it as a day to just do what I want to do...whether or not it involves writing.

Have a great day!

Lois

Another Gorgeous Sunny Day -- And I'm Awake!

Last night was just like the night before. I kept waking up and not falling back to sleep right away, so I ended up taking antihistamines at 1:30 a.m. I don't know what the problem is. I don't feel depressed, necessarily, but maybe the cloudy weather had something to do with it. Yesterday, it was sunny, and today is mostly sunny (so far), so maybe tonight will be better...? One can only hope...and pray.

But I'm finally getting over the effects of the antihistamines, and it seems I might actually have a good day today. :)

Chelsey's dad and his girlfriend stayed at a hotel in town and will be coming out again at some point today.

It's a good thing I don't have any feedback to write. Of course, I was hoping to get some writing done, but I may not be able to now. :( I think I need to make a sign for my door that says "Writer At Work - Do Not Disturb," with the hours I'll be working, on one side, and "Writer At Play - You May Enter" on the other. But first, I need to come up with some set hours to work on feedback and my writing. Likely, I will start the day with posting the dailies and all, then reserve the rest of the morning for feedback and my writing. In the afternoon, I can post my regular blog entry, then catch up online. Maybe I can even work in an hour each day for drawing. I just need to make it clear that there are certain times of the day when I'm at work. Just because I'm home and not making much, if any, money, it doesn't mean that I'm not taking my writing seriously...or that I don't consider it real work.

Anyway, I downloaded a couple more Atif Aslam videos yesterday. He did some recording sessions at Coke Studios, and they filmed the whole thing. I'm slowly downloading the YouTube videos of that. They're awesome! I even played some of them for Jeff (I have four of them, so far).

And I downloaded a two-part press conference (view part one here, view part two here) with Vivek Oberoi. He's promoting his movie, Prince- It's Showtime. I wouldn't have known anything about it if I hadn't logged into TweetDeck. I follow him on Twitter. :)

Eric and Chelsey went to Walmart to do their grocery shopping last night. Eric sent me two IMs with photos of flip flops and wedge sandals, asking me if I liked either of them. I told him I did and told him what colors. They were all marked down to $.50! :D They'll be perfect in summer to wear around the house. :)

Jeff and I watched half of Supernatural last night. As usual, it was very weird, but very entertaining. ;) And then we watched about half of America's Dumbest Partiers. It's so stoopid what people will do sometimes (like taping beer cans together and rushing at each other as if they're jousting). Sad, but at the same time, hilarious! :P

And on that note, I'd better get moving. I need to take care of Jeff's laundry, finish washing the breakfast dishes, then I want to color my hair and take a bath if I have time. I'll catch up online later, if I can. I'm going to do my best. And I plan to spend at least a little time writing, too.

Have an awesome day! :D

Lois

A Beautiful Day to Rock & Roll

I've been watching Atif Aslam videos from YouTube for most of the morning so far. I can't get enough of his voice. :)

But I've fooled around long enough. It's time for me to get to work! I've got one feedback to write, then I can do whatever I want.

Speaking of...instead of revising my screenplay outline, I wrote a summary of it to see if the story makes sense. It seems to flow alright. I'm happy with it, so I may write some character journal entries today. I've missed writing from Abu's and Kadhi's points of view, so it will be a lot of fun. :)

I plan to go to Sweet Bay tonight, too. Jeff will take me in, then he'll pick up Eric around 8:00, and pick me up after that.

My sound card came yesterday, but it doesn't want to work with my PC. I'll have to see if I can make it work today.

Well, I'd better run. Feedback waits for no woman. ;)

Have an awesome day!

Lois

Merry Monday!

I've been thinking...I need to make some changes to my blog. It seems so...boring. I want to make it more interesting, but how can I make it interesting when I don't do anything but write and catch up online every day? Anyone have any suggestions?

Anyway, I finished my screenplay outline! :D I'd like to proclaim it from the mountain tops, but it's just the outline. I'll settle for posting about it, for now. ;) Today, I'll start revising it. I need to make sure the story flows. It needs to make sense, after all!

Jeff and I watched Blue. It starred Akshay Kumar (from Singh Is Kinng), Sanjay Dutt (from Shootout At Lokhandwala), Lara Dutta, and Zayed Khan (from Mission Istaanbul). Kylie Minogue and Katrina Kaif (from Singh Is Kinng) made special appearances, too.

It was a really fun movie with some great music and awesome underwater scenes. It also had some exciting chase scenes. You can read more about it at the above Wikipedia link.

From left to right: Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Zayed Khan and Lara Dutta


The movie had some incredible underwater scenes.

The sun is out again. This time I don't see any clouds in the distance, but there's a big Flowering Bradford Pear Tree obstructing part of my view, so there could be some that I can't quite see. I'm not going to get my hopes up until I look at the sat/rad on Weatherbug. ;)

I'm still really loving the music of Atif Aslam. I'm anxious for Prince: It's Showtime to come out...and I really, really want to buy the soundtrack. His voice is so powerful and so filled with emotion. I love it!

Okay, I've fallen behind, so I'd better hurry up and finish posting.

Have a great day!

Lois