Well, dear readers, I’m trying to get in the mood to write these here notes. Right now I am not in the mood to write these here notes. I don’t know that I’m in the mood to do anything right now, and yet I must do something, and that something is write these here notes. So, I must be in the mood even though I’m not in the mood. So, now I am in the mood to write these here notes even though I’m not in the mood to write these here notes, if you get my drift. Such is the conundrum of the moods and the notes. If one is indeed in the mood to write these here notes, does that mean the notes will be moody? I don’t think any of us need moody notes, do we? I think we need perky notes, happy notes, notes that just breeze along with the breeze. Does anyone have the feeling that I’m just typing away without giving a fig or even a newton about what I’m writing? Perhaps if I talk about my yesterday, that will put me in the mood to write these here notes. Yesterday, for example, was a nice day. I had an excellent night’s sleep, albeit with weird dreams. I got up, took an early jog, showered, and then Miss Tammy Minoff came over so that I could help her put an audition scene on tape for a movie that’s casting in New York, New York. That took a couple of hours and then she left and I got some food. I also managed to write five pages of the play, which I’m enjoying. I’ve gotten the character voices in my head, but I’m still figuring out what I want the structure of the play to be, i.e. the timeline of the play – does it take place over a week, a month, a year – how many scenes per act, how do we do time transitions – that sort of thing. After all that, I finally sat on my couch like so much fish. That I was in the mood for.
Last night, I watched a motion picture on DVD entitled The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. The title is a little too long for my taste, and so was the 135 minute film. It’s a nice little movie, a bit too pumped up for its own good, but still enjoyable. I liked the little girl who played Lucy – partly because she’s the spitting image of what my darling daughter looked like at that age – in some shots the resemblance was startling. But, the thing just goes on and on, and I finally just wanted it to be over, rather than it having the emotional impact it should have had. Fifteen minutes out of the film would have done wonders. I also was not crazy about the music – the usual pounding droning score that passes for film music these days. The transfer is very nice at times, and at other times a little less stellar – don’t know why, really. There are about ten hours of extras, none of which I’ll be viewing.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below, because I am definitely in the mood to do that.
I think I might be in the mood to take my second shower of the day – that might just be what I’m in the mood for. But, do I want to take one so late? We shall see.
Today, I must ship more packages, I must hopefully pick up the one still errant and truant package that’s floating around in the ether, I must definitely write a few pages, and do some errands. I’m supposed to connect with Jessica Skerritt at some point, to pick up a sample of her singing. I’m not sure if I’ll be in the editing room this evening – my editor may want to just get everything organized and start stringing the show together, which will be easier for him to do if he’s alone. If that’s the case, then tonight I’ll watch Brokeback Mountain and tomorrow night I’ll definitely be in the editing room.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, do all of the above and more, and I must also drive about in my motor car, fill the motor car’s tank with gas, put some oil in the motor car, and get a smog certificate for the motor car. Today’s topic of discussion: I’ve discussed my cure-all for when I’m feeling that negativity is creeping upon me, or when I’m feeling low – what do you do to combat negativity and feeling low? If you don’t remember my cure-all (which really works), I’m happy to give it to you all again. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we? Well, isn’t this a kick in the pants – now that I’ve finished writing these here notes, I’m finally in the mood to write these here notes.