Well, dear readers, I have been entering fixes from the time I got up to around ten at night, when I could no longer see what I was doing. The only breaks I took were for lunch, to pick up a package, and to watch the second half of the Woody Allen documentary. All I can see is commas and periods and deletion marks and circles words and, of course, our old friend who and whom. I have actually used some whoms as a sop to those whom care about such whom things. If that whom is youm then you’ll at least have a few. The best thing proofer three pointed out is my abuse of the word “and” in quite a few run-on sentences, where the point of the second half of the sentence is clearly diluted by tying it to the first. I’ve made that fix on about thirty instances of it so far. I’m not doing other things because they’re not me, but I have to look at each and evaluate each, just as I did with proofers one and two. And I also had to discuss about thirty things with muse Margaret. I’m still only on page 327, but I will definitely finish it today and get it to Mr. Grant Geissman. And I guess we’re going to try the Hirschfeld idea for the cover. I’ve made the choice of artist – I had two who could do it and it was recommended by several people that I go with the one who’s getting very well known for it, Squiggs. I sent him about ten photographs today, so he’s going to start sketching. The next question regarding the cover is whether we stay absolutely true to the black-and-white line art, or whether he throws in a splash of color somewhere. I’m leaning towards just black-and-white and then Grant can make the lettering in color. Happy to hear thoughts from dear readers. This part of the process is sheer drudgery, but must be done. Once this part is done, however, then it’s much easier from here to the finish line.
Last night, I did manage to watch the second half of the Woody Allen documentary. It’s enjoyable, but there’s just too much of these “scholars” and “reviewers” for my taste, the most annoying of whom is Annette Insdorf. But they’re all irritating in one way or the other, save for the Allen biographer Eric Lax. But when Allen is on the screen, or any of the people he worked with, then all is well. I think maybe it’s time for me to revisit certain films I didn’t like, like A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy and Zelig – haven’t seen those since they originally came out. And I’ve only seen Hannah and Her Sisters and Crimes and Misdemeanors once, so I may take a gander at those. I also think I may have missed a couple in the last decade, so I’ve got to check to see if I have.
For lunch I had a chopped salad with mostly vinegar, and two bagels. Since I knew that’s all I was eating all day, I did indulge myself with two donuts – I thought I deserved a nice sweet treat.
I would write pithy and erudite things but I’m afraid I’m too too tired to do so. Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I really must get a good night’s beauty sleep.
Today, I shall be up early and I shall continue entering fixes. I’ll break for lunch, hopefully pick up some packages, and then finish entering fixes, after which I’ll have a telephonic conversation with muse Margaret to just go over the last few things. Then I’ll enter those and then I’ll e-mail the manuscript to Grant.
Tomorrow, I’m supposed to have a breakfast with Miss Joan Ryan, but we’ll see if it actually happens. One never knows, oh, yes, one never knows. Otherwise, I’ll be getting the music together for the next Kritzerland show, and hopefully we’ll be fully cast, too. If not, I’ll keep working on that, as well as casting the web series. The rest of the week is meetings and meals and errands and whatnot, and then I think I have stuff to do on the weekend, too.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, enter fixes, eat, hopefully pick up packages, enter fixes, e-mail the manuscript, have a telephonic conversation, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me or any dear reader any old question you like and we get to give any old answer we like. So, let’s have loads of lovely questions and loads of lovely answers and loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland where I shall hopefully recharge my pithy and erudite batteries.