Let’s Help a Cat
image courtesy of Claudia via pixabay.comWednesday, August 16, 2023
New Moon
Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Chiron Retrograde
Rainy and humid
On today’s Process Muse, we talk about zero drafts or first drafts. You can read the post here.
My friend Chris is fundraising for her cat’s upcoming surgery. She is an artist and works in production, which means her income took a hit from the ongoing strike. Chris has adopted several cats that are old and were unwanted, and are amazing and funny and wonderful personalities. Griddle is Top Cat in the house, and everyone needs her. Chris also is the first one to help anyone else in need. So it would be great if we could help her. Every little bit adds up. The donation link is here.
The image in this post is not Griddle, but looks a lot like her (and like my own Tessa).
We have two serial episodes today.
One is from Angel Hunt:
Episode 59: Follow the Logic
Lianna’s time in The Library is running out and she must rely on instinct and memory.
The other is from Deadly Dramatics:
Episode 9: Nina Deals With Dynamics
Everyone wants Roger’s client list.
Yesterday’s post was rather long, so I put off mentioning a few things which are important.
One is the horrific wildfires on Maui. The devastation is heartbreaking. What’s enraging is tourists still flocking to the rest of those islands, acting like nothing is wrong. And the developers circling like vultures, hoping to create yet more “luxury” and “exclusive” enclaves out of the destruction.
Too many people suck.
I was pleased/relieved to see that the Narcissistic Sociopath was indicted on 10 counts in Georgia. With all these indictments, put him in jail and stop letting him run for president and hold hate rallies. For fuck’s sake. And when his supporters scream about how violent they’re going to get? Treat them the way you would any terrorist threat. I’m so tired of everyone pandering to the lowest common denominators of humanity, who think they are superior.
On to yesterday.
I drafted two episodes of Legerdemain, trying to get back into that story’s rhythm.
I finished this round of revisions of FALL FOREVER – still not completely happy with the memorial scene, but it’s better. I got it out the door to the place that insisted on having it yesterday. I have another interested party who will get it today, and then a third party who will get it in either October or November. A submission call caught my eye, I checked my stage play spreadsheet (aren’t you proud of me for having a spreadsheet for them), found two plays that fit, modified a couple of details to fit their guidelines, and got those out the door.
I wrote just over 4 pages of FROZEN AT THE PALACE THEATRE. Enough to get by on Thursday. I have to make a decision about the character who just entered before I can go any further, but I was too tired to do so by mid-afternoon.
I did the rounds to promote Legerdemain. I answered some emails. I worked on the flyer for the reading.
I drafted a quick flash fiction piece. It’s only 221 words, and can be up to 250, so I have some room in revisions. I will work on it today and hopefully get it out the door. The issue’s theme was specific, and I read over the source material, and was inspired by a particular phrase, so that’s what I built the story around.
I rehearsed the poem.
I went over the information for Thursday’s Nightwood Creatryx session.
Double yoga session last night: the regular yoga class and then a new moon class. Both were great.
Picked up takeout on the way home.
Tried to read and concentrate after dinner, but was too tired.
Got a disturbing email from the gas company wanting me to take a customer service survey for the interaction on August 11 – only there was no such interaction, which means they’ve been giving information about my account out to someone who is unauthorized. So, they are getting a letter today, cc’d to the Public Utilities Commission, demanding answers. I want EVERYTHING in WRITING.
The updated COVID booster will not be ready until September 15 now, which really fucks up my schedule, since I need to block off a week (or at least 5 days) after I get it. Well, deal with that in September; nothing I can do about it right now. I’d hoped we both would get our boosters the first week of September.
According to the weather report, we were under flood watch this morning, so I scuttled the plan to go to the laundromat. Of course, it hadn’t yet started raining by the time I got up, so I could have gotten it done. Well, push it to Friday, because there’s way too much going on tomorrow.
On today’s agenda: Draft another episode of Legerdemain, do some paperwork for the residency, get out another residency application, submit FALL FOREVER to the other producer, revise the flash fiction and get it out the door, work on the flyer for the reading, rehearse the poem, do the promotions for the serials, finish a bunch of thank you notes, get the letter out to the gas company, drive down to Lenox, and perform with my fellow poets. Then, come home and crash!
I wanted to get some other writing done in there, but I have a feeling it won’t happen. Tomorrow is a very fractured day, broken up by Zoom calls, so I don’t expect it to be particularly productive. Which means I have to dig down today and Friday and get a lot done.
Have a good one!
