Fri. Oct 13, 2023: The Need to Stay Organized
image courtesy of Pexels via pixabay.comFriday, October 13, 2023
Dark Moon
Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Uranus, Jupiter Retrograde
Partly cloudy/partly sunny and cool
Friday the 13th is one of my favorite days!
Tomorrow we have a new moon in Libra and a solar eclipse. While I am ready for a new moon, I would prefer a nap to it all.
Today’s serial episode is from Angel Hunt:
Episode 76: Recognizing the Need for Help
Lianna turns to the sexy, enigmatic Gaston Fletcher for help.
Tomorrow’s serial episode is from Deadly Dramatics:
Episode 26: The Funeral
Nina meets those closest to Roger at his funeral, including the ex-wife she didn’t know existed.
Meditation was good. After, I did another draft of the poem, and fixed the ending. I timed a reading a few times. Unrushed, it’s coming in at 2 min. 45 seconds, and my slot is 3 minutes, so I’m still fine.
I’m sure I will hone it more between now and Sunday, but hopefully, I’ve applied at least some of what I learned, craft-wise, from the residency. I’m telling the story I want to tell, and there’s even some craft involved, and it’s deliberate, not by accident.
Drafted an episode and a half of Legerdemain. There was a good place to end the episode, but I wanted to finish the full scene while it was fresh in my head, so I started the next one, which I will finish today.
Revised, polished, uploaded, scheduled 4 more episodes of ANGEL HUNT, getting me into early next year, and past Episode 100. Did all the paperwork and loglines around them. Getting there.
About 40 more episodes to upload and schedule. 10-ish days, if I can be consistent.
I have not talked much about the war going on between Israel and Palestine. I am not qualified to discuss the nuances of the situation over there. All I can say is how angry I am that people continue to destroy each other, and perform deliberate acts of cruelty on others for simply existing.
As far as the situation with the House Speakership is concerned, Republicans are not only unqualified to govern, they don’t care to govern. They want to rule. And anyone who voted not to certify the election should be removed from Congress anyway, and not allowed to run for the most basic of offices, because they have no interest in serving citizens, but in their own profit.
In the afternoon, I read the novel for the script coverage assignment. It was a delight; even better, it’s perfect for this particular company. I look forward to writing it up today and getting it out the door.
There were pockets of time throughout the day where the heavy machinery wasn’t beeping, and it was like being able to sprint ahead on some of the work.
Started the apricot-ginger glazed chicken in the crockpot before I left for yoga; it was ready by the time I got back and all I had to do was finish the glaze and cook the vegetables. It was very good.
Read a little in the evening. Slept well, although I had a dream that was a continuation of a dream I had a few weeks ago. It was work dream, not a stress dream.
Woke up to find I’ve been requested for a script coverage, which is always nice. I try not to read on weekends, but since the strike is over and coverage is picking up after all these months, I will do so. Plus, I don’t yet know what’s going on with jury duty next week, so I’d rather get it done sooner rather than later. I don’t want to be up until midnight or later, after coming home from jury duty, doing coverage work.
I hope the actors and producers can get back to the table next week (talks broke down). The producers are whining to the press. Boo Hoo, babies, you make huge profits and your jobs don’t exist without the rest of us. Pay everyone fairly (both in the production and with residuals) nix the AI crap, and let’s get back to work.
I have a few things to get out the door this morning. I want to finish the episode of Legerdemain I began yesterday. I have to do the graphics for next week’s episodes, all six episode videos, get , them uploaded and scheduled on TikTok. If there’s time, I’ll try to get some more ANGEL HUNT episodes uploaded and scheduled. I’ll write up the coverage, and then, hopefully, have time to start the next coverage. I check in after 4 to get final details about Monday’s jury duty assignment. I am deeply irked that we have to pay for parking. In every other jury duty situation anywhere else, we received parking vouchers.
I’m going to a special membership party at the Clark tonight, to say farewell to the Munch exhibit. Getting ready for that is going to take more than a minute. But I’ll try to get as much done as possible.
Tomorrow, weather permitting, we might do a jaunt over to Hoosic Falls, NY to check out something, and then I’ll finish the script coverage.
Sunday is the Word X Word reading, so I’ll rehearse and hone. The reading’s been moved from inside the stables to outside on the terrace, so I’ll adjust clothing appropriately.
Have a good one weekend, and I’ll catch up with you next week.
