Talk About Tuesday 230

It's finally not a million degrees out there. The air is cool and damp - it feels like fall, almost, and I'm absolutely down with that. I'm wrapped up with my extra-big coffee mug next to me, typing away. My desktop is littered with text documents of varying lengths, and I'm pretty excited for the projects inside them. I've been typing away at the Gimmicksmith, I've been working on a potential graphic novel script, I've been working on my weird cannibal vs possibly insane writer story, and I'm trying to figure out where I'm going with an intentionally trashy story about a shark. So... busy busy.

As for crochet, I'm still working on the shorts, though I have to admit that the Micaela pattern is a bit... obtuse on occasion. I want to make a few other projects after the top and shorts, too, like a plushie version of a pocket shark. If I were really crazy, I'd get some glow-in-the-dark thread to add to black yarn and add hidden pockets that contain glow-in-the-dark glittery fabric... that would be so cool. I also want to work on some other stuffed animals and some character bags.

Art-wise, I kind of want to draw some of the characters from my Scarlet Rose Manor series. This world was created for a graphic novel class in college and was one of the only assignments I got higher than a B- on. I was really proud of it and really enjoyed making it, so suddenly I had a million more ideas for it!

I'm looking forward to watching some more wrestling, too! It's great to see the internet really opening up to wrestling and learning how creative these guys are. I'm still a huge fan of Luchasaurus, too, in case anyone was wondering.

As far as movies go, we watched a really weird one last night, but I still have a plan for this Friday.

Actually, here's a schedule for you:

• Tomorrow I'm going to talk a bit about Sumo and how much I love watching Al Snow talk about wrestling.
• Thursday will have me doing the art thing!
• Friday will absolutely be about The Last Black Man in San Francisco
• Saturday is kind of up in the air - I haven't found a game to talk about yet.
• Sunday will be a baking day on the blog!
• Monday will inevitably contain skulls, but also shorts progress!
• Next Tuesday, I'll be back here blathering away.

So far, today has consisted of trying (and failing) to take pictures of the butterscotch-colored pigeon we've had under our feeder, looking for the cat, drinking coffee, and writing. I'm at 1100 words on the pre-script for my Scarlet Rose based graphic idea, but there's no scriptwriting yet. I'm just nailing down characters and setting at this juncture. After this point, I'll start writing actual scenes. I think I'll enter with my character getting his assignment to go to a spooky haunted island. The project is tentatively called Spook Patrol: Isolation.

Spook Patrol is actually a spinoff of the Scarlet Rose stories which follows one of the side characters, Spencer, through his employment with a fairly bizarre internet-based ghost hunting show called Spook Patrol. Yes, I looked up a list of ghost hunter/paranormal shows and tried to make the dumbest name possible. I like the idea that this group with a stupid name ends up getting entangled with actual eldritch horrors and the only one who has any idea how to survive is the little nerdy guy who secretly has already been there, done that, and has the mental scars to prove it. Poor Spencer...

When I write, I usually like some noise, and depending on what I'm writing, that can either contain vocals or it has to be just plain music. Writing my blog, I like to have YouTube videos playing - either some Let's Plays or someone giving a tutorial on how to sew or something. When I'm writing stories, however, it's usually best to just have music.

If my story is pretty chill at the moment (like most of a story I've been pecking away at called Sorcery Con Leche is), I like to put on some jazz or bossa nova playlists. If I'm writing something a little more hardcore, I'll go with something like video game boss music, metal, or cyberpunk. If I'm just feeling like some sound behind the writing in general, I like to go with lo-fi hip hop or Japanese City Pop. On occasion, I'll want something classical - Satie, Gershwin, Copeland, Stravinsky, etc.

Sometimes I'm feeling... weird. If I'm feeling weird, there's only one band to turn to:

Daikaiju.

Seriously, I love me some psycho-surf, and these guys are some of the best. I'm not exaggerating when I say that Daikaiju make writing feel like a privilege when I use them to back me up. I want to buy every album they've ever put out and play them at full blast until I get the cops knocking down the door with a noise complaint.

Daikaiju are the October Dark of music for me - obscure to most, fantastic, and highly inspirational.

At the end of the day, however, mostly, I just love good music, and any of it helps.

How do you guys get the writing down when you write? Do you use music? What are your guys favorite bands or classical pieces? Let me know in the comments if you could!

Now Go Enjoy Something!

FC

Talk About Tuesday 229

My cat is in her tent again, spread out and snoozing. She looks precious. She played this morning, chasing her feather mouse and her dangly chicken toy, and she's been really sweet. Just looking at her makes me smile, sometimes :)

Slightly out-of-focus, but still sweet!

But you know what today is... it's the day where I just blather on about stuff no one cares about :P

• Tomorrow I'll be talking about the AEW PPV Fight for the Fallen
• Thursday I'll be making art!
• Friday will either be about The Last Black Man in San Francisco or the incredibly silly movie we watched last night with Roddy Piper in it...
• Saturday will involve some sort of video game...
• Sunday will involve delicious food!
• Next Monday I hope to have more skulls
• Next Tuesday, we'll talk some more about nothing and hang out :)

Today, it's all mostly sunny and hazy skies - I can't tell if it's clouds or poor air quality. It's 80℉ (~27℃) with 49% humidity, there's a stiff breeze, and it smells like a skunk outside. Whether or not that's my neighbor treating her neck pain with... herbal supplements is a matter for someone who isn't completely inept at telling the difference.

I've been thinking a lot about the Nero Wolfe series of books. Not sure why, but it does pop up in my head every now and then. Usually, I'm really okay with that, but right now, that's a little annoying, since I'm trying to focus on The Gimmicksmith right now, and instead, my brain is starting to wander into Hewitt and Dex territory. Now, don't get me wrong, I love writing about gay detectives in 1940s-1950s Hollywood, but I'm trying to actually finish writing a book this year, and I can't do that if I'm constantly being distracted by new ideas for old characters!

All ranting aside, however, I really hope that some day A&E will get off of their butts and release a good version of their Nero Wolfe series. I'm a big fan.

I should probably head off of the internet, since I'm planning to bake, today, and if I don't get it in the oven before my mom gets home, she'll probably be... less than thrilled that I'm making a pound cake. The recipe is from Domino Sugar, and I'm using their lemon variant. Lacking lemons, I'm going to just make the cake using orange juice. That should translate, right? If not... yikes.

I'll let you fine folks

Go Enjoy Something!

FC

Talk About Tuesday 228

It's a warm, overcast day, and I've woken up twice. I woke up at 6AM, then I woke up at 10AM. Neither time have I felt fully rested. Oh well. That's life. Especially when you're mainlining art and crochet and really good movies!

But enough whining - let's talk about cool things!

Last night, after getting home from a great movie with Z and our Film and Editing Friendo, I puttered around a bit, doing a little crochet here, a little cocoa prep there, a quick trip to the bathroom to wash the popcorn butter off of my face... and I came back out to find my dad in the kitchen staring out the door onto the porch. He had his phone in his hand and he gestured me over.

My dad isn't very social at home, so this was pretty weird. I was wondering what he could be looking at.

"I heard a sound like something was trying to get in. Check it out." He said, gesturing towards the screen door with his phone. I peered out and there was a set of sweet eyes looking up at me from a fluffy ginger and cream face.

Someone's huge fluffy cat was sitting on our porch, looking lost and a little confused.

We debated letting our undeniably precious visitor in, but then my dad lost his grip on his phone, and the ensuing clatter scared the cat away.

I hope he has a home, and if he doesn't I hope he comes back for a visit - I'd love to take a picture of him.

Here's my schedule for the next week:

• Tomorrow, I'm going to be talking about NJPW's Dallas show!
• Thursday, I've got ideas I'll be working on!
• Friday will be about a really stupid movie Z and I watched a Rifftrax of - it starred Bruce Campbell and Sean Bean!
• Saturday will probably involve this chain reaction-based game I've been playing on Kongregate
• Sunday will be too much meat for two people...
• Monday will be more skulls
• Next Tuesday, I'll be back here with more tales from the middle of nowhere :P

It's been a good couple of weeks, if busy, so I'm a little scattered, but I'm excited about everything I'm working on, so it's all good!

I hope you all have a good week.

Go Enjoy Something!

FC

Talk About Tuesday 227

Talk About Tuesday is a go!

Good afternoon, folks. I wish I could say I was sleeping this whole time, but I was not. Believe it or not, this morning was mostly spent in negotiations. I negotiated with the shower over whether or not I could use the warm water (it was reluctant, but eventually my persistence paid off). I negotiated with the cat over whether she'd let me have my coffee or not (again, persistence was key, though bribing her with cuddles and a serious brushing helped). I negotiated with one of my crochet projects to see if I could detangle it from the horde of yarn (this one failed, sadly, so I'll have to return to negotiations in the next week or so).

I've had a busy, busy week, and with the heat wave now beginning in my home town (it's already 78℉, which is a little under 26℃) coinciding with Festival Season, it's going to be a rough week coming up, too. Today was not supposed to leave the mid 70s. Tomorrow... well, they're saying it'll feel like 82℉ (28℃), but they're also saying it will be cooler than it is now for realsies. I have 0 faith in this prediction.

Basically, this week is going to be hot, sticky, miserable, and I'm absolutely getting a sunburn because I always do no matter how much SPF I slather on...

But enough about the weather and the state of my coffee cup.

Here's the upcoming schedule:

• Tomorrow I'm gonna talk about that FYTER FEST thing AEW came out with!
• Thursday I'll draw some more - I have ideas.
• Friday will involve a movie I've seen recently, possibly involving a wrestler.
• Saturday will involve DINOSAURS! I flippin love dinosaurs!
• Sunday will be tasty, as I feel it usually is
• Next Monday will have more skulls, but hopefully at least two repetitions. We'll see.
• Next Tuesday, you'll have me back here blathering away.

I'll be honest, the heat makes me really want to make some sorbet or shaved ice or something. I really do want to try to make shaved ice... maybe matcha or citrus flavored... mmmmmmmm....

I didn't get to go to my favorite ice cream place last year, so I'm hoping I can go this year and maybe even do a review!

I kind of hope that things aren't as toasty and awful as they tend to be in early July here, but we'll see :P

That'll be all from me today, guys!

Go Enjoy Something!

FC