Gah! All I wanted to do was to post something, anything to this super pathetic web site. So I logged in, but I couldn’t think of anything to write. That’s when I noticed the little (1) icon on the WordPress dashboard saying there was some sort of update to installed. In my rush to procrastinate I somehow undid the entire layout of this site. I think it’s fixed now – as close as I can get it to how it was before. I still don’t think it’s quite right, but it will have to do.
I spent the last 4 days in Phoenix for work, so my brain is a little fried from the 113 degree heat, three days of conference sessions, copious amounts of alcohol, and 96 straight hours of schmoozing.
All my free time the last few weeks was taken up by either the writing class I’m taking after hours or home improvement projects. The good news: I have written an entire sitcom script and I have new kitchen cabinet doors and window treatments. The bad news: no posts in two months. I know, excuses…
So the sitcom script. I will post it eventually, but I still have some editing to do. For one, I thought sitcom scripts ran 2 pages per minute, but my teacher tells me it’s closer to 1 page per minute. So, if anyone ever wants to film a one-hour episode of How I Met Your Mother, I have a great script for you! In the mean time, I need to cut out 20 pages.
And the second reason I haven’t posted it yet is, uhhh… I’m kind of hating it right now. My main problem is trying to over-explain all the clunky plot devices, when really clunky sitcom plot devices should sort of just stand on their own. It’s a sitcom – it doesn’t need to make sense.
Also, I picked the plotline that my classmates seemed to like most, even though it wasn’t the one I liked the most. And then I tried to work in an extended homage to Rambo, which I have never even seen. So, basically, the entire thing is completely misguided and should probably never see the light of day. Much like a lot of what I have historically posted on this blog, right?
We’re supposed to stage a reading of our scripts, with, like, actors and stuff. I don’t really know any actors, so I’m hoping to borrow a few from my more actorly classmates. To be honest, I would not be disappointed if my script is never read aloud, but my teacher seems pretty set on it. I guess I will passive-aggressively not contact anyone and hope for the best. Cause, you know, that always works.
