My Thursday With Maury

Last week I found out that my brake lights were completely out. A driver was kind enough to pull up to me and let me know.  I was embarrassed.  They were BOTH out.  Driving like that can be a nightmare.  I needed this handled ASAP!

For my piece of mind, the remedy meant a visit to Pep Boys and having to wait while they service my ride.  I got up early so I could beat the crowd and get done quicker. I always think I'm being smart when in fact, the universe had other plans. The break room at Pep Boys was incredibly minimalistic, complete with some plastic chairs and a TV on none other than the Maury Povich show.  For those who have never seen it, count yourself blessed by the grace of the Lord.  I was more than positive I didn't need to see another DNA test show ever in my life.  The guests were ridiculous, loud, and ignorant.    

I found myself, in spite of my headphones hearing all that garbage that goes onto the show.  I was not happy.  Another hour passed and there was this reality show on.  Didn't give a damn what it was about.  All I know is that people were cussing and yelling at each other.  It was annoying and I kept my headphones going.  At this point the chairs was hurting my ass, and I really needed to be done.  Finally Judge Joe Brown was on, and I needed to get outta there.

OMG it took forever for them to ring me up.  I didn't even care.  I knew I was gonna have some time management crunches to get some food, and get ready for work. Any day that I start with Maury really is a hurtful day. Guess what?  I endured.  It was a crappy, crappy set of time waiting for my ride to be repaired. I LOATHED the moments that came along.  I made it through. 

I have to be honest.  Having to sit through Maury and the waiting turned me off 100%.  

This Is Today

My days have been spent trying to get other things done.  By other I simply mean that my time has been dominated by unwanted things to do.  My mood has changed of late.  Been feeling a bit down, and I stopped writing, however I've got my spirits lifted.  It's a mix of prayer and hope for better days.

Been taking five minute walks.  This got me up and about. Definitely it gave me a moments not to relax my mind.  I feel that's a real positive gift I could give myself.

Summer is an odd time with a mix of heat and quiet.  Staying indoors is definitely worth every bit of this ridiculous bill I got to pay.  Gonna have to tighten my budget down to the minimum.  I think my spending has spun out of control and that's a SHAME.

Summer Screeenplay Updates!

Still working on my screenplay.   I was happy with getting to page 80 a while back, BUT it’s not finished.  Since I felt like I didn’t have any ideas to finish it, I decided to edit the screenplay for clarity, grammar, and dialogue.  So far I found a couple of characters’ voices.   I’m more than pleased for that.   Learned to C-U-T!   It’s hard but there are lines and scenes I could see that had to go.  Some of the scenes were too long, and went nowhere. 

I can say with these edits I now have ideas about the ending.  I got a lot of work before I get there, however, I know that I can reach the end.   I’m dedicating my weekends to getting at least ten pages done.  So far I got twelve!  I will get at least four more done tomorrow.  If I go over that mark, I am more than happy.  So nervous, excited and petrified about the progress!

Today

I've been tired, but I digress.  Class have started.  The weather has cooled down some.  Thank God.  The heat is overwhelming sometimes.  Sometimes I feel like I'm gonna cook myself walking down the street.  Zyrtec will really work and knock you out.  Classes are going well, but I am nervous.  I still have a pitch to put together, but nothing will gell unless I write it out (duh).   Gonna have oatmeal for brunch.  I'm not playing.  :-)