Just finished trekkin with the Josh. We’ve gone through five episodes. It both feels like a lot and a little at the same time. That *is* five podcasts…except for this weird audio glitch that I’d THOUGHT we solved with me picking up a new mic stand…but that’s not it. It’s not the mic stand. It’s either hardware of software now. It’s always with the one microphone…so that’s most likely the culprit. I was able to make the other mic do the same static-y sound if I bumped into it on the mic stand…but it’s only the one mic that does it all on its own. So, that’s the next step. Buy another mic. They’re only like $40. Nothing crazy. And I can return that shit if the problem doesn’t go away.
But yeah…five podcasts already. In 3 weeks. We’re planning to make it 7 next week. But here’s the thing…we have to get to EIGHTY podcasts to finish out the show. So…we have a long way to go. And we’re going to enjoy it. We do two episodes a night, and one night a week. Very reasonable schedule, and we figure not only will we probably hit a stride and get more efficient recording them, i.e.- be able to do more in a night…but keeping it a comfortable pace makes sure that each episode has the energy high. Fatigue means less energy, and less energy on a podcast is death. Trust me. Learned that with “Fresh Produce.”
Writing went great today again. Act 4 is done, and it’s tight. I think. Act Five looms. It’s a big one. A lot happens in Act 5. Fuck…a lot happens in this entire pilot…maybe too much, but here I am. I have the script I have, you know? I think it’s working for me…and that’s all that really matters when one is doing a script for shits and giggles. If someone were paying me to write a script for them…well, then I’d need to make THEM happy, you know? But the first step is always making yourself happy with what’s on the page. And I’m getting there at long last with this script.
Did my editing work today. I’m taking tomorrow off…I know that’ll be three days of not working on this Study.com stuff that I’d wanted to, but fuck. I need it. And I need tomorrow to be full of nothing. A day to do some writing and pretty much nothing else. I would freaking LOVE to have Act 5 polished out and ready for the Ho to read tomorrow…but we’ll see where I am this time tomorrow.
I guess tonight’s world perspective sesh can be on the election, which is currently looking like it’s going to be Trump for the Republicans. If that man becomes president…it’s like we’d be freaking Egypt or Nigeria. We elect the billionaire. How fucking autocratic can you get, guys. Do we already have that to a large degree? Yes. But Trump is taking that over the edge for me. He’s done NOTHING in public office. Literally, zero credentials. And the Republicans want to elect him? Purely a money move. People respect money. They hate it, but they also respect it…and that’s bullshit thinking, you guys. The stuff that comes out of this guy’s mouth astounds me that it’s heard by other people, and then those people go and vote for him to be the nominee.
I hope it doesn’t work for them. I hope Trump is a terrible candidate in a general election. He should be. The only thing he has is money. If we elect him for that…I just don’t know what to say. We’ll see how things stand 8 months from now…
Good night, y’all 😉