We put the comforter on the bed.
MUCH LUXURY.
We got this comforter new after having this old one that I️ bought for myself back in 2001. Yes, you read that right…Two. Thousand. One. Well, don’t get too upset, because that shit is in the past, and we are now living in the PRESENT with a DOPE ASS BRAND NEW COMFORTER. Finally, it’s cool enough to enjoy it 🙂
I️ did Netflix work today. Didn’t *finish* like I’d wanted to, but I️ did work on it all day. I️’ll finish it tomorrow. I’ve decided NEXT week is going to be my last week with them for this year. Hopefully some work will pop up here and there next year, but that will be it for this year. I️ have to finish my damn second book.
I️ just read the sample that I’ve been sending to people who’ve found the secret password in the back of the book, and it’s good. Thank you baby jesus…it’s good. The beginning to my second book is good. It’s the middle that’s the problem 😛 But, we’ll get there, guys. I️ just have to put in the time.
More and more, that’s what’s reinforced for me: I️ can achieve everything I️ want in life, if I️ just put in the TIME. My writing will improve, my bank account will grow, all of that stuff will happen if I️ just put in the time. It’s a very satisfying realization to come to.
I️ watched The Iron Giant tonight for the first time from beginning to end, and it is SO GOOD. It’s a shame Brad Bird has really kind of struck out lately with, like Tomorrowland and his Mission Impossible entry (though, I️ did like the stunts in that movie – very underrated – they were SPECTACULAR), because he really started his career off right. The Incredibles has to be his best. But, man…I️ *loved* The Iron Giant tonight. Made me tear up a bit. I️ ain’t ashamed. Come at me.
I️ also realized today that Star Trek: Discovery is a deeply flawed show. I️t just doesn’t make any freaking sense, it’s not taking the time to actually explain anything that matters, and that is confounding to me because literally HALF the dialogue on the show, on average, is pure exposition – either someone explaining the stakes of a scene or scenario, or someone outright explaining their feelings. I️ HATE THAT SHIT WITH A PASSION. It’s absolutely *pervasive* in screenwriting these days and fucking haaaattteeeee it. It’s not how we talk or act! It’s false. And truth is what we want.
Anywho…I’ll still watch it, see if it gets any better…but that was a deflating realization. I️ really wanted to like it. I️ don’t. Not right now.
That’s all for tonight. Tomorrow: more work 🙂
I’m off to go finish Hyperion. Only 20 minutes left in the book! Finally!