It sounds like a cauldron outside. It’s bubbling with fireworks, all across the valley. Or the sound of a battlefield, I imagine…but cauldron occurred to me tonight for the first time. There’s a constant background hubbub of all the far off detonations that really does sound like bubbling.
I watched some of the Star Wars “filmumentary” tonight, and I have to say, it’s easily one of the coolest things I’ve watched in some time. They took the movie and they let it play from beginning to end, but they weave in all the most interesting bits from interviews, commentary tracks, deleted or alternate footage, etc. as the movie plays so that you’re watching a documentary on the movie while watching the movie. It’s fucking brilliant. Far better than any one of those elements played alone. I’m really, really impressed, and I’m definitely going to watch the other two they did for Empire and Return. Brilliant.
Writing was good today. Again, perhaps not gangbusters, but you guys, it’s okay. I’ve made enough progress already. I will have to keep pushing hard—harder than I really want, to be honest—but this novel is going to be done on time. Thank goodness. And it’s going to be a pleasure to write. I can’t wait to write all this shit. It’s really, really fun. I hope it’s not too long. We’ll see. A proper adventure. Three of them, in fact. Can’t wait.
That’s all I’ve got for you tonight. See you on the flip.