032811 -- Crash, Crash, Burn
Mar. 28th, 2011 05:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
memorialrainbowSo I had fully intended on posting something last night, except I had a pretty big mental breakdown after not getting any sleep for the last 48 hours or so. 12 hours of sleep later, I'm sane again and feeling up to post!
First off, Like I said before, I was hoping to have it up last night, but my schedule was le suck, and it's up now, both at SoundClick and on YouTube.
The SoundClick link is here, and the YouTube link is here.
Meanwhile, in other news, I really need to write a report on Saturday...despite the fact that I only got about two and a half hours of sleep. It was our Writers at the Crossroads event in Cambridge, and I had a lot of fun, despite the fact that I was gunning to get there in time. But it was so much fun! They had lots of food, and so many writers were there. Rita was there, as well as Linda and Luna and a bunch of other writers I recognized. A lot of us had our books there as well; I had several copies of Makani on hand, which the printing finally turned out the way I wanted it to (which is a huge relief -- two proof copies later). I have leftover copies, so if you want to get Makani and you see me in person, let me know!
WHIZ's article on the event is here, and they have video, too.
I think I'm finally going to hang up my clothes before I go over to the 'rents house tonight. There was one other thing I had wanted to do last night before I went into epic-meltdown mode, and that was color/sketch a picture of a character for a new "Epic Idea" I have going on. Yep, I get some pretty epic ideas. And I've figured out over the years that if I just start writing the darn thing down, or start working on it immediately, it will get more done than it ever will if I spend all of my time planning. Makani is a really good example of this -- I wrote maybe half of the thing on spring break, 2007. HPP is another recent example -- I have seven episodes done and the want to finish them is slowly dwindling. (I feel like all I have to do, though, is watch some more Heartcatch! and I'll get the inspiration to finish it. I'm more than halfway there.) Maristar was this glorified, because it was right before NaNo. And I have ideas for Script Frenzy, though I'm not very enthusiastic, am I? (Just write the darn thing, Emily!) So yeah, Ringo and Amei are coming with me to the 'rents. I hope to at least work on the picture there; at least I got the original scanned.
Overall, I feel much better than last night. I got all of my crap out of me, I suppose. I've had a pretty in-funk week this past week, and instead of getting stuff done on my days off, they were just spent playing catch-up. I was able to relax and think about things more. When I get to work tonight, I want to be able to fully process what's going on in my mind and to think more about my future.
I love my job, but I think I can also view it as a crutch. I really do like it, but I keep getting this idea that I will stay there forever, or that I can't move somewhere if I can't transfer. I have to keep things a bit more open. I want to look at the sky and see a wide, open view of possibility.
Totally on another thought-process, I really miss the beach. If I get one day at the beach this summer, even if it is at Lake Erie, I will be a happy camper.
First off, Like I said before, I was hoping to have it up last night, but my schedule was le suck, and it's up now, both at SoundClick and on YouTube.
The SoundClick link is here, and the YouTube link is here.
Meanwhile, in other news, I really need to write a report on Saturday...despite the fact that I only got about two and a half hours of sleep. It was our Writers at the Crossroads event in Cambridge, and I had a lot of fun, despite the fact that I was gunning to get there in time. But it was so much fun! They had lots of food, and so many writers were there. Rita was there, as well as Linda and Luna and a bunch of other writers I recognized. A lot of us had our books there as well; I had several copies of Makani on hand, which the printing finally turned out the way I wanted it to (which is a huge relief -- two proof copies later). I have leftover copies, so if you want to get Makani and you see me in person, let me know!
WHIZ's article on the event is here, and they have video, too.
I think I'm finally going to hang up my clothes before I go over to the 'rents house tonight. There was one other thing I had wanted to do last night before I went into epic-meltdown mode, and that was color/sketch a picture of a character for a new "Epic Idea" I have going on. Yep, I get some pretty epic ideas. And I've figured out over the years that if I just start writing the darn thing down, or start working on it immediately, it will get more done than it ever will if I spend all of my time planning. Makani is a really good example of this -- I wrote maybe half of the thing on spring break, 2007. HPP is another recent example -- I have seven episodes done and the want to finish them is slowly dwindling. (I feel like all I have to do, though, is watch some more Heartcatch! and I'll get the inspiration to finish it. I'm more than halfway there.) Maristar was this glorified, because it was right before NaNo. And I have ideas for Script Frenzy, though I'm not very enthusiastic, am I? (Just write the darn thing, Emily!) So yeah, Ringo and Amei are coming with me to the 'rents. I hope to at least work on the picture there; at least I got the original scanned.
Overall, I feel much better than last night. I got all of my crap out of me, I suppose. I've had a pretty in-funk week this past week, and instead of getting stuff done on my days off, they were just spent playing catch-up. I was able to relax and think about things more. When I get to work tonight, I want to be able to fully process what's going on in my mind and to think more about my future.
I love my job, but I think I can also view it as a crutch. I really do like it, but I keep getting this idea that I will stay there forever, or that I can't move somewhere if I can't transfer. I have to keep things a bit more open. I want to look at the sky and see a wide, open view of possibility.
Totally on another thought-process, I really miss the beach. If I get one day at the beach this summer, even if it is at Lake Erie, I will be a happy camper.
