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Tuesday, Buggerit. . . Millennium hand and shrimp, while we're at it. There I was, with the finishing touches on a great journal entry, when I clicked on something and Dreamweaver caved on me. Fukaktah program. So now I have to recreate, and it's never as spontaneous or entertaining as the original. Dammit. All right, here goes -- Daily Entry, Take Two. The vacation is over and I have Samantha Ling to thank for it. I mentioned on my SFF Net newsgroup that I was going to Derek James' writer's group tonight, and was wondering if I should go get something to eat first or just go home for a few hours (I went to get something to eat. Yes, there. Don't look at me like that). Sam then suggested that I spend the intervening time writing a story, as it makes the waitstaff wonder if you're writing about them (have I mentioned that I like Sam's nimble and twisted mind?). I demurred (had to finish the critiques), but she then suggested a list of things I had to use in a story. They are, in order:
I'm already musing over a story about a transformed wizard who tries to convince a terminally stoned hippie to help him break the spell that keeps him in the form of a bat in return for three wishes. Unfortunately, the hippie can't concentrate on the task all that well, being too distracted by the farm babe next door to the commune who likes to sunbathe in her thong bikini. I'm not quite sure where the three cans of tuna fit in, but I'll find some use for them -- maybe as food for the barn cat who makes the wizard's life a living hell. In any case, this little magnum opus is all thanks to Sam's masterful suggestions, so I'll be thanking her in my Hugo acceptance speech. And it also means I actually have something to submit for the next writer's meeting, as I'll definitely be coming back to this one. Derek and the other members are all extremely intelligent, talented writers, and it was really great to sit down and discuss on-going projects and what happens when research facts wind up contravening what you need to happen in a story (the consensus -- if it's a minor thing, ignore the research and go with the story). Wow. I go out for dinner, I attend writing group meetings, and there are cons on the horizon. I actually have a life. Almost forgotten what it was like.
Oh, and in random egoboo moments, I was the featured 15 minute site on Clix today. Cool.
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