Does this happen to anyone else? This weekend was a perfect example. I had cleared a lot of time for writing (and drawing) but I wanted to focus mostly on writing and specifically on some short stories that are on the brink of being ready for submission, yet I really only managed to write for a couple hours on Sunday night. Why oh why does this happen? It is SO frustrating. I literally fantisize about how awesome it is going to be to be home and writing when I am at work or doing anything else, but when the time comes things always get in my way, and sometimes I even seem to put things there. Very frustrating.
Panel #4’s text is a shout out to Adam. I think we all hate it when cop shows have some crappy grainy footage which they are magically able to “enhance” to see someone’s face, or on this specific show I was watching, it was a cop’s badge number, but Adam hates it more than anyone. A show I was watching recently got a cop’s badge number off some grainy two seconds of footage. Literally the line as the actor left the “lab tech techy” was “Increase the resolution, do whatever you have to do, but get me that badge number!” Seriously? When will this stop? Are the writers the ones that are so stupid? Producers? How does this happen when most of the semi-tech savy world knows shit like this is impossible?
Anyone watch the Oscars? My man Jon Stewart was great as always, and some well deserved wins with some nice surprises mixed in there. Here’s a list of the nominees and winners in case you missed out and are curious.
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I know all about the lack of motivation on the weekends thing. I like to think about it as a work hangover. I’m too busy recovering from the affects of a hard week at work to do anything constructive.
The Oscars were fun. Jon poked fun at everyone. My favorite moment was the translation of Javier Bardem’s acceptance speech, “I believe he told his mother where the library is.”
The funniest thing about the link you posted is to look at the “Y users” choices, which is basically a score of what Yahoo site visitors voted for. Its funny to see big budget, horrible films like transformers and Pirates 3 obtain 73% of any vote, unless its a razzie. Not to be an elitist, though I am one, but clearly the voters here are the sheep so many of us refer to so frequently.
Congrats to the Cohen’s. A sweep for them, which is nice. Also congrats to There Will Be Blood on the Cinematography front. It was very beautifully shot.
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Scott: Did you end up finally seeing There Will Be Blood then? Did you like it? What did you think of your man Daniel Day Lewis? Amazing right?
I missed that bits of Jon’s after Javier Bardem…too bad as that was a good bit. All his bits are good though.
Yeah, people don’t know what they’re talking about in general. Did you read Adam’s post over on The Stallion where someone was trying to say Keanu was a good actor and that Adam shouldn’t be a sheep? It’s hilarious.
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I’m doing that right now. I know what I want to right but can’t wrap my head around how to introduce the character. I already know his criminal history (DUI) and that his body will be found in a giant oven. I just don’t know how to get him and the main character in the same place. Damn this sucks.
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Off topic, but I wanted to let you know that I finished St Lucy’s last week–you’re two for two! Wonderful, wonderful collection. So quirky and fun, sometimes dark, sometimes surreal. I’ll keep your other picks in mind for future reading.
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Woo boy, do I know this feeling. I’d much rather sit around and really do nothing when I can. I always try and put some time away on the weekend to draw the upcoming week’s comics, but it never happens quite like I plan it. Videogames, food, books, real life shtuff…it all gets in the way of drawing and writing…which is all I really ever want to do with my free time.
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TK42ONE: yeah, i generally write in a non-linear fashion – which is a horrible pain because then you have to spend a lot of time knitting it together and re-writing it and smoothing over those re-knitted edges – but the work just does not seem to come out of me in a linear/logical way. so it’s either write it all over the place…or not at all
i’m getting better at the linear stuff though – if only to save my sanity. you’ll figure your story out though – don’t worry – it will probably come to you at the oddest of times…Trina: that’s great! i’m so glad you liked it. i’ve pretty much got nothing but good taste 😉
Paul: yeah it sucks right? i have this fantasy that “when i write for a living” i.e. have no other straight job to pay the bills, that my free time will finally be free time and this problem will go away, but i’m slowly accepting the fact that i will just struggle with this my whole life, and the only way to win, whether i write for a living or on the side, is to try and enjoy the little moments as much as i can and not punish myself too severly for needing to lay on the couch sometimes…
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