Still working on the Cemetery Dance column. It’s coming together very well. It even has segues and transitions and stuff like that. I didn’t notice that at first, but as I built it up out of pieces I noticed sort of an arc that I was able to reinforce by moving sections around.
I’m also developing an idea for another short story that I didn’t plan to write. I was invited to submit to this anthology quite a while ago and I never committed to it, but I had a vivid vision of the opening scene this morning so I’m going to see if I can squeeze it in this weekend. It’s going to have to be one of those magical weekends because I plan to 1) finish the CD column; 2) watch 7-8 hours of video that I need to review for another essay; 3) work on this short story (maybe); 4) do some household chores; 5) finish reading The Five and 6) get some sleep.
The summer TV season is really strange, with programs ending and starting at random. Last night was the finale of Men of a Certain Age, and a batch of new show start up between this Friday and next, including The Closer, Rizzoli and Isles, Eureka, and Haven. Plus Torchwood, which is on a station no one I know subscribes to.
I like the way Men of a Certain Age wrapped up. No big cliffhanger crisis. Life goes on. I especially liked the outcome of Joe’s golf tournament. Good start, crisis, bad trajectory, recovery, a promising final hole, dashed dreams, broken club, “sour grapes,” and then an unexpected deus ex machina in the form of a rainstorm that screwed up enough other players to give him a backdoor top-5 finish. Owen’s story was well written, too, as he finds his feet and tries hard to escape from his father’s shadow.
An interesting episode of Covert Affairs this week, too. I pegged the likely culprit from the bunch of people Annie interviewed primarily because he’s the only actor I recognized: Mark Moses, who plays Duck on Mad Men. I also thought the “tells” of his deceit were a little overplayed. Liked the somewhat antagonistic relationship between Annie and her new (temporary) handler.
I will not watch Big Brother this summer. I will not watch Big Brother this summer. I have a book to write. I will not watch Big Brother this summer.
