I finished my Storytellers Unplugged essay (Location, Location, Location) this morning, which is the latest I’ve gotten my monthly contribution done in a long time. Usually I have it ready a week or two in advance, but this month I’ve been busy with a lot of stuff, plus I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about until yesterday morning. As you might guess from the title, it has a little bit to do with the placement of my book in B&N last week, but it also tells the whole story of how the book came about and how it came together in such a short time.
I received a rejection letter of a different sort yesterday. I’d applied for a travel grant for WHC 2010. Shot in the dark, but it’s like the lottery. If you don’t buy a ticket you won’t win, guaranteed. Alas, I did not win this lottery.
I didn’t have the gumption to stay up late — or get up extra-early — to see the meteor shower last night. Sleep trumps spectacle.
The writers of Dexter must have a great time plotting out each season. It’s so fiendish. The revelations this week about Debra’s shooter (I’ve heard speculation about this, which may be right after all) and “Kyle’s” heroic actions and their repercussions are great. The series still has a lot of mileage left to it. Not sure I trust the guy who’s sniffing around Rita. Where is that going to go?
I read this morning that the actress who plays Cameron on House doesn’t know any more about her character’s fate than the audience does at present, that the writers are only a couple of episodes ahead of production. I’m not sure I believe that. I think 13 is the critical character–she is the perfect foil for House. She isn’t as smart as he is…yet, but she understands his motivations, perhaps even better than he does himself.
The Big Bang Theory was hilarious last night. Hash brownies are always good for a chuckle (the Barney Miller episode ranks as one of the funniest sitcom episodes of all time), but even funnier was the Sheldon/Penny fiasco. Although I had to laugh at Leonard when he realized that his name has the name “nerd” in it.
