June 2008
14 posts
Crystal Castles - Untrust Us
Word Count.
A slow and steady-edited-researchexhausted-tiny-661.
Rubbish.
word Count.
673.
The short story is developing really well. I have reached the setup, the turning point.
I’m really pleased with it.
It’s about the Voyager Golden Record (see last post). A general is embarrassed about the pictures of nude people put into the time capsule because of dreams he has about sexual aliens, so he has them removed.
Voyager Golden Record | Planet Earth →
The images and sounds sent deep into space on Voyager in 1977.
Word Count.
989 before breakfast.
Now time for a nap and then some afternoon editing.
I’m writing quickly and without too much thought and then messing around with it in post-production, as if I have pro-tools for word.
My brother says that its important that you get it right in recording/production
- you can’t polish a turd, he always tells me.
“Substitute “damn” every time you’re inclined to write “very;” your editor will...”
– Mark Twain
Feline Dirty Protest.
The cat did a dirty protest in our massive brown leather cushion.
The title of this post sounds like a cool Riot Grrrl band.
Word Count.
500-ish.
I had to wait in for a table to be delivered.
I’ve also cracked the screen on my laptop.
The cat that’s supposed to be litter trained shit in the house.
Working on a short story about an old man with Alzheimer’s. I’m using it as procrastination from the novel. Novels eat your brains out.
Song of the Week:
Home - Burden
Word Count.
1039.
WatchRadiohead’s “Nude” performed by a ZX Spectrum, dot matrix printer, scanner, and hard disk array.
Been quiet lately...
Not writing this week; been working part-time, cycling, watching movies (Indy is brilliant), drinking wine and playing tennis.
Me and my brother wrote this tune. It’s...
Scarlett Johansson - Falling Down.