Oh, Sweet Lucifer!
Untitled Lucifer and Jesus Project
This is the name I’m kicking around for the book I’m currently writing. It’s one of the first books where I kind of know what I want to happen from start to finish, although I keep getting surprised where the story is taking me. I’ve decided the book will be broken out into three parts. The first draft of part one is complete. Into the second chapter of part two. It just keeps moving along. It’s also one of the first books I’ve been able to put down for a few weeks to a month and just pick it right back up again. Usually, I have to start re-writing the book to get into the groove and then fizzle out where I did before. This one has lots of promise, I think. Will anyone actually read or publish it? That’s a different story, and I guess I’ll worry about that after it’s written.
I continue to blog the story of a vampire hunter who is telling his tale to a hapless pizza delivery guy/ghost writer. Haven’t been writing this one as often as I would’ve liked but keep trying to put out a post once per week (or every other week).
Books
I had somewhat recently found my copy of Joe R. Lansdale’s Mucho Mojo. I was about halfway through the book when it mysteriously disappeared. Now, I just bought a parking pass downtown (in the Flats, actually – only costs $20/month instead of the $80 – $90 I was spending when I’d park at the Q lot or ride the rapid). But, the time I spent riding the rapid gave me a chance to read. Now, I’m going to have to be looking for some reading time, since I don’t think this is a book I’ll want to read as “story time” to the kids.
When I’m watching the kids, I watch the kids – trying to be as interactive as possible: playmate, teacher, protector, mechanical horse. I want to be with them and involved, so that’s what I do. When Christine is home, I’d feel bad if I tried to run off and read for a half hour, so I’m not sure how I’m going to fit this in. Luckily, for me, one of Ethan’s favorite games right now is called “Exercise” so we put in an exercise DVD and have at it. I’ve been consistently exercising now. Today is Sunday, and my body needs a rest, so it’s going to get one today. At least, I’ve been able to work in some exercising now…
Music
Also, I have a few Pudding & Fruit songs that I’ve written and want to record demos of. May just be acoustic guitar and vocals. May try to hammer on the bongos for a beat. Once something is recorded, I am hoping to put it up on the Facebook page. The kids love music and usually are great about me playing my guitar (sometimes, they encourage it), so I think this is something I can actually do. I do need a good pair of headphones and then I think I’ll be set. I think I have 12 – 13 songs (some are just titles, as well as having some music written without a title) that I’m going to try to get down, as I really want to do another album – and by album, I mean I want to put something out on vinyl. Once that happens, it would be one of life’s goals checked off.
Miscellaneous
- Got to go to a Yelp event with my good friend, Pete. It was at a restaurant in Tremont called Bac. Very good food (we are going to try it out as regular diners). Very good company. Christine was able to be the photographer for the event. Sounds like a fun thing to do, so I might give food reviews a stab…
- Next week, I should be finding out about a job I interviewed for. At this point, sounds like I’d be a dark horse candidate, but here’s hoping for the best.
- I was never one too interested in History, but The History Channel can suck me in for hours on end. Between Pawn Stars, American Restoration, and American Pickers, I could sit glued to the set without blinking.
- The “Five” key on my laptop no longer works.
- Finally saw the Sam Raimi film Drag Me To Hell. Very Evil Dead-like. Pretty effective and good, especially for a PG-13 film. I was impressed. I think if you put a creepy old woman in a film, you are already halfway to making a freaky film.
- Performance of the Blog
