The Sun is Shining

Right back at it, indeed. Had a pretty good day today. As I mentioned earlier, things haven't been going so well and I've been really pressing and it hasn't been getting me anywhere. Over the weekend, I relaxed and now things don't seem so bad. For now anyway.

I should mention that I'm giving up on my script, Unbound. For the time being, anyway. I gave myself until the end of August to finish it and I didn't, so it's time to leave it on draft #17913 or whatever I'm up to and move on to something new. That something new is another script, one I've done “preproduction” work for all last month. While it doesn't have quite as detailed a collection of notes, outlines, flow charts, and Venn diagrams as Unbound does at the moment, I'm almost ready to start writing in earnest. The working title is Swamp Opera, which you might have heard me mention before. And, if all goes well, it's only going to be a prelude to the NaNo novel I'm already well into the planning of. The script is set in the same world, maybe in an Arthur C. Clarke-like tangent, after all, allowing me to build and explore it even as I work to get a finished piece. So, expect more from me about that shortly.

I keep meaning to post more about comics stuff. Not that I really want to wade into the overcrowded and talented arena of comicsblogging or anything but it's an interest and I tend to post about my interests. This post's not exactly going to win me many new subscribers (Must...resist....urge...to...check....FeedBurner....stats....again....) but it's a start.

And I've got several posts laying in wait from the GW:EN preview event just awaiting a final goings-over before I post them up, including my long delayed review. I wanted to get them done and out of the way last week before release but couldn't manage it thanks to some real life issues. So, now, rather than rushing them all out the door I'm going to take my time and polish them up. Probably add a few more things, too. I promised myself if I finished my August script, I'd gradually start playing again. I didn't complete that script but over the weekend I said “screw it” and reinstalled anyway. I'm not doing much at the moment, just trying to pad out my Monkey's skill list and finish off some old campaigns with the characters that never made it through them, a mission or two at a time. So, if you see me in game (My in-game name's “Sausaletus Rex” because I'm real original like that, by the way.) now you know what I'm doing. But since I'll be flirting about on the periphery of things, I'll likely find a few things to rant about. On my mind at the moment? Polymock.

Also, expect me to buckle down and finish off the renovations around here one of these days. I got sort of sidetracked but I do intend to keep tweaking things until I'm satisfied.

Anyhow, that's the plan at the moment. Prepare for NaNo by working on another script. Work my lingering Guild Wars addiction out of my bloodstream and my backlog. Broaden the scope of things around here. And finally take the “Under construction” signs down. It's not much but it'll do for a start.