soooooooo behind...

And so ashamed. Sorry, folks, I've gotten a little busy and haven't finished a story in awhile. I did however turn the last one I had started into the beginnings of a screenplay (which I'm kind of excited about), so I will try to post some portions of it up when I get a chance. It's been really fun! I came out of college with the temporary, mistaken belief that I wanted to be a screenwriter - after three or four, I dropped it, realizing I am way too character and dialogue driven. And I don't watch enough movies. (I prefer going to see bands.) And I hate blockbusters. Hate, hate them with a hipster passion... I do not watch movies that star Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise, or Harrisson Ford (excluding Star Wars and Indiana Jones).

Anyway! That tangent aside, I did actually cowrite one years ago that now may go somewhere (through Relativity Productions), so who knows. I'm no longer a serious part of the project but if it does succeed, I'll get some credit and a little money. (Unfortunately, they are actually trying to get Denzel cast as a major character. Figures.) I truly love the short story format, especially it isn't much of a format, but the plot for this new one just sprang up on me while I was on vacation last month. Before that I had just the rambling beginnings of a story about a girl in Los Feliz who writes for a big music blog and bartends at night (it's not me, in case you were wondering), and this new plot idea went perfectly with it.

I think since the submissions from other writers has diminished to zero as well (oh well), I'm going to let this slip into a nice, rambling blog format a little bit, instead of a nicely organized webzine. (Which it never really was.) Maybe a few music reviews, something like that. Okay? Okay. I'll post some bits of the screenplay, assuming I stick with it. If you want to see one reason why I've been keeping so busy, go here. Yes, I did steal the name from Amy's band in "Malestado" (below). I'm allowed to steal from my own brain, thank you very much.