Hey, do you know how much I absolutely LOVE rewriting? (note sarcastic tone)
That’s what I’ve been spending most (all) of my free time doing this week– revising this Young Adult novel, so no posts, and frankly, no mood for funny. I have a week-long, rewrite-induced headache. You know what sucks? Cutting your writing, dude. Ouch! But, guess what? If you wrote something, maybe nine months ago, and now it doesn’t go with the new plot you’ve developed? Out! Gone!
So, that’s what I’ve been doing, and no, I’m not done. However, I have passed the painful "cutting" phase, have the structure in place, and now I just need to add the meat of the story back in, which is actually better than it sounds. Next week includes a trip to San Francisco and promises to be much more lively.
Here are some things I keep meaning to mention, so you can laugh even as I’m stuck in rewrite purgatory:
—Remember the 80’s party from last year? Well, this year’s theme is "White Trash," and you know what? I’m going as Britney Spears, even though that might be a little insensitive, given her current mental situation.
—You know how I love writing about that person named Groovy Nipples? I totally got an email the other day saying that, in case I didn’t know, Groovy Nipples died recently. Now, that is sad, and my condolences go out to their family. R.I.P. Groovy, who I hope is now on the other side with a thorough sense of just how much pleasure I get out of telling the "Groovy Nipples" story at parties. Am I going to stop telling that story now? NO I AM NOT. By the way, the only reason I know about Groovy’s passing is because when you Google the phrase "Groovy Nipples," MY SITE COMES UP FIRST. Outstanding. Long live Groovy!
–In other, non-Groovy related news, I received an outstanding "This Guy" photo this week from a writing friend, but she REFUSES to let me post it so I can’t share it with you. Let me say this– it’s even BETTER because it involves this writing friend and a celebrity, and they’re both drunk, and she’s "This Guy’ing" him like there’s no tomorrow. See? I can keep secrets. But, let me say this– if you send me a"This Guy" photo that includes a celebrity, you must expressly tell me if you don’t want me to post it, because otherwise that sucker’s going right up, lickety split. I’m really sad that you can’t see the new "This Guy," because it’s pretty great. It’s in my screensaver now.
—Maybe, if you need some more funny, you should go to this link and look at the Weight Watchers Recipe cards, and especially the commentary. And special thanks to Brandi for this!
OK, that was all the bloggy fun-time I had allocated for this week. Now, I’m back to the rewrite salt mines.