The Scarylibrarian

Steady, are you ready?

I've been doing interviews all day. I'm finally getting a sense of relief over my anxiety of not wanting to do the arthritis story, as this first step is underway. Granted, all of the interviews have fallen under the "quick and dirty" category, so what I have so far isn't fodder for a Pulitzer prize, but it's getting done. My heart rate should return to normal some time after next Tuesday.

Received the greatest book from The Boyfriend yesterday called, "The Renegade Writer." It's been three years since our first outing (he calls it a date) and the first book he ever gave me, "On Writing" by Stephen King. Despite the fact that trying to get him to clean the house is as easy as herding feral cats, I have to say that he certainly knows that books are the way to my heart. Anyway, it talks about all the rules you need to break to get into freelance writing. The prose is funny and intelligent and the content is controversial in terms of what all other books say about the profession. If you have any interest in writing check it out.

A weird juxtiposition: I've been extra sensitive about my writing lately, despite the fact that I'm trying to develop thicker skin in anticipation of all the rejections from the query letters I've been sending out. I keep trying to remind myself that this is just the difficult part, and it won't last forever. Eventually I'll learn the tricks of the trade and it'll be fun and I'll get the rush again.

My best friend at work, The Black Assassin, has been trying to lose weight for an upcoming show of his. He's a dancer in an Afro-Peruvian dance troupe, and the wardrobe he's required to wear has a high chance of ... malfunctioning. I have been the unwilling witness his hunger induced dementia. It's very funny, though, the mind games you can play on somebody who needs dramatically up their caloric intake. My new favorite thing is to play the "YOU MUST CHOOSE" game with him. I'll offer up two alternatives and he'll have to chose one. An easy example: Apple OR Orange? A more difficult example that becomes funny as hell when the person you are asking has barely eaten: Beautiful girl with a great personality and no butt OR "Aesthetically challenged" girl with a great personality and a fantastic butt? I highly suggest playing this game with somebody who is dieting and grumpy. Trust me, you'll be amused.

posted by The Scarylibrarian @ 4:27 PM