So I finished my second run through for the script of my four ish mini-series. I feel pretty confident about it. I've sent it out to four of my trusted advisors to go over it and give me the straight up booty on what needs what. Unlike Stephen King I ask for directions so I don't get lost. Each ish has a twist and the ending is gratifying at least to me. So, I've got that going for me. So, in the meantime it'll be concept sketches on characters and main storytelling elements. Should be fun.

I finished Naomi Wolf's The End of America (dun dun daahhh). If you're not familiar with the book it posits that there is a facist shift happening to America. One of the things it explains is why the Bushies were okay with making sure everyone knew the gov't is eavesdropping on them. If everybody thinks they're being watched, then everyone censors themselves, there's less public dissent or criticism. Somehow it never occured to me. A quick read, a little alarming but worthwhile.

Last night one of my sisters, her husband, Cory and I went to the Rev Horton Heat concert in Missoula. AWESOME!!!

The opening acts were the Supersuckers who were fun, and Nashville Pussy who in the first song looked like a B-movie trainwreck, but, by the second or third song the Wilma board operator got the levels right and they fucking kicked it. The one female guitarist aside from being the dominant showman really, I mean really knew her shit. She tore the shit up. I hadn't heard such fast intricate live guitar ever that I can remember.

The Pit was good but there were a couple of slobs. One jack off was making a career of throwing himself on other people or the floor. Beyond that a good pit. We got the whirlpool going pretty good. The only drawback is you can't split your attention from watching the stage or you'll get splattered.

The stage show, what I could catch was awesome. Even the retarded moshers stopped to watch. Then the Rev came on. I had no idea he was so old now. Happens to the best of us I guess. But fuck, they were masterful.

The energy level would spike higher with each new song. Baddest of the Bad drove everybody nuts. They did a rockabilly cover of greensleeves that you wouldn't think would work in a million years but tore the roof off the place.

They did their hits and then some covers; Bill Haley, Nirvana, Ozzy. At the end the Lead singer of Nashville Pussy came out on did his best Lemy for a cover of the Ace of Spades. Fuckin' hot!

I was so happy when they played In Your Wildest Dreams. I felt like I could just ascend into heaven. I danced to it with a huge pretty fat girl. A good time was had by all.

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Ah fuck, what time is it? Eugh. Saw Rambo today, the new one. My god. Is it worse to grow old or to look like a horse. I hope that was prosthetics on Sly's face. I look at his dyed jet black hair and I think. Man, I should stop frontin' and shave it all off. Be a baldy. Although I did just buy a new can of hair epoxy. Anyway, I guess it's alright for Rambo to look like a were-horse. It's in character. Most graphic, convincing gore I've seen. I mean the actual gore not Sly's lips. Looks like he had labiaplasty on his face. For some reason I thought this movie would be hilarious because Sly would have a speaking role. Why was the Burmese army commander a pedafile exactly?

Mom is doing good. Got her on some Horse Laxatives so she has loose stool now. You don't know how important it is until you don't have it.

Haven't drawn much since my epiphany. Just haven't felt compelled. I hope resolving decades of insecurity haven't made me so secure I don't give a shit anymore. I don't think it has.

Long day. Got to chill with my youngest nephew. What a relief. Just pure love that kid. He looks like a white baby Obama. I don't know what that means as long as there are no racist chain emails about Ann Coulter in his future.

I have no idea how I want to resolve my 4 issue mini. None. I have no mind-blowing statement, no great message. I could steal the ending from Rambo, make lucy look like a were-horse and have her visit the family ranch in brand new blue jeans. What was with the brand new blue jeans?! WTF?! Anyway. I know what reasonable sequence that will play out. I just can't come up with a gratifying payoff. I have to wrap it up this week anyway and get on to character sketches. I'm looking forward to posting "Bloodstar", LOL. Is that a Liefeld name or what? It's meant to be ironic.

BTW; Hulk: entertaining, Iron Man: more entertaining, The Happening: entertaining to me, but, probably not to you. (shrug shoulders)

God, I am so sorry I posted on the politics forum. I'm gonna let that thing die a slow lingering death. There are actually people who think Ann Coulter is not a man. Ugh.

So... things are good. As good as they get. I've had another breakthrough thanks to "when panic attacks". I picked it up to help me curtail my Moms anxieties but I'm the one who whos reading it. Everyone I haven't had sex with has said good for you. There are a few who say "good for you" then give me grief for some reason or another. I guess they don't have any personal hangups that they just can't seem to get over.

Mom is backed up. She's on so many painkillers that she can't poop. I know, who doesn't want to know about my Moms constipation. She was throwing up all morning so we were housebound all day. That sucked it was not a dat to be inside. Although I'm glad I'm not accustomed to the sound of human suffering.

I've finished the first draft on issues 1-3. I've already lined up my reviewers although I'm reconsidering some of my selections because some think delivering a nonconstructive punch in the face is somehow useful.

I've recently discovered that the forum on politics here at DA is where people who think they know it all go to "fling poo" at other people. People don't know how to have an open debate; they make up and close their mind, pick a side and do the Fox News thing of attack and discredit whoever is saying the opposite of their point rather than examine and refine an idea 'til they get something really good. I suspect I will not wallow there very much from now on.

Need help, what's a cooler name for an Archer character (ala Green Arrow, or Hawkeye)
A) Arrowhead
B) Bolt Thrower


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