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jazzfishAnd ... that's a draft? 7269 words. There's another couple hundred I can and probably will cut, a short scene that's a useful transition but I'm not sure it's doing enough else to justify its existence. And likely plenty of places I can trim as well.
And of course I've been staring at it long enough that it's reached the point of "this is terrible, why did i ever think this would be good." I will let it sit for a few days and then see what if anything I can do for it on my own, and then I guess I'm looking for critiques.
Tomorrow morning I get up far too early to fly to Minneapolis for Stephanie's birthday (early) and a Dessa concert. This is somehow only the second concert I've been to with Steph, and the first in twenty-one years, after it turned out she was going to the same David Bowie (and Moby, and Blue Man Group, and a couple of other acts) show I was and thanks to a no-show friend of Sarah's I could get her a better seat.
I've been listening to Dessa off and on since December, by which I guess I mean mostly "on." It's been a very long time indeed since I've taken this deep a dive into a musical artist. I dunno. Spectacularly dense lyrics, a sensibility that's by turns sharp, wry, and kind, and pop-ish music that all sticks in my head well.
Some music:
(She's playing another show in Seattle in early October, which I am strongly considering going down for, depending on how school is going at that point. It's on a Thursday night which may not be ideal.)
Anyway. Concert and Steph, for a couple of days, and then north to Prince George for a couple of days with Erin. Then home again home again and time to sort through my various financial aid options.
I'm not doing everything I'd like to be doing every day, but I'm doing some of it. I'm enjoying where I'm at, I think. Curious to see how slamming into school intersects with that.
And of course I've been staring at it long enough that it's reached the point of "this is terrible, why did i ever think this would be good." I will let it sit for a few days and then see what if anything I can do for it on my own, and then I guess I'm looking for critiques.
Tomorrow morning I get up far too early to fly to Minneapolis for Stephanie's birthday (early) and a Dessa concert. This is somehow only the second concert I've been to with Steph, and the first in twenty-one years, after it turned out she was going to the same David Bowie (and Moby, and Blue Man Group, and a couple of other acts) show I was and thanks to a no-show friend of Sarah's I could get her a better seat.
I've been listening to Dessa off and on since December, by which I guess I mean mostly "on." It's been a very long time indeed since I've taken this deep a dive into a musical artist. I dunno. Spectacularly dense lyrics, a sensibility that's by turns sharp, wry, and kind, and pop-ish music that all sticks in my head well.
Some music:
- Shrimp (45 seconds, lyric video)
- Blush
- 5 Out of 6
- Matches to Paper Dolls (not a video, sadly)
(She's playing another show in Seattle in early October, which I am strongly considering going down for, depending on how school is going at that point. It's on a Thursday night which may not be ideal.)
Anyway. Concert and Steph, for a couple of days, and then north to Prince George for a couple of days with Erin. Then home again home again and time to sort through my various financial aid options.
I'm not doing everything I'd like to be doing every day, but I'm doing some of it. I'm enjoying where I'm at, I think. Curious to see how slamming into school intersects with that.
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Date: 2023-08-05 02:09 am (UTC)