The Ups and Downs of Mondays

I watched the Grammys last night and I'm pretty sure I'll never make that mistake again. I could go on for hours, but I'll just say these two things: when Jeff Lynne is on stage, YOU STAND UP. And no one turns off Paul's mic. NO ONE. And these weren't even the issues that anyone thought were controversies... I mean really. This made me regret not switching the channel to Sister Wives.

Five versions of the same song--this is love.

At least my mail carrier loves to brighten my day. Three packages came, all of which have contents that were totally free or paid for with gift cards (don't want anyone to think I'm just pretending to be poor!).


Seriously, the highlight of my Monday. I've been able to add to my vinyl collection and I received another Influenster VoxBox. As always, if you want to read more about the products from this box, please visit Showered in Beauty over the coming days and weeks for reviews, photos and other fun stuff.

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In terms of writing, I found another social media site that may be worth checking out. It's called Biosgraphy and is looks like a great place for personal essays and photo essays. In fact, I'm currently working on something to post into my Thank You/It's All Your Fault biog. Stayed tuned for that.

I think I may be giving up on Tsu--because of the potential to earn money, no one on that site is interested in making a genuine connection. Pity, because there are some great people over there. They just need to stop concentrating on the pennies that the site divvies out.

Aside from hanging out on social media, I have been working on that grant application I mentioned last week and revising the heck out of a few pieces so I can get them out by the end of February. Still looking for gainful employment as well, but I'm not to the point where I'm lowering my standards. I have to believe that I'll be my authentic self in my job, and nothing that's quick or easy to get has been the right fit yet. Although, if you talk to me again in a week that may change. ;-)

A Weekend to Remember

My weekend was absolutely amazing, though it was relatively free of writing. Why was my weekend so great? I went to see Paul McCartney in concert on Sunday with my brother. Though I'm a very reserved person in public, believe me, I was screaming like a little girl on the inside. McCartney/The Beatles mean a great deal to me, and have since I was a little kid, so this was really the opportunity of a lifetime. Absolutely nothing could ruin it. Not even the fact that the only two drunk people in the whole Fieldhouse were sitting in the row ahead of us.

 

And since I've only attended a handful of top-act concerts in my lifetime (I'm pretty sure this is only the third), it made the night even better. I was even able to forget about money for awhile -- even though the concert did remind me that I had a lot of work available when I bought the ticket two months ago.

Anyway, that's my excuse for slacking off on the novel this weekend. No more distractions will I have... unless "Paperback Writer" starts playing from the speakers. Then I may have to get up and dance.

Disappointed, but on track

I was a little disappointed with the Paul McCartney interview on the Colbert Report last night. It seemed a little stifled and over-edited. Paul didn't seem to get into it at all, which I think he could have. But, it was still nice to see a couple of my favorites talking to each other.

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And I'm absolutely on track to meet my article goal today. Because Thursday all my favorite TV shows are on, I don't get to make up for the slacker in me earlier this week, but there's always the weekend. It's not like I have anything better to do.

Tomorrow: Interview.

Nervous? Yes and no. I mean, I've already interviewed once for the job... I just have to do it again. I just didn't know that there were two interviews for retail positions. I guess there is. But it's okay... the more experience, the better. At least that's what everyone else says. Since my interview last week until now, I think I've lost five pounds worrying. Maybe I should worry all the time! No, that's not good...

I watched Wingspan last night. It might have only been the second or third time that I've watched it, but it's amazing. I love Paul and Linda's love story and how they made family life work while still accomplishing all of their goals. The only thing missing? Well, a lot I'm assuming. You can't really explain away ten years in 88 minutes. I wanted more gaps filled in. I mean, the Beatles Anthology is around ten hours... and that covers around ten years, more or less. That's what I wanted to see from Wingspan.

Script Frenzy is going well. I'm finally successful at something. I only need 10,000 words by Friday and I'm at 6,363 at this moment. I should be finishing my script and not blogging, but there have to be breaks somewhere, right? Then July comes, and I have to revise. That's the part that gets really frustrating. I have such a hard time revising without collaboration, but I don't want to put my friends through that... who wants to read the first draft of a full length script? I don't even want to do that so I can post reviews on Triggerstreet!