Sunday Morning

First off, I must say that my favorite part of Obama's State of the Union was where he launched into the lobbyists staying the fuck away from politics -- and the whole room went quiet.

Do you use music when you write? I don't mean listening to music while you write. I mean specifically crafting soundtracks to use when writing certain projects? I do. Started when I utilized the soundtrack to Requiem for a Dream for She Bears a King. And for my current project, You Know Me, Etc., I've spent the last few years building a playlist tailored to characters and also Chicago itself.

Need to get going on my piece for CLASS, the upcoming issue of Cliterature. Can't decide between two completely different ideas, but must commit and race with one in time for the deadline.

Blogging Rehab

I find myself in a self-induced paradox whereby I intend and really want to blog about my writing and my work with Cliterature, but I'm too busy writing and working on Cliterature to get around to the blogging. From now on, I'm taking blogging like alcoholics take rehab -- one day at at time.

Update on You Know Me, Etc: finished with chapter six, trying to dive into number seven. Up to 150 pages now, but not even halfway through the story. In too deep to jump out now, but the end is far from in sight. If I was Harry Potter, I would have just been selected to participate in the Wizard's Cup.

Speaking of which, I want t re-read the Harry Potter series. Some of them I haven't read in years. Same with Lord of the Rings. Instead, I'm currently stuck on an 800 page biography of Alexander Hamilton. Most of it is boring and dry, but there are certain similarities between us that keeep me from putting it down.