Holiday weekend here....
Had a big day at the track yesterday, BIG, but BBIIGG. I got two triactas, one exacta and only missed the Daily Double by a length (horseshoes and handgrenades, right): one $4 bet alone netted me $147. Sweet! Lost track of my winnings; came home; got caboosed.
Today I had the first look at another screenplay based on one of my stories. I'm a sucker. Artsie types and film school types call me up and want to turn my stories into no budget short films more frequently than publishers tell me they want to pay me to publish them. How does my work get into their scaly lizard-like hands?... no idea. I'll get Mannix on it ASAP. Anyway, another no money down screenplay and this one seems to miss the point of the story by a country mile. Should I care? Well, I don't. At least now there is a gratuitous nude scene - unless I'm reading it wrong. The screenwriter did manage to keep every single of word of dialogue from the story though, adding extra rather than changing what I wrote. That was nice of him.
Now, I have things to do: trim an archway, build a dresser, bounce my boy on my knee.
Adieu
Had a big day at the track yesterday, BIG, but BBIIGG. I got two triactas, one exacta and only missed the Daily Double by a length (horseshoes and handgrenades, right): one $4 bet alone netted me $147. Sweet! Lost track of my winnings; came home; got caboosed.
Today I had the first look at another screenplay based on one of my stories. I'm a sucker. Artsie types and film school types call me up and want to turn my stories into no budget short films more frequently than publishers tell me they want to pay me to publish them. How does my work get into their scaly lizard-like hands?... no idea. I'll get Mannix on it ASAP. Anyway, another no money down screenplay and this one seems to miss the point of the story by a country mile. Should I care? Well, I don't. At least now there is a gratuitous nude scene - unless I'm reading it wrong. The screenwriter did manage to keep every single of word of dialogue from the story though, adding extra rather than changing what I wrote. That was nice of him.
Now, I have things to do: trim an archway, build a dresser, bounce my boy on my knee.
Adieu
missfire:
Hiya back. Are you getting any money out of it? You should at least make a little money off the deal even if your stories aren't getting out there right. It took surprisingly little psyching, but I didn't have the guts to leave a message. She's got voicemail, so I at least have the # right. No idea what I'd say. "Hi mom, been a while, what are you up to? Sorry I've been hating you for the last five years, but now I've forgotten why..." I'll call her again next week. Underway today and then a long weekend to clear my mind. Hope all is well in your world. 
dirrrty:
Hey to you, too!
