Taking a much needed break
So I made a quick post earlier, but I didn't really have time to make a full post.
I have time now.
Anyway, now that I'm done stating the obvious, I went to visit my grandpa today at the hospital. We visited for about an hour before he started nodding off, and he was sitting in a chair, as opposed to being stuck in the bed. He had also been officially discharged from the ICU, but was still there when I went to visit because they hadn't managed to find a room for him elsewhere. He'll probably stay in the hospital for a few more days, and once he is finally discharged from the hospital I'll be spending time over at my grandparents' house to help out if necessary. Thankfully most of my work can be done from my laptop.
After that, my husband and I stopped and got new tires for the Fit, which greatly reduced the road noise and now the car is quieter and handles better. However the downside of that was that I missed my saree delivery, but they'll try again on Monday (or so says the tracking feature on UPS). Which means I'll get my saree on Monday (odd that they're delivering on President's Day, but then again only most federal agencies will be shut down then) and then my wigs on Tuesday, and that means Tuesday night I may or may not start styling Sheena.
Admittedly she doesn't need to be styled until April - but what the hell. I'd like to get her done and maybe I can do a few photos around the apartment so people can see what I have done. And while my hair is roughly the right length for Sheena, I can't get it to be styled the exact same way. Also, I'm a brunette. With red and blond highlights. Yeah, I'm not dying my hair black for ONE character.
Anyway, I'm currently taking a break from the character building for my first attempt at a screenplay. I'm going to adapt Allerleirauh (linked to it's original format, incest and all) for a movie, preferably your typical family animated fare. This means that I'm removing the incest (though small children will be oblivious to what it is, I know I didn't get it the first time I read the story), creating an actual villain, fleshing out the "King" who has been made a prince and deciding that I'm tired of the idea that at least one parent has to be dead. Allerleirauh's mother will be spared in this adaption. So far the character building has been kind of fun, especially since I like the idea of the Mole making a Heel Face Turn and making the villain a cross of Gaston and Jafar as far as his personality goes. Obviously he'll be fine tuned but at the moment I'm thinking someone with Gaston's ego and Jafar's intelligence. Which should make him really scary when push comes to shove.
Okay, it's official, I'm fading so I'm going to go pass out dead asleep. Besides, if I have to try and slog through any more German names, I'm likely to start hurting myself.
I have time now.
Anyway, now that I'm done stating the obvious, I went to visit my grandpa today at the hospital. We visited for about an hour before he started nodding off, and he was sitting in a chair, as opposed to being stuck in the bed. He had also been officially discharged from the ICU, but was still there when I went to visit because they hadn't managed to find a room for him elsewhere. He'll probably stay in the hospital for a few more days, and once he is finally discharged from the hospital I'll be spending time over at my grandparents' house to help out if necessary. Thankfully most of my work can be done from my laptop.
After that, my husband and I stopped and got new tires for the Fit, which greatly reduced the road noise and now the car is quieter and handles better. However the downside of that was that I missed my saree delivery, but they'll try again on Monday (or so says the tracking feature on UPS). Which means I'll get my saree on Monday (odd that they're delivering on President's Day, but then again only most federal agencies will be shut down then) and then my wigs on Tuesday, and that means Tuesday night I may or may not start styling Sheena.
Admittedly she doesn't need to be styled until April - but what the hell. I'd like to get her done and maybe I can do a few photos around the apartment so people can see what I have done. And while my hair is roughly the right length for Sheena, I can't get it to be styled the exact same way. Also, I'm a brunette. With red and blond highlights. Yeah, I'm not dying my hair black for ONE character.
Anyway, I'm currently taking a break from the character building for my first attempt at a screenplay. I'm going to adapt Allerleirauh (linked to it's original format, incest and all) for a movie, preferably your typical family animated fare. This means that I'm removing the incest (though small children will be oblivious to what it is, I know I didn't get it the first time I read the story), creating an actual villain, fleshing out the "King" who has been made a prince and deciding that I'm tired of the idea that at least one parent has to be dead. Allerleirauh's mother will be spared in this adaption. So far the character building has been kind of fun, especially since I like the idea of the Mole making a Heel Face Turn and making the villain a cross of Gaston and Jafar as far as his personality goes. Obviously he'll be fine tuned but at the moment I'm thinking someone with Gaston's ego and Jafar's intelligence. Which should make him really scary when push comes to shove.
Okay, it's official, I'm fading so I'm going to go pass out dead asleep. Besides, if I have to try and slog through any more German names, I'm likely to start hurting myself.