March 16, 1998

Dry-cleaned And Pressed

Today's resolution: that I never have to appear on 60 Minutes to discuss my sex life.

I'm behind on my Master Plan for March: I wanted to get 2 to 4 sequences written in my Rewrite Script; it's looking more like I'll have 1 to 1.5 sequences done by the end of today. I did spend a lot of yesterday figuring out what the big plan by the bad guy is: it's not stupendously great, but it is easy to explain, and in a movie, that's what's important.

Movie-making for 8-year-olds: I'm your woman. And that's what all movie-making is, folks--if it's too hard for an 8-year-old to follow, it's too hard for the average movie executive.

I still haven't heard from Len re: my Thesis Script. My self-defeating thought: he hates it. The probable truth: he hasn't realized it's in his mailbox yet.

It's overcast and slightly chilly down here today. I don't think it's going to rain (I hope not).

ObFilmFactoid: Overcast days are great to shoot film and video on because there are no shadows: you have no idea what time of day it is, so all of your shots match up in terms of lighting and shadow.

I've been sleeping like the dead recently--I wake up late (10 o'clock or so), and my muscles feel as though they've been dry-cleaned and pressed during the night. That's not a good feeling for your musculature. I think this is because I've started drinking decaf coffee, usually on a daily basis. So I'm trying to drink a lot more water, a drink that I've let fall by the wayside in favor of diet drinks (which have more flavor, but aren't a good substitute for water).

Yesterday was a get-together of one of the mailing lists I'm on--we met for brunch at Chez Nous. I admit to being a bad unit: I ordered the fruit plate, rather than abstain altogether. (I felt inordinately proud of myself for not asking one of these people, whom I'd just met, for a taste of their French toast.)

Although I was always feel out of sorts in large gatherings--everyone else seems so much as ease chatting with people! it's so humiliating!--I did rally my forces and I managed to be extremely amusing, which is my usual way of dealing with uncomfortable situations.

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

3 miles this morning.

3 miles yesterday morning.