some pretty things

i may have a new gig writing podcasts. how strange is that - there's money in podcasts?

we're waiting on budget approval at this point, but i was quoted a price for writing each 15 minute episode. there are 15 in total. my writers-guild-of-canada writer was shocked at the lowballing. my bay-street-day-jobber was overjoyed that i could make in two to three hours what i make in 2 days of bay-streeting.

the money is secondary - at this point, it's a wonderful battle to be creative, and every time i win that battle, i feel invincible. the world cannot hold a happening brother down.

because i get up so early during the week, sleeping in on the weekend means the late and lazy hour of 8am. as repulsive as this sounds, it's actually perfect as i can write all saturday morning while waiting for la belle fiancee to awake, which is usually around 11. my kids novel, what was called "the top secret adventures of amos and emily", has turned into "the humbug trial of emily smithers", but that, too, shall change as the story rounds into form.

the hardest part of writing is not writing --- working on the outline instead of just writing the actual text, laying out the story from start to finish in advance -- for me, anyway, as i always feel EUREKA! moments and want to jump in and get dirty.

but i have to force myself to remain detached. it's like having the sexiest person in the world trying to seduce you all night, and politely telling him/her that you need to think about every possible thing you could do together, instead of just exploring those things now. Then you'll be ready. boring lover. brilliant writer.


i bought a new digital camera, as evidenced by the pic above.

i am in love with the henri cartier-bresson style of capturing the definitive moment - to crystalize an energy, to capture it in pixels, forever suspended, never losing its luster or authenticity (of which an orchid on my windowsill is not a part)

i am off to play basketball.

an addendum to ball: i am slowly returning to form. perhaps the job and my basketball career can co-exist after all. i was worried i would have to quit my job.

we're having a real estate agent come by on wednesday (we're going to try to sell him the apartment we rent). can home ownership be far away? welcome to sunny scarborough! please lock your doors upon entering.

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