Saturday afternoon randomocity

My Muse is capricious and unpredictible. But I still love her. Even though she's made this one tune sort of the soundtrack for my entire life right now--it keeps going through my head. I'll have to record it just to get rid of it. Fortunately it's the sort of thing I like so it's not too bad. I just wasn't wanting a new project right now.

Unfortunately (or maybe not), it doesn't really fit in with anything else I'm planning, so it'll be a stand-alone. A really long stand-alone, methinks, but a stand-alone nonetheless.

Doesn't really matter since nobody will listen to it but me anyways. Getting people to listen to your stuff--especially your friends--is nigh on impossible. Even friends who are artists themselves and ask you to take a look at their stuff and you do so, religiously. Reciprocity is non-existant these days, I'm discovering.

Just watched the film Let Me In, the American remake of the Swedish film Let The Right One In. I thought it compared favorably to the original film. Have no idea how it compares to the novel as I haven't read it. If I ever resume reading fiction it's on my list. In the mean time, though, I can recommend both films to you. Sweetness mixed with horror. The best kind of horror film.

I may go see The Eagle sometime soon. As I may have mentioned I have no luck with theater audiences. Plus, the film is set in 140 AD with is a little later in history than the time period that generally interests me. When we're talking Rome I start losing interest somewhere during the reign of Tiberius. Utterly fascinating until then, not so much afterwards, to me.

Speaking of films, keep your eyes open for a short film called Hearts on the Knee.  It was written and produced by a friend of mine--she's the same one responsible for Witchy Ways, which you will see a widget for to your right. It's quite wonderful. My friend is a talented writer--I can say that because she manages to avoid the other things most other writers do that make me crazy. It's stuff most normal people won't even notice, but which to me screams lazy! Hack! Anyways, my friend avoids that stuff and presents a nice, involving, moving story that is sentimental but not saccharine. You get a chance you watch it.

And check out my Cold Iron song cycle-you can go to my ReverbNation page or my Myspace page to give it a listen. The songs are on my profile in order--start with The Passing and end at The Passing Reprise. You can go on and hear the other stuff, too, if you want. Let me know what you think!

It's really the least you can do.

Vacation--the halfway point

So, today my stay-cation is half over.

I always take stay-cations. I rarely go anywhere. There are a couple of reasons for this:

1. I don't really have the funding to go anywhere.
2. I hate to travel.

Oh, I will travel, for business or to visit someone, but I rarely go somewhere just to see the sights or anything. Like a few years ago I spent nearly a week in Vegas visiting a close friend who lived there. Didn't set foot in a casino the whole time I was there, though--I wasn't there for that, and I don't gamble anyway, and the vast majority of those shows they have are . .  ugh. I had a great time just hanging out with my friend and her daughter, who is also my goddaughter. I didn't require anything else.

Usually I have projects I want to work on while I'm on vacation. This time it's a spec script--I have an idea where I'd like to be by the end of this coming weekend. Maybe I'll be there.

I'd also like to get at least one new song posted but I'm not so sure about that one. The one I want to do is going to be a little dicey--it's "Inside," lyrics posted here yesterday. It'll be really good, if I can make it come out like the version I hear in my head, but it'll take some work to get it right. It's a bit tricky because it's just me--sometimes it poses technical difficulties, let's say.

That friend I visited in Vegas a few years ago has started a production company with her partner, and they are working on producing a short film. However, they need help with it, and by that I mean financial help. Yes, I've donated, as have others, but it's not enough. You can click the widget in the upper right if you want to help them out yourself. Or just go to http://www.dracoequus.com/ and click "Donate." No amount is too small. The film they want to do would be wonderful--the story is charming and will make a splendid film. But if they don't get the money it won't get made. Which would be tragic. The project is called Hearts on the Knee.

So, help my friends out, keep your fingers crossed that I reach my goal and also get this tune recorded. I hope your own week is progressing well and you're getting a chance to have some fun!