Watching TV on a Friday Night randomocity

So, here I am, doing what I'm usally doing at this time on a Friday night--watching TV.

It's Haven on Syfy tonight. Check it out, if you haven't already. It's a show with a ton of heart.

I'm off this Monday and Tuesday. Plan is, Monday, to take Atari to get his yearly shots and have some bloodwork done--the vet has to see if the meds he's on for his arthritis are damaging his liver. Tuesday I need to get some preventive maintenance done on my truck. Whether I actually do that or not depends on how much money I wind up dropping at the vet's.

Other than that I'm planning on plotting out this novel I've been mulling over for over a week now.

Still got a ways to go on it, really. I need a monster. Something terrible, that'll cause someone's hackles to rise, something that'll just bypass the reasonable parts of a person's brain and go straight to the reptilian places where deep-seated fears live. Yes, like Alien. In fact, part of the plan is to watch that film--the director's cut--sometime this weekend. Go back to the source material for my nightmares.

I also intend to create a sort of oppressive, claustophobic world for my characters to live in. That' still something I'm thinking about. I think the contrast between the stifling confines of the world and the characters--who are jsut trying to live their lives as best they can--will addd some texture to the whole thing, make it more effective by making you care about the characters. Because, if you don't care then you may as well be reading a newspaper.

Another storm is rolling in, and Atari's feeling antsy again. Thunder scares him and lately with had some storms that were real humdingers. I'm just hoping we get some rain to cool things off. It's a bit ridiculously hot here.

So, that's my weekend. What about you? Got any plans?