Spasm
I've been working out with the Bowflex for two weeks now ... feeling stronger every day. Nice machine and the muscles gained don't disappear later the same day like they do with weights. So I'm sure you can imagine my surprise when I threw my back out this morning vacuuming! Yes, this is the second time this year, though the first time I could feel a tad more masculine about it as I was moving heavy boxes into our new home. It's like killing yourself washing windows or breaking a leg mopping the floor. So it looks like me and the Bowflex (and the vacuum and mop) are quits for the next week or so. It doesn't feel like a full back outage ... but it's enough to bend me in the middle. Damn it!
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Finished Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. I'll probably be putting a review up about it on my message board later today. Started, Forever Will You Suffer last night. Now, initially, I was a little disappointed, though nothing to do with the new book. You see, at the end of Wicked, there was a preview chapter of Son of a Witch, the sequel, and though I'm not certain why, I wanted it to keep going. I mean, Gregory Maquire's an interesting writer, albeit wordy and a little dry at times and Wicked never really exploded the way I hoped it would. But there's something about his take on the Land of Oz, the violence and political shifting that makes me want to continue my journey through it. So as I opened Forever Will You Suffer, I realized I'd rather be reading Son of a Witch.
Having said that, I'm rather enjoying the new book. It reminds me of the writing style of a friend of mine, though more mature. I can see my friend writing this way in another few years, once he finds his true style and polish. It kind of grabs you right from the beginning. It's not written like Stephen King or Dean Koontz or Clive Barker, so it may never reach the upper echelon of the horror genre and thus it's shelf life will be much shorter, but that doesn't make it any less interesting to read. Told from a snappy first person point of view, it has gotten my attention. Now we'll need to see what it does with that attention.
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Online; A Ghost Story--The first section of Chapter 4 "Convalescence" is done, and came out swimmingly, I might add. Like shit through a duck's ass. (Quoting my father here ... and what kind of man would I be if I weren't to quote him at least a couple of times in my life?)
Drain--About three more scenes to go, though one of them is rather lengthy. I still have hopes to complete this first draft before the end of the week. Hopefully my back will allow me to continue to sit at the computer. I can't write long hand. At least not for any length of time, so I'm shit out of luck there. However, if I'm couch-bound (ie, flat on my back) I'll see if I can use Holly's laptop to complete my writing for those days.
Currently Reading: Forever Will You Suffer by Gary Frank
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Finished Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. I'll probably be putting a review up about it on my message board later today. Started, Forever Will You Suffer last night. Now, initially, I was a little disappointed, though nothing to do with the new book. You see, at the end of Wicked, there was a preview chapter of Son of a Witch, the sequel, and though I'm not certain why, I wanted it to keep going. I mean, Gregory Maquire's an interesting writer, albeit wordy and a little dry at times and Wicked never really exploded the way I hoped it would. But there's something about his take on the Land of Oz, the violence and political shifting that makes me want to continue my journey through it. So as I opened Forever Will You Suffer, I realized I'd rather be reading Son of a Witch.
Having said that, I'm rather enjoying the new book. It reminds me of the writing style of a friend of mine, though more mature. I can see my friend writing this way in another few years, once he finds his true style and polish. It kind of grabs you right from the beginning. It's not written like Stephen King or Dean Koontz or Clive Barker, so it may never reach the upper echelon of the horror genre and thus it's shelf life will be much shorter, but that doesn't make it any less interesting to read. Told from a snappy first person point of view, it has gotten my attention. Now we'll need to see what it does with that attention.
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Online; A Ghost Story--The first section of Chapter 4 "Convalescence" is done, and came out swimmingly, I might add. Like shit through a duck's ass. (Quoting my father here ... and what kind of man would I be if I weren't to quote him at least a couple of times in my life?)
Drain--About three more scenes to go, though one of them is rather lengthy. I still have hopes to complete this first draft before the end of the week. Hopefully my back will allow me to continue to sit at the computer. I can't write long hand. At least not for any length of time, so I'm shit out of luck there. However, if I'm couch-bound (ie, flat on my back) I'll see if I can use Holly's laptop to complete my writing for those days.
Currently Reading: Forever Will You Suffer by Gary Frank
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