Twisted Fairytale

It’s FRIDAY!!!!!!!!

Finally. Does anyone else feel like the week just dragged along? But, fear not, Friday has come to rescue us all. It seems the whole world is celebrating this Friday. Even with the torrential rains on this side of the U.S., the weekend comes with the promise of sunshine and freedom.

Just this morning a road/traffic announcer on NY morning news broke out into dance. I swear! I had to stare at the screen to make sure I was seeing things right and not just my crazy imagination. Because it could have been. I tend to pull a JD (Scrubs reference, wooha), every once in a while. But, nope, she was most certainly for real. The music to Michael Jackson’s Thriller played and she and her techy got down, choreography style. It was insanely amusing. Definitely made my day.

If you were all wondering where I was yesterday, I spent most of the day sleeping or watching tv. I was feeling a tad bit anti-social. Piled on top of serious exhaustion, I was in all simplicity, a monster. So, I stayed home from work and just lounged. I feel much better though. How could I not? It’s FRIDAY!

No big weekend plans here. Cleaning up tonight for company tomorrow night. Dinner, some television, a few laughs. Just chill. Going to head to B&N for some books because I NEED to read. I feel like such a slacker.

As for my WIP, I got about half of my trouble scene written. It’s not a lot, but it’s progress. Now I just have to buckle down, get those creative juices flowing, make a nice appletini and sit with a giant chocolate bar and I think I could finish this darned chapter. Or at least, the scene. I’ve added a progress bar to my blog sidebar so you all can see where I’m at. If it stays the same for over a week, feel free to push me *ahem* motivate me to get back to work. Pull out the *whip* if you have to. I tend to be a slacker by nature!

Happy Friday Everyone!

It’s 11:50pm, which means I made this post in just enough time to have it considered my Wednesday post! *phew* I was a little worried I wouldn’t make it here today. I took a nap after dinner today, hubby was out doing some important work, so the allure of the silence and the rain splattering on my window knocked me out on the couch. When I woke up it was past 8pm! Then, I tried watching American Idol, only to find out no one got voted off. What’s that all about? That show just gets weirder each year.

On the other hand, I had an appointment with CP and friend, Miranda Heart, tonight. She was going to browbeat, *cough* I mean, encourage me to write the next chapter of my WIP which has been giving me a wicked hard time. I’m taking a quick break from it right now actually, to get this up for the day. It’s going rather well. I’ve written about 2 pages thus far, and although it’s a bit slow coming, it hasn’t hit midnight yet. We all know how crazed I get after midnight. So I’m not worrying about it.

Funny story. There’s this substitute teacher at the school I work at, he’s quite handsome, but obviously very uptight and serious. I watch him sometimes, because he amuses me and reminds me of the guy from the Campbell’s soup commercial, the one who leans back in the chair and drinks from the cup and then falls backwards! Either way, he’s just much needed eye candy at such a generally bland place. Anyway, for some reason, today he was filling in for the secretary upstairs and when I went to sign in, he actually looked at me and smiled, which totally caught me off guard, cause the guy totally keeps to himself. But, hey, I smiled back. No funny business, just a genuine smile. It was really weird, because he went from being this character in my head to a real person. Hubby says I characterize way too many people. I think he might be right. I’m strange, I know, sorry.

I am deliriously tired today. My head feels foggy, like I’m drunk or something. And I haven’t had a drink, which sucks. I don’t like a hangover feeling without the gratification of actual liquor! I think I’m heading to bed early again tonight. Could be just my body readjusting to my sleep schedule. I really screwed it up during vacation. That’s what I get for staying up until all hours of the morning. Habits are sooo hard to make, but sooo easy to break. In just one week’s time I fell into a nasty sleeping pattern that’s come back to bite me in the butt. Ouch.

BIG thanks to my girl Tempest for her support regarding the karaoke competition. She’s absolutely right. You only live once, right? So I’m going for it. It starts in June. The website is going to be up soon, and as soon as it is, I’ll post a link so you guys can see what a big deal it is. I’ve downloaded a few karaoke songs. I’m thinking I’ll do a little Kelly Clarkson. I’m somewhat in her vocal range. Give or take a few notes. And that new song of hers kicks serious butt. Though, I may be better off going with something more tried and true. Behind These Hazel Eyes? Then again, I’m seriously feeling that Carrie Underwood song, Before He Cheats. Can a girl from the city get country? I think so. All I need is a really HOT pair of boots. Any suggestions? Visuals preferred. Can you guys tell I’m an American Idol fan? Ha, ha. Sheesh. OH! Know what? I do a mean Gwen Stefani impression, during her No Doubt days, with that really cool lilt she has in her voice when she sings. I can do Just a Girl and Bathwater really well!

As is probably obvious from this post, I am VERY excited about this. I’m going to be asking you guys for tips on wardrobe and makeup and all that, so stay tuned to play “Dress up Izzy”.

I’m staring at some really beautiful Glitter Tattoos I won over at Stacy Dawn’s blog during one of the neat installments of Escape the Mondayn. They’re all so sparkly and girly. I want to put some on, but I have no clue where! Plus, I don’t think it makes sense to waste some really nice temp tattoos unless I’m going somewhere and can show them off! So, here’s my dilemma. I have to figure out where to put the tatts, and then where to go to show them off. But it’ll have to wait til the weekend, because I’m flat broke from my spring break excursions. Man, train station food is expensive.

I recently found out about a really neat karaoke competition that’s going to take place in the summer. I’m seriously considering it. I mean, what do I have to lose? I get to sing karaoke, which I LOVE, I get to perform, which I also love, and the prize is some hearty cash. I say, what the heck. It starts in June, which gives me over a month to prepare. Too bad for my neighbors. They’re gonna probably break into my apartment and gag me to shut me up.

I did some brainstorming on my WIP today, and thankfully, I think I may have a positive direction to take concerning my villains. But I’m too tired to even think about writing tonight. After nearly 4 days of going to bed past 3:30 am, I’m finally starting the downward crash. And waking up for work at 6am makes it worse, since I’m NOT a morning person by any means. Which means tonight is an early night for me.

There were statues of all shapes and sizes. Heads, full bodies, male, female, with and without body parts, naked and dressed, even some intricate sarcophagus’s. I read all of the little signs that explained their origin, their time period and their backstory. Some I committed to memory, for reference sake. Either way, I’m never going to forget how beautiful they looked, perched up there in all their glory, shining in the sunlight. I felt like I’d walked onto the ruins of an old Temple. My mind roared to life with little details for my fantasy series, since it takes place in an ancient, Greece-like Temple. Very exciting stuff!

Unfortunately, I wasn’t allowed to take pictures of the fine art/paintings. Mainly because you aren’t allowed to use flash and the rooms they were in were too dark. But, I got to see some AMAZING artist’s works. Picasso, Monet, Degas, Rembrandt, Van Gogh and one of my very favorites, Dali. I was hoping to see Persistance of Memory, but no such luck. They did however, have one called The Dream, which I found incredibly striking. The color, the darkness, the strange details. It was apparently based on Oedipus, the Greek Tragedy. There was an entire line of people trying to sneak a peek.

I also visited the Egyptian section, just for the sake of getting a glimpse at the tombs and hieroglyphs. I love that stuff. So yea, all in all, I’d say it was an awesome trip.

Only thing, our train ride home saw some technical difficulties. We lost power twice, then were moved off the train because the electrical wires above us were catching fire. We had to wait 20 minutes for the next coming train to rescue us. That train was already full. So yea, 2 trains worth of people all scrunched up together on one. We all got pretty close. But other than that, it wasn’t too bad. Now it’s back to the real world.

Hope all of you had a wonderul weekend!

Today was my day of mental rest (mind you, as I say today, I actually mean yesterday, because it is now 1:21am). I folded laundry, watched a little bit of television, listened to the radio, thought about my WIP, wrote about 6 sentences and decided it was time for a break. I’ve been working long hours on that thing all week, I needed just one day to figure stuff out. And I did.

Stayed up late last night, trying to inspire myself to write. I did some, not nearly as much as I could have. I was completely distracted. Mentally and creatively somewhere else entirely. Which is fine. It happens. Instead, I was focused on art. My fingers itched to play with Photoshop. Bad, muse. So fickle, she is.

My good friend Ansha Kotyk has a website going up, and I promised to help her with the design. I’m hoping not to disappoint. I did a lot of design ideas for myself, but never for someone else, especially not someone who is doing it to promote their work. So, I’m a little nervous, but really excited too. Because this means I get to indulge my art muse and look up pictures on DeviantArt, my favorite place online. Her theme is going to be great, as long as its executed properly. I really want it to knock everyone’s socks off. In the end, if it comes out really good, I may try a few more layout ideas and offer them to the public. We’ll see.