***DISTURBED X BREAKING BENJAMIN CONCERT***
I’ve been to a lot of concerts this year. It all started
with Nightwish back in March and it continued with Rob Zombie X Korn in July
and Slipknot X Marilyn Manson in early August. This coming Sunday, I’m going back
to the frontlines with Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin as the main acts.
They’re going to be part of a much larger festival called Pain in the Grass, a
concert which starts at 1:00 in the afternoon and is supported by Alter Bridge
My therapist Rachel and her husband Michael have tickets to
this show, so they’re going to be the ones who drive me to and from Auburn . Maybe this badass
heavy metal show could be a form of psychological therapy for me and Rachel is
writing the prescription. I’ve always said that music is my drug of choice.
It’s the soundtrack to my screwed up mind and a generator of creative fuel for
as long as I continue to write deliciously violent stories, which means
forever.
Just like any other concert or vacation, I’m going to need
some downtime afterwards to recharge my batteries. Introverts love downtime.
They get cranky whenever they don’t get it. But seeing as how this concert is
on a Sunday, there’s going to be more work to be done as far as moving
furniture and ripping up carpets goes. This time, we’re spending the weekend on
Reina’s room. Not to worry, because Reina’s room is a microcosm compared to
downstairs. I may not be Brock Lesnar, but I’ll take her furniture to Suplex City
What does this mean for my creative life? It may be
interrupted due to tiredness, but that’s nothing new for me and I always
recover in time to make a difference. I still have Andy Peloquin’s “Lament of
the Fallen” novel to read and review. I still have Marie Krepps’ “Never Again”
story to beta-read and give smart-assed critiques to. As far as the WSS
goes…well….
***WEEKLY SHORT STORY CONTESTS AND COMPANY***
I know you all were expecting a short story called “Hardcore
Hogan”, an action packed piece of science-fiction where a Hulk Hogan parody
beats the shit out of aliens and earns his freedom from being probed and
prodded. However, the week of that contest was exhausting on so many levels,
whether it was public life, sleep apnea problems, or doing piss-soaked chores.
Aside from that, there were too many plot holes in my story for it to be taken
seriously. I repeat: WAY too many plot holes. I pride myself on getting my
first drafts right the first time, because that way I won’t have a shit load of
work to do when the time comes to edit them. Never fear, loyal readers, because
even though “Hardcore Hogan” may never get off the ground, “Fairytale” did and
it’s a much superior story despite its lack of delicious violence. Well,
there’s verbal violence, but that’s not the same thing.
***COMEDIC QUOTE OF THE DAY***
“Now that multiple women have claimed Bill Cosby raped them,
black teenagers are telling Cosby, ‘Pull YOUR pants up.’”
-Bill Maher-
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