26 April 2010

There have actually been a couple of things on my mind lately. I'm just about to pick the pen back up and smash through a little more of this screen play - or the whole of the rest of it, hopefully. How likely it is that I'll ever finish something that I've started is an unknown but using past experience to generalise, I'd say it's about as likely as some really unlikely analogy...

Finding the man of my dreams at a speed dating night?

I use that analogy because I was talking about speed dating with Andy the other night. I think, as a result, I'm going to use the idea as the basis for the next scene that I write. Speed dating offers a lot of comic possibility and though I'm sure that I'm not writing a comedy, it's a realistic enough premise. I mean, there are a lot of people doing it and even more people signing up for internet dating.

These simply are not activities within the sphere of my reality. In order to write the scene, I'll probably have to do some field work. I only hope I have the gumption to go to a speed dating night. That would be mighty fun - especially with Mr Bird. Lordy, he is hilarious.

Kite flying. It's similar to speed dating in that it contains the same amount of syllables per word and uses a participle? Oh, it's been a long day. I can't get excited about grammar right now - I know you're shocked. It's also similar to speed dating in that it's been on my mind lately. An odd pastime? I think it is. The benefit? Well, Mary Poppins found it was good for the soul. But, probably it was more that it had a nice ring to it when it was laid next to the score of the film... much like spoonfuls of sugar. Since kite flying has been on my mind, and I've gone and written it down on the same post-it as speed dating, I think I'll just go ahead and bung it in my screen play too. It gives the director a chance to draw some lean, leaden cinematography out of the script. It might suit the tone.

Or they might just cut the scene altogether and overthrow the tone whilst they're at it by making it a comedy. That's okay. I'll still get a pay cheque... I haven't invested much love into the work. I think it's best not to. Investing love will only lead to heartache and that's true across the board of life, no? 'Tis a good block.

I was watching Gomorrah last night. That's a well-made film. There's been no end to well-made films lately, it seems. It drove me to write down a further idea on that aforementioned post-it. This time it was "enigma stripping".

Enigma stripping is the act of pole-dancing to Enigma and it's featured in the film. Boy, has it been a long time since I've heard Enigma. It never fails to bring a smile to my face. I'm not sure if that's the response that the musicians responsible were trying to elicit from me, but it's the one that they'll get. When I saw stripping coupled with Enigma, I thought "Of course! Enigma is the most appropriate music for stripping ever made!" Do you agree? You'll never think of Enigma in the same way. Goodness knows how you thought of Enigma in the first place. I'm sure that they can only elicit strange responses.

My voice is still absent. When I have to say something it resembles the honk of a goose. The rest of the time it's sotto voce. Or nada voce. Perhaps this is good for me? I don't know. I'm not too frustrated. Until someone tries to bait me. Or someone says something interesting and I want to engage. Sigh.

I'm listening to Mi Ami. They're punk-tastic. They're playing at Barden's Boudior next month and I have a couple of tickets and no one to take.

I think that's all I've got for you today.

For now...