In our parking lot, there's a truck that has Abracadabra stenciled on the door. Inexplicably, I've decided that it's a sign and today will be magic.

This morning's latte tastes magic, but that may just be because I'm thinking of giving them up for the summer. (Have to lose weight, and even a "nonfat" latte has 200 calories. If I switch to an Americano, that only has 17 calories.)

Pursuant (pursuant!) to my resolution to blog more frequently from now on...I'm back!

But it's Thursday, I've been at work all week (and even working most of the time), so I don't really have anything fun to share with you.

Hmmm...lemme see. What's new?

I taped 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and watched it. I'd never seen it before and I'm on a kick for cheesy, old SF movies. I don't understand why they gave it that title. It all happened on land and the "creature" didn't come from under the sea, either, it came from Venus. Still. I enjoyed it.

I tried Attack Of the Killer Tomatoes but gave up after ten minutes. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood?

I also watched The Land That Time Forgot, Deep Impact (not old, but satisfyingly cheesy), The Day After Tomorrow (ditto), The Time Machine, and...something else. I forgot. I ordered three or four more, but that's all. I'm not buying any more of these.

And I've been politiblogging, of course. I spend far too much time at that. Partly, it's entertaining for someone as opinionated as I am to always have something new to have an opinion about, but it's all a little...I don't know...real for me.

(Unlike fandom, where I can always step back and say, "it's just a hobby, I might add. These are Serious People, having Serious Thoughts and Serious Discussions. I have no head for figures, I always forget dates, and I have ADD even about the "issues" that interest me. It's a pity that television has sucked so rabidly from my point of view the last couple of years. I'd really like a new fandom.)

I spent a fair amount of time writing last weekend. Posted the scene-length Due South thing. Finished the first draft of a (short, maybe 15 pages or so) Sentinel story. Needs a little work but I'm okay with that. To one who fought the tsunami of crap that overwhelmed the late and unlamented SEN, the idea of doing a bit of rewriting to six or seven pages of a Sentinel story holds no fears.)

While the Sentinel piece is "resting," I'm working on the next Due South story. I've got most of it done. Another short one, though. No more than 20 pages, I'd guess. After that, maybe another short-short Sentinel piece, and then another slightly longer Due South piece.

I know...I sound like I'm a writing fool, but I'm not. Not really. For the first three of these, I wrote the dialogue months ago. They've just been languishing, waiting for me to wrap a spoonful of story around them. (So, you know, keep your expectations low.)

The last Due South story is one I wrote down the idea for months ago, along with some chunks of dialogue and stuff, but it has to wait until last because it's going to be the longest. With luck it won't turn into a SEN-style monster, though.

Oh well. It wasn't interesting, but I blogged.