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| These tomatoes are astonishingly good! |
The photos have nothing to do with the text of the blog. Readers have expressed an interest in our Tuesday afternoon outings.
Craig called on the Sunday after the
shoot. Jon and I were making like vegetables in front of the TV.
There were piles of equipment and costumes and props shoved into
corners. It would take me a week to deal with those. His tone was
that mix of amusement and excitement that often gives me a reason to
worry. He wanted to know if Jon or I had been past Ballona Creek
on Saturday. For the disaster film buffs among you, Bollona Creek is
the handy conduit used to channel molten lava from Beverly Hills to
the Pacific ocean in Volcano. We actually live near the creek and occasionally walked the bike
path. However, we didn't typically cross the creek as we did when we
lived in Playa del Rey. I knew better, but I asked why anyway.
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| The view of the bar from our favorite spot. |
“I saw a 300 pound hairy, naked man
frolicking in the creek,” he said. I could tell that he shuddered.
“He was really hairy. If I'd been up north, I'd thought he was a
bear. But he was happy.” Craig was most perplexed about why no one
in the apartment buildings surrounding that part of the creek called
the cops. He was even more perplexed when a library patron rushed
into the building to have him call the cops on the hairy naked man
who had traveled a mile since Craig last saw him. I was happy to
report that neither Jon nor I had scene that vision. I was
particularly relieved after having seen some really bad nakedness the
week before at the Culver City Farmers Market. Let's just saw it involved a
leathery bag lady, a loosely fitting sundress and a sudden, strong
breeze. I guess she liked that free feeling in the summer time.
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| This is our spot in the hotel lobby bar. |
It was good to hear from Craig,
disturbing images notwithstanding. He's been a bit scarce this summer
doing his Oliver Wendell Douglas thing growing corn and 'maters and
peppers and such when he isn't being a librarian. I miss him, of
course, but I am a bit vexed at him. I think he put something strange
in my library file. Or maybe he just said he would and let my
imagination take over. I swear the librarians at my branch have been
looking at me strangely. Hmmm. I think he's being my nemesis again.
Inbox of the Damned
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| A view of our favorite libations. |
I can't really complain about all that
has been heaped upon my to do list. I volunteered for 80% or more of
the pile. And I can't really say that the extra work has kept me from
finishing my latest titles. I was having much more trouble with them
last year when I was doing relatively little. I am making progress,
but not as quickly as I would have liked. Meanwhile, the work I've
been doing has a lot of benefits aside from monetary ones. I'm
building a reputation as well as my brand with the manga and short
stories. That will have a big impact on the books sometime next year,
if all goes well. And the books are on track and fun again. I'm just
a bit slower than I was a few years back. There is a work around to
all that won't be ready for the West Hollywood Bookfair. I just have
to slog my way though it before Monday. There will be no volunteering
for something new until everything is uploaded or put to bed. I must
be strict about this! I'll try not to be grumpy though.
Next week, look for a new page on
Sybpress.com for the Hollywood Bookfair. There will be some great
links to the authors of our titles, some info on our new titles, and
lots of links to all sorts of indie fiction, poetry readings, etc. It
will change frequently in the run up to the Bookfair, so check often!
Stay tuned!
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