Lilith Saintcrow

My post for the week is up over at The Midnight Hour, titled Life Doesn’t Stop For Writing. You can tell I’m a bit testy lately.

Last night at about seven I got the unholy urge to see a movie. “Do you mind if I go to a late movie?” I asked the DHM.

“Of course not. Go and have fun,” he replies, distractedly. He’s working on some design for a pier or something.

I put the ticket on hold (Fandango is my friend) and find out I’ve missed everything but the ten-fifteen showing. Which means I settle down and write while the kids play cards (or the Teen and the Princess play cards while the Little Prince shouts “Look at me! Look at me, Mom! Look at me, everyone!” while he stands on a stepstool in his Spiderman hooded sweatshirt.

After a while everyone under 18 is in bed and I’m putting my shoes on. “I think I’ve got a touch of cabin fever,” I announce.

The DHM snorts. “I knew that.”

Damn men, thinking they know everything.

I manfully restrain from any violence and hie myself hence. I went and saw Curse of the Golden Flower. It was two hours long, with no little people in the audience. I didn’t realize how jumpy and disturbed I was until halfway through.

Nobody was screaming for attention. Nothing was on fire or broken. The world hadn’t stopped.

It was very strange.

I came home and poured out another two thousand words in a couple of uninterrupted hours. I would have done more, too, because the house was quiet. But when you wake up with your face in your laptop, it’s time to quit. I hope I didn’t drool on the keyboard.

Anyway, I’ll review Golden Flower next week, if I remember to. Bottom line: Zhang Yimou. Twists, turns, ambiguity, soap-opera drama, and rich oversaturated color. This movie cost $45 million, and is well worth nine bucks to see just for the Muse crack alone. The Wiki is pretty interesting too.

Have a great weekend, Readers! I’m off to poke at the fifth Valentine book some more. We just had the laserifle in the cargo hold scene, and the betrayals are numbering four so far. It’s been a good couple of days.

Related posts:

1. Happy Solstice!
2. Happy Friday
3. Happy New Year!

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