Another weekend upon us and another weekend filled with
activities that, as with many of us, involves that favorite lubricant; alcohol!
Not entirely. Tonight we will be joining a “Retro Cocktail
party” devised by a couple of friends from the yesteryear of high school. At
one of our gatherings earlier this year, one of my friends quipped that it is
too bad we no longer have ‘formal’ cocktail parties. When we were young, those
were the parties our parents would attend. Get on their dresses and suits, head
out for a good time.
So, she decided we needed to have one. I look forward to
this as I do not mind donning the suit coat every once in a while. I do not
wear it for work, but have one… just in case. So that should be a good night.
Followed in close proximity to a concert I will be attending
tomorrow night. In my doomed effort to spark some free advertising for the book
release, I was able to score free tickets to a sold out concert. That should be
fun, I like the band (The Decemberists) and it will be downtown, where I like
to go on occasion for a drink or two. Imagine that. Me. With a drink. Who would
have thought?!
That means that writing this weekend may be somewhat
sporadic, but that is okay. I like doing things that keep my mind refreshed.
Last night I got some good thoughts down and I might do a bit of research this
weekend which will help me get a better understanding of where I want to go
with this book.
What I am thinking is that I need to keep focused on a few
different characters. But I think I need to bring some institution into the
mix. Maybe I will have one of the characters somehow related to a college coach
of some sport; or maybe I will use a different institution – like a judge. I am
definitely going to use a little pub as the point where the people gather even
as the world disintegrates around them. I need to name the pub, but I like that
I will go a chapter before the place gets a name. Shows a bit of how irrelevant
a place can feel until drama starts to surround our lives. I will probably take
my shot at banking as that is something that needs to be said… but I need to be
careful as we don’t want this to be a conspiracy theory concept where all those
conspiratorial ideals are fed like a biscuit to a rabid dog. I think I will
make local bankers a dupe of the subversive nature society is doomed to become
in this book.
Not sure exactly, but these are the thoughts I have going
forward.
Tonight, though, I enjoy the spirit of the day!
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