But the show must go on
Posted on | 9 months, 2 weeks ago, mid-afternoon | 6 Comments
Kat Richardson had a most excellent reading last night. She looked amazing, sounded great, and was a total cool-headed pro when a mentally disabled man wearing lots of pink (and carrying a big pink bag) rushed the lectern and screamed at her repeatedly, “WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I HIT YOU IN THE FACE? CAN I HIT YOU IN THE FACE? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I DID???”*
Thank God for events that are hosted and run by a man who’s 7 feet tall and does not take kindly to such interruptions.
In other news, the Blue Angels are practicing today, all over Puget Sound. Spain the Cat is none too impressed. She is also a really crappy hider.
And here’s today’s progress on my fifth Clockwork Century novel – a book about teenage juvenile delinquents, hypothetical ghosts, and gangland mayhem within the walled city of Seattle … now with Bonus! zombie Sasquatch and the return of everyone’s favorite elderly cross-dressing Native American princess:
Project: Inexplicables
Deadline: September 15, 2011
New words written: 2075 (circumstantial “meh”)
Present total word count: 68,637 words
Things accomplished in real life: Missed the daily run/climb, but did 20 minutes of baby-steps yoga and hiked down the hill; went to the salon and got my hair touched up (see previous reference to hiking); got a whole huge batch of work from the day-job guys, presented in a truly clever and useful fashion**.
Other: Not my best writing day, but considering I was gone for almost 3 hours in the middle of it (it’s a 30 minute walk to the salon each way) – and I spent a lot of time going over the day-job assignments, I’m content with 2K. If I can reliably produce 2000 words a day while simultaneously working on day-job material, I will consider myself a productive member of society.
Other, redux: Will try to get more written tonight, by way of getting a jump on tomorrow – when I’ll actually dive headlong into the day-job stuff.
Total narrative fiction word count for 2011: 68,637 words
* Kat’s deadpan response, without batting an eyelash: “I’d file assault charges.”
** No joke – one of the most useful documents anyone’s ever given me.
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August 4th, 2011 @ 9:21 pm
1. Kat is SUCH a bad-ass.
2. Kat looks as gorgeous as you claimed.
3. That photo of you and Dwayne is rad.
4. Spain is the cutest, especially when she’s furious.
5. I find your wordcount to be satisfactory, and I generally write at 1.25 Lakes per hour.
August 4th, 2011 @ 11:45 pm
Weird pink guys are weird. Especially when they keep on coming back saying “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” then come back and say “But how did you feel. How would you feel if I punched you in the face.”
Strange. Very strange.
August 5th, 2011 @ 10:07 am
Wow. I missed that? Curses… Danged one week of sunshine all summer long! I have seen someone like that at other UBS events. I wonder if it was the same guy. At least it went well and Duane has the ability to pound just about anybody from above.
August 5th, 2011 @ 10:47 am
Public events can attract the crazy anytime, so it’s a good thing Kat had a champion. Personally, I think pink makes everybody crazy…
I’m sorry Spain had such a hard time protecting her delicate ears. I’m not a big fan of airshow fallout, but I can resort to things like basements and headphones. I’ll bet that tail tip was flicking a lot while she was under there!
And 2k is a very respectable number given all the other calls on your time. I don’t do as well most days!
August 6th, 2011 @ 3:45 pm
I thought Kat’s signing was very entertaining. She’s got a terrific sense of humour. Granted, the handicapped man made me nervous. Kat handled it well.
September 22nd, 2011 @ 4:26 pm
[...] The encounter was odd, but not particularly alarming. And hey, it could’ve been worse. [...]