This is my first time to be away from Baby Girl overnight, ever. So, in addition to being stoked, I am a teensy bit nervous as well. But mostly the first one. My super wonderful and spectacular mother-in-law not only agreed to watch her namesake while we're out of town, but she's also staying at our house with Baby Girl so her world isn't completely turned upside down by Mommy and Daddy disappearing for a few days. This has the added bonus of solving the "who will take care of the kitties while we're gone?" conundrum as well. Double score. Have I mentioned that I love my mother-in-law oodles and lots?
I may have mentioned before that in addition to his really cool day job, my husband is also a gigging musician by night. This is actually the reason we're going to Austin. Occasionally he sits in on bass for the band The Frontier Brothers. They are, to say the least, an interesting group. Let's just say that Austin is the perfect place for them. No, seriously, they're really good, I'm just still scarred by the first time I saw them, when the drummer played in a flesh-tone one piece skin-tight body suit. That kind of thing sticks with you. They are really nice guys though, and they asked if my husband could come down and play with them on Thursday and Saturday. So instead of driving down to Austin Thursday afternoon, driving back Friday, then driving down there again on Saturday, he decided he would just stay for the weekend. And then we got the idea to make it a couple's getaway.
Since he was already going to be down there, he also got asked to play with Calhoun tonight, another band that he sits in with occasionally, who is playing the same gig with The Frontier Brothers. This is super awesome news for me, because while I get a kick out of The Frontier Brothers, I love Calhoun. I haven't gotten to go to one of my husband's gigs in a while, and this weekend I get to seem him play two. I am really looking forward to it, provided I can stay awake for the shows, that is.
In a happy coincidence, this happened on the weekend that the new Harry Potter movie comes out, and he has Friday night off! So, while we're down there, we're also going to go see that. We've already got our tickets. Y'all, I haven't been to a movie with my husband since before my daughter was born. Of the four whole movies I've seen in the theater since she came along, two were by myself and two were with a friend of mine. So this is a pretty big deal.
Also on the plate while we're down there, besides a lot of relaxing and enjoying each other's company, and possibly going shopping for clothes (because that is for some reason how we roll), I am also planning to do two things:
- Get a buttload of writing done.
- Read most, if not all, of Towers of Midnight.
In writing news, I think I finally figured out the actual sequence of events leading to the end of this story, which is awesome, since I've broken 30,000 words and that means it's time to start moving them toward the finish. I had a vague outline, but now I actually know specific details, and that's super nice. You guys, I just might be able to do this. I am already thinking about next year's NaNoWriMo project. It's gonna involve space ships. I am debating, once November is over and I get into the actual editing/revising process (probably after the start of the year, which is disturbingly close), on whether or not to share my story on this blog. Like maybe once a week I'll post a chapter. I dunno, I am still kicking it around, but that might be coming your way.
Hey, did anyone watch Human Target last night? I am so glad that it is back! That was my favorite new show of last season. Funnily enough, it was another of those shows that I totally wasn't going to watch at all. The preview promos showed a lot of Tricia Helfer in the first episode, which tempted me, I'll admit, but it wasn't until I found out that David Nykl (Zelenka!) would be guesting in the first season that I decided to give it a try. And I am so glad that I did, because not only did it blow me away and suck me in right off the bat, but the slew of guest casting that this show had in its first season was absolutely phenomenal. I mean, imagine my surprise one Wednesday night earlier this year, when the preview for the next week's Human Target showed up, and Kavan Smith was featured all front and center! Sure, he turned out to be the bad guy, and then, well, dead. But still. You know how I feel about any show that involves Kavan Smith. And that was only the tip of the awesome casting iceberg.
I am pretty sure I should never be allowed to go to Vancouver. I don't think I would want to leave, which is a shame, since I would probably be forcibly evicted for stalking half of the actors working there.
Last night's episode kicked off season two extremely well, I have to say. Plus, the stunt casting is already underway with not one, but two awesome actors. First, there was the addition of Indira Varma to the show as a new member of the team. I first noticed her in the short-lived 3 Lbs. but after that she started popping up in pretty much every show I watch. It's crazy. But a good kind of crazy, since I totally adore her. I knew that she had been added to the show, but I did not know that Tahmoh Penikett was also guesting in the first episode of the season! I was so happy when he walked into the room! Of course, (spoilers! highlight the block text to read!) I knew right away that his character was either the bad guy or was going to get killed before the end of the episode. He was a good guy, but also a little stupid, so that meant he got killed. Sigh. I was kind of thinking, well, at least he wasn't the bad guy, after all, but, maybe if he had been, he could have been set up as the season's big bad. I would have been totally down with that. Oh well. At any rate, the new season status quo has been established and I am super geared up for more! Also, can I just say that I love Guerrero? He is awesome. Yay for the return of good television!
Word Count Update: 33,455 out of 50,000
Oh, and don't forget to check out the new episode of Riese out today! Click here to watch.
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