Wow Guys, Did You Know...

That I've been writing this thingamajig for a year now? A calendar year on the ninth, last Friday. But my first email was to you all before I ran off to graduation, remember? And now here I am, after going to my very own lil' sis' graduation, and it's been a year of Thursday messages.

That's like, unbelievable.

That means I've had access to a computer and the internet on EVERY THURSDAY of this year. It also means I've sent out half of a hundred messages. And that I've worn this same shirt once a week for most of the whole year. I think there was maybe one or two times where I wore a different shirt. And I've also said aloud the phrase "Happy Thursday" on each one of those days. That's probably a world record or something. I should be famous.

Yesterday I started work at Vons. So come in on Sat and Sun and say hi to me. I can see three things happening at this job: 1) I just go and come home and it doesn't bother me, 2) I really start to hate it and resent food, or 3) Something happens to make me really like it. So come and say hi to me, help stem the tide of inevitable disgruntlement.

ST:BWLB (see last post if you're confused) is actually making motions of writing new eps, so I'm excited. The founder and guy in charge, Jeremy, scrapped his pitch for the next ep, so now we all have a say in what it's going to be. And after that is the season finale, which will mark the start of the "new staff" breaking away from the path the orginal staff had in mind, and the second season will be completely ours. I wish that I could garner fans or appreciators from this. The project really could use some love. It's good stuff, but I understand it's not for everyone, and that's a shame. In any case, my debut as a teleplay writer is rapidly approaching.

In a similar vein, I'm also planning my own series. It's a story idea that I actually cultivated as a tv concept, not a short story or novel endeavor. Seeing that people write scripts for others to *read* prompted me to start thinking about it, and any day now I'll start writing the pilot. I still have to grind out more details about where I want it to go, but I think it's very promising. I'll tell you what it's about, so maybe you'll be interested and supportive:

An alternate world, where protected Classes were developed somewhere in time. Classes like Pirate. Ninja. Cowboy. The Classes are made up of Houses; different families that carry on the distinguished line. But each Class sees itself as the best, and practically scorns the others. Sick of this prejudice and pointless self-promotion, a young Pirate man leaves home to settle in the new world of equality, throwing away his family ties and the responsibilities attached to them.

He becomes Dante, small business owner in a major city on America's famed West Coast, and is able to blend into common society. He befriends an ex-Cowboy who becomes Paul, a man with an uncertain past. Together, they run The Corner Store, your local video rental shop. One day, their lives change again, to include a young Ninja who has been hunted by her own. She becomes Kuno, a new name for a new life. Together, they will show the world that you are not who you were born, but who you will make yourself to be.

And it'll also be funny, I promise.

Other Classes include Knight, Samurai, Viking, and Indian. There may be more. I'm having fun with this project, and I hope it becomes a hit with you. And maybe one day America. (It would air on Thursdays, of course)

Happy Graduation, Michelle and Others, and Happy Thursday to All!
-Steph


Although, Michelle and Others are partying their brains out at Grad Nite, so they won't be able to see this til tomorrow. Don't hit the Pixie Stix too hard, guys. You won't be able to go in the Bounce House. *knowing nod*