Gagh. I’m miserable. Apparently my cold never really went away, it just went dormant for a while. I woke up this morning feeling absolutely horrific – paler than a ghost, dizzier than a Gillespie, and with every step I took it felt like I was gonna fall right over. This was most inconvenient, as I was looking forward to attending a picnic hosted by my friend Nathaniel – the very nice bloke who printed my book for me. Apparently his Fourth of July parties are quite the to-do – bouncy castles, all sorts of food, a lake with paddle boats to play on, the whole shebang. My Dad and brother went and had a nice time. I stayed home, laid on the couch, and watched ‘Blackadder the Third’ on BBC America. Not too bad, although it seems rather odd to be watching a British show on America’s day of independence.
Ah well, I saved myself shortly thereafter. At 4:30 Dad came back and took me out to see ‘Legally Blonde 2’. What can I say? It was insanely stupid, it was a rehashing of jokes from the first movie… but I still loved it. I ate popcorn, drank root beer, and laughed at
all the stupid girly jokes. It was fabulous.
What about everything I did earlier this week? ‘Tis been a grand week, I should say. I’ve been oh so very busy. I’m trying to develop a TV show for children – don’t you think it’s odd how there are a million and one stuffy travel shows for adults, and no one has really tried to make one that’s entertaining and educational for children? That’s what I’m trying to do. In fact, I think I mentioned this idea way back when.
Anyway. Thankfully, I live pretty dang close to ‘Docuwood’ – Silver Spring, Maryland, the headquarters of Documentary Television in America. I met up with a very nice man this Wednesday, had lunch at P.F. Chang’s, and talked about ‘the biz’. He’s a producer who’s done a lot of very respectable and amazing work for the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, et al. We discussed the show idea, how it could be improved, where it could work, what still needs to be done. I was surprised by how generous he was with his time and knowledge. It’s rare to find someone in that business who’s willing to sit down with some random 18-year-old and spend two and a half hours advising her on where to turn next. Hopefully he and I will be able to work together on the idea in the future, but as of right now I’m still trying to iron out some rough edges on the show. Now that I understand a little more about how television production works I’ll be able to take my ideas and reform them a bit. That is, if I can ever get my brain to work. 🙂 I’m thinking of organizing a little get-together with my Girly Fan Club from around here so I can pitch the idea to them and see what they – the target audience – would like to see in a show. Then, I can combine that with what I learned from Mr. Producer, and hopefully it’ll work together well enough so that I can move onto the next stage in the process.
I’m excited about it, honestly. It has been absolutely fascinating. Just the potential involved in it all is a bit overwhelming at times. I know that if I can come up with the ideas, I can make it happen if I really want it and if I work my butt off. I’m game. Now I just need to find my Happy Creative Place, crawl inside, and get to work.