Have you ever had that feeling where you know everything you’re saying makes perfect sense, it’s just being said to the wrong person, and therefore you suddenly feel out of place? I had that feeling today. I might as well have been green, had alien eyes, and a gigantic freakin’ huge alien head, because everything I said was coming out Martian.
Yeah, I’ve been busy. I haven’t blogged in a few days. It happens when I go into Lawyer Mode. For what seems like an age I worked on that proposal for my television show to more adequately explain the whole idea to Dean. I met with him for lunch today at one of my favorite restaurants – Sweetwater Tavern. We had a lovely lunch, the root beer was fabulous, and everything was fine. But I think I scared him with my proposal. He’s never really seen me get into Lawyer Mode. Few people have, actually, cause, well, I think I’m kind of scary. I don’t mean to be, but when their eyes go kind of wide and they scurry away, that’s kind of a sure sign that they’re scared of something.
Well. I explained it. I still think it’s a great idea. I still have my whole heart invested in it. But Dean’s not convinced. He said he’d read the edited version of the story and think about it, but I really don’t think he’ll come around. He didn’t seem to grasp that whole picture that I was trying to paint. It’s not just a TV show anymore, it’s an endeavor. I hate to say it, but it’s a franchise. I know, I know, to me that should be an evil word after what “franchise” did to my favorite book series. But this is a *good* franchise. The antithesis of Warner Brothers.
I think lunch today was just further proof that few people dream as big as I do. But, at the same time, I don’t think my dreams are *that* outlandish because they are, in most cases, based in reality. The problem – at least, as I see it – is that other people can’t seem to look at the whole big picture without being overwhelmed. To me, I see all of the little steps along the way, and I see how surmountable they are. But, in order for any of those little steps to have any true purpose, they must be steps in the right direction. And to have direction, you must see the big picture so you can plan everything out.
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That really sucks about the snow. Up here we didn’t get any (by any I mean like 3″), but just two hours east of here at my parents house, they got almost 10″. Compared to last Christmas Day (4′ of snow), I’d say they lucked out 😉
I hear ya about all the big ideas you have, and the difficult communication involved in explaining them. I have the same problem, however all of my big ideas are extremely technical, computer oriented, and possibly beyond the mental reach of 99.9% of the people I know and associate with (including professors). The good thing about that, is that nobody can exert their two cents upon myself and my ideas, because they don’t understand what in the world I’m talking about.
They just shake their head and say something to the effect of “wow… sounds good” lol.
I hate it when I can’t get my ideas out to people properly! Whether I’m not saying it the right way, or they’re just not understanding me, it always annoys me. But usually if I say it enough times, they’ll get the idea. Maybe you just have to really stand up for your idea. Don’t back down with it, and keep showing him the proof that people like it. I completely understand how hard it is to get 7th graders interested in anything- if I knew they were that excited for your show, I’d be sold on it!