Day Job: I like having legal council available. That's definitely one of the perks of working for a big corporation. My brother-in-law is currently in law school, and when he's done, I'm afraid I'm going to be a pain -- always calling him up with questions that my work legal council won't touch. Another thing I've learned working here: somebody is going to absolutely hate what you do, no matter what you do. The show hasn't even gone on the air yet and there are already people pronouncing it terrible (just by looking at a caste photo). The people with the pleasant comments are always quieter somehow. Perhaps they are more refined and less prone to shouting.

Home: Yeah, I didn't get anything done over the weekend. I threw my back out and spent a lot of it on the floor wishing my pain pills would kick in. Here's hoping I have enough clean clothes to make it till my back is better and I have a few minutes to do laundry.

Books: My first draft reader tells me I didn't whine enough here about the character who got up on her soap-box. That doesn't bode well, does it? She did go on and on. I've only planned one chapter to be from her point of view. I hadn't really planned any chapters to be from her point of view, but I switched this one after attempting it with the other character. So now that this one has the stage, she really goes all-out. Kind of like the extra in the movie who's supposed to get shot and die, but spends half an hour knocking over tables and clutching at people in their death scene. This character of mine feels very strongly about a lot of social issues, and she wanted to take the opportunity to spout off. About all of them. Over and over. So now I'm editing down, and she argues every time I cut a sentence.

Sarah: The goal is to have it ready for reading by the end of August, just like I keep telling you. Not sure I'll make it, but I'm going to try.