orngesodalampst

I submitted my second query letter tonight for my Eloisa book. I'm being realistic that I'm going to get rejected by both agents because I don't think it's quite what either is looking for. But it's a start. I didn't even think I was going to get this far. And now that I've done it once, twice -- I can do it a third time and a fourth. The challenge will be finding agents that are looking for this kind of book. It's a good book. But everyone is looking for something else right now. 

I saw Six at the Dr. Phillips Center this afternoon with Ryan from work, the first musical (if you could call it that) I've seen since both Beetlejuice and Book of Mormon in October 2024. It was a bit pricey ($145 with Zac's discount, but we got excellent seats in the fifth row, left side), but decided a little bit ago that I wanted to see more Broadway this year; and Six was a top contender.  I'd been told by a few people that it is basically just a concert musical, and that it's short; so I have been able to curb my expectations a bit. Because of that, though, I might have actually lowered my expectations too much, and I enjoyed it more than most things I've seen in the past decade. It was short, but I adored it. It was fun, it was peppy, it was full of history. The songs were excellent and the costumes were phenomenal. I actually enjoyed it more than most musicals I've seen. I think the reason for that is that I love learning, and this was full of historical ...

I don't want to go to bed in a grumpy mood, so here are some highlights of my day:  - I managed to switch out of my grumpy mood this morning and into a really good one  - I laughed so hard with Zac and Ryan during lunch coming back from Starbucks that you would have swore we were drunk. It was such a dopamine rush. I love being together with them.  - I was super productive at work today, and even though I had to stay later than I would have liked to, I'm incredibly proud of the work I got done. I had to AI all of it, so it's not my own writing, but I tailored and edited all of it. And it was still a considerable amount of writing that is impressive at the end of the day.  - Bryan and I went to magic Kingdom and got to ride both sides of Space Mountain and the Tiana ride. We had such a good time together, and one of the cast members gave me a free Dole whip and water bottle, which was such a little treat and really perked me up.  I'm really struggling with words ...

Putting this down here so I don't have the thoughts circulating my head at 2:00 a.m., keeping me up at night. Talking into my phone so I don't need to look at the screen, so there's probably typos.  I felt appreciated and seen today. Too creative directors have gone out of their way to make sure I am included in their meetings and pretty much lead the charge. They seem to value my input and my opinions, and I think I've already made it abundantly clear that I maintain a lot of value beyond just writing. I'm presented as the defacto source for numerous things outside my scope, which makes me look great.  The problem is I don't have enough spoons to go around. I love that I'm getting to work with all these different teams and creative directors, especially, because I'm learning how other people do things and different strategies. But people are demanding forks and spoons and knives and chopsticks... And I only have spoons. And I ran out of spoons in the fi...

 My brain won't stop racing, so I'm writing my thoughts down.  Things to do: IMMERSE: Budget spreadsheet for IMMERSE Pay back Caitlyn and Mikayla for any outstanding money Negotiate with Stefan Buy thank you gifts for friends Job hunting: Reach out to Cole from Creative City Project Reach out to Molly about writer / creative director at Disney Follow up with IDEAS Reach out to Christina, Alex, etc. about doing a happy hour night after work Reach out to Christine to send warm wishes Presentations: Reach out to Melody at Slice Reach out to Paige's people at UCF/SCAD IAAPA New ideas: Cosmic Symphony at Leu Gardens Outline areas Create a short brief of what would be in each area (e.g., music, ambient projection, copy projection, performer, main act stage) Write copy for projections 100% fake ghost stories Health: Sand Lake Dermatology Therapist Check if dentist is in network Check if doctor is in network Location: Falcon's building on Kirkman Listening to: Black Cats Deep ...

Tonight was my third annual Souperbowl. It was the best one yet. I added mini disposable muffin tins, which were a huge hit. You could sample six soups at once and not overeat and have to keep going back.  There were 10 soups, buffalo chicken dip, 3 main breads, and also a baguette and naan. Meredith won again best soup, Meghan won best bread, and Mikayla won most creative soup. The price for best soup was a tamagotchi, which sent little Meredith Magness in tears when her family didn't win.  There were at least 27 people because I bought 28 muffin tins and there was only one left; although when we counted for voting, there were only 22 (plus Kerri in her room).  All in all, it was a great Souper Bowl. Everyone got along and there was so much crossover between people who had never even met before. Nothing but positive vibes.