amazingly enough

Thanks to pixelpi for this absolutely perfect graphic for yesterday's post. I couldn't have said it better myself. And I look terrible in gingham unless it's red. So there you are.


I've been toying with an idea for a book lately. It's all still in the formative, who the hell knows what's going to happen next stage, but it's in progress. I've got a beginning and a middle, but the end is still up in the air. I hate that, don't you?

I thought I'd run a trial scene by you all to see what you think. My gut tells me it's too over the top, but my gut doesn't have the best track record, so input is appreciated. Really.

We open with our main character leaving the marriage counseling session from hell.

As she walks to her car, she notices that she's gotten a parking ticket.

And she has to go to her kid's school because she's the room parent in charge of the class party.

Because it's Valentine's Day.

And as a special treat the music teacher has arranged for the junior high school orchestra to play in the halls and serenade all the revelers as they clutch their bags of Valentine's cards and make their way to the various parties.

And the orchestra is playing Celine Dion.

"My heart will go on."

From Titanic.

Anyone not see Titanic? Not high on the happy ending scale.

In lugging supplies in for the party she hears this song approximately 36 times.

And she doesn't even like Celine Dion.

Never has.

And in total and absolute pent up anger and frustration and fear she does the only thing she can think to do, short of eating three tables worth of pink cupcakes with hearts on them.

She spots the room mother who made her winter holiday party such a pain in the butt and she slowly breaks into a smile.

As she deliberately walks toward her, malice on her mind, we end the scene.

Tell me the truth. Is anyone going to believe a word of this?