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February 27, 2005Curse my gullibility!
It occurred to me last night that the end of the quarter was sneaking up pretty quickly, so I e-mailed my screenwriting professor to ask him when, exactly, our scripts were due. It's usually some day in the ninth week of instruction, so the "Duh--during Finals Week" default wouldn't have done me any good.
I get an e-mail back today in which he tells me they're due the day after tomorrow--and me with half a script yet to write.
I freak out, as anyone would, and start calling people in the class to see if my prof's just funning with me, or if that due date's legit.
Turns out he was just yanking my chain. The only problem is now that I've run the gamut from sheer terror to pants-wetting relief, I can't work up the gumption to write any new pages tonight. I've been sitting at my computer, ready to go, but I just...can't...do...it. I wrote nine pages yesterday, but I'd rather not blow that lead by turning in a goose egg for this evening.
I'm going to head to Starbucks for an hour or so and see if I can't shake myself out of it...
Posted by patrick at February 27, 2005 08:34 PM
CommentsWhat's that? You mean you can't write 75 pages of script in a day and a half? You need to hire some monkeys and typewriters.
So anyway, your screenwriting professor has more guile than Ryan Seacrest on Wednesday nights.
Yes, having a viewer of American Idol in the house is affecting my life perceptions...
Posted by: Mad Monarch Voards at March 2, 2005 08:51 AM
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