Shiftbusters

04:22 / 30.07.07

Absinthe helped me through choreographing adult entertainment when I was younger and desperate for the cash (and mildly amused that some people will pay you to figure out how to best get the clothes of somebody). Physically, I was a wreck bobbing in an ocean of inebriation, banging against the shoreline and knocking bits of the pier away, but mentally... I was a wreck bobbing, etc. Luckily, I remember all the vigorous mad ideas and transcribed them later.

This was when it was legal 'under certain circumstances' where I was, which may have been mostly observed. Never tried it since.

Note: think three times before choreographing sex stuff for people you know socially or closely. It's awkward.

04:24 / 30.07.07

What's the song that goes, 'Make love to Elizabeth Taylor. Catch hell from Richard Burton...'? That 'Anything...' line would make a good fit in a cover.

It's a shame there's not more money in having mad vigorous ideas. I could clean up, so long as there wasn't quality required.

04:26 / 30.07.07

Me too. I have about six or seven weird ideas every hour.

04:27 / 30.07.07

I could never choreograph adult entertainment. Cause that's exactly what Id do. Song, dance, the whole bit..then..money shot and jazzhands! Tadah!

04:29 / 30.07.07

"Those jazz hands are distracting me from the money shot, good sir."

04:38 / 30.07.07

I seem to recall a lot of criticism of the 'difference between cute and sexy' sort. For a staged production, we actually did have jazz hands. It involved a lineup (alternately, all women, then all men, and one night only, men and women, because it was gent's night at a lesbian-heavy club) in spangly sparkly things swapping clothes, undressing and dressing each other while making like Ethel Merman to unlicensed Kay Starr tracks. I blame Jess Franco.

I learned you have to be really picky to be on the controlling side of porn. And not care about how great the cut of a blouse is or the historical accuracy of nylons.

04:44 / 30.07.07

I just want to make my 12 part, 64 hour long XXX Space Pirate Opera. Is that too much too ask?

04:46 / 30.07.07

It's only asking for too much if you think PBS will foot the expenses.

04:47 / 30.07.07

No. The BBC. Its about time they give us back some of the money we give them for Dr.Who.

04:49 / 30.07.07

Then can David Tennant be in this pirate sex space opera?

04:51 / 30.07.07

And, presuming the BBC still has the rights to the song, can Life on Mars feature in this production?

04:53 / 30.07.07

*sigh*
Yes. David Tennant can have a part. He can play the head (and rest of) the clone army. He will have a goatee, the army will not.

04:53 / 30.07.07

I dont believe I know this Life on Mars

04:56 / 30.07.07

David Bowie song.

I'm outta words for the night, kids, so I'm dissolving into a pile of pulp 'til the morrow.

04:59 / 30.07.07

Well, have a nice time of pulp state, catch you sooner or later (circumstances may steer me off the family visit).

05:01 / 30.07.07

Ah yes, I thought there may have been another song by a modern brit group.

I think I shall follow Papers' wise example and call it a night too. When you spend more time correcting typing errors than you do making them, its time for bed.

G'night.

03:25 / 31.07.07

So, Monday night and I ended up not going to see my brother and his family. Hence, am I here.

Anybody else around?

I am.

I'm here.

So, I spent half the day working, half watching semi-pointless shows about film and directors on the Reelz channel, and the third half trying to convince my bro and Co. that I'm not deliberately avoiding them. It was kinda fun and there was corndogs and honey mustard.

How're you doing tonight?

03:42 / 31.07.07

Im good. Not corndogs and honey mustard good, but still good nonetheless. I spent most of the day doing art or art related things so thats always a win for me.

03:48 / 31.07.07

Cool. It's a bit weird, the trip was very suddenly conceived, and almost just as suddenly cancelled, but I really got excited about it. When it was on I was all 'It's gonna suck up valuable time, but I'll be able to cram everything in' and such, but now that it's off, I realize I didn't know what to do with myself for most of the day.

What kind of art (things), if you don't mind the asking?

03:56 / 31.07.07

Hey, shiftmonkeys!

03:57 / 31.07.07

Just research for an upcomming photoshoot and editing some photos I shot last month.

03:58 / 31.07.07

Hey back atcha, Papers!

04:00 / 31.07.07

I just had a very nice evening with my old roommate. We were originally going to work - I was going to write my story and he was going to write his thesis - but because he had to have a root canal this afternoon (and had just gotten back into th town that morning), we gave up and made a nice dinner and then went for a long walk. Had the chance to vent about relationship shit for the first time in months, which was good and cleansing. We're going to go out to a snooty cafe tomorrow for dinner and then we'll actually do some writing afterward, so we'll still be good boys and produce.

04:05 / 31.07.07

Hiya Papers!

You were brought to mind topday as I turned on the tv to see Daniel Handler being interviewed by George Stroumboulopoulos on The Hour

04:10 / 31.07.07

Cool!

04:13 / 31.07.07

Did you ever settle on whether you're going the steampunky route, Papers? I keep having flashes of Steam Detectives (which pretty hokily overdoes the steam-powered lark) in a hotel, starring a slightly buzzed Poirot. But I'm torn between casting Templechurch as Rebecca Pigeon or Tamsin Greig. Which, is weird because I don't know Templechurch's personality at all, or gender.

04:18 / 31.07.07

I'm going to steer clear of the steampunk, I think. Though I want to include a bit about some scientist trying to develop a completely irrational steam-powered pen.

04:19 / 31.07.07

This is why I can't let other people's stories remain unfinished. My brain starts writing towards an end, just for closure and laughs. Must... encourage... actual... writer... save... self... from... brain.

Besides, you were turning out some good scenes last night.

04:23 / 31.07.07

Yeah, I'm pleased so far. It's a long process, obvs.

04:28 / 31.07.07

Did I just decide Templechurch is a fortyish white woman with dark hair or is that yours? I'll feel slightly bad if I just made all of that up.

04:29 / 31.07.07

I had her in her thirties, but close enough.

04:30 / 31.07.07

Well I hate to log out this early in the night, but im dead tired. So..goodnight all!