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Pip is fine. Nothing physical anyway. We’re wondering if it’s the storms. He’s very afraid of storms, and maybe just having to deal with his fear of them so constantly is wearing him down. One of the reasons I wanted him checked out was he’s half boxer. We don’t know anything about his sire’s bloodline, and some boxer lines can be prone to cancer. So, we air on the side of caution with the big puppy. He’s five now, so he’d be about the right age for some of it, but apparently it’s just nerves. Who knew?

Jon did come back and fix my computer quandary with just a button, and a push of the mouse. I knew he’d make it look simple, but I’m still glad I waited for him. My nerves, like the puppy’s, are a little frayed. This is our first weekend home without another trip in the offing for a few weeks. It’s like I was holding my breath, just knowing I had to go out again.

I got to go to my writing group on Friday night, and we are friends as well as colleagues, so it’s always fun. Jon got to stay home and not have to do anything with anyone. Trinity is with her father this weekend. So, we’re getting to catch up on alone time. Which we both need. It was lovely seeing everyone on tour, but it’s a little big on the social for someone who spends most of her time in a room by herself. Yesterday was me working and doing no pages. Frustrating, so I did something late in the day that I almost never do. I got a notebook and sat on the couch and watched television while I made notes.

Ah! I just looked at the clock. We’re meeting friends for lunch and a movie in thirty minutes. OMG, we are going to be late. Crap!

Back from the movie, saw THE INCREDIBLE HULK. It was way fun. Lou Ferrigno had a cameo, and he’s looking dishy. There were several hats off to the old television show, which was way fun. When I was a little girl I had a crush on Bill Bixby. It was very good smash ’em up special effects, but without sacrificing character development, or story. Nice to see that some people making movies understand that no matter how special your effects are, it’s still about the story.

As I was writing before I looked at the clock and panicked, I sat on the couch and watched the telly while I wrote. I’ve tried writing long hand in other ways, but it wasn’t working. The scene just wouldn’t come. My last ditch, which I haven’t had to do in awhile, is to sit and let myself be distracted by a movie, or television show. This works better if it’s broadcast with commercials, without that, you can get engrossed in the movie and don’t write anything. The commercials seem to give the mind time to think without having to concentrate as hard on the story on the screen. It also works better if it’s something I’ve seen before, so again, I’m not total absorbed. Maybe it goes back to the old habit of doing homework while watching TV when I was in high school. But whatever, it worked yesterday. I have pages, and a beginning for this scene, and it’s nothing I had planned. I had to throw out all my preconceived notions about how things would go, and just let the characters run with it.