Crikey, Mate!

Took some time away from procrastinating to watch Raging Sharks. It had aliens in it. Aliens that make sharks rage. I realize that they need something to intensify shark behavior for horror movies. Thanks to Shark Week most people know that sharks aren't into destroying our boats or willfully chomping us. Alien intervention is a whole nother story. That, a lack of an FX budget, and a much more horrible cast separates this movie from say, Deep Blue Sea.

I was able to watch this movie in about 45 minutes since I fast forwarded through a lot of "plot" featuring truly horrible casting, acting, dialogue, photography, sound (what's up with all the growling?) and I'll mention the acting again because it was just so painfully bad. The shark attacks were bloody and pretty cool even though they used certain stock shots too many times. Plus, why did they keep going out in the water when they knew there were Raging Sharks afoot? I mean, staying away from water is a pretty easy way to not encounter sharks. The whole painful experience was totally worth it to see a school of Raging Sharks lay waste to a beach full of happy, swimming families. Oh yeah, and Corbin Bernsen stood out as giving the only non-painfully bad performance.

Of course after watching so much tasteless violence, I was ready for some tasteful violence. Happily, The Krays came on IFC at 3am. I'd never seen it all the way through, and it was a damn good watch. Billie Whitelaw is amazing as always as Violet Kray, and the twins who played the Kray twins kept me mesmerized. Good, strong, bloody stuff. Do catch it if you're into such things.

Somebody remind me to breathe, or I swear I'll forget.

As you may know, I had a disappointing rejection earlier this week. It left me pretty bummed, even though they did ask me to submit when I had something else. So it's not all bad. I also found out I can't even get an interview to work at the Michigan Theatre. Frown.

Last night I decided to query another publisher via Email, in addition to the one that should be going out today (if my mailing guy is able to do it, anyway). When checking my Email this morning, I saw that I already had a response. Dammit! I think, knowing that any response this soon is not good news. I second guess the very idea that I could sell a book to a publisher, nevermind surviving reviews and finding an audience. How could they reject me that soon? Why wouldn't they at least LOOK at it? My query letter is pretty good now, and my first three chapters are killer and grabby. Woe is I, whatever shall I do?!? etc.

Finally, I find my figurative testes and open the damn thing, which reads:

Dear, wednes,

Thank you for your initial submission to [name withheld] Publishing, LLC.
We are sending this email to confirm that we have received your
synopsis and sample chapters and are able to open them without any problems.

You may expect to hear back from us within the next four weeks as to
whether or not we would like to see your full manuscript. If you do not
hear from us after four weeks have passed, please feel free to contact us for an update.

Signed,

A. Publisher.

So I guess, once again, I just need to chill the hell out.
Maybe I'll go for a nice, relaxing swim.

Did I already mention that I had to quit the NaNoWriYear?
Fuckers and thier mid-year changes!