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Continuing on strong with The Wicker Man remake! I still can’t believe the momentum I’ve got on this. So here is scene seven, another fairly original scene. I’m reasonably happy with it, but I think it needs a little refining to manifest my chosen themes.

( Day #25 - Dogs in the Night )

minoanmiss

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dianec42

So... Apparently my mid-life crisis is playing bass in my friend's punk band. What can I say, I volunteered without knowing what I was getting myself into. Which is very on brand for me.

I last played about 15 years ago. Since that time, in no particular order, I've gone through menopause, broken my fretting pinky, worked from my dining room table with terrible ergonomics and worse posture (and occasional kittens), and messed up both of my shoulders (not at the same time (yet)).

I do love me some fast, loud, 80s and 90s covers. But oh my dog, I can NOT keep up. The lead guitarist is my age(*) so I can't exactly bitch about being old, damn kids, lawn, yada yada.

I don't even know where to begin. My posture sucks. My endurance sucks. My upper body strength sucks. I have an "ergonomic" wide strap but I have it adjusted pretty short and the adjustment buckle(**) digs into my shoulder something rotten.

I am considering posting the above paragraph to about 5 different subreddits. How do I fix my posture for long sets? What exercises are good - both in the gym and on the instrument? What should I wear?

Jamming is loads of fun but I'm also exhausted just thinking about it.

(*) For any aspiring groupies, WE ARE BOTH 41.

(**) What do you even call the slidy thing that adjusts the strap?

breakinglight11

Scene six of my Wicker Man remake! This is another scene that deviates from the original and reflects my own interpretation of the story, which I’m finding is mainly showing up in my depictions of the characters. I like what this one adds, though I’m concerned that in keeping some things vague I may not be conveying to the audience exactly what I want.

( Day #24 - Willow )

minoanmiss

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breakinglight11

More Wicker Man! With this, scene five, I build directly from the last scene I posted. I have done an unusually good job this time around writing this script in sequence, which is something I can’t often do. Maybe because I’ve already got a structural template from the original script. But I feel like I am doing a half-decent job capturing the significant stuff from the original while inflecting it in the thematic direction I want.

( Day #23 - Night Dance )

minoanmiss

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breakinglight11

Taking a little break from posting scenes from my Wicker Man remake, since I'm trying to do that one in sequence and I'm currently working on a scene I'm struggling to hammer out a bit. This is going back to Lacuna, which is coming out very out of order like most of my writing does, and tries to expand on a theme I'm trying to include as character work.

( Day #22 - Broke Up )

minoanmiss

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breakinglight11

Scene four of my Wicker Man remake idea. This scene is the first one I think that truly adds something rather than just iterating on the original. I’m not sure it has all the layers and nuances I want— it’s kind of in that place where I can’t tell if I’m being too obvious or not clear enough. But I’m overall pretty happy with how it came out.

I always loved the name Rowan.

( Day #21 - Rowan )

minoanmiss

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I took my car in today because it had started smelling bad. Actually, it has been smelling bad for a few months, but I didn't want to spend money on maintenance until I had a job lined up.

It turns out there was something nesting inside the ventilation system.

The service people recommend peppermint oil to prevent a recurrence.

breakinglight11

Scene three of my Wicker Man remake idea. I was quite surprised at how much I’ve wanted to work on this, but the feeling of creative flow is one of the best things ever, so I’m going with it as long as it lasts.

This scene is the first one that I feel like I’m really able to start inflecting the original story with the main theme I’d like to inject— the idea that the cult is an excuse to instrumentalize and consume women. I’m hoping to introduce it slowly but I think here’s a good place to start making it perceptible. That way, I can move away from the idea that the problem is the pagan-ness— instead, the problem will be patriarchy. THE PROBLEM IS ALWAYS PATRIARCHY!

( Day #20 - The Inn )

drglam

My office-mate Victoria, who some of you met at my party, gave me a Sally Ride Barbie https://creations.mattel.com/products/sally-ride-barbie-inspiring-women-doll-fxd77. She didn't expect to be sent three of them when she ordered it, so I've now got two of them, and have the goal of uniting the extra one with the person who really needs it. If you're that person, or if you know that person, let me know!

breakinglight11

I’m surprised to report how inspired I’ve felt on the idea of writing a Wicker Man remake, and have done a fair bit of work on it already. I like the idea of working in the idea that (minor spoilers for The Wicker Man) the Summerisle cult is basically an excuse to instrumentalize and consume women, which I am going to endeavor to weave throughout my adaptation.

This scene immediately follows the opening I posted yesterday, #18 - “Summerisle”. Its main purpose is to lay a lot of groundwork in as natural conversation as possible. Exposition is never easy to work in, and often boring, but I’m also trying do a little planting that will payoff later.

( Day #19 - Morrison )

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