Random Post About Random Thoughts

As the title suggests, this is a random post about random thoughts. And here is a random picture of some blinds.

Why am I writing a random post about random thoughts? Because I am currently in the middle of a boss battle (see "Life Is Like A Video Game" from last week) and am too busy to come up with something less random while still sticking to my once-a-week posting schedule (which I have stuck to ever since this blog started back in 2012, with the exception of a couple of weeks in July 2021).

I apologize for the randomness. Hopefully I will be able to get back to writing actual content soon.

XOXO,

Brian

Life Is Like A Video Game

A Zelda-style video game

And right now I'm in a temple

With a puzzle I have to solve

To get to the next level

The game is giving me clues

That I need to decipher

Before my heart meter runs out

Wavemaker: A Rock Opera??

(Continued from last week's post, "Hold My Beer: The Musical??")

INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY

Two people are here, sitting on a couch and watching "Spider-Noir" on Amazon Prime. They are FELICITY, late teens to early 20s, and JOEL, same age range. The show cuts to a commercial.

Felicity: You know, this is actually pretty fun.

Joel: I agree.

Felicity: To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect. But I'm glad we started watching it.

Joel: Me too.

Felicity: They should make a Spider-Gwen solo show.

Joel: I've heard they're making an animated Spider-Gwen movie.

Felicity: Oh, cool. Still, though, I want a live-action version.

Joel: That would be good.

Felicity: Hey, switch the show to black and white before the commercial ends.

Joel: Okay.

A middle-aged man bursts into the room. This is BRIAN.

Brian: Hey, you guys!

Felicity (sighs, to Joel): Pause the show.

Joel: Okay.

Felicity (to Brian): What is it now?

Brian: Remember last week, when I said I wanted to produce a stage play version of Hold My Beer?

Joel: Yes.

Felicity: I wish I could forget.

Brian: Well, I've changed my mind.

Felicity: Big surprise.

Brian: Instead, it's going to be a stage play version of the first book in the Joel Suzuki series.

Joel and Felicity exchange glances.

Brian (cont'd): I started working on the Hold My Beer adaptation, but then I realized it might be a little too mellow for live theatre. A play needs to be visual and dramatic. So then I thought, hey, Joel Suzuki would be a great fit for the format.

Felicity: Hold on a sec -

Brian: And instead of having to write a bunch of new tunes, we could just use songs from Second Player Score's catalog. I know a few that would go really well with the story.

Felicity: Wait. Back up. I -

Brian: We could call it "Wavemaker: A Rock Opera." I mean, I know rock operas are usually sung-through, and this would have dialogue like a standard musical, but the songs would all be rock songs pulled from what were originally concept albums. And there'll be costumes and props and sets. I mean, nothing too fancy or expensive, just enough to get the idea across. Also, we - 

Felicity: Dude. Stop.

Brian stops.

Felicity (cont'd): What do you mean by "the Joel Suzuki series"?

Joel: Um...I was kind of wondering that myself.

Felicity: Are you saying that there's a book series about Joel?

Brian pauses and looks around.

Brian: Oh. Yeah. Right. Never mind. Forget I said anything.

Brian hastily exits the room.

Felicity: He is so weird sometimes.

Joel: I agree.

Felicity: Anyway, let's get back to the show.

Joel: Okay.

To be continued...?