Demise of the “B” List…

Seems like it’s been an uphill struggle to get anything useful done this week.  I blame it on the “B” list. 

For those of you not in the know, the “B” list is simply the lower priority items on my to-do list — the things I’m only supposed to worry about when there’s nothing going on with the “A” list.  This would include things like the drum machine script for POV, playing with ideas for comix strips, going over my checkbook for the last two years to try and find a missing twenty dollars, etc.  In other words, a lot of time-wasters my brain comes up with to avoid doing any real work.  Here’s an example:  I’ve spent part of the week scribbling and sketching some marketing-type images for projects that are months, even years down the road.  Now, why I’m worried about creating marketing stuff when I haven’t produced a new movie in two years is beyond me, but my brain seems completely fine with the idea, because that way it doesn’t have to start thinking about how to make those more difficult keyframe drawings for the ‘Scary Monster’ movie.  Nice.  I’m sooo glad my brain is looking out for my best interests…

So, I’ve scrounged up a harpoon and stuck it through the heart of the “B” list.  Comix idea?  Shelved.  Songwriting?  Nope (and let’s be honest: who the hell wants to hear a fat, bald forty-something guy play his silly little punk songs, mmm?).  Balancing the checkbook?  Well… I really need to do it, because knowing the checkbook is off completely freaks me out.  But that’s it!  No more piddly crap!  I don’t want to turn seventy-five and still be dinking around with this ‘Scary Monster’ movie (I’m sure the grandkids would be embarassed)…

On a positive note, I got the rest of the third act of the ‘Stupid Bee Jokes’ movie scripted out.  That’s leaves only one act to go.  I have a couple more basketball practices to sit through, so that should give me time to write, maybe finish this thing off…