The day started at noon

[cornerofmadness]

Four hour delay thanks to the two inches of snow then two inches of rain then more snow and then more rain. It's like a giant slushee out there. I was put right into the position I tried to avoid last week, the morning class an entire day behind. Sigh. I'm really screwed if there is a 2 hour delay tomorrow.

Or if I can't go because I'm beginning to think those short ribs were bad. SO nauseated. Even mint and the meds they give cancer patients to keep them from vomiting aren't working. the ribs came out tasty btw but so hard to eat I don't see me trying it again.

Agent Carter is really good tonight but can someone teach her how to move like she's hurt? It's obvious that she's not. sigh. Ah well still one of the best things on TV

I was going to say crap about writing tonight. Let's see if my sick little brain can remember it. Well, I was interested in writing characters with flaws that they aren't aware of or maybe ones they are, like Sheldon's annoying habits.

It came to me during Lent when my two cousins gave up wine and are struggling with it. I've been telling them for years now (since like I was living in FL a decade + ago) that just because you drink wine, it doesn't mean you can't be an alcoholic. My cousin's mother and our grandfather were alcoholics but her husband (and by extension her) believe wine at night isn't alcoholism. Yeah if it's ONE glass but now they're up to bottles a night and won't go out to eat unless we go to restaurants with wine. Yeah, a flaw we all saw but them. It's interesting to me.

Other flaws are known to the character but they feel out of control of them. Like how I end up argumentative even when I don't want to when I'm trying to share my side of things (or maybe I'm less argumentative than I think. I can't tell) or try to show that I understand what someone is going to by using my one life and 'making it about me.' I know it's from a life time of no one noticing me and no one listening to my opinion. I try not to do it. Either it comes tumbling out or builds up until the anxiety is paralysing.

But the problem comes in how to put these qualities into a character and make them sympathetic in spite of it. And not everyone would agree. For every two people who get Sheldon, there's one who loathes them. Anyhow, something for me to noodle with.

On the plus side, my local group is helping me brain storm stories set in Athens.

And even more on the plus side, my knee has stopped oozing through both dressings. Hopefully by the end of the week I can ditch the bandages all together because I'm having issues with my bandage allergies.

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Comments

[tinhutlady.livejournal.com]

(nods) It's tough to write characters that have annoying habits, or are annoying period, and make them sympathetic. I tried once or twice but only semi-succeeded when I put the character in a situation no one would ever want to be in. So maybe that's the trick? Sympathy through the situation? I don't know. Tough to do and haven't tried it again.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It is very tough to do. The one I'm editing right now has been a challenge as Luc has no sense of self worth but it's like 'am i over playing this?' Is everyone else wondering why Arrigo wants him

[tinhutlady.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you're being too hard on yourself.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I could be but like the one and only review that wasn't by a friend on my last one bitched that Temple was whining too much about the DEATH of his long time lover. Seriously. You can never tell with people.