there is the faint smell of musubi's urine...
anyway, i've been listening to margaret atwood's masterclass, and i really think she has some good advice. she talks about the underlying plot as being relatively easy to put down, but the structure of the story is anything but. the structure of the story is how it is told. she goes over several variants, like changing the narrator, or changing the time. she even has multiple narratives embedded inside of narratives... i was thinking of the kappa story. maybe it would be better to tell the story from the point of view of the kappa itself. this would lend a kind of exteriority to the main character. it could also be helpful in conveying the idea that the boy is actually subhuman. karrappo. empty headed.
i am feeling mild panic over a few things, like college for willow, or the car maintenance stuff. simple stuff (the latter, anyway), but they have a way of creeping in to my consciousness. i'm also not ready for school tomorrow, despite the fact that i've probably been on campus more than anyone else this winter break. always, there are worries.
we could be at war with iran soon, and that's it's own whole can of worms. i'm so upset about that. i'm so upset that americans can be so incredibly stupid.
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my wife, i have to do something special for her. that's the other thing i'm worrying about.
so many things to concern me.
well, i actually don't have anything else to talk about right now.
(i keep hoping i can dream about something.)
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