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So you're probably wondering where's the next The Days After part right? Well, granted, the draft is done, but not edited. I started part 3 yesterday out of curiosity where the plot is going. But here's why.

Finals, and my mind.

The finals are next week and I'm already flipping out over them. But I want them to be over with. That two week break is just what I need.

And my stressed out mind is bleeding into my writing. It's hard enough to write 500 words a day. Plus finding a job. I actually succumbed to look over Disney Careers, and behold, a bartender position is open, which I've been thinking about doing.

I despise crossroads.

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Not kidding on this one.

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Watch this movie trailer, then imagine Michael Bay committing suicide after kissing Guillermo Del Toro's ass.

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The Days After Part 2 will be released May 19 due to personal issues getting in the way.

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The only time I ever use Photoshop and InDesign is when I start compiling a book for print. I think I haven't touched InDesign for two years, and occasionally Photoshop to fix Quarantine's cover.

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Yesterday the story was coming along slowly due to two phone interviews for jobs, but resulted in a rejection pattern that made me sulk.

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This last part kicked my ass. At nearly 5,000 words, I'm still not done with it. I keep having character fights, not sure what to have them say or do, not even emotion is written out. I settled to print the remaining draft, edit, and hard write the final. It might take me all day, but I'm determined to get this darn thing done.

P.S. An old friend from high school days invited me to a yoga class Sunday morning. Please, send good thoughts toward my back.

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Read my short review on SyFy's Defiance here: [link]

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Today I was at an interview for a writer internship in Temecula. This has been on my mind lately. Of all the job applications I've sent out since the beginning of spring, this one was the most hopeful. Took me the whole week in between commutes, watching the house, helping a friend's computer problem I'm almost done fixing, yard work, and redoing my entire portfolio, I can say that I can finally get back to work on Keystone.

I can't tell you what this internship is and what I have to do but once I get that email I'm selected, it means I can finally move off this mountain. If not, then I'll keep at it, and possibly get a job lead at Mammoth Mountain. This is the first real job I had relating to my writing. Kind of surreal really.

The last Keystone part will be out next Sunday. I've gotten more edits back from my editor on the Tyler Ingert novella collection, including a section in Detox I have to rewrite because I can't ignore that. And I feel the same as to what she described. Also more edits from the Mana Pool refresh.

Send good vibes toward me and this internship.   

Later.

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This is one of many things added to my portfolio.

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Besides the yard work, I finally got up the guts to clean up my gallery. 

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Years ago, *MaLAgua posted on his journal looking for a new story idea outside his Genetic Park series and others. I've followed this man for a while because I love how he described his worlds and his various characters. You might remember the Hiding in The Genetic Park stories I posted last year. Don't worry, I'm working towards. So I decided to give him the taur virus story I've been messing with for a month. I gave it to him, he loved it, and wrote the story as he added his own ideas.
P.S. I'm testing out the new journal writer and I like it. Click and insert emoticons, people!!!

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It seems that I have to rework my entire portfolio. I'm not going to explain why and for what purpose. With my IT experience, I have to add my writing samples, publications, commissioned artwork, and a script. The script is what I'm worried about. Instead of the writing part - which is not a problem - it's the darn format I can't wrap my head around. I did a script before in the creative writing class, but that was in a format that fit to my understanding, not industry standard.

Another distraction in my life, on top of watching the house and yardwork. If only I had the guts to do all nighters these days.

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I still have my Tumblr account, and you should follow it. My one and only personal blog besides this one. Recently saw that and thought, "Yeah, add some terran features and you get the cinematic/cosplay look of a Mana Pool movie/TV series. What's that called in the movie business? Post-photography?

Other than that, this is good. I've noticed that foxes are slowly being domesticated. Just not sure if I'll cope when a person's pet raven says "nevermore" outside my bedroom window.

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No, this is not a April Fools gag. Since the parents left last week and I had to watch the house, the focus was leaned toward yardwork, garden planning, and fence paining. I tried writing by hand and that worked out great. I'm keeping up with writing by hand because this action scene needs some close attention. Also, I think my time writing on the computer is inhibiting the creativity. I'll need to look into this.

In the mean time, since April Fools is my favorite day of the year, here's Jeff Gordon making this poor, defenseless car salesman crap his pants.

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Yesterday before I went back to school to do my server labs, my dinner at In n Out Burger - and I'm not making this stuff up - cost exactly $6.66. I did not change it. I paid it, got back to campus safely, ate my food, got my tongue burned off from Doritos... Lava chips I think (it was free), complete my lab without a problem, and instructor forwarded an interesting job offer up north.

So then I tweeted the price thing. Facebook, Twitter, Google+. On Google+, someone said I should write a song about it. Only if I don't have a hate towards writing poetry, I can consider it. The random comment following it was he suspected I was JJ Abrams in disguise.

When did it start from a $6.66 cheeseburger dinner to being JJ Abrams impersonating a IT student from Big Bear?

Trust me, guys. This is not JJ. This is me. I highly doubt JJ will have a Internet alias self-publishing his stories. And even if I ever meet the Star Trek and Star Wars director (I liked Super8, Cloverfield scared me good, and Star Trek was what I needed) I would throw a copy of Mana Pool on his lap and run out of the office laughing like a mad scientist.

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Guillermo del Toro looks like a good fit for a Mana Pool movie or TV show.

Thoughts? Concerns? Arguments?

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Hey guys.

Hope you are enjoying Keystone. I realize it has been dull on action for the past weeks, but fear not, action is coming in the next two parts. Please, by any means, leave your comments. I want to know what you feel about it currently. What is working. What is REALLY not working. Whatever.

Also you are more than welcome to follow me at my Wattpad page to read and comment there. [link] I'm looking forward to use this site for serializing.

Also school starts this week. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, starting at 6 at night. Ethics, Windows Security, and Social Psychology. Wish I had a Linux class but oh well.

That's it for now. Will talk again this weekend.

Later