September 17, 2015

I Are Back


Like the title says, I are back (running gag at my house) and I bring tidings of Emerson, Lake & Palmer to serenade you for the few minutes that it takes you to read this fun-filled no action packed (like a John Mellencamp film) post.

I'm recovering somewhat slowly from session #1 of laser surgery. Not to gross anyone out too much, but I'm having some unwanted blood vessels (diabetes related) removed so as to keep my vision where it's at now for as long as possible. I won't bore you with the details but suffice to say, it's not something I would highly recommend to anyone to have done, either voluntarily or involuntarily,

Now, on to other things. Over the past weekend, I did a little writing (ummm, yah.) and some reading. I also got two books from the library, one fiction and one non-fiction.

First the fiction.

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (ye of 8 Simple Rules, one of my fav network shows). This one I picked up because my public library has one of his latest, and since I'm naturally hardwired weirdly, I decided that I needed to read the first dog oriented book that he wrote. If you like stories about dogs and if you're deeply interested in the concept of reincarnation, then this book is for you. Simply put, this is like the canine equivalent of the Robin Williams movie The Bicentennial Man. I'm normally not a fan of light fluffy fiction, but this book really struck home with me. I laughed, teared up and ultimately walked away a very satisfied reader. Get this book, because it'll do you good.

Second, the non-fiction.

Anger Is An Energy by John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten). I like John Lydon and some of his music (Sex Pistols and PiL), and even read his autobiography years ago. However, I did not know that his latest was an updated autobio until I got about one chapter in. I'm not a big fan of well known people who write more than one autobio, since to me it only means that they're looking for a couple of extra bucks. I did not finish reading this book and in fact, stopped about halfway through chapter 2.

My opinion of John Lydon's autobio's is this: If you didn't read the first that came out in '08, then by all means read this one. It covers a bit more ground than the first and seems like it would be a very enjoyable read (publisher has a weird warning in the beginning that basically says minimal editing was done). If you read the first, don't bother reading the second, because the only new stuff in the book covers the years of '08 thru '14.

Thirdly, the writing.

I spent my hiatus: tail end of Monday once my eyes started going back to normal late in the evening and Tuesday, chipping away at my latest project. I decided that it would be much, much easier to peck away on the keyboard, as opposed to writing it out by hand, simply because once again, I have a 99% completed manuscript to play with. Chopped one head-scratching scene and properly loosened multiple paragraphs so that the story actually flows and makes sense. At the moment, I have a shade over 4K words written (about 6 1/2 pages) so far, and the plan is to keep chipping away on this in the late evenings when I have some free time to play with.

And that, my friends, is my new plan of attack, which of course is subject to change whenever the mood strikes me. Tune in next week when you'll hear G.B. say, "Oh my God! Not her!"

(c) 2015 BOOKS BY G.B. MILLER. All Rights Reserved.

14 comments:

  1. I hope your eyes are back to normal soon!

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  2. Hope your recovery goes very well. I will always remember that album cover.

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    1. Thanks. I always thought that the album cover was a bit weird.

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  3. Glad the surgery went well. I know I'd be leery about any surgery on my eyes.
    Keep chipping away at that manuscript.

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    1. I'm leery in general about having any kind of surgery to begin with. And I will definitely keep chipping away at it.

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  4. I'm glad you're recovering so nicely, G. I've had Lasik surgery on both eyes and then developed non-age related cataracts and had them removed. So I hear you on the eye surgery - not fun at all.

    Thanks for the book recommendations - I'll check out "A Dog's Purpose."

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    1. I've had lens surgery done about 20+ years ago, and it was pretty weird having it performed with a general and listening to the surgeon's conversations while they operated.

      And you're more than welcome for the book recommendation.

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  5. I totally want to read that John Lydon bio! Right now I am finally reading "Please Kill Me: An Uncensored Oral History of Punk." Which is interesting, but more a history of punk oral.

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    1. You can't miss with either bio. The 2nd covers the last years and it looks it delves deeper into his family/personal history.

      I think I tried reading that book once. Once.

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  6. We also say "I are back" in this household. Not even sure how or why it started.

    We're glad to hear you're recovering. My uncle got laser surgery a few years ago, got an infection from not caring for it properly, and now has a glass eye. The lesson here? Listen to your doctor and take as much care of it as possible!

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    1. I started doing it as everyone in our house has a very dry sense of humor, so I needed to be able to one up everyone with a snarky comeback.

      Listening to your doctor is a very good thing indeed.

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  7. I'm glad you are back, I avoided reading the details about your eye operation, to avoid passing out and ending up on the floor. :D

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    1. Yes, my laser surgery was not for the squeamish. Will do the 2nd session in less than a week.

      I may join you after that 2nd session. :D

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