Two hours of writing, and all I get out of it was this crap: ARGH. Mahst Vay Bensk is a slightly altered character, but in role only. I think he may become someone essential to plot advancement, much like Sry, though I don't want to get overwhelmed with characters. once you squish too many MC's into the plot, it tends to get muddled and you lose the focus. Though, then again, it's space opera meets slice of life serial style, which allows me room for a bit of inter-character drama and several character-beefed subplots. eventually there'll be a full crew that's behind Von, and at least two characters are already planned to be permanent members of it. I don't want to go over, at the very least, three more.

However, this segment does complete a launch into a vital couple of plot segments that are more or less finished. It's all in my notebook written by hand, awaiting a typed revision. I am still very early in the plot without having accomplished much, and I've confused by too many ideas and not knowing which ones to use or how to apply them to the plot.

I've been cramming practical application of statistics for psychology work so I have it done before Thanksgiving, and it's sucking my creativity. I'm gonna need a barrage of drinks starting Wednesday night and pulling all the way to Sunday.

also Tom Waits glitter & Doom live album came out early today [some of my friends even snagged it yesterday, the bastards!], but I pre-ordered a vinyl/cd/t-shirt/book ultra fan pack, so I haven't gotten mine yet! Dammit!