Accomplishment chart, 8/15 - 8/21

For the week of 8/15 – 8/21:

Writing
- had 2 writer’s meetings for Puzzle House Blues
- wrote “Ordinary Level of Horrid” scene for Cabin Pressure: San Tropez for day 19 of 31 Plays in 31 Days
- wrote “Glad to Be Your Man” scene for Base Instruments for day 20 of 31 Plays in 31 Days
- wrote “The Cuff” scene for Base Instruments for day 21 of 31 Plays in 31 Days
- wrote “The Hand You’ve Been Dealt” scene for Miss Stanton for day 22 of 31 Plays in 31 Days
- wrote “Distinguished Matron in Widow’s Weeds” scene for Ripper for day 23 of 31 Plays in 31 Days
- wrote “A Few Days’ Leave” scene for day 24 of 31 Plays in 31 Days
- wrote outline for version 5 of Puzzle House Blues
- applied to writer’s assistant job with NBCUniversal
- 7 Livejournal entries
- 6 daily Hipster Feminist tweets

Theater
- had 1 steering committee meeting for the Watch City Players

Media
- watched episodes 1.1-1.11 of Arrow
- listened to "I'm Awake Now" by the Goo Goo Dolls

Modeling
- had 1 modeling engagement

Physical
- walked 2 miles
- 1 hour-long circuit workout

Cooking
- made chicken fried rice with peppers, onions, and broccoli
- made slow-cooked chickpeas with turkey bacon in barbecue sauce
- made broiled strip steak, sweet potato, and steamed broccoli

31 Plays in 31 Days, #22 - "The Hand You've Been Dealt"

Finally a new bit including Mrs. Hawking's Moriarty, Elizabeth Frost! Or rather Elizabeth Danvers, as this scene takes place when they were young together in the colonies. (Told you I'd try to include one, staystrong62805!)

This is intended for eventual use in the fourth story, which will deal in large part with flashbacks to Mrs. Hawking's origin story, her youth abroad, how she came to be married to the Colonel, and what turned her into the angry crusader for women's justice that she is today. What's fun about it is that when our hero was young, she was very different-- less disciplined, less honed, more a creature of reaction and emotion that did not fear the consequences of her actions. This much more callow Victoria didn't know how to strategize and weigh her choices to achieve the things she wanted; in fact, she relied on her slightly older friend and companion Elizabeth Danvers for that. This is a fun, fascinating dynamic to write because the older Mrs. Hawking is always the smartest, most capable person in he room, but here she's the supplicant, the one who needs someone else to bail her out of trouble.

In this scene, I don't know what crisis will have happened as I haven't figured out this story's full plot yet. But I like it as a moment for Elizabeth to tell Victoria what's what, because at this point our hero just doesn't get it. I hope it contributes to explaining why she turns out the way she does when we meet her as the honed, harden crime fighter that we know her as.

( Day #22 - "The Hand You've Been Dealt" )