September 30th, 2008 | by Crystal Jordan |
So, I’ve been watching a lot of TV lately. The fall premiers have kicked off, and I’m procrastinating on a major level to avoid writing my next novella. Yeah, yeah, I know. Bad Crystal.
I’ll get to it and make it in on deadline, I promise. I’m in the worst part of my teaching semester at ye olde university, so getting myself to write a little and not collapse the moment I get home from work is a challenge.
What have I been watching and what does it have to do with writing?
Well, it’s inspiring my characters, actually. Who knew?
First, I’m loving on Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs. Why? Because unlike a lot of the guys you see on TV, he pulls off manly. I mean, he’s buff and does dirty stuff for my entertainment. Nice.
The next is Bear Grylls from Man vs. Wild. I don’t know why, he’s just hot. And all my heroes are hot. So…he’s totally inspirational. It’s research, I swear!
Ty Pennington from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Trading Spaces. He’s a carpenter, he has style, he’s a goofball. And he looks good without a shirt on. *happy sigh*
And finally, the whole cast of hot chicks on L.A. Ink. They’re sexy, they tattoo people for a living, and their work is fun to watch happen. This is totally inspiring the new hero I have in mind, who’s going to be a tattoo artist.
See, my TV watching procrastination habits are all for the good of my writing. No, really, I mean it.
What, you don’t believe me? Would this face lie to you?
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by Crystal Jordan :: Blog » Blog Archive » Aphrodisia Authors · September 30th, 2008 at 3:15 amThat’s exactly why I watch top Model and Project Runway…for research purposes, totally-right-yeah…LOL
by Kate Pearce · September 30th, 2008 at 12:17 pmI watch both of those, too. I can’t even lie and say it’s research, I just like looking at pretty clothes and pretty pictures.
by Crystal Jordan · September 30th, 2008 at 12:20 pmI don’t think I’ve seen any of those shows! Or even heard of a couple! Wait, I have seen Extreme Makeover. I confess, I don’t watch much tv. Except the news. Right, real happy stuff right now.
I am adddicted to ONE show that I’ll confess. It comes back tomorrow…
Pushing Daisies!!! CAN’T WAIT!!!
by Shelli Stevens · September 30th, 2008 at 12:38 pmDude, the news is so depressing lately, I can’t even make myself watch. I’m just reading stuff on the net now.
by Crystal Jordan · September 30th, 2008 at 12:48 pmI watch the Top Design marathon. My heroine was an Interior Designer. I wonder if I can write off my cable bill as research for writing.
It could work.
And the only guy that inspires me is the guy from CSI. Yummy.
by Melissa Blue · September 30th, 2008 at 2:01 pmOh yeah…he is totally pretty!
by Crystal Jordan · September 30th, 2008 at 2:09 pm