I've figured most of it out

Last evening I walked all over the campus of North Central college with Zach. While I was growing the blisters on my feet which now plague me, I did some daydreaming about The Kid and the rest of his story.

I have the general outline of the rest of the story in my head, and even some of the details of how it all leads to the scene in the alley - and the evening leading up to that, you know - the scene with the Boss. I'm tying threads together and it's all falling into place. I promise you, if you've liked what you've seen so far, you're gonna love the stuff that's coming up.

Thursday's episode is 'in the can', so to speak. Next Thursday's episode is roughed out and I'm tweaking it every day. I'd say it's about 90% done. It's gonna be a surprise. I know it surprised the hell out of me!! I did NOT plan this story up until this point. It is only now that I have actually done any planning of this story. I think I had to get this far in order to see the rest of the story - I do now, or at least most of it - but I had to get to this part - this part that surprised me - before I could formulate the rest of it.

Goddess, this is fun.

And yes, Holly, Anglophilefootballfanatic, it was you who pulled the curtain from in front of the Mighty Oz. it was you who ... oh nevermind. Yes, you are the one. But you need to know that it did NOT upset me so much as surprised me. I was flabbergasted. I thought I knew it all. I'm 62 friggin' years old. There aren't supposed to BE any surprises left. But, suddenly, the spotlight is shining in my eyes and I realize how blind I have been. And it's very liberating to know that there are still things to discover, out there, in the world, in the blogosphere, in lalaland. No, boys and girls, the wizened old critter does NOT know it all and that's fine. And it's going to be so. much. fun. finding out what ELSE I don't know!