Brain workout

Oh man, my brain is about to explode and I’m sweating from thinking too hard! The day started with a long meeting with a producer and a talented Quebec actor and comedian who had a great idea for a story that I have been hired to write. We’re still at the development stage and the discussion was so intense that we talked for 4 hours non-stop and forgot to have lunch. The story is catchy but somewhat complex, with a fair dose of supernatural and some time traveling involved. I’m very type A when it comes to time traveling and parallel universes. I don’t care that it’s a « special » movie genre. The story has to make sense and be consistent within its own logic, so we drew some pretty complex graphics to elaborate the time line of the movie. The three of us were excited and feeling quite passionate about this, so we were all speaking at the same time, scratching our heads and trying to understand each other’s point while trying to be heard at the same time. Yowser.

We had to end the meeting before everything was resolved and I came home pretty exhausted. You’d think I’d take it easy for the evening but no, I just spent 3 hours describing the movie to my personal chef, who also happens to be fantastic at logic and complex story lines. Another intense discussion took place and now I think we have resolved the plot point that was problematic. It’s 10:30 pm and I’m completely wiped out but wired, as if I had done a lot of physical work. I’m way too tired to go for my daily walk/run. Why can’t thinking hard make you thin and healthy?