. bare peds sink into fine sand as she makes her way onto the beach. a few minutes of searching result in the discovery of a fairly flat spot well away from the waves' range of "wetness." carefully she lays out her large beach towel and removes the shorts and tank top covering bikini. grabbing a notebook and pencil from her bag, she sprawls on the towel and opens to a clean page. for a few moments she stares at the blank page, then writes a couple lines. pearly teeth sink lightly into eraser as she studies the words. then the second line of the song she is attempting to write for her band is erased and written again, but as a revised version. this type of thing goes on for a few minutes as she writes and erases, almost in a rythem.