Entry for 13th July, 2008

You have no idea how hard it is to find a realistic fake sledgehammer.
I have been trying to find one for my production of "Misery" (based on the Stephen King thriller) to use in the famous hobbling scene. Somewhat irritatingly our male lead did not go for my suggestion that we should use a real sledgehammer. Once again my desire for realism has been thwarted actors and their outrageous demands.
So, I was faced with having to find something that looked real, but was soft enough to avoid significant damage to the actors' ankle bone. Oddly, there does not seem to be much of a demand for such things. I could have bought any number of silly inflatable mallets of the type Timmy used to smite foolish pre-teens with on Wacaday, but I felt that this might be stretching suspension of disbelief past its natural breaking point.
Eventually, believe it or not, I had to import a fake sledgehammer from Hollywood. I am looking at it now: a masterpiece in foam rubber, that has been flown to my door all the way from Los Angeles. It looks great too. I must go now I am off to hit my Significant Other on the skull with a mell.