barrington99@gmail.com As most of you know, in my virtual life (i.e. this blog), I’ve recently made a move from Blogspot to WordPress. Of that I would say so far so good. It’s kind of like a new apartment where you’re still unpacking and don’t quite know where everything is, but the water and electricity are on … Read more
On my way out the door this evening, I was cleaning my purse–as usual trying to find the invisible canon ball that I seem to carry–and came across this program from last weeks show. I should keep this, I thought. And then thought, where? Now that pictures are digital, I haven’t had a physical album … Read more
Oh, Sibling Day. This was the first year that, through the power of Facebook, I discovered it existed, and it still passed before I knew when it was. It was yesterday. Do card companies make cards for this holiday? Answer unknown. According to the ever-helpful Wikipedia it is about 15 years old, and though not … Read more
Wednesday evening I came across this article by Roger Ebert and reposted it, with the status: “I love this guy.” In Ebert’s post, he was talking about making some changes–pulling pack because of his health, but also looking forward to new interests and endeavors. He also said, At this point in my life, in addition … Read more
This blog is going to look pretty funky for a few days–or maybe weeks or months. I’m in the process of trying to build a website around the blog, which seems like a good idea–but I’m not exactly sure how. So I’ll be experimenting with the whole thing, and hopefully not deleting seven years’ worth … Read more
I’m not just a writer of blog posts, I’m a reader. You know how (some) folks say that you should read more than you write? For the most part, that just doesn’t happen? When it comes to essays, short stories, screenplays, and my new-found interest, poetry, the ratio of write-to-read hours is vastly skewed toward … Read more
In one of the “lighter” of the several excruciatingly awkward moments of Girls this last week (Season 2, Episode 9), Marnie decides to do an impromptu performance of her own arrangement of Kanye’s “Stronger,” at the party of her ex-boyfriend phone-app start-up. Her voice is good. The arrangement is interesting. The moment and the audience … Read more
This past weekend, Paul and I helped move his parents from Chatsworth–about an hour away from us–to Vegas–five hours away. His father recently retired. It was mostly an economic decision. The morning of the move, my mother-in-law stood by the kitchen window, looking out at the garden she had created and maintained for years, and … Read more
CASTING REAL CANCER PATIENTS – FEMALE PRINT SHOOT FOR CANCER RELATED ORGANIZATION We are casting REAL CANCER PATIENTS – FEMALE ONLY – (must currently be bald from chemotherapy) for a print shoot for print materials for a cancer related organization. You must be in the greater Los Angeles area. Pay: $2,000 DETAILS: CANCER PATIENT – … Read more
So here is a nice thing that has happened. 2013 MPW WRITING FOR STAGE AND SCREEN COMPETITION RESULTSThe initial reading committee and final judge for the 2013 MPW Writing for Stage and Screen Competition have made their final decisions. After much consideration, three scripts were selected by the final judge, Julia Cho (playwright, BFE, Durango, … Read more