In my more zen moments I always think I can, through self-awareness avoid the ones like these: sick and stressed and extremely insecure about my abilities to achieve the goals I set for myself. I love that conversation in Joe Vs. the Volcano where Joe’s boss is talking on the phone, saying “I know he … Read more
1) Other writing. Or is it guilt about other writing? Largely, I feel that if I am at my computer, I should be working on one of the several scripts with December deadlines. Yesterday, I signed my first official writing contract, and it was SCARY. It’s for a woman who’s in the producing program at … Read more
1) I thought this one was kind of sweet…it is my first experience receiving a tiered form rejection. I do find it encouraging. Dear Writer, Thanks (handwritten) Thank you for giving XXXX the opportunity to read your work. we found the writing lively and interesting and enjoyed reading it. After careful consideration, we’ve decided that … Read more
THE FILMAs some of you know Paul was recently named one of ten finalists for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Awards. Yesterday the ten finalist’s films were posted on-line at ccrfa.com. Check out his 50 second piece, entitled, “The Working Girl.” THE DREAMPaul’s dream (which he keeps telling me about) is to fly to California and … Read more
http://www.filminflorida.com/ An action shot of Paul at the Florida Film Commission website…(by action, I mean sitting at the desk…you can’t tell so much, but he’s directing the actress.)
For my new project of figuring out how and where to find money for Paul’s upcoming film I’ve been investigating classes at FSU. Last night I went to one called “Fundraising and Development” taught through the Public Administration Department. It was pretty interesting. One thing the instructor said that really caught my attention was this: … Read more
Returning to L.A. for visits can be intimidating, especially as we grow closer to moving back for an extended period of time. The traffic is only getting worse, yoga classes that I used to think were a luxury at $12 each are now $17, and one day I popped in for a 15 minute appointment … Read more
Maybe not. Maybe that’s why so many gamblers in Vegas lose instead of winning: they don’t know when to stop.Another view is that that people lose–and by people I mean professional gamblers who really understand how to play with the odds structure that exists–when they don’t have enough resources to last them through the losing … Read more
Today, in between watching several episodes of Arrested Development, we did laundry and cleaned the house, which feels really good. For some reason, when I clean out of a depression, I often think of a scene from Men Don’t Leave, a movie which I don’t remember much as a whole, but there is a scene … Read more