April 8th was Paul’s and my nine-year anniversary. I, of course, forgot. But as I was puttering around the kitchen I looked over and saw this:I walked a little closer and saw this:Nine years, you see, is pottery. So he bought me a bowl. It is an inexpensive bowl that looks a lot like many … Read more
This is our latest foray into contest land. I don’t have to pressure you to vote–yeah! There’s no public voting–the band picks. Of course, if you’d like to follow the link, join, and leave us a nice comment or ranking–it might help our chances. In any case, we are pretty proud of this effort. Mark, … 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
Damnit Damnit fucking damnit.I think today was the last day to pay tuition and fees. Not that the university ever warns you in anyway. you’d think with all the propaganda they send, they might, until you think of how much money they make by charging the $100 late fee. So I hate the university, which … 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
He made it onto the morning flight…yeah!!!!
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