I just submitted two scripts to a screenplay competition at $55 each. And truthfully, I don’t even think they are ready. It’s just grasping at straws at this point. “Please somebody read me, please somebody see something of value in me, print my name, give me free writing software, validate me.” I have an interview … Read more
After a LONG HIATUS from movies seen on the actual big screen, on Sunday I went to a preview of The Secret in Their Eyes, the winner of this years Oscar for best foreign picture. It was at USC and parking on Sunday was bad in a way I had not predicted, so I missed … Read more
I think I mentioned a little while back, that I wanted a particular internship, but their production office was not yet open. Well, it opened, I called, and–probably mostly because the woman who was hiring was alumnus of my spelunking school and was already in the process of recruiting from there, I did get the … Read more
For future reference,Just switched to Pacific time today. Posts for last year written 2-3 hours later than noted…
Just woke up from a nightmare about, of all things, Voldemort. I think. He was inhabiting someone else’s body, but he had a vendetta against me–whoever I was… Anyway, I woke up with my heart pounding. Made me think about poeple who die in their sleep. How many have heart attacks as the result of … Read more
When are the Ides. again? I’ve been told, but I always forget. Here’s some stuff I did this weekend, just to show that I do stuff that’s not writing, or obsessing about writing. So I have a friend who does reviews of plays and such, and this weekend he took me to see Arthur Miller’s … Read more
In Alice Springs (Australia), where we lived for four years, there was a large hotel and casino at the edge of town. Paul went through a phase where he read a bunch of books on casino games, and met a friend’s mother who’s made her living as a professional gambler for over a decade, and … Read more
Doldrums lately– As pseudo graduation from the World Reknowned Spelunking Programfast approaches, our eyes turn to jobs that will pay for the loans that hover over us like the huge bolder tottering on the precipice above Wiley. E . Coyote. And for a moment I get to look back and forward simultaneously–I’m applying for a … Read more
Now I have the Kindle. And I’ve barely had any time to revel in it. And Im still feeling some guilt. And the DVD player broke yesterday. And even though we finally worked out things with our landlord, the next week our tenant called, pointed out the lower market value on the sublet and we … Read more
I just realized that as I logged in. I have 399 posts under my belt, making this one number 400. Which is a little momentous, and also sad, because I don’t have a momentous post planned–just the same off-the-cuff post as always. Self deprecating even, because I have two quick things on my mind. 1) … Read more