So I guess this year I am a GCAC Artist Fellowship in Media Finalist. I went to the open judging panel for this. I knew I was in the top 12, but they only really have a top 9, so I was the first submission cut, so I went ahead Read more…
A week long vacation really isn’t much time, but it sure does feel great. It makes the work you have to face seem a little less daunting or boring. You start to miss the patterns of your semi-daily life. My patterns have been reconfiguring a lot over the last few Read more…
Back from Florida. What an incredibly relaxing, non-stressful journey. I conquered a big fear for myself. I have a genuine phobia of swimming alone, even in a pool. If I am in the water alone, I panic and some overwhelming need to get out of the water takes me and Read more…
I don’t believe life is simply black and white. Only ignorant people view the world in absolutes. As bad as things have been lately, in context, compared to how other s might be faring in the world, I am becoming aware that I need to list things I am grateful Read more…
Eric Clapton released a milestone album in 1989 called JOURNEYMAN. It might as well have been named DUETS because there were so many collaborations with other artists but you’d never know it from the album cover or promotions. The context for this album resides in a special time frame for Clapton. Read more…
I spoke today at a convention and indie film/new media festival. I was asked to talk about marketing and indie film in the new era. I really hadn’t prepared as well as I should have, as in I did not have a video presentation or any kind of power point. Read more…
It hasn’t hit me yet that my first full class from the school has just graduated. It will, once I get back to teaching other classes and none of these particular students are there any more. It’s a big deal, at least to me. It meant a lot to me Read more…
Every time I get to a certain stage, I take 2-3 steps backwards. MRSA is back. I’m bleeding again on my back. I can eat better, go walking 5-6 times a week, and get plenty of rest but this just isn’t going to go away, is it? I’m destined to Read more…
In some ways I love being 40 years old. I’m riding life on the edge of the old world and the new one. I’m not too old to get computers, TXT, and social media but I’m also old enough to remember life when relationships were less virtual and a conversation Read more…
Imma gonna do more work. Time to get FRAMELINES season 1 all the way done complete with 3 bonus episodes. I’ve got so much work to do with it, but now it’s high time for me to personally get ‘er done. I’m planning a bit of a blitz for January, Read more…
Time to weigh in on the controversial STAR WARS-DISNEY story. Star Wars was the first film I ever saw on the big screen when I was 5 years old. George Lucas is a huge influence on me and my life as a whole. The first 45RPM I ever owned was Read more…
Sleep. Finally, I’m fighting off insomnia. Damn you BREAKING BAD marathon for starting a terrible trend of staying up until 4:AM several nights in a row! It took over a week to get back to a regular sleep schedule. Now back to our regularly scheduled Drama. I had to cancel my Read more…