I need less stress. So much in my life right now just wants to rip me apart. My body fails me. People disappoint me. I let myself down too. I cling to tiny moments, those wonderful bits where time stands still and joy enters. It could be something so simple Read more
Been sick for several days now. Gout and MRSA combined into an all encompassing funk that my body could not fight and my insides have paid the hefty price. Got all my judging done for the 48 Hour Film Project and turned in my results. Taught a lot on video/film Read more
Today was not much better. Lots of pain, a little medication, a bit of sleep here and there, plus some work that could not be denied. Editing ain’t easy when you’re in pain and can barely keep your eyes open. Even worse, I have an early Ante Meridiem class starting Read more
Here’s what a Friday night shouldn’t be: Get home from work exhausted, feed the army of cats, have a swollen pinky from MRSA hurt so bad you can’t move your hand, try to sleep only to have gout in your big toe wake you out of your sleep in so Read more
A surprise, unexpected 13 hour teaching day derailed a lot of my plans for yesterday. Even so, I made 4 film festival submissions for several short films, as far as Japan. Shipping DVD’s and uploading festival edits to Vimeo with passwords for the rest (saves $$$ this way, cool new Read more
FINALLY! The muse started to come back to me. I forgive you, baby. Just take care of your big poppa. It’ll be different this time, I swear. Getting all kinds of ideas, from lines of dialogue to snippets of visuals, to full on screenplays, and entire movies wholesale. I like Read more
Location scouting, prop building, and costuming consume my mind for a simple :45 second clip. Taking the time to work this out, ask around, work on this kind of thing, even subconsciously, keep my brain alive. Rolling this into something cool and fun; that’s what I like to do. All Read more
And the pendulum swings back my way a little…Sometimes patience pays off. Yesterday began as a fairly unproductive time and quickly spiralled into several fronts of my personal, professional, and other areas getting a lot further. Met with one of these young DP’s of the DSLR shooting ilk that does great Read more
Slowly, I keep whittling away at my list of things to do. This all encompassing list includes film/video projects, work for clients, hobbies, housework, and movies/TV shows to watch. Getting a little bit done at a time almost every day helps make the pile lower, although I have a habit Read more
Boy oh Boy, screening movies again this month and getting Marie’s Pizza. It will be a good day. Going to hit the gym before the festivities. Gotta earn them carbs. Got a lot of prep work done on some DVD burning, delivery of shows to various outlets, and soon to Read more
Trying to edit yesterday posed an interesting problem. It’s hard to stay focused on the job when you’re bleeding so much your jeans get a red stain. Thinking about in and out points gets pushed out of your brain as you worry about running out of bandages, which I did Read more
I’ve been binge watching the TV series CASTLE. Weirdly, I don’t like it but I can’t stop watching it. It’s that type of show where they place the emphasis on the Mystery of the Week over the never ending, incredibly unfulfilling sexual tension between the two leads. The producers/writers clearly Read more