Depending on when you catch me I can be one of two completely different people. Well, not completely different...
Sometimes I'm this really confident outgoing social person who loves being around people and exploring new places.
Sometimes (most of the time) I'm this really insular person who is afraid to talk to people and is reluctant to leave the house at all.
It's really really weird. I wish the social person would just stick around.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Great Day
Wow.
I don't know what it was, but I had a phenomenal day.
Nothing special happened.
Spring is in the air.
Ate Vietnamese food.
Went to class.
Finished Chap 14 of Mercator.
Playing my new favorite video game.
I'm just really happy.
Nice. :)
I don't know what it was, but I had a phenomenal day.
Nothing special happened.
Spring is in the air.
Ate Vietnamese food.
Went to class.
Finished Chap 14 of Mercator.
Playing my new favorite video game.
I'm just really happy.
Nice. :)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Forgotten
I used to watch movies ALL the time. It was basically the only thing I did besides somewhat trying to not flunk out of college. But ever since I've started pursuing film as a career, I really haven't watched movies the way I used to. The result is that I'd almost forgotten how much I really LOVE movies and why I'm out here in California chasing a dream.
I remember now.
And all because of The Matrix.
It was the first rated R movie that I ever saw. And it was largely responsible for sparking my growing obsession with movies. I remember how blown away I was watching it for the first time on the big screen in my basement in the dark after senior prom (or junior winter formal it's hard to remember). I've always been in love with the magic of movies. Before I could talk Superman stole my heart, he flew. In fifth grade Jurassic Park blew my world apart. And in high school I found out what The Matrix was.
I remember now.
That fire.
That Magic.
God help me.
I want it.
I remember now.
And all because of The Matrix.
It was the first rated R movie that I ever saw. And it was largely responsible for sparking my growing obsession with movies. I remember how blown away I was watching it for the first time on the big screen in my basement in the dark after senior prom (or junior winter formal it's hard to remember). I've always been in love with the magic of movies. Before I could talk Superman stole my heart, he flew. In fifth grade Jurassic Park blew my world apart. And in high school I found out what The Matrix was.
I remember now.
That fire.
That Magic.
God help me.
I want it.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
I should know better
So instead of getting anything of importance done today I read the last third of a fantasy book that I've been stringing along for the better part of a month.
Eeegads!
Has it been that long? I have no sense of time anymore. I need out of this rut.
Anyhoo. Of course it has to be book one of a series that isn't all out yet. In fact it is the only book of the series out so far. Even worse it just kind of leaves off without any sort of real ending!
Evil!
...
It just occurred to me that I will be guilty of a similar crime in less than a month. And should fate smile kindly upon me in the next year or so people will be making the same fuss about Mercator book 1. I have to believe that he will be picked up. Because I have to finish his saga. I have to. How could I leave his tale unsung? He's too good for that fate.
Eeegads!
Has it been that long? I have no sense of time anymore. I need out of this rut.
Anyhoo. Of course it has to be book one of a series that isn't all out yet. In fact it is the only book of the series out so far. Even worse it just kind of leaves off without any sort of real ending!
Evil!
...
It just occurred to me that I will be guilty of a similar crime in less than a month. And should fate smile kindly upon me in the next year or so people will be making the same fuss about Mercator book 1. I have to believe that he will be picked up. Because I have to finish his saga. I have to. How could I leave his tale unsung? He's too good for that fate.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Scrapped
So I've scrapped everything that I've written for Chap 14 of Mercator. It wasn't much but it just wasn't working. Going to settle down and force myself to write for 3-5 hrs after class today.
Gotta make it iron clad or it just won't happen.
Gotta make it iron clad or it just won't happen.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Major Blockage
I don't know what's wrong. But I can't seem to start this chapter of Mercator. I've got maybe a page, but it just doesn't seem right. I know exactly what happens. Its a really cool, exciting chapter, but I can't get it out!
I should just soldier through it even if the writing is majorly shitacious.
Its not like my bad writing has stopped me in the past.
Its just so painful!
Weird.
I should just soldier through it even if the writing is majorly shitacious.
Its not like my bad writing has stopped me in the past.
Its just so painful!
Weird.
Friday, March 20, 2009
I got the Jones
I guess Spielberg, Lucas, and what's his face recorded their creative process for prosperity back when they were brainstorming Indy.
Yay.
I just hope that I'll be able to weed out the really stupid shit when I get older...
Yay.
I just hope that I'll be able to weed out the really stupid shit when I get older...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Biographies
I like to read biographies from time to time. Most of those that I have read have been on musicians, particularly Janis Joplin. But that doesn't actually have anything to do with what I want to say.
My biggest problem with biographies is that you always have to wade through at least one chapter, usually lengthy, on the person's family history.
Dude.
BORING!!!!
I don't want to read about Alfred Hitchcock's great grandparents. I don't care!!!
I know that it was a shaping force in his psyche, but it doesn't make it interesting in the least. Its just like long info dumps in fiction, especially fantasy, unless done artfully and without the reader realizing that they've just been treated to an extensive history of this non-existent world. (And believe me it's hard to work it into the story.) But at least fiction writers try to work it into the story. Biographers usually just dump it at the beginning and bore the hell out of you.
I understand the desire to want to keep the story linear (although most biographies start with a single interesting chapter which relates some pivotal happening later in the subject's life, because other wise we'd never get past the first paragraph), but really...try to make it interesting. Play with time a little bit. Start with the person's most famous years and then jump back and forth weaving a more interesting story which really reveals their driving forces. Because I'm not going to remember in chapter 2 how his/her mother always gave them liverwurst giving him/her a life long fear of owls in chapter 38 when they go on a drug binge because the tour bus hit an owl. Weave it together. Make it a story.
Don't worry Janis, I'm a gunna do you justice someday.
My biggest problem with biographies is that you always have to wade through at least one chapter, usually lengthy, on the person's family history.
Dude.
BORING!!!!
I don't want to read about Alfred Hitchcock's great grandparents. I don't care!!!
I know that it was a shaping force in his psyche, but it doesn't make it interesting in the least. Its just like long info dumps in fiction, especially fantasy, unless done artfully and without the reader realizing that they've just been treated to an extensive history of this non-existent world. (And believe me it's hard to work it into the story.) But at least fiction writers try to work it into the story. Biographers usually just dump it at the beginning and bore the hell out of you.
I understand the desire to want to keep the story linear (although most biographies start with a single interesting chapter which relates some pivotal happening later in the subject's life, because other wise we'd never get past the first paragraph), but really...try to make it interesting. Play with time a little bit. Start with the person's most famous years and then jump back and forth weaving a more interesting story which really reveals their driving forces. Because I'm not going to remember in chapter 2 how his/her mother always gave them liverwurst giving him/her a life long fear of owls in chapter 38 when they go on a drug binge because the tour bus hit an owl. Weave it together. Make it a story.
Don't worry Janis, I'm a gunna do you justice someday.
I'd forgotten How Awesome this Movie is
As much as I love the new Batman movies. I think that the original two will always be my favorite.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Bum Bum Bum!
I just dyed my hair super blond today .
And got in trouble at fighter practice for it. So now I'm going to make an appointment with Kate to "fix it." And I'll admit that it could use a little fixin'. I'm excited.
And got in trouble at fighter practice for it. So now I'm going to make an appointment with Kate to "fix it." And I'll admit that it could use a little fixin'. I'm excited.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
I <3 Mercator
I woke up this morning in love with Mercator again. I think it partly has something to do with having to look at a few maps for reference and remembering how much I adore maps. Which I suppose is a good thing seeing as me and Mercator are going to be together for a very very long time. I surely hope so at least.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Only star on the left...wait is that a planet?
I've always wanted to be able to to do this.
Never mind I already knew Orion and Cassiopeia. I want to know more!
Never mind I already knew Orion and Cassiopeia. I want to know more!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Where are we?
Geography of a woman.
And I loved Slumdog Millionaire. Especially the music. They deserved every award. Bravo.
And I loved Slumdog Millionaire. Especially the music. They deserved every award. Bravo.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Look look look
Found the Imdb thing for the pilot I worked on last October. I guess it got picked up after all.
Looks like they settled on a title. Good for them. I'm not watching it.
Looks like they settled on a title. Good for them. I'm not watching it.
Scripty
I can already tell that I'm going to be a nervous wreck my first day on set as the script supervisor.
Granted, for me being a nervous wreck only effects my ability to talk on the phone, but still...
Right now I'm not quite half way through my script supervising training and I can tell that even with 100hrs I'm only going to be basically prepared to handle the job.
And this is the most comprehensive script supervision training out there aside from becoming an apprentice.
I cannot imagine someone taking a lesser course going out and thinking that they are in any way prepared to do this job.
For the first time in my academic career, I am finding myself motivated to really study this stuff and get it down cold so that when I get out there for the first time I'm not worried about the basics, I can concentrate on the real issues.
I'm excited. I want to get out there. But it is daunting. The first time doing anything is daunting. Heck I'm still daunted putting on my armor on Monday nights. And this is so much more important.
Granted, for me being a nervous wreck only effects my ability to talk on the phone, but still...
Right now I'm not quite half way through my script supervising training and I can tell that even with 100hrs I'm only going to be basically prepared to handle the job.
And this is the most comprehensive script supervision training out there aside from becoming an apprentice.
I cannot imagine someone taking a lesser course going out and thinking that they are in any way prepared to do this job.
For the first time in my academic career, I am finding myself motivated to really study this stuff and get it down cold so that when I get out there for the first time I'm not worried about the basics, I can concentrate on the real issues.
I'm excited. I want to get out there. But it is daunting. The first time doing anything is daunting. Heck I'm still daunted putting on my armor on Monday nights. And this is so much more important.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Ghost Bustin' Time
I wanted this so badly when I was little. I never got it. And now just look at what I've become!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
One complaint
It's probably become obvious by now that I listen to Ravi Zacharias a lot. And I'm not about to stop, but I do have one complaint. I really really don't like the bookends of every audio podcast. It really detracts from the message as a whole for me because it is 100% Christian Radio, which I've never liked. I know it's supposed to set up the message and let the listeners in on what they're supposed to get from it. But it's annoying and usually not entirely accurate, or dumbs down the message so much with some epithet that it almost detracts from the message as a whole. The ending summary is just as bad. Luckily since I listen to it on the internet I can just fast forward or end it early. I can understand the beginning, but I really hate it at the end. Mostly because Ravi is quite capable of ending his message on his own, and a thousand times better than whoever is trying to dumb it down to a single statement at the end.
The dumbing down is my biggest problem with the bookends. Ravi is brilliant, persuasive, and easy to listen to. The other stuff isn't and has he aftertaste of tin can Christianity which is so prevalent everywhere in the evangelical world. To me it almost seems like a disservice to Ravi's messages. I just worry that those non Christians who I recommend the podcast will be put off from listening because of the intro's and outro's.
But that's just me, and I'm obviously not going to stop listening.
The dumbing down is my biggest problem with the bookends. Ravi is brilliant, persuasive, and easy to listen to. The other stuff isn't and has he aftertaste of tin can Christianity which is so prevalent everywhere in the evangelical world. To me it almost seems like a disservice to Ravi's messages. I just worry that those non Christians who I recommend the podcast will be put off from listening because of the intro's and outro's.
But that's just me, and I'm obviously not going to stop listening.
Babble
I stumbled across this article on a universal set of lingual symbols. Thought it was pretty cool.
And here's a short article on the Vatican's stance on evolution. I kind of like how they called atheists absurd in their assumption that somehow evolution means there is no God. It's sort of like saying...something else really drastic wide sweeping and groundless.
And here's a short article on the Vatican's stance on evolution. I kind of like how they called atheists absurd in their assumption that somehow evolution means there is no God. It's sort of like saying...something else really drastic wide sweeping and groundless.
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