So My Fair Lady and I are getting into bed tonight to read for a while prior to going to sleep. She turns off the overhead light and suddenly the room on my half mind you goes dark. Not pitch black, but a flashlight would certainly help.
"It'd be helpful to have a lamp on my side of the room, wouldn't it?"
"Yeah, we really need to get you one of those someday," she replies.
"Wait... I'm having a thought," I say.
"Don't strain your one, tiny little brain cell. I kinda like you, and don't want you to break something and stop breathing," is the curt reply.
That's two. She's allowed three in a lifetime so I'm looking at my watch right now because as soon as that third one strikes (which estimates say should be around Thursday) then all hell is going to break loose in Casa de Skim.
Translation: I'll be mocked again and sulk about it on the internet.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Further Wonders of Teh Interwebs
You know, I look at how frequently I blog these days (especially considering how I blatantly stated at the beginning of the year about being more frequent) and I just shake my head. Frustrating to say the least that I'm not writing as much as I want to, but I have hope.
In other news, I'd like to bring out yet another example of how the wonders of Teh Interwebs will never cease. Check out this wartime film that uses AOL-er speak to simulate a war film.
Stuff like this rules.
In other news, I'd like to bring out yet another example of how the wonders of Teh Interwebs will never cease. Check out this wartime film that uses AOL-er speak to simulate a war film.
Stuff like this rules.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Back to the Blogging...
God I hope so at least. I seem to be having trouble with my focus issue I discussed earlier this year in terms of covering DVDs, movies, and so forth more consistently. The upshot is that I've recently attained a new focus. The downside is said focus has been towards my two jobs, my day job at a chaos-driven production company and my night job at Gaming Trend. Between the two I'd choose the second one to work full-time for, but until the site is in a position to actually pay for contributors I'll be working for cheap.
But I wanted to give a shout-out to all the lonely hearts out there on Valentine's Day and say that you're really missing out on having that special someone if you don't have a person in your life like My Fair Lady. She is unabashedly sentimental and comes complete with a perfect memory, which makes keeping up with her something of a challenge. Sometimes though she comes through and stuns the hell out of me with a gift from the heart that makes me kick myself because I didn't even remember that I wanted it.
Her present to me tonight was the box set of Back to the Future which she originally bought for me when it came out in 2002, unbeknownst to me. Funny enough, about a day after she bought it I found out about the infamous framing issue and mentioned that I was pissed that I'd have to wait until Universal got off their butt and fixed it. In hindsight, I really should have read her face better but if I'm not actively thinking about something or looking for it, then odds are I won't see it.
Ever.
So we're in Best Buy the other day and I casually mention that they had finally fixed the framing issue, then I put it out of my mind. That set was always on my list of things I'd wanted to own forever but never thought of when I was in the store. Lo and behold she surprises me with it tonight so I wanted to tell her from as close to a mountain top as I can get that I unequivocally love her and am crazy about her.
Have a happy Valentine's Day to one and all.
But I wanted to give a shout-out to all the lonely hearts out there on Valentine's Day and say that you're really missing out on having that special someone if you don't have a person in your life like My Fair Lady. She is unabashedly sentimental and comes complete with a perfect memory, which makes keeping up with her something of a challenge. Sometimes though she comes through and stuns the hell out of me with a gift from the heart that makes me kick myself because I didn't even remember that I wanted it.
Her present to me tonight was the box set of Back to the Future which she originally bought for me when it came out in 2002, unbeknownst to me. Funny enough, about a day after she bought it I found out about the infamous framing issue and mentioned that I was pissed that I'd have to wait until Universal got off their butt and fixed it. In hindsight, I really should have read her face better but if I'm not actively thinking about something or looking for it, then odds are I won't see it.
Ever.
So we're in Best Buy the other day and I casually mention that they had finally fixed the framing issue, then I put it out of my mind. That set was always on my list of things I'd wanted to own forever but never thought of when I was in the store. Lo and behold she surprises me with it tonight so I wanted to tell her from as close to a mountain top as I can get that I unequivocally love her and am crazy about her.
Have a happy Valentine's Day to one and all.
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Lost and Found... Part Deux
According to this article at CNN, an entire Lost World has been found that's roughly the size of Rhode Island. Which means it's the equivalent of your backyard plus your neighbor's backyard. Plenty of new frogs, flora, and birds were discovered and I for one welcome our new-found Frog Overlords.
The only way this story would be cooler is if this was the second expedition sent in to retrieve the first one which disappeared under "mysterious circumstances." It's also comforting to see that Mother Nature has hidden a few gems away from prying eyes. Since she doth have a wicked sense of humor we might see one of those new found frogs to be carnivorous with a taste for wayward scientists. Which means we Americans, being the nature lovers of the world, would then firebomb the area just to be safe. Which would just anger the Frog Overlords and soon world-wide mayhem would ensue. Then again I might be overthinking this a little bit.
It's been a weird morning thus far so bear with me.
The only way this story would be cooler is if this was the second expedition sent in to retrieve the first one which disappeared under "mysterious circumstances." It's also comforting to see that Mother Nature has hidden a few gems away from prying eyes. Since she doth have a wicked sense of humor we might see one of those new found frogs to be carnivorous with a taste for wayward scientists. Which means we Americans, being the nature lovers of the world, would then firebomb the area just to be safe. Which would just anger the Frog Overlords and soon world-wide mayhem would ensue. Then again I might be overthinking this a little bit.
It's been a weird morning thus far so bear with me.
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Lost and Found...
CNN has a fascinating story about what happens when someone misplaces an archeologic find and someone else finds it in the basement... 60 years later.
The 210 million-year-old fossil had sat in storage at the museum for nearly 60 years and was found only by accident, the paleontologists said.The entire story is right here.
The animal is interesting because it closely resembles a completely unrelated dinosaur called an ostrich dinosaur that lived 80 million years later, they report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a British science journal.
Mojave Phone Booth.... THE MOVIE!!!
There are a lot of funny stories about random things in the world at this link, but my money goes to the following as the funniest:
The Mojave Phone Booth was a lone telephone booth in the Mojave National Preserve which attracted an online following in 1997, due to its unusual location. The booth was 15 miles from the nearest interstate highway, and miles from any buildings.Think about that for a second. Someone somewhere thought that a phone booth literally out in the middle of absolute nowhere would make a good subject for a film. I honestly want to know who came up with this idea, and punch him/her in the face for stealing an idea like that before I had it.
Fans called the booth attempting to get a reply, and a few took trips to the booth to answer, often camping out at the site. The story inspired the creation of a motion picture, Mojave Phone Booth, due for release in 2006.
Conversations with My Fair Lady
If you want to stop laughing at what I'm doing then it would be appreciated kthxbye. I swear to God and all that is Holy(tm) please stop your laughing it is driving me batty and I cannot focus!!!
It helps to not spit on the writer too. BTW - imagine all this said in a Scottish accent and you'll know what it's like in my head right now.
and that ear won't see any use for, you know, EVER.
Damn misspellings
Okay then. kthxbye.
love you too. damn two, to, too.
keep getting confused. no. I meant it. you already kissed and snogged the writer, WHAT MORE DO YOU BLOODY WANT WOMAN!>?!?!?!?!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/blogger explodes
stop it. now. go take your pill. in fact, take three. still leery here.
then go make me a sundae womam. to the kitchen with thee!! And take your spitting ways with you!!!!!
still here
nope
still not missing you. still missing that sundae though.
when the bloody hell have I ever shortchanged myself on a sundae?
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The above was the transcript of My Fair Lady and I just now. Feel free to imagine what was said on her part at the approriate times.
It helps to not spit on the writer too. BTW - imagine all this said in a Scottish accent and you'll know what it's like in my head right now.
and that ear won't see any use for, you know, EVER.
Damn misspellings
Okay then. kthxbye.
love you too. damn two, to, too.
keep getting confused. no. I meant it. you already kissed and snogged the writer, WHAT MORE DO YOU BLOODY WANT WOMAN!>?!?!?!?!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/blogger explodes
stop it. now. go take your pill. in fact, take three. still leery here.
then go make me a sundae womam. to the kitchen with thee!! And take your spitting ways with you!!!!!
still here
nope
still not missing you. still missing that sundae though.
when the bloody hell have I ever shortchanged myself on a sundae?
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The above was the transcript of My Fair Lady and I just now. Feel free to imagine what was said on her part at the approriate times.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Oprah Pwns Back
Some people have heard and expressed interest in the non-fiction memoir A Million Little Pieces by author James Frey, though I am not one of them. Mainly because a book about the horrors of drug addiction and incarceration isn't something I'm interested in. A good thing as it turns out because The Smoking Gun recently published a multi-page expose that basically pointed out that the author was a liar.
As it turns out, he originally shopped it around as fiction but switched to non-fiction because he and the publisher felt it would sell better as a memoir. Oprah then picked it up, read it, gave it to everyone at Harpo and forced them to read it, then had the author on and praised him and the book to high heaven.
All of which bit her in the butt in a big way once the truth came out. To her credit, Oprah kicked his ass on live tv and for that alone I have to give her credit. I also don't know why I'm writing about The Big O on my blog, but hey I was thinking about it and figured I'd write up something this afternoon.
As it turns out, he originally shopped it around as fiction but switched to non-fiction because he and the publisher felt it would sell better as a memoir. Oprah then picked it up, read it, gave it to everyone at Harpo and forced them to read it, then had the author on and praised him and the book to high heaven.
All of which bit her in the butt in a big way once the truth came out. To her credit, Oprah kicked his ass on live tv and for that alone I have to give her credit. I also don't know why I'm writing about The Big O on my blog, but hey I was thinking about it and figured I'd write up something this afternoon.
Oh My God....
I've now found the greatest exploitation film title ever. Virgins From Hell. But it gets better. Here's the description:
A chaste all-girl biker gang vows vengeance on the drug lord that did them wrong in this kinky Asian exploitation film. The gang goes after Mr. Tiger for selling drugs to kids, but instead, he gains the upper hand and holds the biker chicks captive, using them as guinea pigs in his aphrodisiac experiments conducted with the help of his sadistic lesbian associate. But Mr. Tiger soon learns he's no match for the virginal vigilantes.Imagine me laughing my head off and you'll know what's happening in my office right now. I'm also adding this to my Netflix queue because any movie with a title like that and hailing from 1987 must be genius. Throw in god-awful dubbing, and I've found a flick that must be seen as soon as it hits on Jan. 31.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
The Calm Before/After the Storm
It is amazing to me what can be done when management drives the train straight into a wall, but insists on plowing forward anyway. The short version is pulling the kind of days I've had for the last two weeks has resulted in severe burnout both physically and mentally. It is not a good sign when you walk into the office before 8 a.m. Monday morning and the only thing you're looking forward to is possibly getting off before 5 p.m. on Friday.
A whole lot can happen in the meantime, and it's to the point now where I flat don't care. Ah well, at least I can point to five posts on the DeLorean story and count that as a victory, even if #5 was mine.
In the mean time, I'm content that my day at the office was, by comparison to the last two weeks, calm. The recent storm that blew through managed to drive everyone crazy with so many impending deadlines compounded by the install of a server system for our video editors that flat doesn't work. It also took management until today to realize that it didn't work, and to pull the plug on it and get something in that would. The joy on everyone's faces at hearing the good news immediately vanished when we all realized that those impending deadlines are only getting closer and our technology, in short, sucks.
It also doesn't help that we have enough work for 15 full time editors, but only have five (I'm also counting our two production coordinators as one-half an editor). Our lead editor is also soon to depart these shores for the sunny climes of hurricane-friendly Miami, which leaves a big damn void of talent in the office. "Interesting" is one way of describing the environment there, with "absolute anarchy" being a better way.
And the best part is that this massive show that is going on in a few weeks hasn't been cut yet. Oh no, that starts tomorrow with the final pieces of the puzzle not being dropped in until next weekend at the earliest. The spot airs the week after that.
Oh what fun it is to ride this one horse careening-out-of-control sleigh.
The plus side is I have a new outlook on life and my own projects this year. I find it frankly stunning that someone like me who was once obsessed with dreary now actually has a hopeful outlook on the future. Burning through almost 20 pages of script this past weekend helped keep my sanity better than I could have imagined. But the real key has been My Fair Lady's unwavering support and love. Without her I honestly would not be the guy I've become in the last few years and I don't think I've ever said thank you publicly.
Thank you, My Fair Lady, for everything you do and for being the wonderous woman you are.
In less romantic news, I've found a space sim everyone simply has to play. It's called Space Rangers 2 and it's utterly brilliant. The downside is that it will install the infamous Starforce protection software on your machine, but I've not had a lick of difficulty or system instability with it. If you can get past that, there is a dazzling turn-based game here that recalls the space sims of yesteryear brilliantly. I'm not that far into it, but this game is monstrously huge and terrifically fun to play. I'll write up more later when I get further into it.
As far as movies and TV go, I just finished The Shield season 2 and Vic Mackey owns my weak ass. I've heard people complain that seasons two and three weren't as solid as the first, but I disagree. While the first season was full throttle fury and energy start to finish, season two actually did what a second season should - it built on the existing characters and relationships while furthering the story of dirty cops walking the line between good and evil.
As outstanding as the second season was, I was floored by the final shot of Mackey and the Strike Team looking at the results of their ill-gotten gains. What should have been a joyous moment for them and the viewer was instantly turned heart-wrenching by the looks of shame on their faces. They knew that they could no longer look themselves in the mirrors and call themselves solid cops, and it made for a riveting finish to a stellar season. The only thing that knocks it down a notch is the focus on Julian being gay. We see it time and again that he's constantly fighting against being gay, going so far as to join a sexual rehabilitation group in his church.
I'm sorry, but who cares? He's a great cop, a stand-up individual to boot, but whenever his "temptation" shows up in the form of Thomas the show grinds to a screeching halt. I'm talking dead stop here. I want to see where they go with it considering how they left his character at the end of season two, but his arc is royally boring.
Right now I have Godzilla: Final Wars courtesy of Netflix and I'm dying to check it out. That may have to wait until tomorrow though, but as a long-time Gojira fan I'm aching to crank up the sound and listen to that roar. Watching him bitchslap the Godzilla-In-Name-Only from the Roland Emmerich remake is the type of bonus that comes along only so often in a man's lifetime. Expect a full report once I've seen Tokyo smashed for the upmteenth time.
A whole lot can happen in the meantime, and it's to the point now where I flat don't care. Ah well, at least I can point to five posts on the DeLorean story and count that as a victory, even if #5 was mine.
In the mean time, I'm content that my day at the office was, by comparison to the last two weeks, calm. The recent storm that blew through managed to drive everyone crazy with so many impending deadlines compounded by the install of a server system for our video editors that flat doesn't work. It also took management until today to realize that it didn't work, and to pull the plug on it and get something in that would. The joy on everyone's faces at hearing the good news immediately vanished when we all realized that those impending deadlines are only getting closer and our technology, in short, sucks.
It also doesn't help that we have enough work for 15 full time editors, but only have five (I'm also counting our two production coordinators as one-half an editor). Our lead editor is also soon to depart these shores for the sunny climes of hurricane-friendly Miami, which leaves a big damn void of talent in the office. "Interesting" is one way of describing the environment there, with "absolute anarchy" being a better way.
And the best part is that this massive show that is going on in a few weeks hasn't been cut yet. Oh no, that starts tomorrow with the final pieces of the puzzle not being dropped in until next weekend at the earliest. The spot airs the week after that.
Oh what fun it is to ride this one horse careening-out-of-control sleigh.
The plus side is I have a new outlook on life and my own projects this year. I find it frankly stunning that someone like me who was once obsessed with dreary now actually has a hopeful outlook on the future. Burning through almost 20 pages of script this past weekend helped keep my sanity better than I could have imagined. But the real key has been My Fair Lady's unwavering support and love. Without her I honestly would not be the guy I've become in the last few years and I don't think I've ever said thank you publicly.
Thank you, My Fair Lady, for everything you do and for being the wonderous woman you are.
In less romantic news, I've found a space sim everyone simply has to play. It's called Space Rangers 2 and it's utterly brilliant. The downside is that it will install the infamous Starforce protection software on your machine, but I've not had a lick of difficulty or system instability with it. If you can get past that, there is a dazzling turn-based game here that recalls the space sims of yesteryear brilliantly. I'm not that far into it, but this game is monstrously huge and terrifically fun to play. I'll write up more later when I get further into it.
As far as movies and TV go, I just finished The Shield season 2 and Vic Mackey owns my weak ass. I've heard people complain that seasons two and three weren't as solid as the first, but I disagree. While the first season was full throttle fury and energy start to finish, season two actually did what a second season should - it built on the existing characters and relationships while furthering the story of dirty cops walking the line between good and evil.
As outstanding as the second season was, I was floored by the final shot of Mackey and the Strike Team looking at the results of their ill-gotten gains. What should have been a joyous moment for them and the viewer was instantly turned heart-wrenching by the looks of shame on their faces. They knew that they could no longer look themselves in the mirrors and call themselves solid cops, and it made for a riveting finish to a stellar season. The only thing that knocks it down a notch is the focus on Julian being gay. We see it time and again that he's constantly fighting against being gay, going so far as to join a sexual rehabilitation group in his church.
I'm sorry, but who cares? He's a great cop, a stand-up individual to boot, but whenever his "temptation" shows up in the form of Thomas the show grinds to a screeching halt. I'm talking dead stop here. I want to see where they go with it considering how they left his character at the end of season two, but his arc is royally boring.
Right now I have Godzilla: Final Wars courtesy of Netflix and I'm dying to check it out. That may have to wait until tomorrow though, but as a long-time Gojira fan I'm aching to crank up the sound and listen to that roar. Watching him bitchslap the Godzilla-In-Name-Only from the Roland Emmerich remake is the type of bonus that comes along only so often in a man's lifetime. Expect a full report once I've seen Tokyo smashed for the upmteenth time.
Monday, January 16, 2006
Doc Brown Reads This Site!
CDS readers are apparently more varied than I gave credit to. Somehow my DeLorean post the other day was noticed by CDS reader Mark Shields who was kind enough to send over a link to his website. Which I'm going to blatantly pimp out right here because clicking that link will take you to pictures of his car.Mark, if you're ever in town again then I'd love to get a closer look at that beauty. Its good to know that Mr. Fusion is helping keep America clean.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
The Ultimate Showdown for Ultimate Destiny
Click this to see your geekiest childhood fantasy come true - every geek hero/villain you can think of, except Bruce Campbell, fighting it out to the death in Flash animation. All to an insanely catchy tune. Brilliant is how best to describe this.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
For All You Gamers Out There...
... a video that will make you laugh.
In shame, I might add, for all those times when you just had to beat that level or hit that save point. High comedy is found within.
In shame, I might add, for all those times when you just had to beat that level or hit that save point. High comedy is found within.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
What the Hell is a Giga-Watt?!?!
Yesterday I was on my way home for lunch when I saw it. On the streets of Dallas, TX, I saw it.
THE DeLorean. If you have to ask why "the" is in bold, then you are not a child of the 1980's. The short version is a guy who left GM by the last name of DeLorean started building his own line of cars, one of which was used by the makers of a little film trilogy called Back to the Future.
Someone in Dallas has either the original or a replica, complete with vents and wires hanging off the back of it, and me wantsss it. There is literally no way in hell that I wouldn't get that thing on the freeway and crank it up to 88 mph within 10 seconds of owning it.
THE DeLorean. If you have to ask why "the" is in bold, then you are not a child of the 1980's. The short version is a guy who left GM by the last name of DeLorean started building his own line of cars, one of which was used by the makers of a little film trilogy called Back to the Future.
Someone in Dallas has either the original or a replica, complete with vents and wires hanging off the back of it, and me wantsss it. There is literally no way in hell that I wouldn't get that thing on the freeway and crank it up to 88 mph within 10 seconds of owning it.
Sunday, January 8, 2006
Young Hooked by NFL
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Vince Young has declared for the NFL Draft thus bypassing his senior year at UT.
"I thank God for the opportunity to be in this position," Young said at a news conference. "Hard work has paid off a whole lot."If only he weren't such a pompous ass about his abilities, I might care. Then I remember that he went to UT, which is one of the most overblown institutions of higher learning around. Then I also remember that he basically won the Rose Bowl single-handedly, which means Texas may have quite the fall from grace next season. Good luck to Young on his career, which will hopefully include learning how to take a hit from a 250-lbs linebacker looking to make a name for himself as the guy who killed Vince Young.
And Now, a Flaming Mouse
CNN sometimes posts funny stories like this one about a man bested by a mouse he tried to burn to death. This story strikes home for those of us who have fought off vermin before.
Friday, January 6, 2006
My First Guitar Hero Post
No, I don't have what has been hailed as one of the greatest games ever. Thanks to Bill Harris of Dubious Quality fame for pointing out what is hands-down one of the best televised reports on gaming to ever hit your television. Were I living in Sacramento, I would so be tuned into this station all the time just to catch fun like what's going on here. Check it out, laugh it up, and rock on.
My curiosity on this game has gone through the roof of late, but the slightly higher price tag isn't what's holding me back. It's the fact that my game and DVD backlogs are so huge that I absolutely have to whittle those down before surrendering to the rock gods.
My curiosity on this game has gone through the roof of late, but the slightly higher price tag isn't what's holding me back. It's the fact that my game and DVD backlogs are so huge that I absolutely have to whittle those down before surrendering to the rock gods.
Thursday, January 5, 2006
My Christmas Present for '06
There is nothing that I want more right this second than this prototype 103" plasma TV from Matsushita. It doesn't matter that I'd need a forklift everytime I needed to move it, and that the walls of my house would in no way support the weight.
That sucker would rule when combined with a surround sound setup. And it would rule me for the rest of my life as I tried to pay off the $130,000 price tag. Such is the price for glorious bragging rights, but it remains a small price to pay for a new toy of that size.
That sucker would rule when combined with a surround sound setup. And it would rule me for the rest of my life as I tried to pay off the $130,000 price tag. Such is the price for glorious bragging rights, but it remains a small price to pay for a new toy of that size.
Bunny-Hopping for Your Art
What better way to kick off the New Year than with an epic struggle of a man against the forces of nature? I'd love to read about that too, but in the meantime here is the story of an idiot who wrapped his legs in chains for a self-portrait only to lose the key, all out in the middle of the desert.
And 2006 rolls in
I didn't think it had been this long since I actually wrote anything but apparently time has a funny way of slipping out from under me. The Christmas holidays were particularly nice to me and My Fair Lady, and New Year's was equally enjoyable. We went to Lubbock for several days to spend Christmas with her family, then had a nice dinner at home before driving around looking at Christmas lights to celebrate New Year's.
It is now time to discuss the 2006 promises that I intend to keep. Here's hoping I actually do so. :)
1) Write more. This is hands-down the goal I am most focused on for this coming year. Last year I got back into writing more with my stories, ideas, scripts, and blogs, but this year will be the year I focus on them and turn them into more than a few pages of scrambled notes. My Fair Lady gave me a year's subscription to Writer's Digest for Christmas and that combined with her gift of the PC game The Movies and my parents' giving me a top of the line screenwriting program means I have all the motiviation and tools in the world to finally shut up and do it. Consider it done.
So what exactly does that mean, you might ask?
It means more of me here, and on my machine at home. I'm currently wrapping up the holidays at the house, and addicted to Ratchet: Deadlocked, but my plan for cranking out writing projects is simple. It's all a matter of focus, which is something I've lacked from birth. I figure that I may as well learn it now that I'm staring down 29. Once again I have to point at my gaming addiction as a turning point in my life last year.
In 2004, I actually completed seven games. Probably played close to 100, but actually finished seven. In 2005 I completed 25 games total, with one of those being completed twice. The difference was focus. I would start up one game and play through the entire thing before I even touched another one. That way my extensive backlog slowly, but surely, was whittled down.
I'll confess to being on the verge of exploding the backlog again, but I have a different view on both gaming and writing this year. My focus is on one thing at a time now, and thus far the results have been amazing. Since my attention span is roughly that of a gnat, anything shiny tends to draw my attention away from what I was working on. With my writing projects, I'll write on something for a while before another idea pops into my head and then I follow that for a while. The way to end the cycle and actually get something completed is to set, and adhere to, deadlines.
Trust me when I say this scriptwriting program is nine kinds of kick-ass. It goes on my machine tonight. A few other things have to be done first before I will really focus on it, but you better believe that this weekend my focus is on writing. Gaming and movie watching will occur as well, but a 48-page script I'm working on goes back onto the front burner this weekend. My due date for that is by my birthday which is towards the end of next month.
I intend to hit it.
I also intend to crank out more movie and TV show thoughts here. I know I said as much last year, but this year is again about the focus to complete things. It's high time I actually lived up to my own abilities and desires so here goes. Hopefully you guys will enjoy it as much as I do.
It is now time to discuss the 2006 promises that I intend to keep. Here's hoping I actually do so. :)
1) Write more. This is hands-down the goal I am most focused on for this coming year. Last year I got back into writing more with my stories, ideas, scripts, and blogs, but this year will be the year I focus on them and turn them into more than a few pages of scrambled notes. My Fair Lady gave me a year's subscription to Writer's Digest for Christmas and that combined with her gift of the PC game The Movies and my parents' giving me a top of the line screenwriting program means I have all the motiviation and tools in the world to finally shut up and do it. Consider it done.
So what exactly does that mean, you might ask?
It means more of me here, and on my machine at home. I'm currently wrapping up the holidays at the house, and addicted to Ratchet: Deadlocked, but my plan for cranking out writing projects is simple. It's all a matter of focus, which is something I've lacked from birth. I figure that I may as well learn it now that I'm staring down 29. Once again I have to point at my gaming addiction as a turning point in my life last year.
In 2004, I actually completed seven games. Probably played close to 100, but actually finished seven. In 2005 I completed 25 games total, with one of those being completed twice. The difference was focus. I would start up one game and play through the entire thing before I even touched another one. That way my extensive backlog slowly, but surely, was whittled down.
I'll confess to being on the verge of exploding the backlog again, but I have a different view on both gaming and writing this year. My focus is on one thing at a time now, and thus far the results have been amazing. Since my attention span is roughly that of a gnat, anything shiny tends to draw my attention away from what I was working on. With my writing projects, I'll write on something for a while before another idea pops into my head and then I follow that for a while. The way to end the cycle and actually get something completed is to set, and adhere to, deadlines.
Trust me when I say this scriptwriting program is nine kinds of kick-ass. It goes on my machine tonight. A few other things have to be done first before I will really focus on it, but you better believe that this weekend my focus is on writing. Gaming and movie watching will occur as well, but a 48-page script I'm working on goes back onto the front burner this weekend. My due date for that is by my birthday which is towards the end of next month.
I intend to hit it.
I also intend to crank out more movie and TV show thoughts here. I know I said as much last year, but this year is again about the focus to complete things. It's high time I actually lived up to my own abilities and desires so here goes. Hopefully you guys will enjoy it as much as I do.
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