Tuesday Update...
I had every intention of continuing my Moday updates on Monday, but I always feel kinda sleepy on Mondays.
-Saw KNOCKED UP over the weekend and I thought it was great. Judd Apatow is a good comedy writer. It was a wee bit long, but who am I to complain about a movie that had me laughing out loud throughout it's running time. There certainly felt like a late second act drag, but Apatow most definitely redeemed himself and created a wonderful adult comedy. Much like 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, for which I still maintain should have received an Oscar nod for Best Screenplay, Apatow creates adult situations, using adults, for an adult audience. And while some of these adults may be adolescent in behavior, there're still most certainly adults. Plus there's adult nudity, which I appreciate.
-I've been meeting with a local man who is interested in hiring me a screenwriter for a project he is developing. While the subject matter is definitely not "me" (there's no Space Chickens, artifical intelligence, or time travel), it is something he's passionate about, and his passion is becoming a bit infectious. I like the idea of being a writer-for-hire (I'm also working for another producer on some corporate stuff). It gets me closer to answering the question, "What do you do?", with "Me? I'm a writer."
-THE SIMPSONS vid is chugging along. We had what I hope is our last production/writers meeting last night (at the lovely Li's Brothers restaurant). We've pretty much finalized the structure, and now I just have to write a first draft of the script. Which, of course, will then be ripped apart, cannibalized and spewed back out as what others will refer to as "better', but which I maintian will be "worse". :)
-The Royals did again this past Sunday. We're now 3-1 in the over-30 Valley Wheel baseball league. I had what I judged to be a super game, going 2-4 with some really good at-bats. I also did well playing the field (at both shortstop and third base), making every play hit to me. I've only made one error all year (which I still think was a questionable call); and my fielding percentage has always been more important to me than my batting average (which right now is .286).
-There didn't seem to be an ON THE LOT last night, which is cheesing me off. Not only do I not like the show, they move it around so much, I can never watch it! It's like the old Woody Allen joke: MAN: "I hate the food here", WOMAN: "Me too. And such small portions."
See you soon.
-Saw KNOCKED UP over the weekend and I thought it was great. Judd Apatow is a good comedy writer. It was a wee bit long, but who am I to complain about a movie that had me laughing out loud throughout it's running time. There certainly felt like a late second act drag, but Apatow most definitely redeemed himself and created a wonderful adult comedy. Much like 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, for which I still maintain should have received an Oscar nod for Best Screenplay, Apatow creates adult situations, using adults, for an adult audience. And while some of these adults may be adolescent in behavior, there're still most certainly adults. Plus there's adult nudity, which I appreciate.
-I've been meeting with a local man who is interested in hiring me a screenwriter for a project he is developing. While the subject matter is definitely not "me" (there's no Space Chickens, artifical intelligence, or time travel), it is something he's passionate about, and his passion is becoming a bit infectious. I like the idea of being a writer-for-hire (I'm also working for another producer on some corporate stuff). It gets me closer to answering the question, "What do you do?", with "Me? I'm a writer."
-THE SIMPSONS vid is chugging along. We had what I hope is our last production/writers meeting last night (at the lovely Li's Brothers restaurant). We've pretty much finalized the structure, and now I just have to write a first draft of the script. Which, of course, will then be ripped apart, cannibalized and spewed back out as what others will refer to as "better', but which I maintian will be "worse". :)
-The Royals did again this past Sunday. We're now 3-1 in the over-30 Valley Wheel baseball league. I had what I judged to be a super game, going 2-4 with some really good at-bats. I also did well playing the field (at both shortstop and third base), making every play hit to me. I've only made one error all year (which I still think was a questionable call); and my fielding percentage has always been more important to me than my batting average (which right now is .286).
-There didn't seem to be an ON THE LOT last night, which is cheesing me off. Not only do I not like the show, they move it around so much, I can never watch it! It's like the old Woody Allen joke: MAN: "I hate the food here", WOMAN: "Me too. And such small portions."
See you soon.
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