Tag Archive | "John"
Because It Hurts
Computer + Mug of hot tea + Dell Xpress Service Package = No blog posts for two weeks. Good thing I bought the Idiot Warranty. In other news, I spent the day in Julian, California, writing away in the back room of a countrified buffalo burger joint. Great service, forgettable sandwich. I re-outlined what will probably become the [...]
Continue reading...Save The Movie!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
I’ve got a big problem: there’s only one of me. We’re shooting about ninety minutes of footage per week. As far as logging, organizing, and downconverting the footage goes, I’m backlogged by about twenty hours. At this rate, the film will never be finished. I figured that out a couple weeks ago, and have been [...]
Continue reading...Take The Pebble From My Hand
Thursday, December 4, 2008
There’re no seasons in San Diego. Right now, on December the fourth, 2008, it’s sixty-four degrees outside. I’m wading through sixty-two percent humidity. It’s mostly cloudly, with no precip in the forecast. San Diego’s a sort of heavenly purgatory–the atmosphere just never seems to change. With that in mind, it’s easy to understand why I [...]
Continue reading...Why Am I Doing This Again?
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Everything happens for a reason, right? Yesterday, I had a shoot scheduled at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. After a forty-five minute drive, I arrived with my camera, fresh tapes, and some dramamine for a potential puke-a-minute chopper ride. My friendly escort from the Public Affairs Office drove me to Camp Horno. We waited. Soon, my [...]
Continue reading...Writing Is Agony
Friday, November 14, 2008
Oh, why do we write? Every word I type is an act of discipline. My brain feels heavy on the front end, like there’s a brick inside stopping up my thought-juice. My eyeballs hurt. I can’t smile. I am uninspired. I am spent. I have writer’s block. For years, I’ve bragged I never get writer’s block. Well, [...]
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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