What does it even mean? Try hard until you succeed? No, that would be fine. Is it some perverse sexual wordplay? Well, art is art, but no. So, pretend that you can do something until you do? That's great if you're in an 80's movie*, but really, if you are trying to make something.... Wait... Continue Reading →
I know there's been a drought of posts, but the site's just been resting while other projects demand to be watered. Researched an idea to move hosts and now planning on taking everything with and not starting with a new blank page. Whether I have the time to post a lot or not, this will... Continue Reading →
This is a wordy first draft. I'll have to talk to the committee. Deciding that you know everything destroys your ability to listen, comprehend and grow. It's terrible for teamwork. Once you can admit that you don't always know everything but will learn and build on existing levels of understanding, you can embrace a "team... Continue Reading →
Taylor Pearson Mini-Essay - Learning To See It's a interesting look at the fear and feeling that you have nothing to say, and pushing through to find your voice and what you want to talk about. And to build a habit. Frankly, his essay could just as easily be: how to talk to strangers, or... Continue Reading →
The writers of "The Lego Movie" (and others, including the upcoming "Han Solo") gave a talk for BAFTA's Screenwriters’ Lecture master class, which is online in its entirety. I'm posting this partly to bookmark it so I can watch that video when I have time and focus, but meanwhile, here is a nice list-length summary... Continue Reading →
I always liked the phrase "Storm In A Teacup." It's British, but the Americanized version is a "tempest in a teapot", which aside from being alliterative would allow for a slightly larger storm, or perhaps a copy of that Shakespeare play. I don't know why it's changed, we have teacups, too. In any case it's... Continue Reading →
"And the world will beat a path to your door." That's the saying, isn't it? I don't know why the mice-killers get all the foot traffic, but I get it. Who wouldn't want to be able to mass murder cute little rodents? (I wonder what Walt Disney would counter with. I suppose he just made... Continue Reading →
I have been taking pictures since I was a child, back when it was expensive to get a camera, buy film and have it developed, wait weeks to see what turned out, and treasure the magic of those twenty-four shots at a time. I still treasure the magic even though it works faster and further,... Continue Reading →
So back in 1998 when there was some controversy about sending John Glenn up again at his age and in an expensive mission, I wrote this parody to David Bowie's "Space Oddity." Thanks for bookending the inspiration, 2016. Now quit it. I thought he was great even if Shepard beat him up, he took the... Continue Reading →
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