Journal


Amber Benson Made Me Smile

March 9th, 2010
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Sometimes you stumble across things that bring a smile to your face. My stumble brought me to several vlogs posted by actress-writer-director-etc Amber Benson.



Because I Can’t Not Write

January 30th, 2010
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As a result of my Connor Wars project, I often get asked, “Why?” What do I expect to get out of writing more than a season’s worth of scripts for a show that doesn’t exist anymore?



Healthcare, 3-d, and Still Writing

January 19th, 2010
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So much happens in the world. Everyday. There’s a person ready to either stand up for a cause or stamp it out for just about every event that happens. Some big, some small. Some should be no-brainers, some should be ignored at all costs. This post is about none of that. Just a couple of things on my mind at the moment.



From Two Thousand Nine to Twenty Ten – Looking Back and Looking Forward

December 30th, 2009
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When I look back on 2009, I really only see two events. To me, they are equally as big, though to others one will seem large and the other not quite so large. Looking ahead to 2010, I see a change to the familiar looming on the horizon.



The Thankful Thing, 2009 Edition

November 26th, 2009
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Here we are. What am I thankful for in this past year?



Remembering 30 Years Ago, When I Was a College Freshman

November 13th, 2009
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Looking back 30 years to my first semester at Maryland. Good times. Boy I feel old, now.



What Do You Fear?

October 22nd, 2009
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FEAR!!! Ha! Scared you…not. And even if I did, I didn’t give you fear. Fear isn’t a now-experience, it’s a may-be experience. Without anticipation, there is no fear. Without that anticipation being of an undesirable outcome, there is no fear. Hitchcock understood that.



All I Want For Christmas

October 15th, 2009
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My take on this week’s group blog topic: All I Want For Christmas. The rules are simple: Post your ideal Christmas list…money is no object.



The Bernard Pivot Quiz

October 7th, 2009
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My answers for the ubiquitous 10 questions that originally came from a French series, “Bouillon de Culture” hosted by Bernard Pivot; but now more familiar as the questions James Lipton asks at the end of “Inside the Actor’s Studio”.



Books I Loved Growing Up

October 1st, 2009
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My take on this week’s group blog topic: Book(s) that I loved growing up. Those tomes that were read over-and-over until their spines broke and my eyes bleared.