Catching Up
September 11, 2007

Cthulhu's Consuming Corruption, I've been busy.

The script I banged out for the production company has been done, reviewed, noted and revised. That was a crazy mad process and not the most fun. One week to come up with, then two weeks to write, and then another week to revise based on studio notes, a script is just like school -- only with money and your reputation on the line. I'd have rather had three or four times the time to write and review the script before ever turning it in. And about 10 to 20 times the money over that time as well. But there you go. You take your first break as it comes. Mine was basically coming up with and writing a final screenplay in half the time I had during a 10 week quarter at UCLA…

I should have more to post about that script soon.

I bounded up to San Francisco the other week to marry my best friend….to his girlfriend. I was a "Deputy Commissioner of Civil Marriage" for the day. That was fun. If your state offers a similar program, I really recommend it. Weddings are about friends and family, and Erik and his wife Halle are both. I got quite involved with the ceremony too and read too far ahead. I came dangerously close to saying "I now pronounce you Husband and Wife before they'd even exchanged vows!

[Laughs nervously.]

I caught my mistake, recovered, and the rest of the ceremony went well. Most people didn't even notice I'd screwed up. Except Erik and Halle. But they are family, so it's all good.

We'll leave aside the irony of a Gay man performing a ceremony he's legally unable to receive...

Outside of that, my energy is focused on doorQ.com. Launching a company and a website is just this huge task. Didn't think I'd ever do it or do it this way: bootstraps, blood, sweat and tears. Still, the work JB is doing is frakking cool… and yes, the more geek work I do, the more I've found myself saying "frak"… and Dan's been busy with creative product too. I have a legion of scribes, my Minions, toiling away on their respective desktops and laptops, to create a pile o' posts to get things off with a bang. Brent's going to do a podcast with me to coincide with the launch of the site. Y'all will be able to see Tell Me for free on launchday. Feel free to crash the server.

To broaden your education, read this poorly written science article at the Los Angeles Times. Then read this histrionic nonsense about the article from this blogger. Then read this far more informative analysis at Science Blogs. You really should read Science Blogs, folks.

Until next time, may Cthulhu devour you first.

Posted by Jody at September 11, 2007 03:05 PM

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