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June 6, 2022
Day 3,140: Masterpiece
Long day.
I got my two hours of writing in. Kinda wiped me out, but I freaking did it. It felt so GOOD. I got a ton done, too. I’ve ramped back up into my story. Or, storytelling. Finding rhythm again.
Whew. I’m exhausted. That’s about all I have for you kids today, I think, except to say that there was this Twitter thing going around today about sharing four stills from a film that you think is a masterpiece, and it was super interesting to see what people had posted.
Defining a master...
June 5, 2022
Day 3,139:
busy busy busy weekend.
Two birthdays. Coco treadmill. AND my last session with my therapist Jillian, which was this morning (straight from there to a friends’ baby’s first birthday). It was hard and heartfelt to say goodbye. She’s been a huge part of my life the past three years. And now she’s going on to bigger and better things. I’m very excited and happy for her, and I know she is the same for me.
Big things are ahead. It feels so far away and so impossible most of the time, but it’s n...
June 4, 2022
Day 3,138: Billy
We watched The VVitch tonight. Horror film that garnered some acclaim a few years back. Always looked like the kind of horror film I would like, and I was right. It was the kind of horror film I actually enjoy watching…except it wasn’t all that great.
Don’t get me wrong. The movie was fine. But it was *frustratingly* close to being great, and it made some mistakes, or didn’t go far enough in some key areas that left both Liz and I feeling disappointed in the end. Which is a bummer, because ag...
June 3, 2022
Day 3,137: Tattoo
Late. Quick one.
Amelie still holds up! Whew. Haven’t seen it for literally 20 years, and I only saw it that once…but it’s still pretty damn good y’all. Not perfect—the love story has some bumps and bruises…but they stick the landing. And that SCORE. My god. It’s literally one of the greatest soundtracks ever in film.
Great podcast discussion about it. Drops not next week, but the following.
Night night.
June 2, 2022
Day 3,136: Y’all
The Deep End on Hulu continues to be absolutely banana boat batshit.
The Warriors lost game 1 to the Celtics. They’re in trouble. For real. I’m not counting them out yet, but they need to make an adjustment. We’ll see how game 2 goes. See if we can steal one in Boston. 7 game series is a long series. There’s still time to recover…
Accidentally woke up late this morning. Not too bad. I still got in a writing sesh, but I really REALLY wanted to get in two…and I fucked that. So…tomorrow morni...
June 1, 2022
Day 3,135: Everything In Its Place
Starting to feel a box form around my writing, and in a GOOD way. Like, something I can turn on and off. I turn it on in the morning…and then I get to stop and turn it off until the next day. The ONLY thing still not quite up to snuff is getting in my full two hours. Gotta get up on time to reach that.
So…in that spirit…a short one tonight. It’s sleepy time.
Oh! Except to say that we started Under The Banner Of Heaven on Hulu and…we’re bailing about 1/4 of the way into episode 2. SUPER int...
May 31, 2022
Day 3,134: Better!
I didn’t quite wake up on time this morning…but I *did* wake up early enough to get in my writing. And it was a solid sesh. Whew.
Better. That’s good enough right now. Just trying to do better each day. We went and got groceries from Costco. That was progress, too. We were down to the nubbins on a bunch of stuff. Now, we’re proper re-stocked and ready for the next couple weeks.
Got my work done. Prepared for my client meeting in the morning. Always exciting and nerve-wracking to meet with ...
May 30, 2022
Day 3,133: Le Quick
Doing a quick one tonight…though I feel like a lot of these entries are quick these days. It ebbs and flows, this blog. Sometimes, I go on stretches where I’m very verbose, lots to say, lots to share, lots I want to remember.
It’s not that I don’t want to remember things right now. Truly, it’s the opposite…which makes me want to write more. I’m in a big part of my life right now. New house. Turning a corner on the writing…
But, it’s exactly all that big stuff that drains me a bit when I co...
May 29, 2022
Day 3,132: Double Sunday!
Going to bed super late, but you know what? It don’t matter because I don’t have to be up early tomorrow!
Little stressed out that I didn’t get writing done today, and I probably won’t tomorrow…but I *can*. I don’t *have* to wake up early in order to write.
We’ll see. Wish me luck.
Therapy was great. Took a massive nap (needed it). Got to see Aaron and Marie and Sherlynn at Lawrie’s in Beverly Hills. My first time there. Twas delicious.
Night!
May 28, 2022
Day 3,131: Narcissism
Y’all…this documentary on Teal Swan is WILD. Holy shit.
It’s making me think about empathy. Psychopaths don’t have it. Which is tricky, because they still form attachments, they still surround themselves with people…but, it’s kind of like how babies or animals will do the same thing, but not actually have empathy; they NEED those people. The attachments they form are out of necessity to get what they need. Same thing with babies. Same thing with animals (so far as we can tell, but we can tell...
