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2018 Movie #30: The House

I remember seeing the trailer for this movie last year. I liked it. I wanted to see it. In retrospect, seeing it in theaters would have been a mistake. It’s not all bad, but seeing on my couch was definitely the best way to watch it.

THE BLURB:

Scott and Kate Johansen must figure out a way to earn some money after their daughter’s scholarship falls through. When all else fails, the desperate couple join forces with their neighbor Frank to start an underground casino in his home. As the cash r...

Day 1,674: So Close

I am SO CLOSE to finishing this book. It’s been frustrating to have a few mediocre writing days over the past four days or so…but I will not be deterred.

Tomorrow is going to be a GREAT writing day. A great one. I can’t wait

Day 1,673: Warriors

Happy Memorial Day, everybody. Thank you to the fallen. You gave your lives to protect the freedoms I enjoy in this country, and I will be forever grateful to you for that.

And speaking of Warriors…the Dubs did it. They did it!

A fourth straight Cavs/Warriors Finals it shall be. Golden State will enter the series heeaavvvyyyyy favorites…but let me tell you – do not take the series for granted. I won’t. I hope they don’t, because any team with LeBron on it is a potential championship team. For...

Day 1,672: Going to Bed Early

I am going to bed early! Yes, I am old…but that’s not why, assholes

Day 1,671: What a day…

Man, as I’m thinking back on how to write about today…today was all over the place!

Day 1,670: Go See Solo

My message for the blog tonight is simple: GO SEE SOLO.

It’s not a perfect movie, but it just might be the best that these new Star Wars films have come up with to this point, and the Ho and I *genuinely* enjoyed it. I also hear that it’s projected to underperform, and we don’t want that to happen to goood movie, so go see it! Teach the studios that audience really do care about a well-made movie.

We went and saw that this morning. It kinda threw my whole day out of whack, unfortunately, whic...

2018 Movie #29: Solo: A Star Wars Story

Another year, another Star Wars movie. This time, it’s the backstory of our beloved Han. I must confess, I didn’t expect this movie to be all that good. Boy, was I wrong!

THE BLURB:

Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins a gang of galactic smugglers, including a 196-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca. Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calris...

Day 1,669:

Le sigh…

The Warriors might not have the magic this year. They lost again tonight, which puts them down 3-2 in the series. Now, granted, it’s not over. A 3-2 lead is not safe by any stretch of the imagination, even if it were the Warriors with that lead…but they’re just not playing well. They’re not sharp. No dominance. No adjustments.

I really think a very mediocre season has caught up with them. I really do. They say the regular season doesn’t matter…and sometimes it doesn’t. But *this* yea...

Day 1,668: Finding the Light

For whatever reason, today was a tough day. I had “floating anxiety” all day, and normally, that would mean I wouldn’t have done much work. I’d have stewed and waited for it to just go away…but not today…

Today, I sat down, went through my focusing regime, and I banged out 2,000 *excellent* words.

That was very, very satisfying.

I’m thinking about starting a series of blog posts…or maybe even a book…on how to develop a writing process. I definitely want to stick with this for a longer period...

Day 1,667: A Good Day

Today was a good day.

I wrote 2,000 words. I read for (over!) an hour. I did some bank-stuff work and had a conference call with our financial advisor. And then, because of all that, I got to watch sports ball in the night times.

Of course, the sports ball was frustrating