Greg Olear's Blog, page 12

The Line Waver

On perfection.

Help a Rwandan Orphanage

Some time ago, in my post "Mr. & Mrs. Smith & Mr. & Mrs. Olear," I mentioned my friends Tim and Elizabeth Hunter.
The Hunters — I sometimes call them the Gatherers, because they don't eat meat — are adoptive parents to two children from Guatemala, who are close with our kids.  Tomorrow, they are leaving [...:]

Baby Einstein's Newest DVD

The new series from The Baby Einstein Company.
Other titles include Baby Winehouse, Baby Lohan, and Baby 50 Cent.

Oscar the Grouch

So the Oscars are tonight.  Once again, I've been snubbed by the committee, all because of the pesky fact that my screenplay has not been made into a movie yet.
I used to be, like, way into this stuff.  Every year, when the big night rolled around, I'd have watched at least four of the five [...:]

Dramatis Personae

Here are my impressions of some of the people I've met at The Nervous Breakdown. You might think of this as a TNB "Who's Who." A useful primer for newcomers to the site.

The Winter We Sell at Target

If you found yourself at Target on Valentine's Day, and you happened to peruse the fiction section, you may have noticed a familiar name among the selections.
Yesterday, The Summer We Fell Apart, the debut novel by TNB's own Robin Antalek, hit the selves at said department store, a selection for the prestigious "Bookmark Breakout" program. [...:]

And the Winner Is….

…all of you.  You are all winners.  Just, you know, not of the Totally Killer/TNB/Facebook contest.  There's only one winner where that is concerned.  Actually, there are three.
But before I make that dramatic announcement, I'd like to introduce the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mr. Jack Valenti.
[cue:reluctant applause]
Just kidding.
Instead, let's [...:]

The Totally Killer/TNB/Facebook Sweepstakes!!!

Want to have fun, help a TNB writer, and have a chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card? Then enter the Totally Killer/TNB/Facebook sweepstakes. It's easy, it's fun, and it's good karma.

Colt Following: TNB's Superbowl Pick

TNB weighs in on the Superbowl

Recents-020210

ERIKA RAE: Sex & hairspray

TONY duSHANE: Sex & Satan

SIMON SMITHSON: Sex & physics*

GREG OLEAR: Sex & football

RENO J. ROMERO: Just football

QB vs. QB

+++++++PLUS+++++++

STEFAN KIESBYE waxes philosophical.

WILL ENTREKIN surrenders.

RONLYN DOMINGUE hurts.

J.M. BLAINE : Ambien :: JEFFREY PILLOW: wine

BRAD LISTI on Bigelow and Bridges (Kathryn and Jeff, not Deuce and Nash).

…and the TNB Salinger tribute.

* Really just [...:]