In Good Company

I forgot to mention I saw a great little film last week called IN GOOD COMPANY. Same director who did ABOUT A BOY. Dennis Quaid was at his best and Topher Grace and Scarlet Johannsen had great chemistry. I never really knew Grace's work before this, but I have to say I was very impressed. I am certain we will be seeing a lot more of this young, talented actor. Check it out. So far, it's definitely the best movie of the New Year.

P.S. I'm at Panera Bread again, as I type this. Just can't get enough of wireless internet! :)

Weekly Recap

Here's a recap of my writing week. What I worked on, who I contacted, who contacted me, etc. Let's see:

• A manager read my horror/thriller and passed. He also passed on two other pitches, however, he left the door open for more material.
• I chickened out on calling an agent who is reading my comedy. Need to call him next week for sure!
• Composed a query I plan to send to a producer for my comedy and sent it to my Hollywood reader for her critique.
• Started to compose an email I want to send to a classmate from film school who directed a horror movie for my horror/thriller.
• Worked on a letter the co-writer of my romantic comedy is obsessed about sending to billionaire Mark Cuban, who dabbles in producing.
• Worked on the ending of my latest horror/thriller.

And The Best Picture Oscar Goes To .....

MILLION DOLLAR BABY. It's a real downer, but it's got emotion. It pulls at your heart strings. For me that's what going to the movies is all about -- feeling some emotion, whether it be thrills, chills, laughter, heartache, whatever. I'm sorry, but THE AVIATOR left me with nothing. So, if BABY doesn't win, then the Oscars are rigged and/or political. What I liked about BABY, too, is it's parallelism to the hopes and dreams of aspiring screenwriters, like myself. Go see it, it's a good movie.

These Will Make You Smile

A joke from my friend Lazaro:

The President, the First Lady, and Dick Cheney are flying on Air Force One.

George looks at Laura, chuckles, and says, "You know, I could throw a $1,000.00 bill out the window right now and make somebody very happy!"

Laura shrugs her shoulders and says, "Well, I could throw ten $100.00 bills out the window and make 10 people very happy."

Cheney then says, "Of course, I could throw one-hundred $10.00 bills out the window and make a hundred people very happy."

The pilot rolls his eyes, looks at all of them and says to his co-pilot, "Such big shots back there...hell, I could throw all of them out the window and make 56 million people very happy."

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Another joke from my friend Long Island Paul:

A blonde calls her boyfriend and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get it started."

Her boyfriend asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?"

The blonde says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a tiger." Her boyfriend decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.

He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says, "First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a tiger."

He takes her hand and says, "Second, I want you to relax. Let's have a nice cup of tea, and then..." he sighed,

"let's put all these Frosted Flakes back in the box."

Live from .... Panera Bread?

Yep, that's right -- I am at Panera Bread as I type this entry via wireless internet. Wicked kewl, right? I think it's awesome. The wave of the future. Sitting here with a cup of coffee and a chocolate chip cookie, overlooking the fireplace. At the same time, I am chatting with Raul in FL, checking my email, surfing the net, etc. Course I should be working, but all I'm doing is playing. Aw, heck, it's Sunday.

Puppetry of the Penis

This was a Broadway show in NY, but I missed it. So I watched the DVD last night. I thought, I need a good chuckle to lift my spirits. Well, I cannot believe the balls these guys have! No, not those balls, LOL. I mean, the bravery they have standing on stage, butt naked, waving their dicks around. Literally. Who knew you could make so many "puppets" out of one's penis? The Loch Ness monster? Who woulda thunk it? Truly a hilarious concept. Though I'm surprised they can get away with it in this day and age of ultra-conservatism. Way to go guys!

Winter Doldrums?

I am so irritable today. Don't know why exactly. Could be the weather. Could be my writing frustrations. Could be a combo of everything. I just wanna smash a glass, or something. Ever feel like doing that?

Raul left today for FL to do sales calls next week. And my step-father left for FL yesterday. I wanna be in the sunny weather. I'm so over winter already. California is really beckoning.

I've done nothing today, except take Raul to the airport. I have no inspiration to do anything. I just feel so ... Blah.

The Aviator

Saw THE AVIATOR tonight. Enh. It was a little long. A little too long. Loved the crash scene, though. Had no idea Howard Hughes crashed a plane and suffered so many burns. And had no idea he was SO motherfuckin crazy. Yikes! Interesting history lesson. Thanks, Marty.

Now I wanna see MILLION DOLLAR BABY. Which will win the Academy Award for Best Picture? Who the fuck cares, really. But I'd like to see both and choose my fave. Something tells me I'm going to like Baby better. We'll see.

Anywho, just got wireless internet tonight. How cool is that? Typing this from the comfort of my living room. Isn't that the coolest thing EVAH?