— At least on Earth Day. And definitely if you’re going to Muir Woods on a Sunday morning, not knowing really registering that it is, in fact, Earth Day and that admission is free (and parking is therefore IMPOSSIBLE.) Went with Belle and Rhiannon this morning after her Crunch class on the Emba...

I’ve been future bribing myself all day with “if you just get through X, Y, and Z you can watch MISSION IMPOSSIBLE tonight” and well, I’m almost there. I just sent out a preview draft of my first tele-seminar email to some trusted friends for comments.  [I want to make sure it&...

The board game Transformation technically does not have winners –– but honestly only losers say those kind of things. I had a very insightful game today with Susan, and as one of my pre-birthday gifts to her I did not immediately eliminate the two pains I received after eliminating my final setback card (d...

My blogging schedule has been thrown off by Vancouver. I returned late on Thursday night back to “The Loft” where I was staying.  Coming in post midnight,  changed everything.  [The Loft by the way, is fantastic –- owned by these two super-great guys and incredibly quirky and comforting all at ...

Susan reminded me of that Jack Kornfield title AFTER THE ECSTASY, THE LAUNDRY today, except for Belle and myself it was the DMV and the Parking Authority (both). After a screenplay reading, I always feel totally wiped out.  It’s the combination of rushing to finish the work close to the last min...

On the positive side … I sliced the script down to 139 pages (and only 1 paragraph on 139).  Another 10-ish pages and we’re in the totally movie-star worthy 120s. And I woke up to  a bunch of emails through networking groups of possible actors for the Tuesday night reading. I have som...

I don’t know why it should be so, but I have to say that after cutting another 20 pages out of the script in the last day, I feel vaguely and entirely beaten up. Seriously. We’re down from 174 to 154 pages (and really only one paragraph at the top of 154, but who’s counting). I feel that ...

I’m taking a break now that I’ve nailed my midpoint. The scene that’s supposed to be on page 60 is on page 61 (which is more than close enough for me).  IE, the first half of the script is no longer a vast, flailing beast.  Only the second half now needs MAJOR trimming. Today I ...

Belle and Otto went off for a beach excursion today with Susan and Jennifer and Andrew while I stayed home and continued my computer file sorting process (such strange bliss indeed.) Prior to leaving for the Party –– now moved to Mill Valley at Val and Clark’s hotel, post-flood –– that Susan organize...