Thursday, January 20, 2005
Not much to write about. except my apologies for forgetting to post more of the VR story this week. I’ll post a bit after the following review of The Seventh Seal, which I wrote several months ago and now have a chance to post. It’s a weird film. The plot is primarily philosophical, dealing with the apparent silence of God. The protagonist is a knight returning from the Crusades and questioning his faith. After he washes up […]
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
It’s going to be a bulleted list day, mainly because I got quite a bit done. Stopped by Suncoast and bought Paranioa Agent volume 2, Samura Champloo volume 1, R.O.D the TV volume 4, and El Mariachi. Watched two more episodes of Gundam SEED, which is becoming increasingly fantastic, and episode five of Paranoia Agent, which continues the almost unimaginable excellence of the first four episodes. Made chili in preparation […]
January 18, 2005
This has ended up a pretty good day. I had difficulty focusing at work, but got a fair amount done. I came home and watched more of Zeta Gundam and Gundam SEED, then incorporated comments on my November short story, “The Old Man.” Now I just need to remember the ending that the writing group hashed out. Wanted to mention: I’m less than fifty pages from finishing proofing that novel. It’s […]
Friday, January 14, 2005
(Gah! This was supposed to post for Thursday. Ah well; I’ll fix it eventually.) My long, tiring week continues. I attended happy hour tonight, which was great fun despite the fact that the grease of the pizza joined forces with the alcohol in the Guinness to wage war on my stomach. But I had a good time with the folks there, and then helped my parents move some furniture and caught up with them. Unfortunately, […]
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
I am in the middle of a long tunnel. That tunnel is this week. Okay, that’s probably too dramatic, but this is a very tiring week and it’s only going to get more tiring. I’ve been out every night this week—Monday and Tuesday all night at writing groups—and I’ll be out every other night. Thursday night, I’m going to happy hour after work, then helping my parents move […]
Monday, January 10, 2005
I have got to stop reading manga when I get home. The manga in this case was volume four of Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha, a massive epic that tells the tale of the Buddha’s life. Fortunately, Tezuka’s brilliant, so his narrative is breathtaking. Unfortunately, he’s telling the extended edition, full-scale version of Buddha’s life; Buddha doesn’t even get his name until the end of this volume. As a result, this is a sprawling […]
Sunday, January 9, 2005
I am continually amazed at how much I can do when I write down a to-do list at the beginning of the day. For some reason, typing it out on the computer doesn’t help me much. When I’ve tried that before, I’ve accomplished a few of the items on the list, but not all of it. I think that typing it helped me to organize my thoughts, which made it easier for me to start on the list, but it […]
Saturday, January 8, 2005
Otherspace Productions met today, minus our concept artist. We had a good time. matrix experiments lain is nearing completion, so I think we’ll be able to move forward with Summer Storm very soon. I’m thinking about developing a documentary about the making of matrix experiments lain, sort of a “Here’s how we made this animation” video. I figure we could sell it for a reasonable price, […]
January 7, 2005
Held the Redemption card club tonight. ‘Twas a good night, filled mostly with older kids: Nik, Matt, Gret, and Richard, in addition to the four Davis’. Plus Gret’s little sister and Dad. I had a great time, though I’m usually monkey-in-the-middle on Fridays. Everyone wants to ask me a question or get my opinion or find out if I’ve seen a movie. Not that I’m complaining; it’s great. I did manage to sneak […]
January 6, 2005
I am never going to get anything done this week. I overslept this morning, so I had no time in the morning to exercise, read the Bible, read a poem, or get breakfast, as I usually do. As a result, my entire day was off-balance. I need those things to center me. Which is perhaps not an entirely good thing. Oh, there’s nothing wrong with comforting routines in themselves, but I’ve begun wondering if […]