Random Thoughts for a Friday – May 17th, 2013

• I took a “How much do I want to be a Writer” quiz today. The quiz has six questions and each question must be rated 1 – 10. 1 being the least and 10 being the most.
• It is a self scored quiz and I ended up with a 56.
• Here is a link to the quiz.
• My biggest issue is getting distracted and letting life keep me from writing. That is something I need to work on.
• I have a plan for that!
• I always have a plan…
• Wait, I mean “I don’t have a plan.”
• MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA <— * Maniacal laughter*
• To distract you, here is a picture of a beautiful blonde woman laughing:
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• For the ladies, here is a pic of a rugged space cowboy being serious:
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• Repeat after me: There is no evil plan to rule the world!
• Actually my plan is something I came up with last year.
• My moving over two thousand miles in eight months made me forget about it for a bit.
• It boils down to writing a short story a week, publishing short stories via Amazon and other sites while shopping movie scripts and books around to major studios/publishers.
• I am setting up a schedule to pay my bills through online writing. Hopefully I won’t have to do this much longer. I need to start being more aggressive in finding other work.
• In other news, there is a cool interview about Wasteland 2 on the web.
• But first, watch this:
• Now read the interview.
• In sad news, I won’t be at Phoenix Comic Con this year.
• God willing, I can go next year as a guest.
• Stranger things have happened, no?
• Right now I just need to concentrate on getting bills paid, getting my car legal, and getting more stories/comics written.
• Life is beautiful.
• Another thing I want to do is explore the East Coast.
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• I’m also continuing my constant battle with losing weight. I SHALL WIN THIS! *Brandishes a scale*
• Anyway. You all have a great weekend!

Tappity Tap Tap – Wise Words from some great Authors

Wise Words from some great Authors

Hey there, Small update today.  These are wise words from the masters, advice on everything from writing to writing some more.  Take a look and read what these luminaries have to say.

Movie Madness – Snatch

One of my favorite English crime movies is Snatch. Directed by Guy Ritchie, this great action comedy stars Jason Statham and Brad Pitt. Made before Guy Ritchie became attached to Madonna, this movie shows a flair for both dialogue and cinematography. Snatch has much of the same tone as Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, but is handled with a bit more experience and care. Just be warned: This is a gangster movie so there is some langauge. It is worth watching just to see if you can understand what Brad Pitt says throughout the flick.

This is a stylish crime caper that combines comedy, action, and great actors to make a fine movie. I can honestly say this is one of my favorite movies to come out of British Isles in the last 15 years.

Tales of a Writer at His Brother’s House: A New Family Member

Not going to write much tonight.  We had a busy weekend. My niece decided it was time for her to have a baby. Yesterday I went and saw my niece, the baby (named Ariella Joy) and the daddy at the hospital.  Here is a shot my brother, the Grandpa, show of me and the newborn:

Random Thoughts for a Friday – May 10th, 2013

• Have you ever thought “Boy, I live in a Big Country?”
• That point was driven home for me in 2001.
• I drove a South Korean guy I was working with from Yellowstone National Park to Salt Lake City.
• This was about two weeks before 9/11.
• He couldn’t get over how expansive the USA is.  He was just in awe of the sheer space of Idaho and Utah.
• I wonder if we citizens of big countries like the USA, Canada, Australia, just don’t realize how much we take space for granted.
• We need a good video to emphasis this point.
• In a Big Country by Big Country, of course.
• I want to be in a band where the hit song is the name of the band. That would rock.
• I bet there is a website or a web post dedicated to just that.
• There is!
• Click here to see 20 bands with songs named after them.
• Here’s a list of Bands named after songs. Not necessarily their own song.
• Here is a list of Bands inspired by Literature.
• Here is a video of a Rubber Band Gatling Gun.
• I had a weirdly emotional day yesterday. Not because of anyone, but because I find it hard to accept good things happening to me.
• Every wonder why we, as humans, have such a strong capacity to accept the good?
• That is a rhetorical question. No need to really answer that.
• Ah well. Life is Beautiful.
• It can be turbulent at times. It can also be dark and full of unrest. But after the rain and storms?
• Peace
• However, sometimes we have to forget it all and dance in the rain.

Tappity Tap Tap: Stranger than Fiction

A movie about a writer and her character…

The Trailer:

 

Watch the Movie by clicking here.  I haven’t seen this.  I’ll write a review of it soon.  This is a short post for tonight! Will be much longer next week.

Cube World

Just taking a look a new game called Cube World.  It is still in development.  I love the way it looks, all voxelly and Minecraft like.

Go to the game creator’s blog by clicking here.