Posted in Writers, Writing on July 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
I am battling the heat with a gin and tonic. You can read about this thrilling topic on my other blog, Crazy Ass Planet. However, the reason for this post …
I feel like M. Hulot without the beach. I am on vacation. No, I’ve no great plans beyond some dull domestic rubbish I want to […]
Posted in Books, Fiction, Kurt Vonnegut, Writers, Writing on July 15th, 2006 No Comments »
This is an anniversary year. Mind you, every year is an anniversary year of something. Every day could be used to celebrate an event – public or private, births, deaths, weddings and so on. (Today, for example, The History Channel tells us, “The great Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is born in Leiden on July […]
Posted in Blogs, General on July 8th, 2006 No Comments »
Yes, I went and added Talkr to this blog. (See the icon and link at the bottom of each post.) And because there is a Wordpress plug-in available, it wasn’t that difficult.
I did it mainly as an experiment. I wanted to hear what it would sound like. My first reaction is this: it works best […]
Posted in General, Movies, Screenwriting on July 4th, 2006 1 Comment »
First, in a world where most movie comedies lack the essential element (humour!), The Matador is a wonderful movie. Dry and stupid, slapstick and witty. Compare to Failure to Launch or The Break-Up and weep. Note to directors: after script, casting is everything.
That I could watch and enjoy a film under these intemperate conditions (33C […]
Posted in Blogs, General on July 2nd, 2006 No Comments »
It’s sunny. It’s warm. It’s summer and it’s Sunday. And it’s a long weekend so I am untroubled by thoughts of work tomorrow.
I am sitting on my balcony taking advantage of my wireless connection. Below me, an industrious fellow is mowing the lawn. I live in a condo so collectively we pay some poor chump […]
