What’s on the iPod: She’s Mine by Brett Dennen
Was it really too hot to move this weekend? Not much of a break when your plans to enjoy the outdoors run into a wall of heat and humidity. I managed a cup of iced chai at Starbucks and a flea market/farmers market with my daughter. In the process, I may have found my new desk.
I’ve been working on an old, borrowed desk for years. It’s functional, but as attractive as fiberboard covered with fake wood laminate can be. The one I found is solid oak, mission style, and has a front drawer/computer tray.
We spent Saturday night watching Inception. I love Leonardo’s acting, and I want to give this a full endorsement, but I can’t. A couple of things wrong with it – the level of violence. I don’t remember but one scene that didn’t have an explosion or a killing. Also, Ellen Page’s character made no sense. It’s as though she were thrown into the mix because they needed another girl. I’m not saying the acting was bad – it wasn’t. The writing didn’t mesh.
I loved the premise and enjoyed the fantasy ride, though. The movie itself is quite a spectacle and yes, it was worth seeing. I will say I’d much rather have seen it on DVD and saved some cash, and I’d watch it earlier in the day because the dreams that movie prompted were not pleasant. And like I said, I wish the writing had been stronger in the sense that the characters meshed and that there was more opportunity for the actors to actually act.
Yesterday the daughter and I went to Atlantic City for some sand time. On the beach at 9:30, off by 11:30. Too hot, even with the water there to cool us off. We sought shelter in the casino, where at the penny slots I managed to win back the money I’d spent on parking. I’m not a gambler and I’m glad I don’t enjoy it more. It was a diversion from the heat, and by the looks of things, the casino was enjoying all the attention.
Today it’s dodging severe thunderstorms and getting small projects done. I have a few people I want to get back in touch with to see if I can line anything up for August/September. I have one big project starting at the end of the month and another one ending. Gotta keep things coming in, right?
How is your marketing going? What have you done lately that’s worked? What isn’t working?
6 responses to “Filling Up the Summer”
Yeah, it's dark and rumbling here. I'll get soaked with all the running around I have to do, but that's fine. Pisces — water is good!
Applied for a script reading job — I've done it for years for companies all over the world, I'm good at it. This place keeps advertising. Of course they do. Turns out they only want to pay $15-$25/script and wonder why the professional script readers/coverage people aren't doing it.
Um, I got $15/script to read one act plays back in 1982. When I was just starting out.
You get what you pay for.
That's all they want to pay? Ridiculous. They'll keep advertising, too. They're not willing to pay for talent, so they'll continue to get crap.
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What's working is extreme deadline pressure, since we're headed to our no-cell, no-internet destination in San Diego on Sunday. Nothing lights the fire of inspiration better than that!
Isn't that the truth, Jake? I find myself working like mad the minute someone threatens to unplug me. 🙂
We're hoping for rain here. It's been unbearably hot.
I'm talking to a potential client about writing their company newsletter to their clients. They're still feeling me out, so we'll see. Trying to figure out how much time it would take me to write it and how much to quote. That's the hardest part!