What kind of writing pays the best?
04.29.04 (9:09 pm) [edit]According to Elmore Leonard: Ransom Notes.
I have to give "mad props", as the kids say, or "a shout out" to Elmore. He writes great stories that almost always adapt well to film.
Has anyone read one of his books before it made it to the silver screen? I have not. I'm still trying to get through ATLAS SHRUGGED. I have to put it down every 2 pages so I can haunt the neighborhood looking for an investment banker to strangle.
test blogs? Rocky, you should be offended
04.21.04 (10:24 am) [edit]I've always noticed people doing this and now I'm going to comment on it. Why do people post test blogs that have a subject of test and the actual blog says something like "this is a test".
What do you think? That it's not going to work and you need to make sure it works before you say something of any value whatsoever? (And we're talking about blogs here, folks, so the qualifications for "something of value" are already staggeringly low).
Rocky, you should be offended that people think tblog isn't going to work, so they need to test it!
Why not wait until you're first real entry and then note whether it worked or not?
That is all. Rocky, my apologies on behalf of all the test bloggers out there.
New radio DJ -- why?
04.21.04 (10:17 am) [edit]My favorite radio station in LA Arrow 93.1 just changed their morning DJ from Uncle Joe Benson to this jackass Jonathan Brandmeier (a.k.a. Johnny B).
First off, Uncle Joe used to play mostly music and when he did talk, he said things that were interesting: facts about bands, news about concerts, etc. Johnny B should be on the Ryan Seacrest show -- he talks about nothing, uses sound effects, and pulls this half-assed Seinfeld thing where everything anyone says has to be met with a, "What is up with that?"
I'm so depressed. Now I have to listen to CDs on the way to work.
Michael Crichton on speculation
04.17.04 (10:07 am) [edit]Great speech given by Michael Crichton.
Read it...
Speaking of Uncle Rummy...
04.14.04 (10:55 am) [edit]I wrote this as a comment but wanted to get more widespread reaction:
Is it just me, or can you all picture Don Rumsfeld shirtless, squatting in the corner, hair wild, a Rambo knife in his teeth, having just made an incision in his right forearm, smearing bloody warpaint under his eyes, ready to exact immeasurable pain with some little-known style of martial arts?
Yeah...it's probably just me.
Nathan Alcohol is your friend?
04.14.04 (9:31 am) [edit]Serious headline from some spam I received this morning. Here's the text of the email:
[i]Uncle Rummie's Hangover Helper is all-natural dietary supplement providing protection from the "morning after" symptoms experienced after prolonged or excessive alcohol consumption.
If taken as directed, Uncle Rummie's Hangover Helper completely eleminates unpleasant side effects such as headache, nausea and dehydration.[/i]
If you're on the market for a morning-after hangover pill, who gives a good God damn if it's all-natural and herbal.
Great quote about imagination and creativity
04.05.04 (8:40 pm) [edit][i]"Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects, such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art." [/i] – Tom Stoppard
Baseball season begins... adios free time
04.05.04 (8:06 pm) [edit]To show my propensity for human weakness, today I did two things that I swore I would not do this year:
A) I registered for a fantasy baseball league
B) I watched a baseball game, the outcome of which, didn't matter to me in the least
There goes my free time until October...
