Yo!
Well, it's been quite a while since I last posted something. Nothing new there.
So, I thought I'd rectify that right now.
But, this decision isn't as arbitrary as all that.
A couple weeks ago, I was put on temporary lay-off at work. I only work one day a week, 12 hrs a week now. As to how long that will last, I don't know.
In the meantime, I thought I'd... watch more movies!
This is not a new strategy. Back in December, 2009, I was injured at work and was on disability for three months. Among the most constructive things I did was watch more movies.
Coincidentally, this summer I had already been watching more movies than usual with my wife, particularly newer releases, and when I say "newer," I actually mean, still playing in the theater! That is uncharacteristic of us, generally. Usually it takes us FOREVER to see something, even when it comes out on DVD.
But, my wife's a teacher, so she has the summer off, and this summer (especially this summer), she's been embracing her time off, so we've actually been going to the theater fairly regularly.
So far, we've seen: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, COWBOYS & ALIENS, and RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.
I've also been trying to watch more movies on DVD that I've rented or borrowed from the library, and I've also been trying to watch more of the DVDs I actually own (crazy talk!).
My next step is to try and process all this watching of movies into some sort of written assessment of the films themselves, most obviously in terms of scribbling out some movie reviews.
Now, although that is writing, I'm actually going to post those reviews (if I ever finish any of them) on my Livejournal site, "But what I really want to do is direct," because my intent was to concentrate my "film thoughts" on that blog.
But, since I've been working part-time, I've also been reviewing some of my other unfinished writing. A short story, various story ideas for comics and movie scripts, and some new comics-related writing.
So, I'm trying to resurrect this whole writing side of myself.
That's where I am right now.
And I'm going to end right there as well, for today.
But, more to come-- soon!
