(The Clarion Write-A-Thon fundraiser was...unsuccessful, to put it mildly. I wasn't able to drum up any donations for the workshop and subsequently my will to follow through on writing Unstable Future plummeted. I didn't actually write much of it at all during the write-a-thon, and to date have raised no money for Clarion. I'm still … Continue reading Friday Fiction: Unstable Future Snippet
The AFI Top 100 Films: E.T. (#25)
E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Starring Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore Written by Melissa Mathison Directed by Steven Spielberg This movie was a surprise. When it was released it was an instant classic, and growing up in the 80s and early 90s it was impossible to miss all the spoofs and parodies that abounded … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: E.T. (#25)
The AFI Top 100 Films: Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (#26)
Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden Written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern (screenplay) and Peter George (novel) Directed by Stanley Kubrick The 60's were a pretty scary time. There was an unhealthy obsession with awful colors in our … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (#26)
The AFI Top 100 Films: Bonnie and Clyde (#27)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman and Estelle Parsons Written by David Newman and Robert Benton Directed by Arthur Penn Bonnie and Clyde feels like a quintessential 70s movie. It has a complicated, somewhat unlikable set of anti-heroes in Clyde Barrow (Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Dunaway). It features them doing … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Bonnie and Clyde (#27)
The AFI Top 100 Films: Apocalypse Now (#28)
Apocalypse Now (1979) Starring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall Written by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Most war movies take great care to show you how disorienting it is to be in the middle of battle, and a lot of these set pieces end up being some … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Apocalypse Now (#28)
About Meditation
I found a really great site for trying to track new healthy habits or break bad ones, and after a short break I've rejoined the community there. I'm not sure if you guys have heard of Health Month or not, but it's a pretty fun way to get into track what it is you're trying … Continue reading About Meditation
The AFI Top 100 Films: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (#29)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur and Claude Rains Written by Sidney Buchman (screenplay) and Lewis R. Foster (story) Directed by Frank Capra The big surprise with Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is how relevant it seems today. This is a movie that's nearly 75 years old, and it's talking … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (#29)
Clarion Write-A-Thon 2013 is a Go!
I feel like I'm failing at the whole fundraising part of this thing because I haven't talked it up nearly enough, but that will change starting today! As I've mentioned before, I'll be participating in this year's Clarion Write-A-Thon, where my goal is to write 25,000 words of "Unstable Future" by the time it ends … Continue reading Clarion Write-A-Thon 2013 is a Go!
Interesting Times
Last week was fairly interesting. Over the weekend I knew almost immediately that something was wrong with me, so I told my boss I'd work from home on Monday to make sure I had everything I needed on hand; I've been dealing with an ongoing health issue that's easier to manage from home. So I … Continue reading Interesting Times
Friday Fiction: The Dinner
(The final -- and longest -- bit of fiction for the Unstable Future universe so far. Next month, I'll move on to a different setting to get a feel for those characters. Here, we have that first date for Abernathy Jones and Jonathan Quinn (name subject to change later). What I wanted to do here … Continue reading Friday Fiction: The Dinner
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 