There IS a “Try”
“Do or do not. There is no try.” Ever since that damned Muppet, poor “try” has gotten a bad rap. I happen to like “trying” and I’ll tell you why. I can certainly understand where the Yoda sentiment came from. Too often we are told by people “I’ll try”, when what they really mean is... [Read more...]
Promises’ poems
It was real masquerade, it was a real cover up make up pulling up drop me down of standing in the bathroom tub full of water incensed and curled up sleeping he’s saying I love him on his way out the door clicks but I heard him pause in the hall I heard him rattle his keys in his hand like he might come back inside Like he doesn’t really have to... [Read more...]
Repetition, why do we, repeat, why do we, repeat?
One of the things that draws us to film? No one ever says- What? I didn’t hear you. Repeat that. Speak up. What did you say? I thought you said..You are mumbling. Huh? Why do you keep saying that! There’s rarely stuttering, unless its obviously built into a character to such a degree as to show extreme shyness. Once a characters’... [Read more...]
Introduction
Come with me, as we travel back in time… To a day, long, long ago, in 1982. I was about 9 years old, living with my parents on a lake in the valleys below Mt. Rainer in Washington State. My mother and I were in the sitting room/library, just off the master bedroom. It was late morning on a Sunday. We had had breakfast, and the light was muted... [Read more...]
Babymania
So. I’m in love with a girl. She’s about 4 weeks old now, and I can’t stop staring and singing to her. Has this happened to you? I went up to visit Best Friend and new baby, and it was a TOTAL. personal. revelation. I should stop and mention here that I’ve never been much of a baby person. Pregnancy is hard for me to get into,... [Read more...]
