One time, during an early Tuesday morn.

Helplessness Blues.

I'm sitting here listening to the new Fleet Foxes' album that was released a couple of weeks ago. I suddenly felt the urge to write something for the first time in 2 months. Funny how that works out. Apparently the last time I posted something was March 17. Hmmm...must have a thing for that number.

Brad and Colleen have a great blog that follows their travels across the UK. Lots of food references, so I suggest you check out THIBAUTS DO WALES. YOU, of course, being the 2 or 3 people who still check this dusty piece of electronic literature. Let me add a footnote here: I do not consider this to be "literature" of any form - not exactly sure why I used that term.

This entry is going to be all over the place, mainly because I have no real reason to be saying anything. Don't get me wrong, life has been very busy the past couple of months, it's just I haven't really felt like logging into Blogger and posting. Which is funny, considering:

• The house I'm staying at may or may not have sold. Any day I could get a call saying the bank approved the buyer's offer and, I'm assuming, I'd have to be out of here pretty soon after. Hell, they prospective owners already have their stuff in the damn garage. Borrowed time, my friends.

• I've been giving some thought to relationships recently.

• The short film I'm working on has had my emotions running on ebbs and flows. The final draft of the script was approved by all, we had a great crew lined up, casting drew a decent amount of talent, shot breakdowns and storyboards were being worked on, our director and DP flew into town for a 3-day marathon of non-stop film assessments, scouting, additional breakdowns, lighting rigs, etc. Then, with one email, everything came to a crashing halt and we had to postpone until the Fall. There are still a lot of question marks: Who will be our Samantha, will we have a director set in stone, will our original crew be free "x" amount of months from now, etc. However, I will say I have no doubt that we will be filming this eventually. We've invested too much time and effort (and Rhett's money) to just give up and turn away now. Plus, none of use are built like that - to just give up. We will succeed.

• I love scooters. Thanks to Meg, I now have a new found appreciation and love for small motorized bicycles that are limited to around 40MPH. Let me be clear, i would never buy a similar vehicle that went faster. Too dangerous.

• Osama Bin Laden was killed and I'm still very indifferent about the entire event. I can only say that this bit of history has affected our generation more-so than anyone else. Being in High School and watching the tower's fall all the way to just a few weeks ago, a lot has gone through my mind, but it's been hard for me to pin-point one particular feeling. Surreal is the best way to describe it.

• Relationship comment here.

• I have great friends. From the one's I went to school with to everyone I've had the pleasure of meeting through common friendships to work related acquaintances - I have great friends.

• My sister is graduating from Redlands next weekend. Finishing up grad school already. Hard to believe.

• I've been wanting to move to one of three cities in Michigan, but the job search hasn't turned up much. There are a few prospects right now, but I'm really trying to find something concrete that would actually advance my career. Out of state is starting to whisper a bit louder, but I'm not ashamed to say I love Michigan.

• Relationships. Funny thing, those.

• I love talking about film. This isn't anything new, I know; But there's a difference between talking about film and TALKING about it. Lock me in a room with someone that shares an interest in story structure or theory and I would never ask for the door to be opened. I can count the number of people I know who have a common interest in such things with one hand. Hell, even discussing inspirations in the video/movie form is an uncommon occurrence. I'm not joking. Find me a girl who is equally as interested and I'll marry her right now. Well...maybe not RIGHT now. Slight exaggeration.

• Recently I had an interesting conversation on dreams. If I had more talks that went that in-depth with all of my friends I'm 90% sure my head would explode from the sheer awesomeness. There's a much better way of describing that, I just can't think of anything else right now. Sorry, it's getting late.

• As much as I don't care about money, it currently is casting a long shadow over my life that I can't ignore.

Wow. Maybe I should try blogging a bit more often. Either way, if actually feel really good to get some of that down on "paper." It's crazy when you get have a chance to reflect on what's happened over a certain period of time. Moments like that should not and can not be forgotten easily. Just to let you all know, I'm smiling right now.

One last thing...

This is really a fantastic film.

AND...

This man can direct ANYTHING. ANYTHING.

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