Entertainment
Big Night
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007Several midnight showings of the new Harry Potter movie are being held this evening and we’ve got a small group going to the 12:10am at the new Century Summit Sierra theaters (about 25 miles north of us).
I took tomorrow off work so I could get a little sleep afterward (and run a few errands), but […]
Harry Mania
Saturday, July 7th, 2007We’re heading into another period of Harry Potter fever as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the series, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix are released within the next couple weeks. Our family has been following the series since before the books became big here in the […]
The Good and The Bad
Thursday, June 28th, 2007The good news of the day is that a short story called Something Wrong, written by my youngest daughter, is about to be published in an anthology called “The Blackest Death, Volume III.” This is one I haven’t read since she knows what type of things I can handle and I hear it’s a little […]
This New Week
Monday, June 25th, 2007Hopefully, this week will start out better than last week ended (if you count Sunday as last week). The poor folks in the South Lake Tahoe area are facing an inferno, now being called “The Angora Fire,” that has already claimed thousands of acres of timber and hundreds of homes. When I was watching the […]
Official Winner!
Sunday, June 24th, 2007After uploading my script to the Script Frenzy site, I can now claim official winner status:
20,591
If you haven’t tried something like this, you really should. Writing 20,000 (or 50,000 for Nanowrimo) words in the course of a month can be a real kick. Just don’t expect to have a life.
See you in November […]
Mixed Emotions
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007While playing around online last night I found that Google Books has scanned about half my novel, Noble Savage, into their book search function. At first I was a little miffed, but then I realized that they may have done me a favor. If anyone should happen upon my book and start reading, […]
Two Posts in One Day
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Middle daughter and I just got home from seeing the newest Pirates movie. This one was better than the second, but not as good as the first, and the special effects toward the end were well worth the price of admission. Keith Richards played the father of Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow - […]
Reno Film Festival - Oscar Shorts Benefit
Thursday, March 8th, 2007For anyone who might be in the Reno area on March 8-9, 2007, the Reno Film Festival will be holding an Oscar-nominated Shorts Event at the Grand Sierra Resort and Truckee Meadows Community College. Check out the web site for more details…
Oscar Part Two
Monday, February 26th, 2007The Oscar ceremony this year was actually too long and boring. I loved Ellen Degeneres’ understated hosting, but wish that some of the filler in between awards had been reduced or cut in order to tighten up the event. Did we really need the interpretive dancers and the over-long special award introductions? Maybe future ceremonies […]
A Quick Post
Monday, February 26th, 2007Unlike the Oscars last night, which came in at about 3 hours and 45 minutes, I just wanted to give a quick overview of what I enjoyed about the show:
The Youth Factor - Abigail Breslin and Jaden Smith were adorable presenters. I think the Oscars needs more kids.
Ellen Degeneres - Her low-key comedy and […]
