Tonight I have sad news to report.
I have decided to finally quit trying to squeeze blood from a rock and face the facts that a story I've tried for almost two full years to write just isn't going to work as I set out to write it.
Therefore its time to pull the plug on this tale. Now I wrote a handful of scenes and bits and pieces that I felt could be reworked into a new story but the plot and many elements, I see now, were never going to work out the way I had originally thought.
So at over 28 thousand words and after over 247 hours of work I regretfully am pulling the plug on this story in the hopes that a new, more engrossing and entertaining tale might rise from its ashes.
Goodbye old friend, your sacrifice will be remembered.
*Of course this is fairly tongue-in-cheek but I am a little bummed about how this turned out and a bit by feeling like I took to long to realize the deadend I had written myself into. Live and learn I guess.
14 December 2010
09 December 2010
Favorite Movies from 2010
Feeling an abnormal sense of tranquility at the moment and feel like taking a break from things so I decided to treat those of you who read this to a non-sequential list of my favorite movies from this year. Mind you I'm a red-blooded American male and not an elitist snob so I don't care if the movie ruined the source material or if it had socially redeeming values as much as I do if I was able to sit down and forget about how stressing reality can be for more than an hour as I lose myself to the show (just like when I read, go figure). So here's the list:
The Expendables.
More or less a straight forward homage to the action movies my generation grew up with and with many of the staple actors from those same films. Mindless, enjoyable fun. Bonus points for the appearance of the ultimate shotgun, the AA-12.
Predators
The first real sequel to the original film, I was surprised by how well I enjoyed Adrian Brody in an action role. Also scores points for the AA-12.
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Normally Michael Cera gets a tad under my skin but he works in this movie. The well written comedic dialogue and over the top martial arts with many video game overtones stole my inner geek's heart. Could have done without the mostly lame indy rock but it is what it is. Also scored major points for celeb-crush Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the female lead role. Bonus pic below because, its my friggin blog.
Toy Story 3
Yeah I'm a dad and any parent worth their salt has seen this film but I honestly would have watched this sans kiddos because I grew up with the originals and it would have been damn near blasphemous to not finish the trilogy.
Robin Hood
Just loved the film, Robin Hood being a favorite story of mine for most of my life.
From Paris With Love
First movie wherein Travolta played the badass he's capable of in nearly a decade. Great action film.
Kick-Ass
Great action film, although I do have to say as a father of two young girls it was unsettling to watch a young girl slaughter people without a care.
Jonah Hex
In spite of proving that place Megan Fox in any movie without the words "The" and "Transformers" in the title is a good way to insure a hit to your profits, I enjoyed this movie. I had hoped for a sequel but since it barely made a fourth of its cost back I don't see that happening ever. I love westerns, I enjoy supernatural elements and I have a love/hate relationship with steampunk and this film had all of the above.
The Expendables.
More or less a straight forward homage to the action movies my generation grew up with and with many of the staple actors from those same films. Mindless, enjoyable fun. Bonus points for the appearance of the ultimate shotgun, the AA-12.
Predators
The first real sequel to the original film, I was surprised by how well I enjoyed Adrian Brody in an action role. Also scores points for the AA-12.
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Normally Michael Cera gets a tad under my skin but he works in this movie. The well written comedic dialogue and over the top martial arts with many video game overtones stole my inner geek's heart. Could have done without the mostly lame indy rock but it is what it is. Also scored major points for celeb-crush Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the female lead role. Bonus pic below because, its my friggin blog.
Toy Story 3
Yeah I'm a dad and any parent worth their salt has seen this film but I honestly would have watched this sans kiddos because I grew up with the originals and it would have been damn near blasphemous to not finish the trilogy.
Robin Hood
Just loved the film, Robin Hood being a favorite story of mine for most of my life.
From Paris With Love
First movie wherein Travolta played the badass he's capable of in nearly a decade. Great action film.
Kick-Ass
Great action film, although I do have to say as a father of two young girls it was unsettling to watch a young girl slaughter people without a care.
Jonah Hex
In spite of proving that place Megan Fox in any movie without the words "The" and "Transformers" in the title is a good way to insure a hit to your profits, I enjoyed this movie. I had hoped for a sequel but since it barely made a fourth of its cost back I don't see that happening ever. I love westerns, I enjoy supernatural elements and I have a love/hate relationship with steampunk and this film had all of the above.
07 December 2010
Long Delayed Update
My sincerest apologies to any whom actually read my musings for not updating in nearly five months.
Its been a busy and turmoil filled time for the last 3/4's of this year and as such I've not managed to write a whole lot.
Things are slowing down a bit now, enough that I'm going to try and hammer some stuff out soon so for those who might have been wanting more of what I've started here there may just be light at the end of the tunnel.
Hang in there, my brain is churning even as I write this so hopefully I'll have something for you relatively soon.
Thanks and again I apologize.
Its been a busy and turmoil filled time for the last 3/4's of this year and as such I've not managed to write a whole lot.
Things are slowing down a bit now, enough that I'm going to try and hammer some stuff out soon so for those who might have been wanting more of what I've started here there may just be light at the end of the tunnel.
Hang in there, my brain is churning even as I write this so hopefully I'll have something for you relatively soon.
Thanks and again I apologize.
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