Motivation: The power of dreams.

The 2012 Olympics started over the weekend. I rarely watch athletic events, but when the Olympics roll around, I find myself at the TV, following the hopes and dreams of champions. The perseverance of the athletes inspire me. So my quote for today comes from Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympics.

"Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us." 

Comic Relief!: There are two types of people.

We're going to a Neil Diamond concert and I keep thinking of the following scene from What About Bob? (1991).  

Bob Wiley (Bill Murray) meets with Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss), a psychiatrist, for the first time.  His previous doctor nearly went bonkers, and eagerly passed Bob on to Leo, an egotistical colleague.

DR. MARVIN

Are you married?

BOB WILEY

I'm divorced

DR. MARVIN

Would you like to talk about that?

BOB WILEY

There are two types of people in this

world: Those who like Neil Diamond, and

those who don't.  My ex-wife loves him.

DR. MARVIN

I see.  So, what you're saying is that

even though you are an almost-paralyzed,

multi-phobic personality who is in a 

constant state of panic, your wife did

not leave you, you left her because

she... liked Neil Diamond?

Whew.  Thankfully, Kurt and I both like Neil Diamond.

Action!: Director's Intern

It's Wednesday, time to post about what I'm working on....

I am interning with a director, working on a short film, Dandelions.  My previous experience with directing was for my student films, but I had to do everything... the writing, producing, directing, camera work, and editing.  This is my first time being involved with just the director's duties, and I find it fulfilling.


Busy days.  In pre-production right now, and gearing up to shoot this weekend.  Hopefully I will have a chance to write more about this experience next week.

"Block" Buster: Staring out the window.

"What no wife of a writer can understand is that a writer is working when he is staring out  the window." ~ Burton Rascoe


     "An artist must have downtime, time to do nothing. Defending our right to such time takes courage, conviction, and resiliency.  Such time, space, and quiet will strike our family and friends as a withdrawal from them.  It is.
    "For an artist, withdrawal is necessary."
~ Julia Cameron



Solitude recharges my batteries.


A quiet mind coaxes ideas out of the corners of my creative blocks.


Today I'll stare out the window ...if I want to.