Somebody Nominate Mr. Stephen Colbert for...

... Best Ball-Bustin' Speech of '06. He just killed at the White House Correspondents' Dinner as the closing speaker. Download the video at --

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/04/29.html#a8104

-- and observe Colbert's equivalent of John Stewart's appearance on Crossfire.

Is Your Concept Better Than You?

Or…

Do your concept and the required execution of said concept overshadow your abilities? I’ve been pondering this predicament over and over again with my current incantation. I reconvened with my writer’s group (side note: a writer’s group happens to be a rare gathering, here in the sticks of North Florida) and everybody dug the concept, the writing, and the first thirty pages.

Yet, my skull, as thick as it is, can’t let through the fact that I might be doing the right thing with this script. In other words, I have a great concept and I don’t wanna fuck it up. Ya dig? I know I’m not the only one out there who’s feeling the downage of the hey-maybe-I’m-not-such-a-good-writer-after-all blues.

Damn… I’m not tring to play the pity card, here... errr, maybe I am… but I’m sure everybody has a slight downward-cycle during their writing process.

P.S. Buy the new TOOL album on Tuesday. It. Will. Rock.

Four Things

Lucy called me out on my Blog-Slackin’ and tagged me with the 4 things MEME. I’ve no excuses for said slackerdom, save for work, full-time school, family, internet time, and my crazy-whack-funky beast of a screenplay. More posts to come in the near future.

Four Jobs I've Held

Delivery Driver/Tech Guy for local Office Supply Company

Waiter

Bagboy

Street-Corner Pharmaceutical Salesman

Four Films I Could Watch Again And Again

The Shining

Starship Troopers

Lost Highway

Office Space

Four Places I've Lived

Brunswick, ME

Pensacola, FL

Virginia Beach, VA

London, England (Rickmansworth)

Four TV Shows I Love

The Sopranos

Seinfeld

South Park

American Idol (‘cause I loves me some Kelly Pickler)

Four Places I've Been On Vacation

Garmisch, Germany (Boy Scout camp)

Berchtesgaden, Germany

Alton Towers (UK theme park)

Disney World

Four Of My Favorite Dishes

Southwestern Omelet

Surf and Turf

Bacon Cheesburger and Fries

Hell, I'll enjoy almost any dish, as long as it’s not a bowl of Ramen Noodles

Four Blogs I Visit Every Day

Fun Joel

One Slack Martian

Scott the Reader

Chris Soth

Four Places I'd Rather Be Right Now

Since I have my daughter with me, there’s no place I’d rather be. (Come on, let me hear those awwws).