All the drama we thought was behind us is back, bigger than ever. But guess what? I am not annoyed. No, I am actually able to stand back and let the drama unfold.
The Zen way.
They need me in Los Angeles, no question about it. The “unrealistically ginormous” deadline -one of many- is on May 10th. They made the mistake of lending me “and my skills” to another project for a couple of weeks and now that the other project is moving to New York, they want me to go with them for a month. Someone is going to have to either give in completely or compromise [the more reasonable option]. Tough little game here. Everyone [but me] is frustrated, angry and I noticed there is a lot of posturing back and forth.
The key, I have learned, is that you have to just shut it and observe. Let everyone around you go through the motions, because in the end, they will just end up doing the predictable thing. I know these people, I work with them all the time, I understand the dynamics of the relationships, I can predict "group behavior" most of the time.
We will know soon enough who is going to loose ... My bet? I stay in LA.
We just lost another competition. Our own fault of course. I doesn’t change the fact that it sucks and we’re all pissed off about it. The controversy is all over the papers. Millions of dollars, just out of reach.
Cry Baby
It’s hot as hell in LA right now and I live near the beach, I can’t even imagine what’s going on inland [that's what they call the areas way away from the water]. I rarely complain when it’s cold or when it rains which is a small miracle in itself. But when the temperature starts to rise and won’t go down for weeks at a time, when the sun is shinning and the sky is constantly blue, we all get cranky.
I want it!
I just ordered a netbook even though I already have the top of the line, hardcore laptop with all the fancy programs in it, I feel I need the netbook just for writing. Maybe it’ll help me get stuff done faster and better. I can’t wait, I’m just like a kid in an candy store. I’ll just have to make sure I don’t leave for New York before the thing gets delivered.
I’ve picked up the screenplay and I have started the final rewrite. I am thinking about continuing the story, making this thing more episodic. It might make the next screenplay easier to develop if I already have a solid base/core to work with. I just don’t know if it is going to be enough but with the new netbook and all the fancy hardware and tools I should be able to write a masterpiece [jooooking of course].
I started to model the ship in Maya. It's just not looking like I want it to and the renderings look too plastic-y, this is turning out to be way more complicated than I first thought. No matter, it will get done.
The Light Box
Nothing new or interesting on TV, so I am watching Star Trek: TNG. A friend of mine went to China and bought a box set of all seasons. The whole thing is obviously not “kosher”, so not, that a bunch of the episodes are cut off before the end. But it’s still cool. I am up to season 2 and enjoying every minute of it. What a freaking nerd! Seriously.
I forget to mention that there is still the issue of Caprica that I can’t get away from. I just don’t like it and it is frustrating. That’s another show I won’t be able to add to my entertainment lineup. Although I am still taping and still watching every episode, I just can’t get into it. The season finally is coming up fast and I am bored already. Why can't they just do it right? Like SGU.
Sweet Revenge
My neighbor finally got the message. She stopped blasting her damn music all over the neighborhood. I was going out of my mind. I did manage to exert some revenge on the B. Just flushed the toilet while she was taking a shower. I heard the scream and the expletive, I smiled, it was just soooo good.
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