Thursday, May 31, 2007
Script Frenzy
[Tired of endorsing golf products]
[an ill-mannered Turkish diplomat]
[is trapped in an elevator with Dr. Phil.]
It's time for Script Frenzy!
I've had this idea for a Seinfeld episode for about - I dunno - 10 years maybe? Now, I have an excuse to put ideas to zeros and ones and write it out. Similar to NANOWRIMO, Script Frenzy is the month of June where we have to write a screenplay or play in one month. The rules follow. Wish me luck!
The 5 Basic Rules of Script Frenzy
1) To be crowned an official Script Frenzy winner, you must write a script of at least 20,000 words and verify this word count on ScriptFrenzy.org.
2) You may write individually or in teams of two. Writer teams will have a 20,000 total word goal for their single co-written script.
3) Script writing may begin no earlier than 12:00:01 AM on June 1 and must cease no later than 11:59:59 PM on June 30, local time.
4) You may write either a screenplay or a stage play.
5) You must, at some point, have ridiculous amounts of fun.
[an ill-mannered Turkish diplomat]
[is trapped in an elevator with Dr. Phil.]
It's time for Script Frenzy!
I've had this idea for a Seinfeld episode for about - I dunno - 10 years maybe? Now, I have an excuse to put ideas to zeros and ones and write it out. Similar to NANOWRIMO, Script Frenzy is the month of June where we have to write a screenplay or play in one month. The rules follow. Wish me luck!
The 5 Basic Rules of Script Frenzy
1) To be crowned an official Script Frenzy winner, you must write a script of at least 20,000 words and verify this word count on ScriptFrenzy.org.
2) You may write individually or in teams of two. Writer teams will have a 20,000 total word goal for their single co-written script.
3) Script writing may begin no earlier than 12:00:01 AM on June 1 and must cease no later than 11:59:59 PM on June 30, local time.
4) You may write either a screenplay or a stage play.
5) You must, at some point, have ridiculous amounts of fun.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Marine World - Africa USA (err Six Flags Adventure Kingdom)
O.K. Time to play catchup with my camera memory. I've got tons of pictures in it, and I need to empty it out because more pictures want to get in. Here are some shots from Six Flags Adventure Kingdom (formerly Marine World, Africa USA).
Quicktime Video Clip
That was a lot of fun. My next outing with everyone was a hike up El Toro (elev. 1400). We started about elevation 800, and walked up a 100% grade for a little while until reaching the top. Once there, D said that she'd put our singles group up against any singles group in terms of physical abilities. I'd be willing to say physical AND spiritual!
Then, last weekend, I went to support Rocco in his choir singing.
Quicktime video clip
Quicktime Video Clip
That was a lot of fun. My next outing with everyone was a hike up El Toro (elev. 1400). We started about elevation 800, and walked up a 100% grade for a little while until reaching the top. Once there, D said that she'd put our singles group up against any singles group in terms of physical abilities. I'd be willing to say physical AND spiritual!
Then, last weekend, I went to support Rocco in his choir singing.
Quicktime video clip
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
The Empty Page
Continuing the methaphor that my life is a book, the spaces between the chapters are blank. For the last few weeks, I've been making a sleep record of when I wake up during the night. You see, I have not slept for more than two hours at a time since the beginning of March. I did some research on the 'net about insomnia, and "they" suggested that I keep a sleep log of how much sleep I get per night and how long I can stay asleep.
Each night I would wake up, scribble down the time and try to get back to sleep. Some nights I'd give up after about half an hour, so I'd turn the tv on. Other nights, I'd walk around the house. I'd peek out the windows and the front door to see the city asleep and finally quiet. Sometimes I'd pray and enjoy the silent time with God.
I'd started taking 2 Tylenol PMs before bed, but they didn't do anything. So, I started taking 3. I didn't think that was such a hot idea, but it was the only way to get two hours of sleep. I quit taking them because I don't want to get addicted.
Having dealt with everything the best I could, I was just going to ride out this phase and eventually, I'd be able to return to normal sleep. Slowly, over time, everything will return to normal. Last night, I decided to try 2 Tylenol PMs again.
The first time I awoke, I reached for the pen and glanced at the clock to see what time it was. It was 6 AM! I'd slept for 7 hours! I rested for a little while before getting up. I looked at the notepad and the page was empty.
Each night I would wake up, scribble down the time and try to get back to sleep. Some nights I'd give up after about half an hour, so I'd turn the tv on. Other nights, I'd walk around the house. I'd peek out the windows and the front door to see the city asleep and finally quiet. Sometimes I'd pray and enjoy the silent time with God.
I'd started taking 2 Tylenol PMs before bed, but they didn't do anything. So, I started taking 3. I didn't think that was such a hot idea, but it was the only way to get two hours of sleep. I quit taking them because I don't want to get addicted.
Having dealt with everything the best I could, I was just going to ride out this phase and eventually, I'd be able to return to normal sleep. Slowly, over time, everything will return to normal. Last night, I decided to try 2 Tylenol PMs again.
The first time I awoke, I reached for the pen and glanced at the clock to see what time it was. It was 6 AM! I'd slept for 7 hours! I rested for a little while before getting up. I looked at the notepad and the page was empty.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Open Letter To Bob
Where are you?
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Monkey Grenade!
So, today at work I decided to start throwing my monkey
into people's offices. Actually, I'd pull its earring off with my teeth like John Wayne would pull the pin off of a grenade and I'd throw it in (yelling MONKEY GRENADE! as I ducked around the corner). Well, it's all fun and games until someone catches me. I threw my monkey at Doug in the hallway, but it landed short (I'm in research and lack upper body strength). It landed at his feet and he kicked it back up to my arms. "You kicked my monkey!", I cried. I failed to realize that the people behind him in the hallway were academy attendees (visiting scientists).
Well, at least Research won't ever bee accused to being mundane. Remember: Today is cartwheel Thursday.
P.S. I got almost 4 hours of continuous sleep last night. That's the most I've gotten since March 5th, and I didn't even need sleeping pills. w00t!
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into people's offices. Actually, I'd pull its earring off with my teeth like John Wayne would pull the pin off of a grenade and I'd throw it in (yelling MONKEY GRENADE! as I ducked around the corner). Well, it's all fun and games until someone catches me. I threw my monkey at Doug in the hallway, but it landed short (I'm in research and lack upper body strength). It landed at his feet and he kicked it back up to my arms. "You kicked my monkey!", I cried. I failed to realize that the people behind him in the hallway were academy attendees (visiting scientists).
Well, at least Research won't ever bee accused to being mundane. Remember: Today is cartwheel Thursday.
P.S. I got almost 4 hours of continuous sleep last night. That's the most I've gotten since March 5th, and I didn't even need sleeping pills. w00t!
* The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent my company's positions, strategies or opinions.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Not dead
I'm not dead, just busy. I just didn't want anyone to think that last weekend's skydiving trip ended horribly. :-) It ended up getting cancelled due to high winds, so the worst thing that happened last weekend is that I got to drive a few hundred miles in a two-door convertible Miata. w00t.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
No Folklore Tours
I don't suppose it would be kosher for everyone on a cruise ship to be wearing one of these t-shirts, but I thought it might be funny to make one for myself.
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I just learned that ME won't be going to Europe (congratulations on nursing school ME) , so it'll just be JPM and me in the under 60 crowd. I also just learned that the last person who was going to go skydiving with me this weekend bowed out, so it'll just be me. Hmph. I'm still going, but there's an element of fun that will be missing since I won't be sharing it with anyone.
Oh well. [sigh] Just me and my Miata. :-)
© 2007 Colino Properties. All rights reserved.
I just learned that ME won't be going to Europe (congratulations on nursing school ME) , so it'll just be JPM and me in the under 60 crowd. I also just learned that the last person who was going to go skydiving with me this weekend bowed out, so it'll just be me. Hmph. I'm still going, but there's an element of fun that will be missing since I won't be sharing it with anyone.
Oh well. [sigh] Just me and my Miata. :-)
