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So when testing new things for the blog I could run the test, check it & delete it – but what fun is that!?!?!?

When I look at the blog, the entries that are photo-less don’t look as good as the ones with photos but I wasn’t sure if I could add photos via my phone. This post tests the theory that I can if they are attached to the entry like a picture attached to an email. If this works it will change all my Mobile Blog Entries.

You should see a picture of Brad the Cat. Brad had to visit us because he is a foster & looking for a home. He is a really sweet cat who LOVES people. He didn’t take to Frankie really well, but warmed up to him & so we believe he’ll do really well with other animals, especially if they are smaller than Frankie (50 lbs). He’s playful, curious & sweet & didn’t get into anything he wasn’t supposed while I saw him. If you are looking for a cat this would be a great choice. Oh, & he’s 5 years old.

If the picture doesn’t work then you’ll just have to trust me that he’s cute.

See you tomorrow!
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The nice thing about working in production is that you have a certain amount of freedom with your time and on days like today that means hittin' the pool with my sister and the nephews.

I don't always get a chance to do this but when I do it's always a lot of fun and it takes me right back to when I used to be able to just hang out at the pool when I was in high school.

I think all of us that are old enough can look back fondly on those high school days, forget whatever drama there was & enjoy it with the kind of "Americana Googles" that paints the memories of our parents & grandparents. For me swimming at the pool by my parents house always needed to end with a Double Double. Today was no different.

I wish I could describe how the nostalgia plays out in my brain, but I'm very confident most of you have memories of your own. It feels good. Makes me happy & warm & oogly woogly. And now that I've had my burger I'm full.

I hope you have wonderful summer days & feel free to tell your own stories in the comments!

See you tomorrow!

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I actually have a new blog sitting on the ol' netbook at home that is all about creativity but it is… incomplete. I was going to finish it tonight, but today has been a long day of interviews & production meetings & traffic. By the time I got home I had the energy to walk & feed the dog.

I got nuthin' but excuses, & this quick mobile blog from the bar at Nieuport 17, where Rene is now working. It is a great restaurant, over 40 years in business. A mix of fine dining & history. I'd post photographs but I have no idea if I can do that via the "mobile blooging" method. I'll have to do a different blog with pictures later.

Anyway, I'm going to enjoy a beer & then sleep. Have a great night.

See you tomorrow!

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It's 1:35am. Today has been a lot of work with a small couple of hours where I hit the gym & got a massage. Haven't had a massage since the wedding & it was awesome!

I'm listening to the WTF podcast & drinking Miller Lite trying to get sleepy. It's not working.

I'm going to irresponsibly read & try to do more work until my eyes close.

See you tomorrow!

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For the last couple days, since the Japanese earth quake, tsunami, nuclear reactor problems & volcano I have tried to write – anything – & keep coming up with nothing. I just don't feel like it's ok to write about my "first world" problems or things that I think are funny or even script things that kind of really need to be done. They just won't come out.

It got me thinking about disasters, which is kind of morbid, & I checked my memory to see what I did when Katrina hit. There was no Twitter then, at least not for me, & MySpace was a different kind of thing. I remember going "radio silence" for a while, but not really anything else. Now, with a place that I feel a personal connection to in a great deal of trouble, I really don't know what to do.

There are places you can donate to, like the Red Cross www.redcross.org or Unicef www.unicef.org, and you can even do it from your mobile phone text "RED CROSS" to 90999 & $10 goes to help – but beyond money it doesn't seem like there's anything else I can, or anyone, can do if they aren't in country with heavy equipment.

I'm putting this out to do what I can in the small way that I can. This disaster isn't going away any time soon. New Orleans is still recovering from Katrina, Haiti is still falling apart and, even though the Japanese are very effective, it will probably take years before things get back to "normal". I hope that all these places remain in your thoughts even when the media coverage ends.

See you tomorrow.

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I'm literally writing this blog in line for the In-N-Out drive thru, it's worth the wait, because it's the only time I have that isn't dedicated to something else.

I started this blog in order to maintain a daily writing habit & even though I haven't been publically writing here I have been writing daily for the documentary & other projects.

For some reason I feel like I need to justify the fact that I haven't been blogging, but I doubt that it is a concern for you, my loyal readers. I haven't even been Tweeting as often. I don't feel a need to make a public spectacle of myself, but as I've seen the Charlie Sheen melt down I have felt like there should be more "sanity" in the twitter-verse.

Well, gonna' go.

See you tomorrow!

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I was just reading the news on my Twitter feed and it has been a strange day. Things are going well for René & myself, but if feels like the world is going a little nuts.

Yay for revolution in the Middle East & North Africa, but the situation in Lybia seems really tense. I saw earlier that Gadhafi might be dead but at the time it wasn't confirmed & I haven't seen anything since & now it looks like there's going to be "international response" & that sounds like code for "military response" to me.

I just read about all the Charlie Sheen/"2 & A Half Men" crap and, say what you will about Sheen, this sucks for so many people. A TV show is the livelihood for a lot of people, hundreds per show, and to see CBS shut down production will be devastating to all the crew. I just hope they were all told before the press release was sent out.

And to top it all off Don Knotts died today!

Weird day.

See you tomorrow.

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I'm writing this mobile blog from the couch. I'm so tired & mentally drained that I couldn't muster the will to get off the couch & write this blog on my netbook.

I had high hopes for the day too! I was going to write, make some lists, catch-up on a bunch of things that I haven't had time the rest of the week to do, but I had a commute from L.A. today that took more than twice as long as normal so by the time I got home I was exhausted & mentally drained & haven't gotten the spirit up to do mich more than walk the dog & eat. And watch some T.V. And read a little.

Still, it ain't much.

Now I'm feeling lazy & guilty so I'm going to try & do things.

See you tomorrow!

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Travel days are always a bit stressful, especially when you're traveling on about three hours of sleep, but this year's trip started off pretty well. Once we were actually awake & on our way, there were no delays & we even had time to get breakfast at the airport – which was surprisingly good!

The flight was quick, left on time & arrived on time & all of our luggage was safe & showed up in the same place we did!

Even though we failed to make a reservation for a shuttle from the airport, we were able to get one with no hassle and even the trip between Salt Lake & Park City seemed to go by faster.

The only real hiccup was when we tried to get our credentials, but that was totally on us for not reading our confirmation. Once we were in the right building we were served quickly and well.

We've had great conversations with locals, volunteers & other film makers and have had some great food!

If the rest of the trip stays this good we might not be able to come next year for fear of it not living up to this trip!

Here's hoping.

See you tomorrow!

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House ready for house sitter – Check!

Laundry done – Check!

Printing confirmations – Being done.

Being in production & planning for a trip is a lot of work. It's good work, but it is exhausting. My creativity has been utilized in ways that I'm not totally used to now putting out fires & managing time lines versus making up stories & managing plots. It has changed how I relate to time.

I have had a lot of conversations in varying degrees of seriousness with people older than me where we've talked about how the way one perceives time as you get older changes with your level of responsibility & number of commitments. I feel like I am starting to really experience this – & time is flying!

I need to go now, more shit to do.

See you tomorrow!

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