Weekend Plans

Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and the weather is suspiciously perfect- makes me think a late season blizzard will descend in June. Mid 70's rock! I'm talking temperature, not music.

Brett spent the last week in Baker City working on his cowboy documentary. He's pretty stoked about it. We're going to Denver next weekend (along with Cheyenne and Western Nebraska) in search of more cowboy stuff. Specifically cowboy poets and any sort of chuckwagon cook-off competitions. The footage looks great. I've only seen a few clips but I like what I see!

I usually have too many plates spinning, not sure which ones are going to fall and break. I'm finally in a situation where I can focus my energies on a few specific plates so to speak. The treatment for the adaptation is coming along- tomorrow I'm knocking out my revisions to email back to the author. I'm working on my own rewrites- or should I say overhaul- of my script. It's coming together. All in good time, right? I've also been involved in the early stages of a web series- it's in very early stages but I'm really excited about it- it's the kind of content I've been wanting to do but didn't know where to even start.

My friend, Vu, approached me with a short script he wrote looking for some feedback and producing notes/ideas. It's really a beautiful story and I have some ideas for him- there might be some resistance, though. I'd really like to help produce on it but it's not ready yet. Coincidentally, he's in the new Harrison Ford movie shooting in town, Crowley/The Untitled Crowley Project. He plays one of the research scientists helping Brendan Fraser find a cure for his kids. He plays Wu Chow and has major screen time. Know what else is cool? Now on his resume, right after "Crowley" my film "Breach of Etiquette" will be listed. Hee hee.

So far the vegan/vegetarian thing is going smoothly. I've had some parmesan cheese but other than that I've not really had any animal product. It's funny- I really don't miss or crave it- same with the caffeine. I do have the occasional salt craving which is an easy fix of tomato sprinkled with sea salt. I've been on a watermelon binge this weekend. That and hummus. And spinach. And those wicked crazy whole grain energy bars from Costco- the ones they sell in the round tubs. Dee-lish.

Brett just put the movie Milk on so I need to watch. By the way- check out the movie Eagle vs Shark. It's New Zealand's answer to Napoleon Dynamite.

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. I have no children, just a rabbit, so I'm not on the receiving end of this holiday. I'm a giver, not a taker. After a painful church service Brett and I went out for Chinese with his mother, sister, and grandmother. I ate broccoli and brown rice. Exciting, huh?

I've recently jumped into a vegan lifestyle- or at least I'm trying to. I read in detail about what goes on in slaughterhouses, chemicals fed to animals and on and on and on. I've heard this stuff before but it really resonated this time. Ugh- what it really comes down to is I love animals and I don't want to eat fuzzy friends. I've also cut out caffeine, dairy, focused on eating fresh fruits and vegetables, lots of water... I'm not trying to preachy or on a soapbox- it's a personal decision and that's that.

I'm still feeding Brett meat- that's fine. We had a dinner party Friday and I served homemade Italian meatballs (veal/ground sirloin) and pasta with all the extra stuff... This will take some adjusting as I used to be a major carnivore. I welcome and appreciate any advice on meatless/animal product food recipes and where to shop, etc.

Meanwhile, writing has commenced. I'm getting ready for the rewrite on my script. While I feel I took the feedback well and will be able to use it in the best interest of my story, there was only one bit of feedback I didn't handle well. We'll see how that plays out. I can't get upset over good intentions but... I did.

Last week I entered into an agreement regarding the novel that's being adapted into a screenplay. I will be co-writing the script with the novel's original author. Right now we're just getting started on combing thru the working treatment, making adjustments and story strengthening. I need to get all my notes out in an email- I'll tackle that tomorrow. I feel really good about this project- can't wait to see where this journey takes me.

Brett's been busy too- between school and work he's been putting in 12+ hour days. He flies out tomorrow to film an interview with Bo Jackson in Atlanta on Tuesday then right back. I can't keep track of what he's working on- lots of editing. He just shot and is editing a TV pilot, finished a mini-doc on the local zamboni driver, and editing on a Nike spec spot. There's a bunch more but I forget.

Things to come this month- trip to Denver, Cheyenne to attend the Mrs. Wyoming pageant (his cousin's wife is competing) and beginning of June back to BC. I'll update as things develop.

Don't forget to call your mom...