Mini Adventure

Esther and I enjoyed some Edamame together the other night and had a little adventure together. YUM. Though she contends that the Edamame at another location, of which I cannot remember the name, is much better.

- posted by jennifer joy staab @ 3:15 PM

 
I'm brainstorming for a script for our Christmas play this year (which would mean that I've had at least some little part in writing a Christmas play for four years in a row!) Doesn't that bring back some fond memories?

Anyhow, the idea I'm working on is that Congress passes an act to outlaw the celebration of Christmas because of the amount of depression, loneliness & rejection people experience every year. A television producer with a lot of influence (and money) convinces (bribes) congressmen to include a provision that a reality TV show will allow eight people to compete to win the chance to celebrate Christmas one last time. Three winners will celebrate Christmas with a gift exchange, and one lucky winner will receive their Christmas wish.

It's meant to be a pretty far-fetched satirical comedy. I would love feedback and/or ideas that you all might have. Poke holes in the idea. Would you want to watch a play based on this premise?

Also, in the brainstorming process, I've been checking out some demo versions of some pretty great software. Some of them help you structure screenplay, stageplays, novels, etc. in the proper format, and others are useful little tools for the brainstorming and outlining process.

Power Structure - A great brainstorming and outlining tool.
Final Draft - Developed mainly for screenplays, but also helps with novels. It automatically uses the proper format that publishing houses and producers like to read. (It's a very expensive program, but could be worthwhile should you want to sell a script or manuscript.)
StoryWeaver - A lot like Power Stucture, but kind of "holds your hand" through the whole process. So far it's helped me a lot with character development. You might not like it. The nice thing is that it's cheap.

- posted by justin @ 11:44 AM

 
We live in the era of solipsism.
- posted by Timothy @ 5:39 PM

 

- posted by jennifer joy staab @ 10:07 AM

 
"We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go making mud pies in the slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by an offer of a holiday at sea."

- C.S. Lewis
- posted by Timothy @ 7:37 AM

 
"To trust in spite of the look of being forsaken; to keep crying out into the vast, whence comes no returning voice, and where seems no hearing; to see the machinery of the world pauselessly grinding on as if self-moved, caring for no life, nor shifting a hairbreadth for all entreaty, and yet to believe God is awake and utterly loving; to desire nothing but what comes meant for us from His hand, to wait patiently, ready to die of hunger, fearing only lest faith should fail--such is the victory that overcometh the world, such is faith indeed."
--George MacDonald
- posted by jennifer joy staab @ 7:21 AM

 
Oh yes. The SBDHGSBM's. Gotta look out for those.

Lately my creative energy all seems to find a home in tee shirt designs. I would like to start a tee shirt company. I should just do it.
- posted by justin @ 10:17 AM

 
Goodness me, am I tired this morning. I suppose that is what happens when you work 100 hour weeks, 100 miles an hour, 100 hours a mile.

I'm reading Farenheit 451 right now and am enjoying it. Why haven't I ever read any Ray Bradbury before? What is my problem? If you haven't read it, do. I think it would be a very interesting book to actually DISCUSS. Remember? That's part of the reason why we formed the Hourglass Society, to discuss books... if I'm remembering correctly.

There was a nice little flurry of activity on this blog sometime back, but nothing again.

Can't we keep it up? Where's Tom and Esther's posts?

I will resend them invitations.

Oh yes.
- posted by Timothy @ 5:53 AM