Alright blog family... it is the official final leg of this particular NYC visit. The excitement of returning to Australia is churning in my belly for many many reasons... too many to list in fact. On that note, it's been some time since we've had a top 10, I reckon one's due! TOP 10 REASONS I'M EXCITED TO RETURN TO AUSTRALIA 10. Summer 9. Being able to get an Aussie beer that isn't Fosters 8. Moving back to Melbourne from Brisbane 7. Getting...
I've decided I don't want to write a sonnet every day. I'm going to keep writing them... but not every day. My logic is pretty simple... they're stressing me out. The reason they're stressing me out is because poetry isn't something I've ever forced... it flows from me. I started writing my daily sonnet and didn't feel like it at all. So even though the end result was decent... it made me unhappy because it didn't make me feel anything. I was...
At this exact moment I am eyeing a pile of printed out pages to my right entailing script material to edit and a blue-inked writing book to my left. Although I feel compelled to grab the writing book and spill ink... I am going to edit today. (BOO!) I came across a collection of books at my parents' house that belonged to my Great Grandfather on my father's side whose name is Henry Potter (hear that JK?). I thought it was funny that I named my...
Christmas is about being with your family... particularly when you grew up in a family of seven. Based on this premise, my 'official' Christmas is on Sunday when we all gather. I thought today I would post some photos from Christmas last year. A summer Christmas is an entirely different experience. Instead of apple pie deserts we had fresh mangos from the tree in the back yard. Naturally my Sicilian ass made ridiculous amounts of food and...
The missing of the puppies is affecting me a bit. I think that's because whenever I get stressed about writing I usually curl up with them and sleep. I was reading something by a screenwriter today who was saying his 'thing' is hot baths... that's where he goes during those moments you need as writer to let your mind drift into the next phase... I go to the puppies. Apparently Lily still sits by the door waiting for me to arrive. I've been doing...