Today's post isn't really meant to be thought-provoking, unless it provokes the thought of "why does he think we care?" Anyway it's another "update" post of things I'm working on / will be working on. Or you may want to call it, "Things I'm Writing That Aren't Actually Stories". Or "This is What I Write Instead of Fiction".
DVD Survivor
I'm not actually working on this yet, but it's an idea I had while (of course) on my lunch time stroll around the block at work. The basic premise is this: I have a bunch of DVDs that I bought a long time ago; in most cases these were movies I hadn't seen before, and rather than rent them, I bought them. In most cases, I probably ended up liking the movie; but in some, I haven't watched since.
We recently got an HDTV; even more recently, a Blu-Ray player. I'm going to want to be buying some new movies - some as replacements for movies I already own on DVD (Star Wars, Back to the Future, and a few others). Obviously those DVD copies will be out the door once they're replaced. But we'll also be picking up new copies of Blu-Ray movies we don't own, and we really don't want to run out of space. This is where we get to "DVD Survivor".
This isn't going to be something where I pit inanimate objects on Britannia Beach or something. "Survivor" is just a catchy name to me. I will watch each movie that is on the chopping block, and decide on each viewing whether to keep or toss said movie. I don't have a full list of what movies I'll be watching, but I can tell you it includes Hero(2002), The Last Samurai(2003), Lost in Translation(2003), Taxi Driver(1976), Good Night and Good Luck(2005), and Syriana(2005). I can tell you I can picture myself keeping at least three of those movies (I won't tell you which!). And of that list, there is only ONE which I haven't even watched yet.
I don't know when I'm starting this, but I do know these things: 1) It will be soon 2) I will be watching the movies in alphabetical order.
Baseball
Oh, baseball. The pre-season matchups kick off next month as teams across the league try to figure out how their roster will shape up for the 2012 season while pretending that they're really not enjoying the beautiful weather in Arizona and Florida.
I am a "regular" writer at my brother's Blue Jays blog, Blue Jays Luddite. Well, I was "regular" last year, but I think I'm going to make an effort to give him some more contributions. So if you like baseball, or at the very least want to read about the Blue Jays, be sure to keep an eye out next month for what's sure to be exciting training camp stories.
Other Creative Stuff
I think I've been letting all of this stuff take over my work on Alternative Airwaves, but I feel like it's okay. At the moment I don't feel overwhelmed, so I'm going to take that as a good thing. You see, it wasn't too long ago I was complaining about wanting to do something creative but not knowing what to do. I won't take it as a bad thing that now I have tons of ideas and they're all flowing.
I think the favourite thing I'm doing right now is my page-by-page review of Planet X, a Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men crossover novel written in 1998. I found it in Value Village, and I had to buy it. You can read it over at tngxmen.tumblr.com. I have a friend, Xyloart, who is doing the illustrations. And they are awesome; probably way better than my writing.
Speaking of Alternative Airwaves, as I said I've been stagnating a little. I'm coming up to the 50th episode (that'll be in May), and I'd like to put a bit more work into it to get it sounding really great. We'll see what I can come up with, but mostly the work will involve putting more time into finding music than anything else. Too often lately I've been picking music last-minute and only from 1 or 2 sources. Something I need to work on.
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