Lent started today, on Ash Wednesday, and officially ends on Holy Thursday (if you’re Catholic) or on the eve of Easter Sunday. Many religions observe this season of reflection, sacrifice, pentance, and fasting. This morning of Ash Wednesday, I’ve been reflecting on what I plan to (1) give up, and (2) take up. I figure if I’m going to give up something “bad” for me that I’ll take up something “good” to replace the bad thing that’s gone. Last year for Lent, I gave up Diet Cokes (although I am totally back on the bottle now) and gossip magazine sites, and I took […]
MOL Challenge, Day 6
So far in my “Month of Letters” Challenge, I’ve written six letters to friends and family. I decided that even though mail doesn’t run on Sundays or holidays, that’s no reason to not write an extra letter or jot a quick note down in a funny card. In each letter I’ve written so far, I’ve enclosed a small gift. In the first letter, I enclosed several pictures; in the second, a drawing; in the third, confetti; in the fourth, a quote from a magazine; and in the fifth, magazine clippings about the Twilight Saga. My sixth letter, mailed out this […]
This is My Life!
Repost from Tumblr It’s a brand new year… January 2, 2012. Greetings and Salutations! I decided to start a blog this year and I’ve already let one day slip past me. But I blame procrastination and a hint of fear for not starting this blog yesterday. I read an email from Script Magazine that encouraged me to “write more,” which is one reason I started this blog. Derek Haas, one-half of the screenwriting duo responsible for such great movies as “3:10 toYuma,” “Wanted,” and most recently “The Double”, encouraged me to “find my voice.” So here goes… I’ll most likely […]