But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. --Ernest Hemingway

2.23.2005

Hope you dont mind.



thanks Beeow.
...but I dont agree with that in the workplace.

2.21.2005

Ketchup

So letsee lots happened other than the man pulling his own card.

About 2 weeks ago I busted up the once healthy right knee diving for a ball on the basketball court. I've yet to get an MRI. I'm pretty sure surgery will be necessary.

I felt really shitty about it. Knock you down depression was looming. But help came from where it should. I got my sore ass to go workout despite the pain a week later just to see if I could. After a little warm up the pain was gone but still no full range of motion. So I'm plugged into my onboard workout maching TV and watching this DOC on George Foreman and I watch him takedown Joe Frazier. I was in awe and invigorated at the same time. They kept showing it over and over and I was just overwhelmed by the sight of it I realized I was going ridiculously fast on the workout machine so I slowed down but keep a nice steady pace. I had to squeeze the handles so hard I was afraid they would break. Boxing's been on the brain because of that and because of my recent reviewing of Michael Mann's Ali.

Which leads to this:


I'm really tempted to buy it but I put the first disc in my Netflix queue to make sure it has staying power. But the more I remember how much my family and I enjoyed watching the more I realize I must have it NOW!

So yeah that's that and a cold kept me from jumping headlong into the oft-too delayed script work. But times-a-comin.

Good-night or Good Morning. Either way it's good.

Damn.

Well Hunter's dead and along with him the many heroes he created. Himself a hero? Well hell, I got my own opinion about that and it's very personal and I wouldn't share it unless asked. I mourn the passing of the man Hunter S. Thompson. Not that his current living status affected me all that much even his most recent writings did little more than educate and entertain. But I always had this crazy idea that some day I'd pick up and go hang around the town and bar he frequented for a week or two and hope that he shows up. I would have gone over to him asked him if I could shake his hand and say "thanks." Then I would have driven my self-satisfied ass home. By hippies, sherriffs, and supreme princes alike HST will be missed.

2.03.2005

Distractions.

"I'm so tired of all this magic...I cant wait to get out of the World of Warcraft."

Yes I've been sucked into the online game. It's a good escape when this world doesn't offer up the same work/reward ratio. Either way it's been taking up a bit too much time. So movie watching and ridiculous amount of partying have been put aside and work will resume on the movie.

If you do happen to be a WOWer or prospective join server Draenor and look for BigShroom to join some friends and I.

Don't you love Insane Clown Posse? No..no I dont.

I cant keep up with the Netflix review so I'm just gonna do quick runs whenever I feel like it.

Ali
better the second time around and in a way not as good.

Straw Dogs and Dead Man
It's interesting I've seen these two movies after having written the script for Tussle. But in a awy these two movies are much like the movie I want to make. Dead Man even has the same score that I was looking for. It's very encouraging that while making a similar movie the same music comes to mind. Neil Young's Cortez the Killer is a big inspiration for the overall essence of the film and Dead Man's score is by Neil Young and very much in a similar style.

Meanwhile I failed in my vigil but fate had other ideas.

As part of my work on my movie I'll be working out with Aaron, I'm not so concerned with my look for the first part but I want to get gradually leaner in the second and third parts. I dont plan on any big slim-down, I want to keep the intimidating size. But I want the change to be noticeable in parts 2 and 3. Of course this is for overall health and appearance as well. I gained back all the weight and plus some that I had lost spending my summer on the beach and coaching wrestling. This is primarily due to all the excessive drinking I did dealing with things. I think coupled with my somewhat tamer lifestyle and small change in diet. Also having Aaron as a workout partner will help. He's also a certified personal trainer. We'll be trading knowledge, he'll help me in workingout and I will be teaching him what little knowledge I have of boxing and wrestling/jiu-jitsu.