The List!

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I've got a list for what I want to see happen in 2008. I know, I know, you're thinking "not another list!" But this isn't a list of the 10 worst liposuction procedures of 2007 or a list of the 10 ways that the iPhone can stop global warming and bring peace to the Middle East (it's true). My list is far more droll and uninteresting. My list is not listed in order of importance nor is it progressive, with lighter items that pair well with poultry or seafood listed at the top and more full bodied items listed at the bottom. Like my blog, it's just random. Without further delay or circumstance, I give you-The List!

• My friends Jen and Chris will finally get pregnant. Not together.
  Actually, yes together, but not that Jen will get pregnant AND Chris will get pregnant. They will get pregnant as a couple. Wait, is that right? Oh forget it! Chris-just plant your seed already!

• My brother Ken and Jeanne will give birth to a happy, healthy girl that can do the evil eye on cue like this kid.
  
  

• I will finish at least two more scripts this year and hopefully, with whipped cream on top, I will sell one.

• To be in a three-way with Diablo Cody and Tina Fey.

• I will watch Pretty Woman. I just can't take the incredulous disbelief anymore. (You've never seen Pretty Woman? No, and I can still form full sentences in my head.)

• I will be a proud Father when my daughter Alyssa graduates Elementary School with straight A's.

• Florida State will finish in the AP Top 10 in football.
  

• The Dallas Cowboys will defeat the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLII.

• Hillary Clinton will become the first President of the United States who douches.

• RandomTroy blows up!!
  

Well, that's The List. Happy New Year everyone! I hope that everything on your list comes true (unless you have "Troy will be a cross dressing mime" on your list)!!

Christmas Adam!!

Hope everyone enjoyed Christmas Adam. In case you have no clue what I'm talking about, let me enlighten you. Christmas Adam is the day before Christmas Eve since Adam came before Eve.

It's been a week since my last post, but I've been busy during that week. However, all that busyness has paid off because last night I finished the first draft of the screenplay (applause). I wanted to get it finished before Christmas and I was able to do it with a few days to spare. It's a huge weight off my shoulders. If I was a character in my screenplay, that weight would literally be my head. I still have to do some rewrites but I'm hoping to have the polished script finished by the end of January at the latest. Three months for a screenplay, not too shabby. Of course, it's just a b-grade horror flick, but hopefully, it's just the beginning.

I'm leaving for San Diego tomorrow to spend Christmas with my Mom and brother John. I hope everyone has a great holiday with lots of eggnog and makings of the yuletide gay!!

Exclusive Preview of Cloverfield

Still excited about this project. The marketing for the film is in turbo viral mode given the premiere is about a month away. I'm always a sucker for the giant monster movie. As a kid, me and my brothers would watch Godzilla Theater every weekend. A different Japanese monster movie would air at noon on Saturday and repeat at noon on Sunday. We religiously watched both airings. and quickly developed favorite monsters (Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Rodan) and despised (Mothra, Minilla, Gamera). We didn't care about the irony of short japanese men wearing costumes to portray giant monsters. We reveled in giant monsters going toe to toe and using Tokyo as a sandbox.

Cloverfield looks like an american version of the Godzilla (or kaiju, as the geeks prefer to call it) genre. I can only hope it's better than the Roland Emmerich remake of Godzilla a few years back. I mean really, Ferris Bueller saves New York from Godzilla? Really?

My Future

In case you were wondering what I will look like in the future.
Meet My Future You - Find Your Own Future You

I'm glad I still have hair!! Apparently so is the bird.

Fantasies

Hey Random readers!! Just a few quick items today.

I just got back from San Diego. I helped my middle brother John move into his new apartment. Not only did this entail the physical aspect of moving all of his furniture and personal fx, but also setting up his wi-fi, and new home theater system (it sucks being the geek in the family). He got a sick Philips 42" 1080p LCD HDTV with Ambilight. This is the tv that has the "mood" lighting to enhance your viewing experience. I initially thought it was gimmicky, but after actually a few shows with the lights, it was surprisingly cool. To compliment his new flatscreen, he purchased a Toshiba HD-A20 1080p HD DVD Player. Paired with his tv, HD-DVDs look awesome. We watched Planet Earth and the detail was spectacular! You can smell the blood in the water after the great white shark devours the baby seal. It was the original BBC production which is far superior to the American version. It's unedited and narrated by David Attenborough. Wildlife documentaries are more credible with British voiceovers. We also watched The Polar Express in HD-DVD. The picture and sound was so life-like, I almost believed in Santa Claus again. It almost seemed the film was in 3-D but without the dorky glasses.


In other brotherly news, my youngest brother knocked me out of the playoffs in my fantasy league. I lost to him 3 times this season. 3 TIMES!!!! It was a close game 104-100. Of course endless "if I only would have started" scenarios raced through my head, but overall it wasn't a bad season. I've made it to the playoffs every year I've been a part of this league, so I can't complain. To my little brother Ken, I have only one thing to say-you suck!! Forget what I wrote about not complaining. I'm bitter and angry. I deserve to win every year. There can be only one and that's me!!!!

Okay. I feel better now.

Before I sign off, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been doing their Amazon shopping through my store. I really appreciate the support. Remember, you don't have to buy the items in my store, but if you link to Amazon through my store I will get credit.

Thanks for reading!!

Sun and Surf

Hey Random Readers!

The mercury reached 85 degrees today. I walked to Borders bookstore and I felt like a tortoise walking across the desert in the equatorial sun. It's December and I'm getting pits from walking! I'm definitely not in Virginia anymore.

Keeping with the beach weather in December theme, forecasters are expecting big swells along the coast by the end of the week. The water is still quite cold (50 degrees) but the waves are supposed to be in the 8-12 feet range. Not quite as big as Jaws in Maui.

But there shouldn't be any incidents like this one.



Now that surfer made the tragic error of having great white sharks as wave pals and he got a little boo-boo which will heal in time. What never heals is the scar of starring in a dramatic series written by Zalman King, as a cowboy surfer in Hawaii with Bo Derek playing your Mom. Sadly my friends, there is no remedy for that ailment.