Last night, I dreamed that I received an F minus on my latest script submission, and the biggest reason for a grade that does not even exist was "Eh. It's okay."
Matt, it wouldn't surprise me if you actually sent me an F minus just to freak me out. So I'm onto you.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Girl Meets Script
I am so relieved that this term is almost over, but the work has just begun. I have to remember to pace myself on finishing this script and make sure it's done, hopefully before the end of week 2 - I mean, it'll be done by that Friday, but my goal is before. We'll see how that goes. I reached the midpoint of my script, but it's a few pages short - 45 instead of the 50 I wanted. I'm really just starting to figure out some of what the movie is about and where it's going. I feel like it's starting to come more into its own than it was in the beginning, but I will have a lot of editing and revising to do. Really, I'm just trying to plow through and get a draft finished, even if I'm not totally loving everything that's going on. Having a loose full draft to work with is much better than having three perfect scenes and nothing else. I hope more of the story comes to me to add to the beginning so I can reach the length I want. Actually, in my efforts to "fill pages," I feel like I came up with a couple good things that I didn't think of before, like a young family for my main character to compare to his own life. We'll see how break and the subsequent two weeks go. Here's hoping they're good.
On another note, I'm watching an old episode of Boy Meets World, and I am loving this one scene where Cory is showing a girl how to order at this dive place called Chubbie's. It's so South Philly accurate. Cory says, "Okay listen, [Chubbie]’s gonna turn around and raise one eyebrow. He will not speak. You’ll have a two second window to order. You say 'Turkey Chubbie.' He’ll wipe his nose. Then you say 'With everything.' And he’s gonna look at you real hard like he’s making a decision about you. if he asks what you want to drink, you’re in, you’re set for life."
Hooray Philly accuracy in a show that once referred to the Franklin Institute as "The Franklin Museum of Science."
On another note, I'm watching an old episode of Boy Meets World, and I am loving this one scene where Cory is showing a girl how to order at this dive place called Chubbie's. It's so South Philly accurate. Cory says, "Okay listen, [Chubbie]’s gonna turn around and raise one eyebrow. He will not speak. You’ll have a two second window to order. You say 'Turkey Chubbie.' He’ll wipe his nose. Then you say 'With everything.' And he’s gonna look at you real hard like he’s making a decision about you. if he asks what you want to drink, you’re in, you’re set for life."
Hooray Philly accuracy in a show that once referred to the Franklin Institute as "The Franklin Museum of Science."
Friday, December 4, 2009
A Sailor's Christmas
In my script, the main characters go to a restaurant called Lor-e-Lei in Islamorada. This is that restaurant.
This first picture is the bar back in the day before hurricane Wilma nearly destroyed everything. The bar had to be redone and raised up a few more feet. The indoor restaurant flooded completely and was torn down. Last time I checked, they were planning on building little yacht club or something there. I'm hoping the atmosphere stays the same, because the last thing this place needs is more snooty yachtsmen parading by. The indoor restaurant was the nicest part of the whole thing, but not so obnoxious. Just outside that room was an outdoor deck that had an in -between atmosphere.
The bar was and is the most relaxed and the most fun, surrounded by tables and chairs and a small stage. Nightlife at Lor-e-Lei is great, but one of my fondest memories is being there in the middle of winter, sitting at the bar, drinking hot chocolate and eating a bagel while a pelican eyes the food from its perch nearby.
This is the bar now:
A little bit nicer, a tad higher. I really miss the giant "BAR" sign, as does everyone else who goes there. That sign was a real part of the place, and now it's gone. The atmosphere is similar, but part of it disappeared along with that sign. I guess if there's going to be a yacht club, there has to be a mild amount of dignity at the place. But apparently bare breasted mermaids everywhere are still okay. And that's Lor-e-Lei.
And this is the obnoxiously huge mermaid sign that sits by the side of the road to bring you in:
This first picture is the bar back in the day before hurricane Wilma nearly destroyed everything. The bar had to be redone and raised up a few more feet. The indoor restaurant flooded completely and was torn down. Last time I checked, they were planning on building little yacht club or something there. I'm hoping the atmosphere stays the same, because the last thing this place needs is more snooty yachtsmen parading by. The indoor restaurant was the nicest part of the whole thing, but not so obnoxious. Just outside that room was an outdoor deck that had an in -between atmosphere.
The bar was and is the most relaxed and the most fun, surrounded by tables and chairs and a small stage. Nightlife at Lor-e-Lei is great, but one of my fondest memories is being there in the middle of winter, sitting at the bar, drinking hot chocolate and eating a bagel while a pelican eyes the food from its perch nearby.
This is the bar now:
A little bit nicer, a tad higher. I really miss the giant "BAR" sign, as does everyone else who goes there. That sign was a real part of the place, and now it's gone. The atmosphere is similar, but part of it disappeared along with that sign. I guess if there's going to be a yacht club, there has to be a mild amount of dignity at the place. But apparently bare breasted mermaids everywhere are still okay. And that's Lor-e-Lei.
And this is the obnoxiously huge mermaid sign that sits by the side of the road to bring you in:
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