1) Got to hang out with youngest kid and middle kid, even if it was to go to appointments.
2) Pork loin and Spanish rice for dinner.
3) Recorded a review of "The Abandons" for @oneofus.bsky.social. Should drop soon.
1) Got to hang out with youngest kid and middle kid, even if it was to go to appointments.
2) Pork loin and Spanish rice for dinner.
3) Recorded a review of "The Abandons" for @oneofus.bsky.social. Should drop soon.
1) Sister & niece helped pack & move some stuff to Mom's new place.
2) Ate some of youngest kid's Halloween candy.
3) Picked diary-style padlock for youngest kid. Full pouch of lockpicks, & I popped it with a bent paper clip. (This is *not* impressive. It was a cheap lock.)
1) Sister & niece helped pack & move some stuff to Mom's new place.
2) Ate some of youngest kid's Halloween candy.
3) Picked diary-style padlock for youngest kid. Full pouch of lockpicks, & I popped it with a bent paper clip. (This is *not* impressive. It was a cheap lock.)
1) Learned to use INR at-home test kit.
2) Iowa Motion Picture Association Open Script Night. Heard some good scripts.
3) Watched "Vincent Price's It Came Upon A Midnight Scary," a trio of book adaptations, including "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow."
1) Learned to use INR at-home test kit.
2) Iowa Motion Picture Association Open Script Night. Heard some good scripts.
3) Watched "Vincent Price's It Came Upon A Midnight Scary," a trio of book adaptations, including "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow."
1) Took Mom to appts.
2) Fucked off and played some Fallout 4.
3) Watched Disney/Marvel's "Werewolf By Night" (B&W).
1) Took Mom to appts.
2) Fucked off and played some Fallout 4.
3) Watched Disney/Marvel's "Werewolf By Night" (B&W).
1) Binged "Peacemaker" Season 2. Had to sit through a Zack Nunn ad every single break, which suuuuuucked.
2) Watched "[REC] 4" because it's October and I'm home alone.
3) Spouse and youngest made it back from Clear Lake trip.
1) Binged "Peacemaker" Season 2. Had to sit through a Zack Nunn ad every single break, which suuuuuucked.
2) Watched "[REC] 4" because it's October and I'm home alone.
3) Spouse and youngest made it back from Clear Lake trip.
1) Spouse and youngest kid made it to Clear Lake for Scout overnight.
2) Oldest & I had brisket at Triple B's for dinner.
3) Watching Kino's restored release of "The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari" (Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari) on Shudder.
1) Spouse and youngest kid made it to Clear Lake for Scout overnight.
2) Oldest & I had brisket at Triple B's for dinner.
3) Watching Kino's restored release of "The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari" (Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari) on Shudder.
1) Took Mom to get her hair and nails done.
2) Visited middle kid at work for a minute.
3) Attended the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project Horror Group B screening at Fleur Cinema and Cafe. Saw a bunch of great horror shorts, and our flick got a good audience response.
1) Took Mom to get her hair and nails done.
2) Visited middle kid at work for a minute.
3) Attended the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project Horror Group B screening at Fleur Cinema and Cafe. Saw a bunch of great horror shorts, and our flick got a good audience response.
1) Survived my own appointments today & INR is within range.
2) Started a new short horror screenplay.
3) Watched the 1920 film, "Der Golem."
1) Survived my own appointments today & INR is within range.
2) Started a new short horror screenplay.
3) Watched the 1920 film, "Der Golem."
1) Took some stuff to the local community fridge.
2) Did some editing on a script.
3) Watching the Osgood Perkins flick, "The Monkey."
1) Took some stuff to the local community fridge.
2) Did some editing on a script.
3) Watching the Osgood Perkins flick, "The Monkey."
1) Middle kid visited, brought some dresses from work for youngest kid.
2) Grocery pickup. (I know we're wild here.)
3) Watched "Stay" for review for @oneofus.bsky.social. Review should drop soon.
1) Middle kid visited, brought some dresses from work for youngest kid.
2) Grocery pickup. (I know we're wild here.)
3) Watched "Stay" for review for @oneofus.bsky.social. Review should drop soon.
1) I guess we've got a new place for Mom.
2) Supreme pizza.
3) Watching "Case 39."
1) I guess we've got a new place for Mom.
2) Supreme pizza.
3) Watching "Case 39."
1) Bacon, egg, cheese Everything bagel.
2) Got 48 Hour Film Project film on time. Images below - "tarot cards" used to randomly draw what horror genre we were shooting.
3) Managed to also jam in review for "The Man In My Basement" for @oneofus.bsky.social. Should drop soon.
1) Bacon, egg, cheese Everything bagel.
2) Got 48 Hour Film Project film on time. Images below - "tarot cards" used to randomly draw what horror genre we were shooting.
3) Managed to also jam in review for "The Man In My Basement" for @oneofus.bsky.social. Should drop soon.
1) Scheduled some visits for possible new places for my mother.
2) Middle kid brought pizza for lunch. Spouse made chili dogs for dinner. My cardiologist is going to wash his hands of me.
3) Watched T.C. DeWitt's, "The Demon Detective," to kick off Halloween.
1) Scheduled some visits for possible new places for my mother.
2) Middle kid brought pizza for lunch. Spouse made chili dogs for dinner. My cardiologist is going to wash his hands of me.
3) Watched T.C. DeWitt's, "The Demon Detective," to kick off Halloween.
1) Surrendered plates from car we sold. Looking forward to getting registration refund... In a month or three...
2) Watched "The Man In My Basement" for review.
3) Recorded "Alien: Earth" review w/Kate & Bradly.
Both reviews should drop soon on @oneofus.bsky.social.
1) Surrendered plates from car we sold. Looking forward to getting registration refund... In a month or three...
2) Watched "The Man In My Basement" for review.
3) Recorded "Alien: Earth" review w/Kate & Bradly.
Both reviews should drop soon on @oneofus.bsky.social.
1) Youngest & I attended the Van Meter Visitor Festival, a celebration of a local cryptid.
2) Spent some time gathering information on new apartments for Mom to evaluate.
3) Youngest kid's last homecoming as a high schooler.
1) Youngest & I attended the Van Meter Visitor Festival, a celebration of a local cryptid.
2) Spent some time gathering information on new apartments for Mom to evaluate.
3) Youngest kid's last homecoming as a high schooler.
1) Attended hometown funeral. Ran into my 2nd grade teacher who still remembers me. (For *good* reasons, I swear.)
2) "Demon Slayer - Infinity Castle" w/youngest kid for review of @oneofus.bsky.social. Review drops soon.
3) "Bang Bang" screening at Fleur with producer Q&A.
1) Attended hometown funeral. Ran into my 2nd grade teacher who still remembers me. (For *good* reasons, I swear.)
2) "Demon Slayer - Infinity Castle" w/youngest kid for review of @oneofus.bsky.social. Review drops soon.
3) "Bang Bang" screening at Fleur with producer Q&A.
1) Day trip to Ames & Boone w/spouse & youngest.
Museums, galleries, shops, etc. I'll likely be useless tomorrow, but today was fun.
2) Dropped some clothes off for some family members.
3) Pizza Pit pizza for lunch. Probably haven't had it since spouse & I were first dating.
1) Day trip to Ames & Boone w/spouse & youngest.
Museums, galleries, shops, etc. I'll likely be useless tomorrow, but today was fun.
2) Dropped some clothes off for some family members.
3) Pizza Pit pizza for lunch. Probably haven't had it since spouse & I were first dating.
1) Took youngest kid for checkup at Dr.
2) Got one of *my* Dr. appts. re-scheduled.
3) Recorded reviews for "Hell Motel" and "Strange Harvest" for @oneofus.bsky.social with The Bradly Martin and Kate Chambers. Should drop soon.
1) Took youngest kid for checkup at Dr.
2) Got one of *my* Dr. appts. re-scheduled.
3) Recorded reviews for "Hell Motel" and "Strange Harvest" for @oneofus.bsky.social with The Bradly Martin and Kate Chambers. Should drop soon.
1) Dinner at burger joint w/spouse.
2) "Helped" spouse cut down some dead limbs after stormy weather. (All I did was drag the limbs to the burn pile w/the lawn tractor.)
3) Finished teaser for the 48 Hour Film. We usually do comedy or horror, and we got food film...
1) Dinner at burger joint w/spouse.
2) "Helped" spouse cut down some dead limbs after stormy weather. (All I did was drag the limbs to the burn pile w/the lawn tractor.)
3) Finished teaser for the 48 Hour Film. We usually do comedy or horror, and we got food film...
1) Successfully installed portable air conditioner in our sunroom because the PTAC's AC unit croaked.
2) Ran some errands with youngest & got to BS with them.
3) Released poster for "Secret Ingredient," our 48 Hour Film Project.
1) Successfully installed portable air conditioner in our sunroom because the PTAC's AC unit croaked.
2) Ran some errands with youngest & got to BS with them.
3) Released poster for "Secret Ingredient," our 48 Hour Film Project.
1) Got 99% of 48 Hr. Film Project footage/audio shot.
2) Made it back to the house from the set before midnight.
3) Got to work with a great team that included reliable regulars *and* some new additions.
1) Got 99% of 48 Hr. Film Project footage/audio shot.
2) Made it back to the house from the set before midnight.
3) Got to work with a great team that included reliable regulars *and* some new additions.
1) Review for "Saint Clare" dropped.
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2) Review for "Monster Island" dropped.
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3) Kickoff for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project.
1) Review for "Saint Clare" dropped.
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2) Review for "Monster Island" dropped.
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3) Kickoff for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project.
1) Finished watching "Et Tu" starring Lou Diamond Phillips & Malcolm McDowell for @oneofus.bsky.social.
Review should drop soon.
2) Oldest made butter chicken for dinner.
3) Watching William Rock's locally produced feature, "A Jury Of Her Peers," at Fleur Theatre tonight.
1) Finished watching "Et Tu" starring Lou Diamond Phillips & Malcolm McDowell for @oneofus.bsky.social.
Review should drop soon.
2) Oldest made butter chicken for dinner.
3) Watching William Rock's locally produced feature, "A Jury Of Her Peers," at Fleur Theatre tonight.
1) Recorded "Saint Clare" review for @oneofus.bsky.social.
2) Omelets for dinner.
3) Dropped food at local community fridge.
1) Recorded "Saint Clare" review for @oneofus.bsky.social.
2) Omelets for dinner.
3) Dropped food at local community fridge.