December 2011
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Metro Buses and Trains are Free Christmas Eve,... →
For those inclined to go out tonight, all Metro buses and trains are totally free until 2am.
Have fun. Be safe. Yr welcome.
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“There are two excellent theories for arguing with women. Neither one works.”
– Old Cowboy Proverb
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Alex Winston “Everlasting Light” via...
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From the film Up, written by Bob Peterson and Pete...
This is without a doubt my favorite sequence in screenwriting of the last decade. It’s deceptively genuine in it’s simplicity. No flowery words. No punches pulled. Just truth through cinema.
For reference, here is the sequence as it is in the film. I recommend watching after reading the script below.
INT. CHURCH – DAY
FLASH! A photo is taken of the wedding couple: Carl and Ellie,...
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A 26-year-old Boy Finally Has Hair On His Balls
I’m 26, living at home, working part-time at a retail department store (only through the holidays) and in need of a new life.
I’m 26.
I should be halfway to retirement or at least on a track for a promotion within the next six months. I should have business cards with my name and title on them. I should not be sharing a bedroom with my 24-year-old sister. I should be able to have my girlfriend...
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Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
Last night I saw a woman crying at a bar.
Past her tear-drenched eyes I could see something brewing. Dark and bitter, like a cold, four-dollar espresso, and just as dangerous to yr stomach. But it’s the danger that entices a man. That’s why men explore caves and hunt for treasure and cross oceans to find that which can never be said aloud, and sometimes, can never be found. We’re all Indiana...
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El Dorado, or the 120 Days of Hope
My cue to leave was when Tommy James and the Shondells’ “I Think We’re Alone Now” came on the jukebox.
That was 40 minutes and 7/4 beers ago.
I stood her up last time, why not her stand me up tonight? It’s not like I deserved another chance; it’s not like I made up for my prior indiscretion; it’s not like I had a shot of getting laid. What did I care?
This bartender...
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Bulldogs and Babies on the Bus
Props go out to the white grrl on the bus, playing hooky from Burbank High School, working on fresh beats with her Akai-XR20 portable beat machine, like a modern-day Fem-inem.
And to the dude* who’s breathing like he just went into labor. Bold choice of rhythm.
*I’m pretty sure he’s just going through mad withdrawal.
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My OccupyLA Arrest, by Patrick Meighan →
An excellent, first-person account of the LAPD’s “finest hour”.
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My Family
Sister: Dad! Why are you watching that boring shit?
Dad: I'm watching the news.
Sister: Why watch that? Teen Mom is on.
Me: (Continues to eat pizza silently in the corner while slowly disappearing into the wall.)
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“Christmas in Los Angeles is purple mountains during sunsets when the afternoon...”
– NEXT EXIT, Siren O’Brien
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