My son had a choice on how to do his book report this month. One of the choices was ‘Radio Drama’ so he immediately chose that option, and then consulted with me as to how to do it. So I talked him through the process. Here it is:

Audio Teaser
Originally posted at Phoenix Rising.

As some of you are no doubt aware, the G-20 international summit is in Pittsburgh today and tomorrow. This, I thought, would not affect me in any manner, as I don’t go through any of the roads planned for protests. Well, evidently, the po-po disagreed. At around 4PM, we saw large numbers of hipsters travelling not as a pack but more as a stream ( Read more... )

A friend of Austin’s from church won some tickets to the Pirates game today. The friend could not attend, so they gave the tickets to us. There were only 2, which gave me an excuse to take my son to a ball game, even if the Pirates are the best farm team in the Majors.

Austin is also engaged in this year’s Battle of the Books. This is where the ( Read more... )

Staccato Caprice - Serena

Hymn and Rippling Water - Austin

Aura Lee - BOTH
Originally posted at Phoenix Rising.

It’s official. I have done all of my required tasks for Pendant. Superman 56 and its commentary are out the door. My talented co-director is now sole director, and I’m now an EX-director. Until Jeffrey comes up with something else for me to do, no doubt. Of course, I have plans that may delay any future action, but they’re so nebulous as to be ( Read more... )

Remember that post where I said I lost the 140 line scene, and then in comments revealed that I was being a drama queen? I was loading that scene up to add the music, and it won’t load. At all. And the forums for the software say ’save often!’ Well, FUCK, it WAS saved, I opened it and it all was there, and now it’s gone, so it’s not like I ( Read more... )

Thanks to Tenzil, video of me being a complete idiot:

VIDEO PROOF
Originally posted at Phoenix Rising.

I’m coming up on finishing the last episode of Superman I’m directing for Pendant, and I’m not sure how I feel about that. I mean, I knew going in that I wouldn’t want to direct the show for too long. But with this web project which is almost done (although now the pressure is not NEARLY so high as it was during the time that my co-director was ( Read more... )

This weekend was pretty busy, relative to normal.

Friday, my lovely wife and children went up to visit the breeders of our new puppy. They’re also selling their very well trained 2.5 year old Blue Merle male dog, if anyone wants such a thing (Their website). That evening, before they returned, I went to Friday night soccer with Tenzil. Saturday ( Read more... )

Just got done with a 140 line scene for Supes 56…and Audition crashed on me before saving. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
Originally posted at Phoenix Rising.