A Scanner Darkly

Ah, Winona, it's good to see you back in a film again.  I saw "A Scanner Darkly" over the weekend and although it's not a great film, I did enjoy it more than I had expected.  I think what I liked the most about the film was the blurry of reality and insanity.  The main character is caught between two lives and he meanders through both, never truly living in either.  He's nearly undead--a burned out husk of the person he used to be.  He lost his faith to live and what's left is nearly a shadow of who he used to be.  I enjoyed the film and the themes are rather relevant for today's crazy world.  Definitely, worth renting and picking up.  Just be prepared for some wild, drug-induced scenes.  But Robert Downey Jr., in my mind, steals the show.  His dialogue and how he handles it is well thought out.  Rather funny he is, yes.  See the film. 

If you're a fan of Magic: The Gathering, be sure to check out my latest mini-episode (47B) of my podcast The Magic Sock. I have been experimenting with new equipment, raising the quality of the podcast to the next level.  And, as a hobby, I really enjoy making the time to just experiment with a field that I don't know much about.  I also like the ability to express my opinion and on working on devising, creating, supporting, and uploading all the pieces necessary for the podcast to become a reality.  A while ago (almost two years ago?) someone talked about me on his podcast, critiquing that my "how to podcast" article that had been published in the SFWA's Bulletin wasn't that good because I wasn't a podcaster.  Now I look back and realize that I've been podcasting since November 2005.  I'm up to 47 episodes.  That's a good chunk of content under my belt.  I'm starting to think about episode 50 that's quickly coming up and I might do something special--nothing major, but something fun.  We'll see how that all works out.  It all depends on how much time I can put together to do all of this.

Anything else going on?  I've received two rejections for two of my stories and I'm going to focus on my freelance writing projects that I have going.  I haven't written any fiction lately as I've not been inspired to do so and, to be frank, I enjoy making money on my work.  It's nice to be paid to work instead of writing a story and having it rejected everywhere--that pays.  Does this mean I won't writing any more fiction?  No, I know that's not the case, but I am going to concentrate on paying writing work right now.

Well, it's getting later and I'm off.  Take care. Peace.