Fail

Of course, I failed Script Frenzy.

It's my fault. I'm not going to blame the new job, or the marketing for CAGES, or all the other crap I'm doing, or the fact that writing a screenplay is goddammit seriously hard. It's my fault.

Still, I really like what I've written. Enough that I'll keep going and finish the damn thing, some time, at some point in the indeterminate future. This I swear.

By the way, I'm writing the script using Zhura.com, and I really like it. Don't let the silly social networking look of it put you off -- the in-browser script editor is robust and powerful. If you'd rather not download a copy of Final Draft for whatever reason, this is your best alternative.

The reviews are in for CAGES, and people like it. They really like it. This makes me happy. I'm also soon to be doing a phone interview thing for CAGES, which is bound to be embarassing.

So I guess Cubans can buy computers now. And they run fucking Windows XP. Look, I don't want to sound crazy here, but if the Cuban government wants to shield its people from the grasping talons of corporate capitalism or whatever, well, why not go open source?

I can't believe I never heard of this before: Lego's free Factory program that lets you build your perfect virtual Lego model, then delivers all the required bricks to your door. How cool is that?

Also, I own the film Iron Man an apology. Here goes: Iron Man, I'm sorry I pre-judged you and said bad things about your trailer after San Diego last year. You are actually really awesome. Let's be friends.

Finally, I leave you with this parting image, which I'm pretty sure I saw on a gilded mural within the hallowed Duomo of Florence.

This Week In Links

A collection of funny, useless, enlightening, enlivening, and ridiculous stuff I found on the intertubes this week, otherwise known as the weekly post of Christ I Need To Close Some Of These Firefox Tabs.

• Get your Mammoth Chunks at the Time Travel Shop -- a photo gallery depicting a very clever stunt.
  
• Starbucks Phase Two. (I knew it!)
  
• Mario cocktails for the win. (I'll take a Yoshi, thanks.)
  
• I'm dreaming of a world of giant wheel-boats and zeppelins.
• The Secret Museum of Mankind!
  
• It's true, white people do like these things.
• Speaking of the above: Why projecting all your hopes and dreams of magical elves of change onto Barack Obama... isn't going to change much of anything.
• But it's still better than watching this horrifying Clinton TV ad.
• Speaking of: It's THE BEAST! From a Lot of Fathoms! I don't know why, but I heart this trailer so, so much.

Tune in next week -- same blog time, same blog channel!

Unless I only do this once, in which case nevermind...

In My Firefox Tabs Right Now

Let's see what sort of marvellous crap the internet has for us today...

Go Queensland! It's about time they did something progressive.

Thinking of going off the grid? This might help.

Free awesome art comix FTW.

For some reason, this makes me laugh uncontrollably.

Goddammit, why wasn't I born in the 60s?

Calgary, Plus Links

Calgary, Alberta. Not a place anyone really longs to visit. Still, it's quite picturesque, we're staying with a very nice family, and the cold hasn't gotten to me yet.

Here, enjoy these links:

A review of trees, containing useful information such as the following:

Sometimes the branches will have leaves or fruit, although it is extremely difficult to tell, without specific training in advance, which trees will offer these features and which won't. This is an area where user experience could be improved.

How the FBI manufactures its very own terr-ists.

And finally, this is how I feel sometimes.