Although I may have done an exorbitant amount of research on friars, I don’t have anything to show for it at the moment (except perhaps a very strange search history). Indeed, the great wonders of the itinerant lifestyle have taken ahold of me and threaten to dig their claws in and never release. If you forget the religious aspects of the friars, I think they lead a spectacular life. Traveling from place to place in order to help communities is enticing. But I like checking Twitter too much and don’t have the money to afford that much data usage. Alas, here I sit.
One of the problems I’m running into is keeping myself on a schedule without actually having a reason to. If I had a job then I would have to be on time or I’d get fired, but working at home means I can sleep for an extra hour and the only person who will be upset with me is future Austin who is way too tired for the amount of sleep he’s been getting anyways. Plus, my morning schedule gets longer and longer as I try to focus on my physical health instead of my work. I need to wake up earlier but after I read my daily screenplay I can hardly keep my eyes open. But I’m working on it. That being said, call me Tarzan because I’m gonna get into the swing of things this week.
As usual, I read and watched a fair amount of stuff this week. I hated the Die Hard screenplay even though I generally like the movie. And The Shawshank Redemption and Dead Poets Society were surprising because of how much was cut out. But my favorite screenplay was Breaking Bad’s “The Fly” episode. Christ, they’re basically writing for each other. There’s inside jokes and subtle nods and concessions as to what they believe can or can’t be filmed. There’s nothing prim or proper about it. But I doubt you get to make jokes about how the buzzing of a fly will sound on Dolby Surround unless you’re at the top of your game like these writers were. Movie-wise: I really enjoyed Barking Dogs Never Bite which had an amazing story and some really fantastic direction. Also, Hereditary was super tense and amazing for a debut film. I think the writing could have been stronger and some directing decisions felt weak at times, but overall I really enjoyed it and have been thinking about it nonstop for the past day.
Well, the goal this week is to make a bunch of jokes about friars and fried food so I hope all goes well and God doesn’t smite me. But I’ve already got some jokes and plot beats that have made me laugh which us usually a good sign for me. We’ll see how it goes.
Remember to cha cha real smooth,
Austin
Today’s Listening: Rock n Roll by Lou Reed
A Bigger Boat 