// ' * , ` ' . __________ almost PARADISE

2012-02-02T14:18:00.001-08:00

http://scriptshadow.blogspot.com/2012/01/interview-with-tawnya-bhattacharya-from.htmlhttp://lesswrong.com/lw/8w1/transcript_tyler_cowen_on_stories/http://www.fabsharford.com/?p=949http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3211659&st=90

2012-02-01T00:19:00.001-08:00

“If I never meet you in this life, let me feel the lack; a glance from your eyes, and my life will be yours.” –The Thin Red Line

2012-01-31T23:22:00.001-08:00

he talks so fast... it's like he only breathes when we laugh at him

2012-01-25T01:06:00.001-08:00

perhaps? http://www.eachnewday.com/HowToStudyTheBible/the_Bible_study_methods.htmyou know what would be kind of the worst thing ever? if my drafts were ever sent

analyzing "happy endings"

2012-01-25T00:41:00.001-08:00

http://www.avclub.com/articles/makin-changes,67831/

2012-01-19T23:22:00.001-08:00

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?/topic/105471-brewing-ginger-beer/http://nakedangels.com/development-programs/tuesdays9/

2012-01-19T00:11:00.001-08:00

toss toss! <- my feeble impression of @mamieparis as elphaba and hopefully not my sleeping habits. glad we caught #wicked before it left la!

the coolest kid i know just called.

2012-01-15T22:08:00.001-08:00

how do i start...?

2012-01-11T21:02:00.000-08:00

parenthood! that's tujunga village 23:15-24:34

2012-01-07T19:05:00.000-08:00

http://channel101.wikia.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shithttp://channel101.com/articles/article.php?article_id=29

2012-01-04T11:08:00.001-08:00

how come every time i need to sit down and focus on something my mind can only go to big picture grand schemes of what's next, and every time i really want to plan what's next my mind gets tangled on all the details

2012-01-03T14:01:00.001-08:00

sister's visiting, eating chicken wings and watching scrubs 2x15. SO DISTRACTING. #honkinthenameofLOVE #question

2012-01-02T22:09:00.000-08:00

the joy of showing #30rock 2x14 for the first time: “Aw, lady, you're eating foil!”

thanks d

2012-01-02T17:55:00.001-08:00

one of the greatest gifts you can give someone is to sit down with them and help them believe they can.

2011-12-31T23:52:00.001-08:00

last album purchased this year: @wyeoak? packing. panicking. i'm not already behind, am i?

2011-12-28T21:13:00.001-08:00

http://www.stevekmccoy.com/reformissionary/2011/12/best-albums-of-2011.htmlhttp://www.stevekmccoy.com/reformissionary/2011/12/tons-of-good-cheap-music-122411.htmlhttp://castleinanity.blogspot.com/2011/12/mxpw-vs-frea-chuck-vs-santa-suit.htmlhttp://www.unlikelywords.com/2011/12/23/on-louis/http://www.brianbarela.com/leading-change-in-your-30s/http://www.economist.com/node/21541716http://

2011-12-24T00:09:00.001-08:00

two episodes in a row i can't imagine why i'd ever want to watch again. join the "mask" pile... #chuck

MOAR

2011-12-23T00:08:00.001-08:00

does sarah ever eat?no but she wants the bathroom door closed.

2011-12-22T18:14:00.001-08:00

so angry at chuck 506 i have tears in my eyes.

writing

2011-12-20T23:01:00.000-08:00

http://kiyong.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/interview-aaron-ho-abcdisney-writing-program-2010/http://castleinanity.blogspot.com/2011/12/saint-crumbys-mostly-exhaustive-and.htmlhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/blog/natalietran/

surprising but logical/ inevitable

2011-12-20T15:14:00.001-08:00

"oh my god what is that? what are you grabbing?" :DD i love ryan goslingand frances (chan?) as a cop!

2011-12-19T11:41:00.001-08:00

all of #panam is free on itunes right now because... they don't want to make dvd money?

2011-12-16T13:11:00.001-08:00

"it's not rocket science." eep

2011-12-15T11:56:00.000-08:00

http://grandmaster.bandcamp.com/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2010/09/video-get-your-chinese-on.htmlhttp://theotherasians.com/2011/04/andrew-fung/http://newmediarockstars.com/2011/12/kingsley/http://jonyangorg.blogspot.com/2011/12/consider-seating-chart.htmlhttp://www.8asians.com/2011/12/09/chinese-taiwanese-familial-relations/http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/n9tef/

2011-12-11T20:37:00.001-08:00

"In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught." -Baba Dioumwoohoo cd drive works for first time maybe since summer

2011-12-11T20:26:00.001-08:00

i even like the boyfriend! +1

2011-12-11T18:55:00.001-08:00

maybe the match was inherently unfair, but man, #modernfamily christmas >> #parksandrec christmas.

2011-12-11T00:26:00.001-08:00

http://www.avclub.com/articles/citizen-knope,66254/

2011-12-06T14:46:00.001-08:00

don't spiral. just show up. that principle is going incredibly for me, same with if you don't ask, the answer is always no

2011-12-05T00:20:00.001-08:00

eaten tonight for draftkit kat fouravocadopomegranatefrench bread with spreadable briesunflower seeds & honey may be nextlearning:be concise. be poetic.be direct. almost as earnest as a song

2011-12-03T20:03:00.001-08:00

super in love with spinach and feta chicken sausage

2011-12-02T22:32:00.001-08:00

this new logic board works so well my laptop is soundless

2011-12-02T17:58:00.000-08:00

i think the mistake i've made the most in getting stuff done is forgetting hospitality: "you're wanted here."

2011-12-02T10:51:00.000-08:00

either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing... www.kendrascott.com

2011-11-28T21:58:00.000-08:00

new battery, new headphones... now to recharge my own. refresher for a new lease on life? (what does that really mean)

what a day.

2011-11-28T00:24:00.001-08:00

http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=213059&NewLang=enhttps://services.seagate.com/index.aspx?%20lng=en-ushttps://services.seagate.com/diysoftware.aspx

2011-11-22T21:21:00.001-08:00

the lesson is not always not to bond or connect deeply with something. maybe i just need to find out how much i want it or if there's something i might want (NEED) more

2011-11-22T18:40:00.000-08:00

i love that thanks to wb & wb studio tour, i know that the same place of the "hart of dixie" mobile woody allen festival is the jeff barnes missile command ceremony!

so you know

2011-11-17T15:41:00.001-08:00

http://openmikes.org/http://chucklemonkey.com/http://www.avclub.com/articles/give-me-a-ring-sometimesams-women,64754/Keith Phipps: In a recent AVQA about TV theme songs, I wrote something about WKRP In Cincinnati that's no less true of Cheers when I called it a a show "about people who end up together while they wait for their dreams to come true, or put them on hold, or just give up on them

2011-11-13T16:33:00.001-08:00

jason says:November 10, 2011 at 10:18 amEver since 2×22, the writers are telling the same story, finishing it off what will now be 6 different ways. The only thing that has changed in all of this, is the B plot is becoming more defined, but the A plot is sort of stuck in high gear.A Plot: The normal guy becomes a hero.B Plot: The normal girl is found in a hero.http://chuckthisblog.wordpress.com/

2011-11-11T23:33:00.000-08:00

but chuck 503 did introduce me to hotel lights, which is the perfect winding-down-the-week music.

2011-11-09T14:40:00.000-08:00

i don't really know how to say where i am right now (literally, existentially) without using the word lucky. i'm really lucky and the editorial team is SO nice

2011-11-05T18:25:00.001-07:00

the gospel according to jigsaw puzzles. 11/11/10- sometimes looking at the pieces you have help you see what holes you can fill.- you can’t just dwell on one piece you’re missing because there’s so many others that need to be completed/found.- some are the pieces are really boring but all of them are essential.- if you don’t focus on the whole picture, not just individual pieces - anything less

2011-11-04T19:22:00.001-07:00

humblebrag: i wrote a money grab machine into my parks script. i'm going to be sad today and then ultimately choose to be flattered..alan: "Outside of Leslie's usual struggles with impulse control, this was less overtly comic than the other stories, but it was one that was necessary for where these characters have been, where they're going and just who they are. Leslie wanted to think that Ben

you are good, all the time.

2011-11-03T15:01:00.001-07:00

thanks to d for reminding me of the world of adventure we open ourselves up to when we just ask and stay connected (/spiritually healthy) to jesus [just like going on campus without an agenda and praying to be surprised!], and to k for providing a place to be connected as a family. i just had to articulate my theology in a way i haven't before and have a chance to piece together and process

2011-10-28T13:54:00.001-07:00

Thinkling pointed out something about the finale that I had missed, but was established by the split wedding scene. Sarah finished her journey first. Who would ever have expected that she would be the articulate schnook of the pair and Chuck would be at a loss for words because he’d spent the last few days proving to both himself and Sarah that she could count on him to protect her now that she’s

exceptional!

2011-10-28T10:55:00.001-07:00

I remember saying to God in that moment, "Just give me my old life back." And he said, "It's not your old life you want back. It's your old idols you want back. And I love you too much to give them to you."…I realized just how much I'd been relying on something other than the approval and acceptance and love that were already mine in Jesus.When I speak to pastors I say, "There is only one thing

emotional wisdom and intuitive strength.

2011-10-26T13:10:00.001-07:00

So what have you figured out about Dave and Alex and also about what Zachary (Knighton) and Elisha (Cuthbert) bring?JG: Zachary and Elisha are the most experienced actors of the group. They've been in series before and on television before, and that shows. They're not strictly comedians. Damon's a stand-up, Adam (Pally) and Casey (Wilson) are coming from sketch comedy, Casey also from "SNL," and

2011-10-24T12:07:00.001-07:00

http://jonyangorg.blogspot.com/2011/10/music-makes-me-high.htmlyay for the headache-curing powers of softball. boo for me being an idiot and not backing up 4693 pictures

2011-10-20T11:16:00.001-07:00

i want to be as cool as the woman who just auditioned here today. i'm s'posed to be taking notes right now and i am rolling

what an amazing two days it's been

2011-10-19T22:23:00.000-07:00

i made an acquaintance who is doing something i really admire, and i think i get to join in for eight months!i made a friend. we went to to my favorite show place in la so far. we saw bob odenkirk. and zach galifianakis!! b stevens called me family the next day on twitmy internship overseer tapped me for a special project, i saw someone (really my fav person there) i've been in contact with at my

2011-10-15T14:04:00.001-07:00

love louis.http://www.louisck.net/2008/05/rip-loona-a-very-good-dog.html[overheard, dark: that i won't be able to scream.]local heroes: http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=374870http://www.google.com/search?gcx=w&ix=c1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=manase+tongav. kane / mcgathy podon marriage:We all piled into the Navigator and began driving straight to our house in Upstate New York. The

2011-10-15T01:03:00.001-07:00

lord, did you ever use your sense of humor to cope?how (instead) did you use it to overcome?

2011-10-14T21:56:00.001-07:00

today, a thrift store owner prophesied in(to?) my life.he said i am a captivating speaker.he said that even if i don't make it, i'll always have the spirit i had in me to 'fall back' on. it won't have been wasted.he said i am a writer.(he says i can write anytime day or night ;)he looked at me and mirrored what he saw. and what he saw wasn't dreary or gray or desolate.i got to stretch muscles i

2011-10-10T23:30:00.000-07:00

it's creeping into jammie weatherhttp://johnaugust.com/2011/my-daily-writing-routine#comment-193430I use Apple’s Pages, with formatting functions that are also in Word. Create five paragraph styles for Slugline, Description, Name, Parenthetical, Dialog. Select “Keep with next paragraph” for the Slugline, Name, and Parenthetical styles. Select “Keep lines together” for the Dialog style.http://

2011-10-05T23:21:00.000-07:00

today i learned so much random stuff at community group. barney and wishbone filmed in the same studio place in dallas. their producers went to church. joel mchale! the 7th heaven church is in studio city. three different kinds of bread and three different kinds of cheese make lovely grilled cheese sandwiches. i can eat cream of tomato soup. it is for freedom that he has set us free.

on sitcoms

2011-10-02T13:31:00.001-07:00

When Parks & Rec started out, like most comedy pilots, it was largely driven by plot. Leslie had a pit to fill and turn into a park, so each week was largely centered on her go-get-’em attitude and the obstacles that got in her way. But I don’t think it’s a coincidence that roughly around the time the pit was abandoned (and later filled—they dropped it before that happened), Parks & Rec got a

2011-09-23T20:59:00.001-07:00

It's in Indiana. Indiana is a larger state than Idaho. Indiana is known for corn, the Indianapolis 500, Dan Quayle, and maybe the Pacers. (I believe US football teams are not as well-known overseas, that's why I picked NBA instead) Idaho is largely known for Potatoes, Mormons, and Napoleon Dynamite I reckon. http://origin.avclub.com/articles/im-leslie-knope,62015/#comment-318088910OM NOM NOM:

2011-09-21T23:41:00.001-07:00

http://cinema.usc.edu/criticalstudies/graduateprocedures.cfmneil patrick harris de-stresses to wipeout. hee

2011-09-21T22:44:00.001-07:00

garlic butter chicken broth white wine

2011-09-18T18:21:00.000-07:00

thinkling is great:SECOND WEDDINGTHE END BEFORE THE BEGINNINGSarah. The real girl.The girl who didn’t have friends, apart from her stuffed animals, now has restored friendships from her past. Oh, and a little, bearded best-friend-in-law, whom she appreciates as much as she intimidates.The girl who had a fractured family, when she had one at all, finds herself in the middle of a united family.

2011-09-17T20:12:00.001-07:00

if you don't ask, the answer is always no.

spec advice

2011-09-17T13:08:00.001-07:00

http://aboyandhistvshow.blogspot.com/2011/09/spec-script-5-speccenning.htmlhttp://kiyong.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/writing-program-notifications-rejection/http://kiyong.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/notes-from-navigating-the-tv-writers-programs/http://writersworkshop.warnerbros.com/web/back_story.jspBut I would read an original piece knowing that the person writing it probably doesn’t know nuance,

2011-09-11T21:42:00.000-07:00

dear jesus,i get it now. we're in it for the long haul, you and me.love.

2011-09-11T18:00:00.000-07:00

it is appalling how easy craig ferguson makes joke-telling look.1) does this need to be said?2) does this need to be said by me?3) does this need to be said by me right now?

2011-09-10T11:05:00.001-07:00

ok that was definitely thunder in studio city. just as i'm putting in northern exposure. what the

2011-09-03T10:32:00.000-07:00

To borrow from Carl Sagan’s famous dictum concerning the universe, every other character on this show is a way for Chuck and Sarah to know themselves. Ellie and Awesome are the stable, functional relationship that throws the problems in how they (C&S) relate to each other in sharp relief. Jeff is the lonely guy Chuck might have become after the fallout from Stanford. Carina is a version of Sarah

2011-09-02T17:29:00.000-07:00

http://ashleyfmiller.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/interview-with-nicholl-fellowship-winner-micah-ranum/ There are so many ingredients necessary to make a good script great that if just a few are missing, the story just won’t feel quite right. Basically, tell an entertaining story and make sure it is full of conflict with dimensional characters that a reader and an audience can fall in love with. But

2011-09-01T20:04:00.001-07:00

things seen in 5: runawarly (free matttrsd), an actyL tumbleweed, / pinePple mentos- fizzy, lighf! "sparevl yhr ait tomorriw"

2011-08-29T13:45:00.001-07:00

if i had a pc all i would do all day is play the oregon trail, king's quest and heroes of might and magic. oh and rodent's revenge.

2011-08-29T11:08:00.001-07:00

i am afraid my dreams are too small.

you knew this day long before you made me out of dirt.

2011-08-27T22:31:00.000-07:00

today a stranger risked his truck & life to try and cut off a guy who smashed into my bumper and then drove off, then stopped to check on me. i can't even... thank you.

2011-08-20T00:18:00.001-07:00

your... effervescent... acetone... and other words that make me giggle... outta here. by which i mean back into my life

2011-08-16T09:12:00.000-07:00

"phineas & ferb" has the best setup for a cartoon - so brilliant it seems inevitable - how to have the best summer EVER!

"hank" (1965)

2011-08-13T22:46:00.000-07:00

http://www.tvparty.com/rechank.html http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=hank+tv+series+1965 http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/Hank.htm

homeless tweets

2011-08-13T21:50:00.001-07:00

met a tv writer tonight who's the son of an elder at a church that's supported me this past year. there's a thread that holds everything together and i just need to hang on the itunes store still sells ipod click wheel games. #adorable one of them is sonic the hedgehog. #hardcore #hashtagabuse

2011-08-11T21:10:00.001-07:00

what part of jane's story is mine?

2011-08-08T12:16:00.000-07:00

remember: http://volunteer.sxsw.com/out_of_town http://www.4entertainmentjobs.com/Index.cfm http://mandy.com/1/jobs2.cfm?t=uscs http://www.caryn.com/biz/ibuzz/crew-prod.html

men of a certain age s02e06, "let the sunshine in"

2011-08-07T15:15:00.000-07:00

what an amazing mini-movie. just great.

college opinions

2011-08-04T22:07:00.001-07:00

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/08/the-10-commandments-of-the-american-religion/http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/02/living-life-is-better-than-dying-in-college/http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/8-alternatives-to-college/http://www.tyrrellscrisps.co.uk/win-things/taste-testhttp://blog.homelesshapas.com/?p=42

2011-08-04T14:07:00.001-07:00

nothing on ridley scott, but this film "life in a day" is compelling cause it looks like all the best parts of twitter on a reel.

2011-08-01T18:28:00.001-07:00

ahaha. jonah hill's dad in "accepted" is jerry from parks & rec!

better call saul!

2011-07-31T18:00:00.001-07:00

i just learned how money is laundered from saul goodman. :0) breaking bad s03e09

more research

2011-07-27T23:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2010/11/30/con-women-fined-for-pyramid-selling-scheme/ http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/boston/BO142399/ http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/boston/BO142377/ http://www.echinacities.com/china-media/female-con-artist-swindles-money-marriage-from-tsinghua.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_confidence_tricks http://www.metafilter.com/103227/

watch this

2011-07-27T09:34:00.001-07:00

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Evening-UCI/160159399219http://www.aaccs.org/programs.shtmlhttp://www.jillgolick.com/2011/07/the-source/http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/?cid=59359

2011-07-24T23:54:00.000-07:00

i met sarah one year today and now chuck!

flow

2011-07-19T11:48:00.001-07:00

when shuffle gets it right, the result is sublime(AHAHA. i'm eating super frozen dark chocolate ice cream and the frost just went up my sinuses and made me sneeze)also, i have dried egg yolk crusted on my big toe. am i a crazy writer alreadyit's so exciting when all you're doing is following your characters into the (light)just royally failed at making rice - it's all gummy and cafeteria style.

2011-07-17T16:46:00.001-07:00

i'll be with you when the roses bloom again

fnl finale

2011-07-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

oh, coach! the look on your face.me, too.

eureka season 4

2011-07-15T11:38:00.000-07:00

does one of the more tremendous jobs i've ever seen rebooting/ making a three-year-old show fresh again.also, I SO SO want jo's blue leather jacket in episode 2, "the new world"!!

2011-07-14T11:21:00.001-07:00

this ep of "white collar" (3x02) features a treasure map AND a planetarium. so much cheesy goodness! #andasalways #hellobrycelarkin #goodsir

2011-07-14T10:43:00.000-07:00

crazy things that happen in the middle of the night feel like fever dreams in the light of day. time to sort through the wreckage

research

2011-07-14T10:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.stanforddaily.com/?s=azia+kim&x=0&y=0http://slumz.boxden.com/f5/may-24-imposter-student-stanford-busted-915687/http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=imposter+studenthttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276458,00.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/14/nancy-salas-overwhelmed-b_n_576083.htmlhttp://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2007/10/

2011-07-12T22:07:00.001-07:00

Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord God of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me. -psalm 69:6

2011-07-12T10:18:00.001-07:00

today i learned that not only is "novella" a word, but it's also contrasted with "novelette."

2011-07-10T21:17:00.001-07:00

this morning at @ecclesiahw, i heard "louder than the world" for the first time and the bridge made me cry. thanks, @jkbarkley!

one more month

2011-07-08T22:18:00.001-07:00

but i already feel like i live a new life.also, i liked celebrate recovery very much.//so i commiserated with the umami guy today over having to eat top ramen (then demanding college-priced food as a college-minded young adult) and now i really want some ahah{ so everybody knows somebody who truly follows jesus. }

upstairs, downstairs: series 1 episode 3

2011-07-07T20:33:00.000-07:00

just broke my heart.{got into temp thing} 104!

sports night s01e11, "the six southern gentlemen of tennessee"

2011-07-03T12:31:00.000-07:00

oh my word. 8? mark to 10:45 just made me cryhttp://sn-scripts.livejournal.com/1243.htmlMONICA, A VERY SWEET 25-YEAR-OLD, APPEARS AT THE DOOR.SHE'S HOLDING SEVERAL DRESS SHIRTS OVER ONE ARM ANDSEVERAL NECKTIES OVER THE OTHER. IT WOULD APPEAR THATSHE'S HAD TO SUMMON MOST OF HER COURAGE FOR THIS MOMENT. MONICA Excuse me, Mr. McCall? CASEY Yeah. CASEY TURNS OFF THE TV. MONICA I'm sorry, is this a

2011-07-02T21:24:00.001-07:00

http://www.stevekmccoy.com/reformissionary/2011/06/tim-keller-wisdom-and-sabbath-rest.htmlThe purpose of Sabbath is not simply to rejuvenate yourself in order to do more production, nor is it the pursuit of pleasure. The purpose of Sabbath is to enjoy your God, life in general, what you have accomplished in the world through his help, and the freedom you have in the gospel—the freedom from