My trip to Maine was peppered with dozens of interesting incidents: lost toothpaste, exploding shaving cream, snoring truckers, changing for a wedding in an empty Chinese buffet restroom followed by unfounded accusations from small Chinese men, a love poem from high school creepily preserved by the parents of the recipient, children stealing toys from a baby, a drunken bridesmaid falling off a cliff, a crazy...
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On the subway the other day, I was caught in the midst of a panhandler showdown.
Before entereing the car, I noted a panhandler who was "using" a crutch that dropped the facade for a brief moment. When I got in, he appeared behind me.
Moments later, what looked to be your average joe college student in expensive hipster glasses waltzed into the crowded...
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Before entereing the car, I noted a panhandler who was "using" a crutch that dropped the facade for a brief moment. When I got in, he appeared behind me.
Moments later, what looked to be your average joe college student in expensive hipster glasses waltzed into the crowded...
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melinda:
yeah, i almost shit my pants when I he started talking to me...quite eerie looking, to say the least.
smoggy:
Hi Fent, thanks for the birthday greeting last week. It was a nice surprise.
I've just got home from work and I've got a lot of catching up to do.
I hate spending my birthday at work, no booze and you have to buy the rest of the lads a can of coke and a choccy bar to celebrate your birthday.
I'll have to make up for it this 2 weeks off.
Whats a panhandler? never heard that before.
I've just got home from work and I've got a lot of catching up to do.
I hate spending my birthday at work, no booze and you have to buy the rest of the lads a can of coke and a choccy bar to celebrate your birthday.
I'll have to make up for it this 2 weeks off.
Whats a panhandler? never heard that before.
I know Halloween is still a month away, but due to my complete lack of interest last year, I'm coming at it this year full force. I suppose it helps that my childhood sweetheart [insert facetious "awwww"] will be in town Halloween weekend.
My roommate always has cheap and easy costume ideas. This year he's going to be a female informant whose voice and face...
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My roommate always has cheap and easy costume ideas. This year he's going to be a female informant whose voice and face...
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poopoohead:
I hear you. Last year, I had a 2 hour meeting in Ang Lee's office with two Focus Features Execs, and it was clear from the detail of the meeting that they had really put time into watching what I'd sent them. We went over it moment by moment. And I left very excited. Nothing came of it.
We also had a group of fans at HBO who would cc Bob Conte, basically THE MAN at HBO, on all of their rave emails about us. Nothing came of that either.
So I've learned that that's just the way it goes and not to worry about that stuff. When it catches, it catches. Just keep working on what's next and make sure you're happy creating what your creating.
We also had a group of fans at HBO who would cc Bob Conte, basically THE MAN at HBO, on all of their rave emails about us. Nothing came of that either.
So I've learned that that's just the way it goes and not to worry about that stuff. When it catches, it catches. Just keep working on what's next and make sure you're happy creating what your creating.
llona:
thanks. her cuteness makes up for her badness.
i still have no idea what i'm dressing up as.
xo
i still have no idea what i'm dressing up as.
xo
I've been exclaiming "criminy!" quite a bit, lately.
I have no explanation for it, and no excuses as to why I would use such a lame exclamation.
I have no explanation for it, and no excuses as to why I would use such a lame exclamation.
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midknight:
you're probably going mental
drexel:
haha i wouldn't know but it was definitely odd. glad it doesn't last long.
The RNC is in NYC -- everybody panic! 
There are no fewer than eight thousand different protests taking place. That, and everyone thinks that the entire city is going to shut down. Most people point the finger at the incoming Republicans. I think if they were being honest with themselves they'd realize it's the eight thousand different protests that will clog the cities arteries.
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There are no fewer than eight thousand different protests taking place. That, and everyone thinks that the entire city is going to shut down. Most people point the finger at the incoming Republicans. I think if they were being honest with themselves they'd realize it's the eight thousand different protests that will clog the cities arteries.
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I haven't posted in my journal for a while.
So
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That is all.
So
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That is all.
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smoggy:
its tough to think of something to put in your journal if you've had an uneventful week.
Its sounds boring if you just put,
"went to pub , had drink , staggered home, went to bed"
Its sounds boring if you just put,
"went to pub , had drink , staggered home, went to bed"
lenore:
HI!!!!!!!!!!! 
So my roommate got a producer of HBO's "Angels in America" to look at our pilot script. I got one of the guys who created "Miami Vice" to take a look, and have one of the original writers from SNL looking at my short comedies.
Best case scenario: one of them likes it and helps us get our foot in the door.
Worst case scenario:...
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Best case scenario: one of them likes it and helps us get our foot in the door.
Worst case scenario:...
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scopitone6248:
Clive Owen won't get it. Shit, I need to start a thread about this...
jholtsnider:
Thank ya sir for the bday wishes! have a great day!
My favorite part of going to the cinema:
When the fellow in a seat very near mine shouts out exactly what everyone else sees on screen.
"He got a family, an' iss made o' people!"
Good job, Pokey. I hadn't noticed.
When the fellow in a seat very near mine shouts out exactly what everyone else sees on screen.
"He got a family, an' iss made o' people!"
Good job, Pokey. I hadn't noticed.
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drexel:
that's awesome!
smoggy:
It must be ace to have a bro like you. Hope you enjoyed your trip away.
I'm back from the workshop -- five fourteen hour days with no lunch break. I made a few decent contacts and pawned my scripts off to some writers in the business.
My sister is having a girl.
I'm freaking out, trying to catch up with the work I've missed.
Perhaps Ron Burgundy will calm me down a bit.
My sister is having a girl.
I'm freaking out, trying to catch up with the work I've missed.
Perhaps Ron Burgundy will calm me down a bit.
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bpatrick:
Hey thanks for the birthday shout out. I appreciate it.
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poopoohead:
Cool, will you be posting more detail about the workshop? I would love to hear more about the ins and outs of what you learned there, etc.
I'm off to a television writing workshop for a week. We'll see how that turns out.
It's in Buffalo, which will give me a chance to catch up with my relatives and grab a beef on weck, maybe a few texas red hots. Before that I'll be in PA at my brother-in-law's family farm, watching my uncle detonate $400 worth of fireworks and relaxing for...
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It's in Buffalo, which will give me a chance to catch up with my relatives and grab a beef on weck, maybe a few texas red hots. Before that I'll be in PA at my brother-in-law's family farm, watching my uncle detonate $400 worth of fireworks and relaxing for...
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exis_t:
your stuff is excellent. Thoroughly excellent
exis_t:
your stuff is excellent. Thoroughly excellent
The hilarious nightmare that is apartment 5E rages on above my bedroom.
I haven't lived in the city for but a tad over a year, and that apartment has already seen more action than Scott Baio. Previous tenants include an early morning opera singer, a piss-poor guitarist (in it for "the ladies"), a french horn player with an uncanny knack for playing at the most...
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I haven't lived in the city for but a tad over a year, and that apartment has already seen more action than Scott Baio. Previous tenants include an early morning opera singer, a piss-poor guitarist (in it for "the ladies"), a french horn player with an uncanny knack for playing at the most...
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wimpyrutherford:
hey man..I dig your art. I see Hempel is a fave of yours. Check out sunnyfundays I'm gonna have a daily strip on their as soon as I polish another months worth of strips off.
artman:
ha!! musica caliente! that sucks!! I just have to hear about how poorly my neighbor was treated back in 'nam., agent orange, blah blah blah. It's actually pretty amusing. But he never wakes me up!!
Sounds like a rather odd trip to Maine.
Just wanted to let you know directly what was up, since I posted all about my new project in the group. Cheers!