2 Final Picks of 2006...and a Party? What?

I thought it was time for a little face lift. I changed the banner up top to an older photo I took in San Francisco last year. Hope ya'll like it. I also changed my menu slightly too, to reflect the recent completion of my short story.

Tomorrow night is my bro's bachelor party. My parent's were kind enough to lend us their house for the evening. How cool is that? 15 years ago, that wouldn't have happened. I guess that's what happens when you get old: Your parents start to trust you. Scary thought.

So, I guess I've made you wait long enough for my last two picks of movies for 2006. So, I'll get that out of the way now.

#2 Superman Returns

I've babbled on enough about this film in older blogs. No reason to rehash all that.

#1 The Departed

Well, finally it was Martin Scorsese's year at the box office and at the Oscars. He took home the idol for Best Picture and Director, as well as a few others. This is a great movie. Highly recommended if you haven't seen it.

It's Done!

So, I woke up this morning, and I realized that someone had teleported me to the arctic whilst I was asleep. What the hell is with this weather? I must've slept through Spring, Summer and Fall already. Time to break out the Christmas decor already. Sheesh.

In other news today...
In the past week, I have made an accomplishment that I'd mentioned on here from time to time. I finished my first ever short story. That's right. It's done. Originally, it was supposed to be a sci-fi thriller involving Mars and its relationship to Earth. I've shelved the idea for now because it just became too big to try and squeeze into a short story. It would've been like trying to write the Star Wars saga into a 60 page book. Uh...yeah, not happening. My newer story is basically a unraveling murder mystery, with a shocking twist at the end. I'm going to be updating my 'New Projects' section with more details surrounding the story, and possibly a clipping from it. I haven't decided if I'm going to do any illustrations for it, but I may do the cover. I have envisioned a few pages of interior art for it, but I'm just not sure if I want to do them. Maybe I could commission my buddy Matt Martin to do some of the artwork. (Hint, hint.) The title of the story (which was just finalized yesterday) is called, "Back to Life."

I may seek out a publisher soon, I don't know. I think it will depend on my family's and friend's reaction to it.