halloween 2009 : part i
November 5, 2009
halloween frenzy
October 31, 2009
Attention —
The rest of the weekend will be spent Halloween carousing. If I am not back by Monday send the Saint Bernards. That is all.
[okay that is not a saint bernard but it is a very cute dog and i just like the photo]
a stiletto halloween
October 24, 2009
Stil is coming to visit —
For Halloween.
Yay!
Halloween is so going to rock.
where the art work comes from :
that is all i wanted for christmas by edward olive romantic
beating the second act slump
October 12, 2009
We interrupt politics for —
Beating the Second Act Slump : 6 Week Workshop begins Saturday November 7th. This is an online 6 week advanced course on screenplay structure taught by yours truly Max Adams. Subjects include breaking the first 30 pages into two acts; Understanding set up; The 15 page escalation; Achieving story climax; Correcting the second act Field model; And more importantly — Beating the Second Act Slump.
Course fee is $240. Course length is 6 weeks. Seating is limited. For course sign up email : courses @ seemaxrun.comYou must type out the above email address without the spaces —
We are trying to outwit spam bandits.
:::more info:::
5150 has chair open
September 17, 2009
There is a chair —
Open in the 5150 online screenwriting workshop founded and run by yours truly. Anyone interested should check the info at :::workshop::: read the entirety of the information and if still interested, email yours truly.
I look forward to hearing from you.
*ps yes i know exactly what 5150 means thank you for writing me en masse [ahhh!] what else do you call a person with a talent and a pen but a danger to self & others now go use your inky powers for good instead of evil
where the art work comes from :
that is from the scattered image
thanksgiving 2006
September 6, 2009
I remember —
:::This day::: so clearly.
Thanksgiving in Hollywood. Circa 2006. I had places I could be. I wasn’t. I was almost Ground Zero Hollywood & Vine. Walking to the store for some forgotten item —
I remember cold. I remember abandoned pale concrete sidewalks. And I remember silent shadows in doorways. EVERY doorway. All the way down that pale concrete sidewalk. Unmoving. Alone. Forgotten. So still they did not appear human. Except they were. Human. And utterly silent. Unmoving. Uncomplaining about a present and future so bleak it injured me passing it.
When will we change this? When will we feed people? When will we care for people? When will the shame of seeing a fellow American alone, cold and hungry in a doorway on “Thanksgiving” not be enough?
fire
September 1, 2009
If you have missed it [I am not sure how you could these fires can be seen from space and Colorado is choking on our smoke] California is burning. But talking about it doesn’t really tell you what we are seeing here I am just going to post the photos they do.
[Also I am in Hollywood so not in harm's way --- unless the fire marches through Glendale and Burbank. It is trying. North Glendale is singed but holding.]
*at the time of this posting the fire has burned 121,000 acres and two firefighters have lost their lives — my thoughts are with the families and friends of the lost firemen and with their fellow firemen still on the line
*wildlife waystation 14831 lil tujunga canyon road sylmar needs help evacuating animals especially flatbed trucks call 818.899.5021*update, 8 pm sept 1, word is wildlife waystation has enough trucks but still needs crates
:::la times fire map:::
:::mt. wilson observatory webcam:::*update, sept 2, the observatory webcam is down, fires burned out its internet connections, the observatory is still standing
feet on the street wednesday september 2
August 30, 2009
MoveOn.org has a —
Candlelight health care reform vigil scheduled in Hollywood California at Hollywood & Highland Wednesday September 2nd at 7:30 PM.
why i love greg
July 16, 2009
greg: i guess you got on those max
me: sometimes i am the ninja, sometimes i am the goat
greg: to me you are always the ninja max
feral birds : part iii
July 12, 2009
It is pretty cool having the birds around. Today I put oatmeal on the balcony for the little birds so they and the big birds did not collide over some piece of savory bird offering that might result in unfortunate bird bloodshed.
So all day while I was working my ass off on the computer, I had little birds visiting the balcony behind me and could hear their feathers shush shush shush and every once in a while a really industrious tiny bird smacking a hardened chunk of pita bread on the balcony floor or guard rail to break it up.
It is good to be surrounded by animal energy. Something living that is not just me or text on a computer screen or words or music electronically reproduced.
:::feral birds : part i:::
:::feral birds : part ii:::
:::feral birds : part iii:::
where the art work comes from :
that is dove in a córdoba’s square by Adorna2007
[also it is a bit altered please do not get riled Adorna]
