a little up, a little down

So I love my grandparents. And not because of the generosity i'm about to speak of. I just love the old folks. Never really led me awry. Sure there's been difference of opinion at time, but overall, we're close. Well 2 days ago, my grandfather, out of the blue decided he was going to pass on to me a huge amount of money. All his life he had been saving the quarters and dimes out of his pockets in this giant glass vase. And now he's given it to me. It has two bulbous portions to it, one smaller, the other forming the larger base of the vase (hey that rhymes!) I only emptied out the top, smaller vase which is about 1/3 of it all. After counting how much that is, it seems as though that camera that I was going after is incredibly closer to being in reach. And yet, another part of me is aprehensive to just jump forward and get this camera. Why? Well, Alden is slightly behind paying me my paycheck from last week and my college loan payment is due this week. That's not considering the time it takes to clear once it's deposited. I have a worry that my job may be in jeapordy. Not so much being fired/let go, but that the company may not be doing to well in these trouble economic times. So should something happen and I can't pay my bills per month, this giant vase of change that I'm rolling for the bank may be something helpful to float me should i have to try and find another job. I don't plan on shooting digits anytime soon, but I would like to get the camera and really get aquainted with it. I think my plan of action, at the moment, will be to conserve the money I've gotten from my grandpa until I can afford to pay for the camera myself and then use that money. I don't know, it's all tricky. Anyone have any suggestions?.....if there is indeed anyone out there who reads this.

PS: It's raining outside. Hard. I love it. I love rain.

- Andrew

The numbers are up....

So it's now my second day of being laid off from work. I took yesterday to relax and get myself situated. Financially as well as just getting some things done like Christmas shopping, cleaning and a whole bunch of other stuff no one cares about.

Anywho, today I multi-slacked. In a sense I mean, I wrote intermitedly. I wrote, i cooked. I wrote, I ate. I wrote, I watched Superbad. I wrote, I ate again.

Long story short, I gained a total of 10 pages on Digits. Pages that further the plot and story and character relationships, but really aren't that funny. At this rate, I'll have a solid first draft by this time next week. But Christmas and a job hunt will no doubt put a strain on that. Either way, I'm thinking I should have draft 1 done by the new year. In total, I'm going to attempt 7 passes on this script.

1. Rough draft with a focus on Andy's story and comedy situations/set ups.
2. Revisions with a focus on Eric D's story and comedy situations/set ups.
3. Revisions with a focus on Lucas' story and comedy situations/set ups.
4. Revisions with a focus on DTM's story and comedy situations/set ups.
5. Revision on Andy's story again.
6. Comedy re-write and make sure humor and theme are intact.
7. Final polish and such.

I'm aiming for this baby to be done by the end of February at the latest. I really think if we can garner enough money for some equipment we can actually shoot this during this upcoming summer. If not this summer, most definitely next. I've come to the realization that I can't slack off on these things anymore. I have to put my nose to the grind if I want to go anywhere in life. I have talented friends and I would personally enjoy being in the film myself so I know that there's a ticking clock on this more than anything. It's really low-budget at the moment and completley do-able. And I know my friends. They can't get behind something unless they're tagging on during the fun part. Especially Eric. He's a great talent, but I find it hard to get him enthused without something to show him. Either way, I'm hesitant to show any drafts to anyone till I have it where I wanted. Which sucks because I thrive off their enthusiasm and ideas. And they me. So someone has to step up and take the initial hit. Problem is, if my game isn't spot on, then it'll all fall to the wayside and it'll be really hard to get any of them to give it a second look.

So, I guess we'll see.