Well, our little baby has really started to see the world, now. Or, maybe, the world has started to see it. After a quick phone call with Tony tonight, he now has access to resource.projectpassage.com and he says he’ll find a chance to sift thr ... [read more]

6:40 pm

Posted in collaborators, planning · 8 Comments » ·  tags: animatic, louis, storyboarding, Tony, trailer

To my surprise, Patrick was still up for our meeting with Tony about storyboards today. I have no idea how he managed to muster the energy after the past few days. I certainly couldn’t have done it. I guess he’s in need of some distracti ... [read more]

8:08 pm

Posted in collaborators, planning · 6 Comments » ·  tags: fiddler's, Patrick, storyboarding, time constraints, Tony

The real world is a lot to get back to, especially just the next day.  Adrian asked me yesterday outside of the mausoleum:  Are you sure you still want to do that tomorrow?  Ryan, Tony - everyone will be totally understanding.  Yes ... [read more]

7:52 pm

Posted in collaborators, life, planning · 2 Comments » ·  tags: chris, fiddler's, mom, storyboarding, Tony

10 years ago, for a few days, Mom and I were reverse-door-to-door salesmen and we scoured the South Bend area looking for a place to bury the dead. I was 14, the deceased was Mom’s father, and  ... [read more]

10:19 pm

Posted in life · 2 Comments » ·  tags: chris, mausoleum, mom, old rugged cross

Today, I found myself sitting on my hands rocking in the middle of a half-empty parking lot on a street corner downtown outside of a funeral home. It was one of those moments where I wasn’t entirely inside of myself. I could see my head, my bod ... [read more]

6:31 pm

Posted in life · 3 Comments » ·  tags: chris, funeral, home, micam, mom

I stood there staring at cold linoleum and quietly thanking God for her way out. He kneeled in the doorway, hunched over in physical manifestation, paying particular attention to remain defined as one without our name. She lay staring at Heaven, her  ... [read more]

8:12 pm

Posted in life, puzzles · 1 Comment » ·  tags: mom, veovis

This not happening.  This is not happening.  This is not happening.  This is not happening.  I have no idea what to do with myself right now.  Please God, help me figure out what to do right now.

6:11 am

Posted in life · 8 Comments »

This is important, but I can’t get it out of my head that I’m being selfish.  I left the hospital 10 minutes ago and here I am now in Adrian’s apartment with Ryan and him doing ever more planning for the project.  I’m chain sm ... [read more]

8:29 pm

Posted in life, planning · 1 Comment » ·  tags: animatic, hospital, peanut butter

There’s something to say about spending a Saturday night at the hospital waiting for someone to die. And there’s something to say about getting the call that you need to go the hospital while sitting at the Barnes & Noble cafe sipping  ... [read more]

11:14 am

Posted in life, planning, script · 1 Comment » ·  tags: barnes and noble, chris, drunk people, football, hospital, micam, mom, notre dame, sarah, the five