Category Archives: life

Entries about the life of the Mysteriacs as it applies within and outside the Myst motion picture project.

Oct 02

Around the Bend

I apologize for what has got to be the most obvious title in the history of blogging.  I’m tired.  I rolled into Bend at around midnight after two and a half days on the road and no more than six …  [read more]

Posted at 4:21 am by Adrian in collaborators, communications, life · 20 Comments »
Sep 27

He’s a jolly good fellow

Drinks all around, it’s Adrian’s birthday! I think this year will be particularly momentous for him, especially because he’ll be spending most of it with me. ;) After some time with his family today, and a …  [read more]

Posted at 4:48 pm by Isaac in Stuff, life · 44 Comments » · tags: , , , , , , , ,
Sep 20

Manifest…Necessity

I’m relocating.

This has been in the works for quite a while, but the final decision wasn’t made until about a week ago.  The project has come to a point in which it is paramount for me to be in …  [read more]

Posted at 6:38 pm by Adrian in collaborators, life, planning · 45 Comments » · tags: , , , , , , , ,
Sep 20

A Few Words about Oxen (for your edification)

An ox (plural oxen) or bullock (Australia, New Zealand, India) is a bovine animal trained as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly adult, castrated male cattle, but cows (adult females) or bulls (intact males) may also be used in some …  [read more]

Posted at 5:13 pm by Adrian in collaborators, life, planning · 16 Comments » · tags: ,
Sep 19

The Oregon Trail

“You have died of dysentery,” my computer tells me.  Before that, both my oxen fell.  I was never a good hunter either.  Ultimately, I was doomed from the start.

Here’s to hoping the 21st century serves me better than the …  [read more]

Posted at 3:44 pm by Adrian in collaborators, life · 35 Comments » · tags: , , ,
Aug 19

Last Lines of Wes Anderson Movies and Other Considerations

This is an adventure.

Well, that’s not true.  Adventures have exciting sequences in which you are fighting for your life.  Those back-to-the-wall, ungracious, flailing, violent, completely wonderful brawls that so rarely really occur, that so few of us ever really …  [read more]

Posted at 10:27 pm by Yale in Uncategorized, life, planning, script · 131 Comments »
Aug 10

I’m Still Here

Joaquin Phoenix is too…

I finally got some sleep and I wanted to write a follow-up to my last post.  I wanted to be clear that my lamentations were purely for dramatic effect (we have to make the mundane struggles …  [read more]

Posted at 12:23 am by Adrian in communications, life · 94 Comments » · tags: , , , , , ,
Jul 20

Remember, Remember the…20th of July?

Okay, so that title didn’t really pan out like I’d hoped it would.  Just doesn’t quite have the ring I was looking for.  Oh well.

Anyway,  I’m exhausted.  It’s currently 3:20 am LA time and I thought I’d write up …  [read more]

Posted at 5:44 am by Adrian in collaborators, communications, life, planning · 110 Comments » · tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Jul 14

The Show Must Go On…

…A foreboding little phrase…

It is with considerable sadness that I write this post to announce Patrick’s departure from the “Myst: The Book of Ti’ana” film project.  I realize that this will come as quite a surprise to our readers, …  [read more]

Posted at 5:47 pm by Adrian in collaborators, life · 70 Comments » · tags: , , ,