I went to bed late/early this morning - Adrian and I had been working on some script elements and doing some research on Carlin, the matte painter that just got ahold of us that we most lik ... [read more]

4:10 pm

Posted in life · 4 Comments » ·  tags: carlin, chris, dad, dinner, micam, mom, passage

I’m keeping it together - but it’s been a rough ride. Tony not working out was a big disappointment for all of us - but we can’t put the obstacle of time in front of us when we have so much to get done. We have to have this animatic ... [read more]

11:59 pm

Posted in life · 5 Comments » ·  tags: adrian, aitrus, birthday, chris, images, micam, mom, sarah, storyboarding, Tony, veovis

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

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

I don’t think I’ll sleep today — just seems like the right thing to do. It’s too late/early to try. Two major slaps in the face these past 24 hours — maybe too much for me to handle. One being a reminder that things are ... [read more]

10:31 am

Posted in life, planning · 6 Comments » ·  tags: chris, daniel jackson, dreams, everquest, failure, myst miniseries, narnia, stargate