it's early

i hate it when i can't sleep. i woke up at 3:30 a.m. today. not sure if it was me or my noisy upstairs neighbor. either way, i wasn't able to go back to sleep. why? i started thinking.

and i was thinking about some bad stuff. and i think i've made some decisions that even surprised me.

decisions that probably will be better discussed at a later time.

Quote of the Day - 4/9/09

"I think the best way to start writing a novel is to start writing a novel."

- Neil Gaiman, via his online journal

Remembering Dad

During this month I remember my Dad, who died in 2006.

Last year I blogged about February 2006 and how it all happened.

I am creating this posting to consolidate those entries.

It's still tough. But this helps.

Here It Goes Again

Memories

Fear This!

Sammy and Dad

Hittin' the Rails

Doughnuts

February 15, 2006

February 16, 2006

February 17, 2006

February 18-19, 2006

February 22, 2006

February 23-34, 2006

February 25, 2006

February 27, 2006

The Aftermath

Father's Day 2008 - Part 1

Father's Day 2008 - Part 2

Quote of the Day - 1-26-09

"About to drink second cup of tea without Marmalade this morning. Also, I just won the Newbury Medal for THE GRAVEYARD BOOK."

(and moments later)

"Newbery, not Newbury. Also FUCK!!!! I won the FUCKING NEWBERY THIS IS SO FUCKING AWESOME. I thank you."

- Neil Gaiman, author, via Twitter

Coraline

I am really looking forward to this film. I've never read the book, but have been getting into Neil Gaiman's stuff for a while now, and really like it. I recently read "The Graveyard Book" and really dug it. It's the first novel of his that I've read, having read some of his "Sandman" work.

So, check out the movie "Coraline" on Feb. 6.




And speaking of "The Graveyard Book," if you are interested in it but don't want to read it yourself, you can go to www.mousecircus.com and see video of Neil Gaiman reading the book.

Out of Time

Well, I certainly had good intentions, but it looks as thought the month of November was not a good one for me in terms of all I wanted to do. The result? No novel for Brad. With other things coming up and not devoting the requisite two hours per day over the course of the entire month, I simply do not have enough words to complete the 50,000 words necessary to successfully complete the National Novel Writing Month challenge.

I think with 7 days remaining, I could accomplish the task under normal circumstances, but Thanksgiving is upon us, and I need to spend time with the family over the next week.

I'm bummed.

But maybe I will challenge myself to complete the task some other month.

We'll see.

Quote of the Day - 11/14/08

"Pop culture's ready to have their shit shaken up a little bit."

- Zack Snyder on why he thinks audiences are ready for Watchmen.