Another singer scooped ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ from me at Keraoke. Not to mention they laughed throughouy singing it. Fuckin sacrilige. This will not happen again. You can count on it. I now have a kife’s purpose.

Alright, #scriptsky, I’m going to karaoke tonight. I’m terrible, I can't carry a tune, and I need to be sufficiently sauced to take the mic. What song should I sing? I probably won't sing it, but I am curious what folks have to say 😂

Hey #Scriptsky, if you’re looking for a podcast that absolutely rips, check out You Must Remember This. Karina Longworth deep-dives the history of Hollywood, and it’s phenomenal. Been listening for years, and anytime I dig back into it, I feel obliged to scream from the rooftops how awesome it is.

We finally live near family & are hosting a belated house-warming/Christmas party this weekend. I’m looking for party game ideas. What you got for me, #Scriptsky??? I’ll have beer pong on the back deck, so I have that covered 😂 Simpler/less prep ideas will be favoured, but open to any & all ideas!

The ‘break’ in “Christmas Break” for a stay at home parent actually refers to the impending emotional and physical breakdown that will occur over the festive season. There is no rest from “the day job” because Christmas Day IS the day job 😂

My city probably wouldn't exist without the forestry industry so that means I sometimes see dozens of logging trucks just going to the corner store. This means I often think about THAT scene dozens of times a day. Just yesterday I was behind a logging truck while passing two slower logging trucks…

Icy stairs 1. Nick 0. RIP my tailbone.

I didn’t find karaoke. Karaoke found someone else, and their inability to carry a tune made me feel at ease to the point that I felt comfortable expressing myself with misunderstood lyrics, mis-timed words, and misery all around (aside from me—I felt pure joy). Yay, Karaoke!

Whoops, it happened again. I guess I’m THAT GUY™️ Far leas stress. Far more bravado. Same shitty tone.

It’s been a fortnight since my last Keraoke evening. Alas, I find myself at the location where it all began. My mind races… “Sing. Sing. Sing.” I fight the urge. I am weak.

My Holiday Movie opinions are that we deserve an entire movie of JUST Uncle Jaimie and Aurelia’s story from Love Actually, and JUST the story of Iris and Arthur from The Holiday. Also, Home Alone 2 is superior to the first, and Die Hard is a Christmas movie—my mind cannot be changed. #scriptchat

More snowy inspo! #scriptsky

I’ve been drowning in genealogy going HAM on my family tree as of late. And I have to say, the Dutch knew/know how to keep records! Compared to my Russian/Ukranian and English/Irish branches it’s been a slice of Boterkoek.

Some wintery snowy inspo (snowinspo? snowspo?? insnowsperation???) for ya, #Scriptsky

On this fine December Friday, I’m tossing out a friendly reminder of my offer to #Scriptsky for free feedback/art direction on any posters/graphics you design for your script marketing needs! Endorsed by @leahfromsd.bsky.social, so you know it’s legit! #screenwriting

Ignoring my massive collection of nutcrackers, “Wow, we sure have a lot of birds in toques, eh?”

First night of the Elf on the Shelf’s residency, and we only remembered to set him up after we got into bed. This is going to be an interesting next 24 days.

I’m feeling festive, so here’s the first page and a bit for the only Christmas script I’ve written to date, a short called “WRONG MOTHER TO MESS WITH.” It’s still a WIP, and a little rough, but I loved writing Sylvie’s revenge story and will return to it one day #FirstPageFriday #Scriptsky

These moody mornings are going to inspire me to actually write if they keep this up #scriptsky

Happy Thanksgiving to my American #scriptsky friends. And a happy Thursday to my fellow Canadian’s, too.

Hot Wheels #toyphotography achieved by only using items found around the house. In this case, a 2010 Toyota Tacoma diecast truck, some pebbles, some cocoa, 4 night lights and 3 cutting boards. My new obsession.

VROOM VROOM! #toyphotography #hotwheels

The first snowfall of the year. When the kids are most giddy with energy, the crunch beneath your feet is incredibly satisfying, the fresh briskness of the air cools your lungs, and the dumbasses who can’t park when the lines are visible now have carte blanche. Ah, the beauty of the season.

I’m 4, maybe 5 minutes into Death by Lightning, and I’ve already belly-laughed twice. With McFayden and Offerman, I expected it to be a bit more light-hearted, but holy shit, we’re already entering “Damn, I wish I wrote that” territory. What the hell am I watching?!? #Scriptsky

“On his way up the corporate ladder, Ambitious Allister’s inability to say ‘no’ has put him in some rather peculiar positions, but ending up in the ring with a boxing legend for the entertainment of the executive team might take the cake.” More Lego Photography Procrastination™️ #scriptsky 😂

A recent Christmas tradition in our house has been watching who/whydunits, so in anticipation of Wake Up Dead Man, we watched Knives Out. I love so many elements of the movie, but my favourite bit is the mug. It's perfect and clever af, and something I wish I had written (whole movie included).

The greatest thing about taking photos to feed my creativity is that it reminds me how good it feels to actually finish something (and quickly) 😅 #scriptsky Here are a few photos from the weekend from around my abode! Different vibes, same location.

We stumbled upon karaoke night at our local rural watering hole. That shit stresses me out because I think I want to join in, but I also don’t want to, you know? So, anyway, I sang 7 songs. I fuckin butchered Turn the Page, & absolutely annihilated “Fuck Her Gently” and cemented it as my new “go-to”

One day I’ll have new material, but for now, you get a blast from the past with HELEVATED. Some of my best gags went into this short script, including a friendly Blackbeard as a foreman, and a character damned to an eternity of being stung by a swarm of bees every hour. #FirstPageFriday #ScriptSky

Here’s 3 pages, starting on the 3rd page of my comedy WIP “All For Yacht.” Like Leah, I’ve been thinking about this one lately. As flawed as it is, I can’t seem to quit it. This scene showcases one of my favourite visual gags: Funny things going on in the background #ScriptSky #ThirdPageThursday

#writinginspiration #writingprompt In a frosty backyard, a large snowball rests where there’s no snow and a folding table sits empty next to an unlit fire pit. Silent. Cold. Lifeless. What happened here, #scriptsky?

The best part of social media is yelling stuff into the ether and not expecting anything to come of it, then magically, that’s exactly what happens!

Screenwriting, am I right, #scriptsky?

#writinginspiration Dark rural road. Pre-dawn. An owl flutters over the adjacent field. A wolf howls in the distance. What happens next, #scriptsky?

This is a great offer (and trust me, Nick has a GREAT eye for design!). Just because you can tap into the same tools that seasoned designers use, doesn't mean you have the years of experience and skills that professional designers have to make projects shine. 👇 #Scriptskty

Read through my latest rewrite and hot damn, it’s awful! Funny as hell (IMO), but more structurally unsound than a 20-year-old weathered lawn chair. And I’m talking one of those weaved mesh chairs that that one uncle of yours always ended up destroying. #scriptsky #screenwriting

For the morning #scriptsky crowd 🔽 I want to help fellow writers any way I can, and providing feedback on design takes me significantly less time than providing feedback on stories! 😁

Hey #ScriptSky! I saw some comments about creating posters/graphics to market your scripts, and even though I can't offer up my design services (I’m not designing much right now & lack the proper software), I would love to offer my (free) eye for design if you ever need constructive feedback 1/4

More creative energy spent on Lego #photography instead of #screenwriting 😂The script will rewrite itself one day, right, #scriptsky? “When Santa flipped the switch on his greatest gift to humanity, he met his mortality face-to-face, giving way to Claus 2.0 for the sake of everlasting festive cheer

The sunsets are immaculate, and the lighting is spectacular, which makes up for the darkness that consumes the area by 4:15 pm. Rooster artwork by my super creative wife, who can make art with any medium (Coloured pencils in this case.) it’s honestly unfair how good she is. #scriptsky

My 4yo informed me today he likes “pooping in the dark” and I instantly started singing in my head “You and me go poopin’ in the dark. Lyin’ on our backs and counting the farts” and I laughed and laughed and laughed. Look out, Weird Al.

Play the song ‘Kryptonite’ to 100 millennials and at least 100 will sing along.

I should also add that it’s my most favourite time of the year when your beverage get’s colder the longer you take to consume it.

Snow on the ground? ✅ Air cold enough to chill the beers? ✅ Excess cardboard from the move? ✅ Fresh firewood under the tarp? ✅ A firepit begging to be lit? A penchant to illuminate the night sky? ✅ That’s right. It’s a backyard firepit kinda night.

“Today was the last day that the “Lucky Ducky Award” was handed out at the nuclear research facility, it was also the last day of the nuclear research facility.” #scriptsky #screenwriter

I had some time to write this morning, so instead of working on my feature rewrite, I spent over an hour setting up a scene with my Lego to take 40 photos then spent another hour writing the short caption 😂 #Scripsky This is why I make little progress. It was fun though.

What’s your beverage of choice, #scriptsky? For writing, and for not writing. Are they the same?

#ThirdPageThursday? Fun! This page is from my sci-fi short, VOID OF A PLAN, that I wrote for the @writingbattle.bsky.social once upon a time (when they had screenwriting). I started developing it into a pilot before my hiatus and plan on continuing the tomfoolery of Anaya and Carrot soon! #Scriptsky

Homemade nachos is an upper-echelon meal for lunch and no one can convince me otherwise. What other meals belong in the Luncheon Pantheon #scriptsky?

Your favourite movie quote, but make it about food #Scriptsky #Filmsky “Yippee-pie-yay, motherfu**er!”