Warning: sportsball post I just cut Miami’s Janson Junk in my #fantasybaseball league. Since Jul 20: 6.38 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, only 5.6 K/9. If only there had been some kind of obvious clue about the quality of Junk’s pitches.

As I wander these quiet streets late at night, it occurs to me that I’m spending a much larger proportion of my life than I ever would have guessed hoping that an animal will poo.

@pagecraft.bsky.social and its staff hereby disavow all sacrilegious behavior by screenwriting lab participants, such as ordering breakfast drinks from Italian cafes in the evening.

Does it not imply also the existence of Neopolitan, New York, and Hawaiian popes?

Congratulations @heidihornbacher.bsky.social !!!!

To save water, the building up the street has installed green turf outside instead of grass. It unfortunately collects quite an array of stains and smells from neighborhood dogs. So, once a week, they powerwash it. You know, with water.

The Nicholl now open only to those who can afford film school or other forms of access, and/or who already have strong personal networks. I thought the Nicholl was supposed to level the playing field, not slant it further. #disappointed #screenwriting #screenwriters www.oscars.org/nicholl

A lot of tragic losses this week,but this…oof. Gene Hackman was the everyman w/ attitude,a captivating presence on-screen (and off)who seemed to work his way into so many of my favorite films growing up that still are today. Pick those feet in the Poughkeepsie in the sky,Popeye…pick away in peace.

Breaking: FEMA deployed to Kansas City sideline.

Direct hit on the Sunset Fire in Hollywood. 🎯 Nice work, @lafd.bsky.social #LAFD c/o @nbcla.bsky.social 👨🏼‍🚒

Ha! We're safe... for now. Thanks to the most excellent @ryanrowe.bsky.social for bringing this one to our attention. www.semafor.com/article/12/1... #scriptsky

Fair enough, 2024. Fair enough.

Harry: what if we sold pears David: sounds good Harry: but once a year David: huh Harry: by mail David: Harry, I… Harry: in the dead of winter

John L’Heureux: "Dialogue is not conversation. It is a construct. Dialogue eliminates all the false starts and irrelevant intrusions of real life in order to reveal character and move the encounter toward a dramatic conclusion." #screenwriting

Post-landing pilot announcements, by city: “Welcome to New York, the Big Apple!” “Welcome to Washington DC, our nation’s capital!” “Welcome to LAX, our gate is currently occupied.”

It doesn’t take much to see that the problem of my internet connectivity doesn’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world, but it is interesting that my cable cuts out every time we have… *checks notes* … warm wind in SoCal.

Scott Frank: “The first paragraph of a screenplay can tell you if they can write. The first five pages can tell you if they have a voice.” #screenwriting

Can’t resist sharing this breakdown of science denial from John Cook (via a friend). “By embedding spurious claims within truthful information, conspiracy theorists create a veneer of credibility. The true information functions as a gateway for the falsehoods.” skepticalscience.com/history-flic...

The story of a tall woman and the short man who threatened to shoot her in the foot

“Based On A True Story” (2024): fun and well written after a couple episodes, featuring the most spectacularly dumb protagonist Plan A since George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg decided to go fishing in two hurricanes. #screenwriting

Dear @bsky.app , Any plans to provide a private list option? I’d like to make a list of only my IRL friends, to help ensure I don’t miss their posts, but I wouldn’t want that list to be public. Thank you.

That time of year again to share my favourite black friday meme.

Gladiator 2 (2024): The historical inaccuracies are legion. The legions are historically inaccurate. They have hoses 1500 years too soon, invade Numidia 150 years too late, and put salt water sharks in the Coliseum. Was it good? Meh. Was it fun? Yes, yes it was.

Although it was an unrequited love, Heloise had admittedly grown attached to the mailbox. #dogwalkfinds

Currently at LAX where “we are experiencing an oversold flight.” Gotta admire the heavy lifting performed by that passive verbiage. Spectacular. No notes.

It was a privilege to know Andy a little bit, and equally a privilege to have witnessed his genius in the @thrillingadv.bsky.social …. My deepest condolences to all his family and friends. Please check out this thread and article to know a bit more about Andy Paley.

Wonderful advice about screenwriting. Make every word count. @pagecraft.bsky.social

Twisters (2024): 1) Why can only scrappy young people solve tornados? 2) Why do investors need tornado chasers to buy up devastated land at a discount? Surely they can locate it on their own. 3) Are we SURE that shooting the primary material used in diapers into a tornado will cause it to dissipate?

I think we as a society will never be able to advance in any meaningful way until we collectively stop caring about things like who would win in a fight Mike Tyson or Jake Paul

A reminder that regardless of what may be happening in the world, we all still have the power to say no to this.

Today’s recommendation: My Old Ass (2024), written/directed by Megan Park. An 18-year old communicates with her 39-year old self in this charming and disarming coming-of-age indie that ultimately asks, is love worth it?

Today’s recommendation: Woman of the Hour (2023), directed by Anna Kendrick. Small, quiet, devastating film about a serial killer who improbably appeared on a 1970s dating show, but also about the casual violence women experience and normalize every day.

In this difficult political season, a Hollywood Hills resident reminds us that what unites us is more important than what divides us. #dogwalkfinds #election2024

High in the hills, Jake had an epiphany. No longer need he live in the grip of fear—not that he might not be cool enough for school, or even of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. He set the shades aside. Lifted of the burden of these few grams, he and Fluffmittens completed their dog walk in record time.

Should I?

The Rapture will come upon you unexpectedly, and when it does, you cannot take any instruments of vice with you. You cannot take cigarettes, you cannot take culturally appropriative moccasins, and you CERTAINLY cannot take any pecan nuts.

I DONT WANT TO HAVE HER DO AN ENTIRE ALBUM ABOUT ME WE HAVE TO WIN

THE ORIGINAL WAS PERFECT WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITHOUT BILL PAXTON AND PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

I was more impressed when I thought this said it ALSO operated as a dishwasher.

You have priority. You board immediately after families w/ children, active military personnel, airline credit card holders, relatives of airline staff, uniformed marching band personnel, and people whose suitcases don’t fit in the overhead bin. —the day the word “priority” died #firstworldproblems

If violence could solve the world’s problems, I feel like violence would have solved the world’s problems by now.

Or maybe if Bluesky fails we can go back to letter writing: Dear xxxx, my upright friend, how long it has been since we saw each other in person! How this saddens me. But do tell, did you read [recent book] and what did you think? I would love to hear your thoughts. Your humble servant, Helen

I regret to inform you that, in order to support the economic viability of all the attorney billboards in Los Angeles soliciting business involving rideshare accidents, each of you needs to be involuntarily involved in an Uber crash in the next 19 minutes.

With so much happening in the world, I’ve decided not to shy away from controversial opinions. So here goes: White chocolate is NOT chocolate.

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