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Julie put together this wonderful montage for Great Strides fundraising this year. Please take a look at it and follow the link at the end of the video or at the bottom of this post if you would like to make a donation. Thank you! Aloha Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com Jacob's CF donation page

An interesting weekend. I turned in some 60 pages of script the other day and I await word from the "manager" guy. Not sure will that will lead, but I feel good about those pages, I really do. The moment I emailed him the pages, I felt a weight lift off of me. Man, has writing that script really been pressing down on me that much? I went to see "There Will Be Blood" on Friday night and I believe it is one of the finest movies I've seen in almost 5 years. As is my custom, I go back and reread some of the reviews of the movie in hopes to pick up some more insight. I was very surprised to discover several prominent critics wrongly state that Daniel Day-Lewis' character "Daniel Plainview" merely used his adopted son, HW, as a prop. I'm surprised because Paul Thomas Anderson took great pains in showing some wonderful, loving moments between Plainview and HW (who was portrayed by newcomer Dillon Freasier). There is moment in the film in whic...

Just got back from my neighbor's house where we watched "Into the Wild", Sean Penn's wonderful new film. The sidewalk was damp and the air had the musty smell that accompanies a late night drizzle. The movie was thought provoking and sad. Emile Hirsch gives a breakthrough performance as Christopher McCandless, a young man who set off into the Alaskan wild to fend for himself. McCandless died up there, seeking some sort of truth. The film is based on Jon Krakauer's book with the same title. Penn has crafted what I believe is his most accessible film, and his most moving one, as well. The moment Hirsch appeared on screen, with wild eyes, a scraggy beard and disheveled hair, my heart began to hurt. How is it possible that I sit down to watch something three years to the date that Matt died and the main character of siad film is just like him. It just made m thoughts deepen and my attention to the film grow more intense. I found no flaws in this movie. Nothi...

I just watched the video of this speech on Youtube and it gave me chills. TEloquent and inspiring, here is the transcript from Barack Obama's victory speech in SOuth Carolina from Saturday night. Thank you, South Carolina. Thank you to the rock of my life, Michelle Obama. Thank you to Malia and Sasha Obama, who haven't seen their daddy in a week. Thank you to Pete Skidmore for his outstanding service to our country and being such a great supporter of this campaign. Video Watch a thankful Obama after his primary win » Over two weeks ago, we saw the people of Iowa proclaim that our time for change has come. But there were those who doubted this country's desire for something new, who said Iowa was a fluke, not to be repeated again. Don't Miss * Obama wins big in South Carolina primary * ElectionCenter 2008: South Carolina Well, tonight, the cynics who believed that what began in the snows of Iowa was just an illusion were told a different story by the good people...

Been a hell of a week so far, getting back into the swing of things. I've begun riding my bike to the train station and on to Cartoon Network when I get to Burbank. It's a great way to save money on gas, and I figure I might shed a few pounds in the process. I've been whipped the past three nights. The kids are doing great and Jake is feeling so much better. That's a huge relief. A new Popdose Basement Song goes up tomorrow. Trying to come up with two columns a week is going to be a challenge. It's not that I don't have ideas, I just want the writing to stand up to what I feel are my own standards. That's it for tonight. I think I'm just run down. Aloha

At one point Saturday night, while Jacob and I sat watching Spider Man 3 in the bedroom, there came a shriek so loud from the front of the house, you'd have thought the Beatles had arrived on Ed Sullivan. Maybe that's a little too old for the girls who were in our house. Shall I say you'd have thought Zac Effron was delivering the pizzas! Sophie had her first slumber party. 9 girls came for the part and 8 slept over. I have never seen her so wide eyed with excitement and happiness. I imagine this is just the first. All of the girls had a great time and Julie was the ultimate Mom/host. She had plenty of activities and games. Plus there were pancakes and donuts for breakfast. Unfortunately, Jacob was and still is fighting a nasty cough. He went to the doctor's on Friday to get placed on antibiotics. He has his energy back and seems to be doing much much better than he was on Sunday. Now, he just has a horrible sounding cough whenever he gets excited. He stay...

This week's Basement Song is posted over at Popdose. Be sure to check it out. It's a good story. And you even get a free cheesy love ballad. SCORE!