Great... but tough... advice from David Mamet for TV writers.

 I'm so out of the loop. I found this on Will Dixon's blog. Lotsa good stuff there.
What follows is great advice... but man, it ain't always easy to follow.
TO THE WRITERS OF THE UNIT

Interview in the March 2010 Buzz!

There's a fun, little (in the quantitative not qualitative sense) interview I did with Dave Stewart about my television writing career in this coming month's Buzz.
Check it out here!

Vancouver 2010 Olympics = Buskers' Paradise

It's not a huge secret that while I'm "between shows" I like to keep myself sharp by performing a mindreading act-- and busking in particular.
Over the last couple of weeks I've been performing a two-person act with my good buddy Wes Barker.
On our first day we wound up doing about five interviews with local and international media types. Here's a link to one story that the CBC did.

Hiccups!

Hiccups, a show that I wrote for this past fall, just announced an air date!
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 8pm on CTV. 

Don't Feed the Writer LA 2010: The Gardens of Taxco

They don't have a menu at this authentic Mexican place on Santa Monica just a couple blocks past the Kookooroo. But your host, Frank comes to your table and tells you about the dishes:
 
 
"Deecilishious but vaireeeeee spy-seeeeeee!"
 
or
 
"Not spy-see but vaireeeeeeee tay-steeeee!"
 
And once you choose your main course you'll be treated to a five course mini-feast. From appetizer to dessert with a little booze thrown in.

Don't Feed the Writer Vancouver 2010: Pre Olympic Edition: Beard Papa's

Instead of getting cake for Hector's 1st birthday, I headed over to the japanese cream puff franchise that just opened on Robson, Beard Papa's.... that's not a typo.
 

I have 45 minutes... maybe an hour... and what do I do?

 While Hector naps and the dishes wait in the sink:  I am caught up in the announcement.

The Great Beards of Mentalism

 I have arrived.

Daddy vs Baby: Day One.

Daddy 1 Baby 1!
 
Things started at a nice typical pace. 10 minutes after mommy leaves Hector wakes. Breakfast is the usual struggle but I get in a little yogurt and cereal. I call it a draw.
We head out to the library. I change his diaper but leave him in his pj's thinking that he'll be down for his nap in an hour and a half anyway.
 
This is hubris. 
 

Don't Feed the Writer LA 2010: Urth Caffe

A trendy cafe/take out place that offers organic-style breakfast/lunch/dinner. Tasty but a little expensive... it's crowded with posers of all shapes and sizes so it's a loooooong wait for a table. But that didn't stop us from eating here daily for over a week.

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