Week 501: I'm Your Pusher Man

Weekly Written Review 

Every person in my life must exist with a purpose, if not, I will remove myself from that relationship or push them away. In some cases, I've been called out as mean. That's subjective. In all cases, I'm honest and straight forward.

After reconnecting with someone from my past in October/November (Week 476). I made a promise to maintain consistency until we met at The Meeting (Week 484). Communication leading up to The Meeting was fun. Since then, it's been a rocky road validating this person's presence in my life. I'm not a good friend and I'm not interested in having friends.

In many of our conversations, my words were misinterpreted. My favorite was when my hypothetical suggestion became a statement declaring that this person should quit their job. That got me compared with (C). (C) is described as awful from the person I'm dealing with. Following that, there were a few disrespectful comments. Highlights, "You wouldn't understand, you have a low mental capacity". Then there was a conversation I wasn't supposed to hear. This person forgot to hang up our call and I overheard their talk with their mom referring to as a _0-year-old baby. Wow! 

Somehow I was able to let these incidents slide (trying to at least), then on the day Kobe died, I reached my tipping point. I witnessed some things that turned me off. Things got really sour from then on. Yet, we managed to continue communicating from afar. Furthermore, the reason for this person in my life remained a looming question in my head. This person's giving heart made pushing this person away hard. Prior to this week, this person's privacy was violated and my previous intent was misconstrued by (C). 

...all you wanted was ___ and to have a good time.

...didn’t reciprocate my feelings

....play thing. Good time.

We had a similar incident in high school with (D) and in 2010 after dinner.

This person forgot about everything we talked about upon reconnecting and now someone else's anger and jealousy have taken influence. In this person's own written words, "...was right about that part. "That’s what I believe." "That’s what you have driven me to believe."

When this person declared that (C) was right, I requested a video chat. The conversation was pointless. It showed me this person doesn't take me seriously. When "You're not human," becomes a running joke after I clarified it many times, it proves I'm being not taken seriously nor am I respected.

This person also mentioned something that stuck out like a sore thumb. Instead of staying, they're sticking around because of love, this person said they're sticking around because "I believe God wants me to help with what's haunting you". Apparently, this person thinks my father is haunted and I'm being haunted the same. Hilarious!

I left that video chat incomplete. After the conversation, I realized (C) has a stronghold on this person's life and it's time for me to officially remove myself and this person from my life, again. 

Early Monday, I wrote what I hope was kind enough to show love and equally push affective. I already described our connection as Another Sad Love Song (Week 485) and there's no point in writing about that again. I do care about this person and wish things panned out differently between us but I believe this person is blind. Unfortunately, there isn't a cure for blindness.

I do hope I can help this person or make this person's life better in the future but my heart will be content if we never meet again. The following days, I reached out to a couple family members extending my adoration, love, and assistance if needed.

That's a rare snippet from my personal life. In other news, I was supposed to be taking a break from writing but that didn't last very long. Doing nothing creative is torture. I've already started developing a plot of my next TV pilot and I'm prepping to further develop the one I recently completed.

While the world is still on lockdown, I've removed a purposeless person from my life and I'm writing again. Amen! Oh, yeah, go Animal Crossing!


Sunday, April 19, 2020

* Completed another C&B rewrite intensive. Fingers crossed this is the last rewrite.

* Watching Better Call Saul

* Watching Locked Up Aboard

* Pusherman incident


Monday, April 20, 2020

* Garage stop...

* Surprise check. Totally wasn't expecting it.

* Smart & Final run...

* Watching Better Call Saul...

* Papa's out of the ICU

* Sent off C&B to K...


Tuesday, April 21, 2020

* Lazy day...

* Ordered Taiko No Tatsujin drums...

* Applied for GROW/G.R

* Watching Better Call Saul

* Catching up on How To Get Away with Murder


Wednesday, April 22, 2020

* Another lazy day...

* Watching Better Call Saul...

* Catching up on How To Get Away with Murder...

* Bible prep for CB...


Thursday, April 23, 2020

* Applied for unemployment

* 1.6 mile run. Just under 15mins

* Watching Better Call Saul

* Called my Papa. Briefly chatted with him but got cut off.

* Gearing up for more writing...


Friday, April 24, 2020

* My Taiko No Tatsujin drums arrived early. Garage pickup!

* Sweet postcard from Mari...

* Walk...there's was an attitude.


Saturday, April 25, 2020

* "O" developing...

* Playing Taiko Drums. It's so much fun.

* Watched the season 5 finale of Better Call Saul...


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 500: Free Exceptions

Weekly Written Review 

My father was rushed to the hospital last week, not because of the Coronavirus. He had pneumonia and other health issues. Every day since this happened my mother and I spoke. After calling the hospital she updated me. Every time she called, my heart paused, waiting to assess the tone of her voice. At one point my mom told me he was on life support.

His breathing problems continued but we kept hope alive because his vitals were strong. Yet, the status of one of his lungs did not sound good. One day he went a few hours breathing on his own. The following day or so, he needed the ventilator again.

On Friday, my mom informed me of his best status since he arrived at the hospital. He took off the ventilator and told the nurse, "I want to go home." This is great news and a relief for my mother and I. Since then, my father has been giving the nurses a hard time. When he's giving people that are trying to help him a hard time, he's doing well and it's a great sign. My father is at his best when he's being stubborn.

In creative news, I completed and sent off my first television pilot script to a B.E.T. contest. It's been a long time coming with this idea. Yes, I did claim I'm retired from contests submissions but this one is free. I'll always make an exception for free.


Sunday, April 12, 2020

* ACNH Bunny Day... Turnip!

* Update: Papa not breathing well. Low spirited day.

* Long walk, 2.2 miles

* Watching Better Call Saul

* Wrote CB's logline


Monday, April 13, 2020

* C&B rewrite intensive continues...

* Watching Dune...

* Update: Papa is a little better. Breathing better.


Tuesday, April 14, 2020

* Working the Stalk Market. Made over 1 million bells

* CB editing, reading through it...

* Update: Papa is getting better

* 1 year M&A anniversary...


Wednesday, April 15, 2020

*CB submission to a BET contest

* Best Buy game pick up... Crash Team Racing, Mario & Sonic at the Olympics and ACNH for At...

* Stim check came in


Thursday, April 16, 2020

* Running... 1.6 miles at 15.24 mins. Note to self, run on a lighter stomach.

* C&B rewrite intensive continues...

* Watching Better Call Saul


Friday, April 17, 2020

* Fedx drop off...

* Writing CB synopsis...

* Update: Great news! Papa told the nurse, "I want to go home". :-D

* Watching Better Call Saul...


Saturday, April 18, 2020

* C&B rewrite intensive continues...

* Ralph's...

* Watching Better Call Saul

* Watching Labyrinth


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 499: Pressureless Writing

Weekly Written Review 

Another week of Animal Crossing New Horizons combined with pressureless writing sessions. Some days I'll complete a page or just one scene, that's it. If the thought passes my mind to stop, I stop. The worlds in quarantine and there's no need to rush. It all adds up.

Aside from that, I started my week (Sunday) really worried about my father...


Sunday, April 5, 2020

* This morning I got a voicemail from my Aunty Bern with alarming news about my father. I found out that my mom had to call the ambulance for him. He was having a problem breathing and overall he wasn't doing well. They gave him a oxygen tank, he was sedated and put him in ICU. The source is because he's been bed stricken for a few years now and he had a recent bout with pneumonia.  My mom was really concerned and the news really dampened my spirits. I don't remember the last time I prayed but I certainly started to send up prayers for my father. See Week 500 for an update.

* C&B rewrite intensive continues...


Monday, April 6, 2020

* Garage stop. Bank payment for Barb.

* Errands... Smart & Final (tea)

* PaPa updates...


Tuesday, April 7, 2020

* Happy Swipe day. One year since we swiped.

* CB edits

* Batman - Killing the Joker

* Just Dance


Wednesday, April 8, 2020

* CB... a little work

* Watching Spiderman 3


Thursday, April 9, 2020

* Raining...

* Sprouts...

* CB writing, completed draft 1.3

* Gaming with Raj...


Friday, April 10, 2020

* Garage stop...

* Food 4 Less was too packed... Smart & Final...

* Long line at Trader Joe's, got captured on the news.

* Sent CB to LuLu for a read. She liked it and wanted to know more.


Saturday, April 11, 2020

* C&B rewrite intensive continues...

* Watching John Carter

* Running... 1.6 miles 15.00mins


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 498: Late shifts Reunited

Weekly Written Review 

While Animal Crossing: New  Horizon continues to take over my life during the day, my television pilot is taking over my nights. 1am to 4 or 5am is when I've been writing. It's actually been a while since I've been able to stay up really late working. Since my last Colorado trip in October, I started going to bed really early. Even missing watching my late-night talk shows. Yet, before then, I wasn't going to bed late like my hay days. Nonetheless, I'm glad to be back working late shifts again.

Writing this 25-page script has been a very slow grind compared to my screenplay obsessions last year. With this script, I've been writing a little per day with no pressure or stress attached. I initially created the TV show idea around the first quarter of 2018. I made a pitch deck without a script. Recently, one sign led to another, now I'm finally writing the pilot episode. The name stayed the same but my ideas changed a lot. I started the redeveloping my concept on March 11th. The first draft was completed on March 31st. Not too shabby. Soon it's off to contest. A free contest. I'm done paying for contests. I also have a potential contact, I'll consider reaching out to. We'll see what happens.


Sunday, March 29, 2020

* ACNH with LuLu

* Watching Power


Monday, March 30, 2020

* CB writing...

* Watching Power...

* Makeshift tennis...

*ACNH


Tuesday, March 31, 2020

* Makeshift tennis...

* Completed first draft of CB...

* Just Dance...

* ACNH...


Wednesday, April 1, 2020

* Garage stop.., rent paid...

* Food 4 Less, food run...

* ACNH...

* Finally finished watching Power. The last season was well done.


Thursday, April 2, 2020

* Went for a run. Approximately 1.6 miles in 15.36mins

* Just Dance...

* Blogging...

* Watching Better Call Saul...

* ACNH


Friday, April 3, 2020

* Beat Luigi's Mansion

* Walk and talk at a park track


Saturday, April 4, 2020

* 3hr walk and C&B script notes reviewing

* Watching X-Men and the Dark Phoenix

* ACNH


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 497: Animal Crossing New Horizons is taking over my life and it helps during the crisis

Weekly Written Review 

The world is in a state of crisis and I've been playing Animal Crossings New Horizons. The game is literally taking over my life. The game is fun, addictive and a delightful escape from the Covid19 pandemic. It's hard to keep track of Coronaviris news but I can assure you this week was worse than the last week. The death toll is increasing and there isn't a clear sign of it ending anytime soon.  I still anticipated playing tennis on Friday but the city is preventing access.

Aside from not being able to play tennis and basketball, I'm actually having fun. I hope that doesn't come off as insensitive but the way people are living right now is no different from how I've lived my life over the past 10 years. I'm pandemic conditioned and ready. The first time my writing partner came to my house she noticed my food supply and told me that I'm prepared for the apocalypse if it were to happen.

I know things are bad for a lot of people but I'm making the most out of the situation. I've actually been spending the crisis with my writing partner and we created makeshift sidewalk tennis last week. Using a dog fence as a net we play a short-range rally game.

The crisis creates a great opportunity for writers. I'm sure a lot of writers are working on pandemic stories but I'm not interested. I've been working on a comedy pilot. I started developing it in 2018. Two years later I'm finally writing the first episode. Writing it has been a bit of a drag. Last year I wrote like an obsessed man. Now I'm writing in chunks.  Nonetheless, I'm getting it done. I'm half progressive and half Animal Crossing all day. I believe I'm keeping a good balance. It doesn't seem that way sometimes but I have a paper trace of progress. After all the writing I did last year, I should be taking this year off but I'm still stuck in rewrites. The never-ending journey of rewrites. 


Sunday, March 22, 2020

* Completed season 5 of Power

* Playing ACNH

* Fitness boxing...


Monday, March 23, 2020

* CB writing...

* Playing ACNH

* Fitness Boxing...


Tuesday, March 24, 2020

* CB Writing...

* 1pm Zoom meeting...

* 2pm phone conference with MD

* Inspiring phone call from Nassali...


Wednesday, March 25, 2020

* Writing CB

* Makeshift tennis

* Watching Screencraft's AMA with Shiwani Srivastava Q&A

* Playing ACNH

* Watching Power


Thursday, March 26, 2020

* Garage check-in...

* Sprouts run...

* Makeshift tennis...

* CB writing...

* Playing ACNH...

* Watching Power...


Friday, March 27, 2020

* No regular tennis. Crisis shut down.

* Completed my 2019 taxes...

* Long walk...CB brainstorming

* Playing ACNH


Saturday, March 28, 2020

* Smart & Final run...

* Playing ACNH with LuLu

* Watching Power

* CB...notes...No writing...


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice