Week 518: A Future of Producing and Acting

Weekly Written Review 

The plan is to focus my energies on acting and producing in 2021. Is that too much to ask for? Winding down to the last phase of script revisions got me thinking a lot about that. In other news, in an unexpected turn of events, my web series is in the process of being considered for a major streaming platform. That's great news. I don't have any expectations, most of all, I appreciate the consideration. Best of all, this engagement has allowed me to reenvision my series in a way I've thought of. Disappointment may be looming but new vision is the greater reward.

Sunday, August 16, 2020

* C&B Revisions/rewrite via Teamview with Atarah

* Virtual Ring Fit Adventure with Atarah

* Reached out to Dayo

* Started watching Pacific Rim

 

Monday, August 17, 2020

* Mad hot day

* Walking... Numero Uno fruit pick up...


Tuesday, August 18, 2020

* Hot! Had to pull out the fan later in the night to help stop itching. It helped. 

* Bumble Biz networking...

* Watching Lakers VS Trail Blazers, playoffs game 1. Lakers lost! :-(

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

* C&B Revisions/rewrite via Teamview with Atarah

* Bumble Biz phone call with Zaheed

* H, F script revisions. Finished. 


Thursday, August 20, 2020

* Phone call day...

* Bumble Biz phone call with Jason... 

* S.S chat with D Lamone...

* Got some interesting news about my web serious. The simple life is over. I got work to do. 

Friday, August 21, 2020

* Tennis. Stayed overtime for the first time. It was good.

* Blogging...

* Pick up to At's

* C&B Revisions/rewrite...

Saturday, August 22, 2020

* Brawlhalla tournament. Lost for a second time. Big ups to Impulse. 

* C&B rewrite...

* Watching Wizards. Rewatching The Legend of Kora

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 517: Walks and Revisions

Weekly Written Review 

With a recent decision not to develop any more new ideas, I became a free man, mentally. This allows me to enjoy the finer things in life such as walking, watching movies/shows, gaming, and watching streamers play Fall Guys on Youtube. Why isn't that game on Switch yet? I need it in my life. Moreover, It's revision time. It's time to revise my old ideas. C&B is the current focus. Twice a week, at least a couple hours each session virtually with my writing partner. Slowly but surely we're putting in work. 

This life is simple but effective. I haven't had simple in a long time. This is a very needed period. Let's see how long that lasts.  

Sunday, August 9, 2020

* Gaming...

* Backing up important files

* Watching Netflix's Transformers anime

* Watching Transformers 5 - The Last Knight


Monday, August 10, 2020

* H, F script editing...

* Submitted CB to an ISA TV show opportunity

* Walk... bank, Ralph's

* Gaming...

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

* Phone call with Keto for the S.S...

* Gaming...

* Today I cut a tomato in the kitchen! 

* Watching Fantastic 4 (2015). Don't waste your time. It was terrible.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

* Gaming: SMM2, Rouge Company, Realm Royal and Youtube Watching a lot of Fall Guys... 

* C&B Revisions/Rewrite via Teamview with Atarah

Thursday, August 13, 2020

* Walking... Food 4 Less...

* Ring Fit Adventure...

* Gaming...


Friday, August 14, 2020

* C&B Revisions/Rewrite via Teamview with Atarah

* Tennis...

* Netflix disappointment email (CLN)

* Reconciliation with At... 

Saturday, August 15, 2020

* Woke up Motivated. No Netflix no problem. Decided not to submit any other scripts to Netflix's project Impact contest.

* Virtual fitness session with LuLu...

* Gaming. Brawlhalla with Grace and LuLu...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 516: Tempered Expectations

Weekly Written Review

An incident last Saturday (Week 515) took a toll on my spirits. I spent most of this week sleeping, a lot. Probably averaging way over 10 hours a day. Waking up, eating, and going back to sleep. Checking my email and sleeping again. It seemed like my spirits were healing on Thursday when I finally got some work completed. Then on Friday, someone dropped the hammer on my forehead crippling my spirits more. 

Since early June, I've been a top 10 finalist for BET's Project CRE8 TV pilot contest. The top 5 is supposed to be announced any day now. Placing in the top 30 out of 700 is a hopeful place to be. In addition to that, my idea is amazing. Thus, I have a lackluster history with competitions. I often get really close and nothing happens. Yet, I refuse to allow those disappointments to define me. I'm expecting parallels of greatness... right? 

Furthermore, through a Facebook group for writers, I made contact with another finalist, which is cool. A few weeks ago he asked if I heard anything. I also heard nothing. We agreed that the contest is delayed because of the pandemic. Then on Friday, he asked if I  was contacted about a background check, essentially indicating my fate with this contest. The background check is the holy grail for selected contestants and I'm clearly not included. I got his message while playing tennis and it made me want to stuff my face inside a pillow but I kept playing. I had no desire to cry but something inside of me certainly went spoiled rotten. 

I congratulated the guy and decided to start tempering some expectations. I contacted someone that helped me with the pilot and their one-word response surely didn't make it any better, ("noted"). I'll probably contact at least two more people to temper their expectations soon. 

None of this helps with my already damaged spirit but on the bright side, BET is now apart of my collection of disappointments. I'm confident there will be many to add to my collection in the near future. Hooray! 

Edit (8/9/20): Thursday morning or possibly Friday morning, I remember having a dream revealing disappointment with the BET contest. It was an unpleasant sensation waking up to that thought. I don't remember the details but I remember not liking it.  

Sunday, August 2, 2020

* Lazy day/Gaming/sleeping/low spirits...

* Watching Netflix's Transformers...

Monday, August 3, 2020

* Not long after waking up I got an idea for a network. Far fetched but hey...

* Walk/Panada Express pick up

* Low spirits...

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

* Reviewing footage for my documentary idea...

* Watching Netflix's Transformers...

* Low spirits...

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

* Low spirits/over 10 hours of sleeping/doc vlog...

* Walking/Food 4 Less/ATM...

Thursday, August 6, 2020

* Spirits, a little better...

* H, F description work...

Friday, August 7, 2020

* Tennis...

* FB from a potential contest top 5 (background check)...

* Lowered spirits...

* Watching Netflix's Transformers...


Saturday, August 8, 2020

* Low spirits...

* Mario Kart with online gamers...

* Blogging...


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 515: Spirit Killer

Weekly Written Review 

When I completed the first draft of my second TV pilot this week, it was if the weight of 1,000 horses lifted from my shoulders. Not long afterward, I began playing music for the first time in a while. I have plenty of rewrites ahead but I have no plans to write anything new. My soul was set free. Then on Saturday, a petty argument killed my spirits, lingering into next week. Without getting into those details, my energies have been spread out more than usual lately. Earlier in the week, I volunteered to produce a marketing video for an organization I recently got involved with (aka CTF). The making of that video was draining, reminding me why I retired from that line of business. I often go beyond the call of duty and there's never enough energy reciprocated. On top of that, the argument didn't make it better. My spirits are now in recovery.

Sunday, July 26, 2020

* Gaming...

* Completed rewatching The Avatar...

* Drafting H, F...

* C&B rewrites/revisions...

Monday, July 27, 2020

* C&B rewrites/revisions...

* Pickups at a beauty shop...

* Blogging...

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

* H, F writing (15 pages)

* Ring Fit workout


Wednesday, July 29, 2020

* Phone call with Tehana

* Walk with Kei

* A little writing


Thursday, July 30, 2020

* Walk... Food 4 Less run

* Completed 1st draft of H, F (27 pages) 


Friday, July 31, 2020

* Tennis 

* At's


Saturday, August 1, 2020

* CTF...writing, voiceover, editing...

* H, F reread...

* Argument...  spirit killer...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice