Week 536: The Holidays in a Different Place

Weekly Written Review 

For the first time in the history of my life, I'm not with my parents for the holidays. It's also my first time I'm spending Christmas in Los Angeles. Covid certainly plays a role in my decision not to travel but it's not the sole reason. It's better to be home with family but I'm not in the spirit of traveling. I still have a lot on my plate (remaster) and it makes sense to stay put. 

My Christmas was nice. Spent it with Atarah's family near a beautiful beach. I played with Zorka and Frankie (dogs) most of the time I was there. Overall, my day was nice, different... Watched some shows and a movie... played some video games... I'm a simple guy, those are things I like to do around the holidays. I don't need much to be entertained. It would be nice to be around parents but that's not the reason I'm not at ease. I'm essentially a prisoner to myself until I get my remaster completed. The plan is to return to my work grind next week. We'll see what happens. 

Sunday, December 20, 2020

* Remaster / Closed captioning - day 18

* Phone meeting with Pam

Monday, December 21, 2020

* Remaster / Closed captioning - day 19

* No Time Traveling editing...

* Watching Terminator: Dark Fate

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

* ????? (wrong something down but can't figure out my handwriting, lol) 

* 1st set of push-ups in over a week. I've been lazy. 


Wednesday, December 23, 2020

* Tennis. Dominated all day in doubles with my team.

* Started watching Mandalorian 

Thursday, December 24, 2020

* Mandalorian... 

* Xbox Box Game Pass sign up

* Lazy day...

* Phone calls...

Friday, December 25, 2020

* Holiday day gathering: White Point Beach - Royal Palmas Park - Picnic Area/ San Pedro 

* Watching: Mandalorian, Percy Jackson - Lightning Thief and started Dragon's Dogma

Saturday, December 26, 2020

* Last Brawlhalla tournament for season one...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 535: Not 100

 Weekly Written Review 

Now that I'm done with the Aaron's House Webithon, Rally of Support, it's my time to focus-in and grind-out the remaster of my web series but that hasn't been the case. I'm mentally worn out, plus my bright idea to start a late-night talk show on Animal Crossing isn't helping. My brain is fatigued and I practically forced myself to edit those Youtube videos. Just a friendly reminder to myself why I don't like producing for Youtube.  Zero remaster work was completed this week. 

Physically, I was in pain, cold, and slightly under weather because of the temp change. It takes a moment for my body to adjust to the new weather and to add that third blanket. I was not 100% this week, I hovered around 80-85%. To top it off, my back started hurting badly. At first, wasn't sure of the source. I tried every sleeping position 1,000 times but my back found a way to draw pain. Turns out, my bed is the culprit. The mattress dips in the middle and it's beyond repair. It makes sense, I've been sleeping on that bed for about 9 years, it was used before I got it and I've tapped down a handful of metal springs protruding through the mattress over time. 

After realizing it was my bed causing the pain, my stubbornness only made my back worse. All I wanted to do was lay in the bed but sleep, under the covers, hiding from the cold and as a result, more pain.

Reluctantly, I had to go for a walk and new bed shopping. Thankfully, finding a new bed wasn't painful. I got one from a shop one block away and I ended up receiving the bed as a gift. Thanks, Pam. 

Last week I had neck pain, this week back pain. It's cold. It's time to chill out a little. I'm exhausted. 

Sunday, December 13, 2020

* Trader Joe's

* AC interview with LuLu

Monday, December 14, 2020

* Editing...

* Tired... sleeping most of the day... (It's cold)

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

* Work up with serious backpain!!!! Barb gave me some wood to put between my bed for the night and it helped a little but not fully 

* Dragon Soldiers release


Wednesday, December 16, 2020

* New Bed. Thank you Aaron's House. Thanks, Pam.

* Participated in a wack financial seminar

Thursday, December 17, 2020

* Brought my first Steam game: Fall Guys. Also got a few Switch games on sale, Among Us, Ultimate Chicken Horse

* Brawlhalla training...

Friday, December 18, 2020

* NO tennis

* To At's

* Gaming, Fall Guys...


Saturday, December 19, 2020

* Netflix Watching: Alive

* Gaming...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 534: Worn Into Retirement, Again

 Weekly Written Review 

In recent weeks and days, I put the remastering of my web series on the back burner to direct and produce a live webithon with Aaron's House. Overall, it was a great success and it wore me out and the thought of doing a sequel send me into retirement. I'll need a bulk of time to play catch up and recover. 

Sunday, December 6, 2020

* Aaron's House Telethon

* No Time Traveling ep1 recording/logo

*Watching Spartacus

Monday, December 7, 2020

* Editing No Time Traveling trailer

* Post Webithon talk and...

* Island Inspection Tour recording ep1... VO's 

* Return home

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

* AC trailer post, form creation...

* Aaron's House emails...

* Woke up with a bad neck...

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

* Back to remastering/closed captioning. Started season 2 (ep 1& 2) - day 15

* Quality time with Barb


Thursday, December 10, 2020

* Closed captioning... - day 16

* Created a No Time Traveling email/flier

Friday, December 11, 2020

* Tennis with Grace/Tehana

* Closed captioning. Completed season 2 - day 17

Saturday, December 12, 2020

* Brawlhalla tournament 

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 533: COVID DOES IT AGAIN

 Weekly Written Review 

The season for game shows came to an end thanks to Covid. My team and I recorded an episode of a game show on November 19th and before leaving they indicated we might get invited back for a redemption episode. Not long afterward, a date was set for Thursday, December 3rd but the day before the show called to cancel. It's disappointing but Covid conditions are really bad right now. On the bright side, the same day, I was supposed to be on the game show, I accepted a request on Linkedin and that person inquired about my scripts. I ended up submitting two screenplays to their company. Chances are I would've missed this opportunity if I attended the game show. In 30 days or so let's see if the cancellation was destiny or not. 

Sunday, November 29, 2020

* Rally For Support - Rehearsal 

* Rewatching Vampire Dairies...


Monday, November 30, 2020

* Aaron's House stuff...

* Spartacus - completed season 2

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

* Remastering: Closed captioning - completed season 1 - day 16

* Aaron's House planning...


Wednesday, December 2, 2020

* Phone call with John

* Lenovo complaining...

* Haircut

* Phone call that cancelled tomorrow's shoot. Disappointing but they liked us. We can only hope they'll keep us in mind for the future for other shows as they said they would.  

Thursday, December 3, 2020

* GAC shooting cancelled :-(

* A connect on Linkedin reached and I ended up submitting two of my screenplays for production consideration.  

* I've been a member of Linkedin since July 21, 2020, and today I posted on Linkedin for the very first time to promote Rally For Support. 

* Aaron's House stuff...

* Watching Spartacus...

Friday, December 4, 2020

* Aaron's House promoting/planning...

* Bank, Smart & Final, garage stop, Food 4 Less


Saturday, December 5, 2020

* Rally For Support planning, extended rehearsal

* 1.4 mile jog


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 532: Rest In Love Bill Wynn

Weekly Written Review 

I was saddened by the loss of Bill Wynn this week. He was one of my biggest advocates. Below are a few words I shared about him on my Quarterly Wrap Festival Facebook page.

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Consistent, wise, patriarch, leader, organizer, father figure, historian, and hero. When the Quarter Wrap Festival was running Bill Wynn was its publicist. Bill Wynn kept our seats filled, always recruiting and looking out for his people. Kandace Caine is one of the many people he introduced me and she's one of my most valuable connections in LA. When we needed a new location, Billy Wynn was our location scout, hence leading us to the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum as our home location for its last two years. Most notable of all his deeds was his uncanny belief in me. Bill Wynn The Great ordained me as The Future of Late Night Television and I will not let him down. If all of us lived our lives and supported each other just a fraction of the way Bill Wynn did, the world will be a much better place. Bill Wynn thank you for being an important presence in my quest. You were the missing link to many of my endeavors I am forever grateful. Rest in peace and love.

With love, Motown Maurice

 Motown Maurice and Bill Wynn The Great 

Sunday, November 22, 2020

* Car dealership photoshoot :-) 

* Pandemic tennis video shoot 

* Rally For Support - preliminary meeting/testing 

* Watching Spartacus... 

Monday, November 23, 2020

* Productive day...

* Editing Pandemic Tennis video

* Aaron's House stuff, graphic design...

* Returned home...


Tuesday, November 24, 2020

* Tennis...

* Restream testing...

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

* Fighting with Lenovo over my price match refund

* Bumble-bizing, emails...

Thursday, November 26, 2020

* Thanksgiving...

* Remaster: Closed captioning - day 14

* Rewatching Originals

Friday, November 27, 2020

* Tennis 

* Remaster: Closed captioning - day 15

Saturday, November 28, 2020

* Brawlhalla tournament

* Aaron's House stuff...

* Watching Spartacus 


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice