Week 547: A Whole New Sport

 Weekly Written Review 

C&B revisions are going well but the second remaster is kicking me in the butt. Of course, closed captions are the culprit. Remaster part 2 isn't going to happen as quickly as I had hoped but truthfully, there's no rush. It will happen in Godspeed. 

In other news, I played soccer today essentially for the first time ever. Maybe I played soccer as kid in PE or maybe not. I found a group via an app and joined. How was I you ask? I was pretty bad but not completely terrible. I did have a lot of terrible moments in the end. The few times the ball was kicked to me but I couldn't control it. I think my defense was okay. The first time I played goalie I was decent. The second time I was up for goalie, I was hot garage. It looked bad but it might not have totally been my fault. I don't recall my team contesting the ball during a lot of those moments. I think it we because they were tired. There was a time the ball rolled down the field like a bowling ball and it went right in between my legs for a score. That was pretty embarrassing. One of my teammates told me I did well as goalie after the game those were probably half-truths. He's an awesome player with college experience and a nice guy. 

Now, the big questions are, did I like it and will I play again? My answers yes and yes. I like it because it's a new challenge. I could turn away from the sport because I currently suck but I'm not going to do that. I'm going to embrace the challenge and work toward getting better. The workout isn't bad either. I don't think I'm going to fall in love with soccer but I'll certainly be back next time. I will also invest in proper gear to improve my performance. 

Lastly, onto a matter closer to home. For about a year now, I've had a new housemate that gave me nothing but negative energy since he arrived. One time he roughly confronted me because he thought I was using his shampoo. Nothing but nonsense and mean mugs from him. Saturday morning before soccer, my landlady asked me if I saw a can of paint in the yard. I pointed one out to another guy and the negative guy got all grumpy with me because it belonged to him. That's when I had enough. Peacefully, I approached, addressing his negativity. First, I gave us a proper introduction. I asked for his name. I told him my name and that I am a man of peace. I mentioned the shampoo incident. He explained what he heard. We talked about issues related to our living situation, then, in a matter of minutes, he shook my hand. We talked a little more and bumped fists before departing. The next time we crossed paths, we acknowledged each other subtlely. Before leaving for soccer, he was fixing something and I told him "I'm here to help if you need it." He said," God bless you". I told him the same. After soccer, as I was leaving to go back to my second location, he said, "Hey, Mo". I returned the, "Hey".  I was surprised that he greeted me again and he was really cheerful about it. He noticed clothes in my bag I was carrying and said, "Doing laundry?" I said, "yeah". 

It such a blessing to all the negative energy removed. Praise God. Let's keep these positive vibes flowing, nonstop. 

Sunday, March 7, 2021

* Relaxed 

* Watching Gemini Man

Monday, March 8, 2021

* C&B revisions...

* Watching an episode for Transformers Earthsiege 

* Fitness Boxing Tandem

* 2nd Remaster (rendering drafts) - day 7 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

* Apex Legends Switch download...

* C&B revisions...

* 2nd Remaster (captions) - day 8

* Watching an episode for Transformers Earthsiege 


Wednesday, March 10, 2021

* Taxes appointment/drop off...

* 2nd Remaster (captions- start ep2) - day 9

* C&B revisions...

* Gaming...

* Watching Pose

Thursday, March 11, 2021

* C&B revisions

* Watching Pose

* 2nd Remaster (captions-ep 2 continues - day 10


Friday, March 12, 2021

* C&B revisions...

* Watching Sonic The Hedgehog The Movie.

* C&B revisions...


Saturday, March 13, 2021

* Started playing soccer...

* Peace and resolution at my garage. Finally.

* Rent subsidy check arrived. Free until February 2022

* Watching Coming to America 2...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 546: This Is The Song That Doesn't End

 Weekly Written Review 

Another day, another rewrite. Another day another remaster. When the end seems near, it's just an illusion because it doesn't end. In the words of Lamb Chop, "This is the song that doesn't end. It just on and on my friends. Some people started singing it. Not knowing what it was. And we continue singing it forever just because". 

Sunday, February 28, 2021

* Relaxed day...

* Dumping footage...


Monday, March 1, 2021

* Blogging...

* Emails...

* Bumble Bizing...

* 2nd remaster (first pass) - day 3

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

* 2nd remaster (first pass completed) - day 4


Wednesday, March 3, 2021

* DMV license renewed/Real ID

* 2nd remaster (credits) - day 5


Thursday, March 4, 2021

* 2nd Remaster (credits) - day 6

* Ring fit workout...

* Backing up files...


Friday, March 5, 2021

* Tennis...

* C&B revisions...

* Watching Borat 2 


Saturday, March 6, 2021

* Skype meeting with Katherine

* Brawlhalla tournament. Seed 3.

* C&B. revisions...


As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 545: Timing Is Everything. A UPS Story.

Weekly Written Review 

This was a great week. Played tennis twice. Interviewed with my team for a new game show and I had a really successful outdoor table read for one of my scripts. I also started on a second remaster. Among all the accomplishments my favorite story this week is one with UPS on Saturday. 

 I was expecting a new portable monitor this week. I ordered it last week Monday, February 15th. It got delayed at least 3 times. The last update told me it's arriving on March 1st. Later Saturday evening, I was away from home and I landlady called. She informed me that UPS dropped off something in the yard. She didn't check on it yet and I didn't get an email or text confirmation. When I got off the phone with her, I got the text/email confirming the delivery. I took a shower she called back and my landlady told me there are two packages with my name on them. I wasn't expecting two packages. I went home and the two packages were not my monitor. It was two coffee machine items I was expecting from The Price Is Right but why did I get confirmation that my monitor arrived. I was so confused. 

I went to my garage and started making phone calls to no avail. I was in my room for over an hour on the phone. I spoke to a person from Lenovo but I needed to talk to the sales department and they were closed. Trying to get a hold of someone from UPS was a total waste of time. Finally, I decided to leave. As I'm leaving, I doubled back to check if I locked my door and I used my light on my phone to make sure the package wasn't hidden in the bushes. No package located. I turned around toward the car I borrowed, facing the passenger side, a big UPS truck turned into my block and it didn't stop. I waved and they kept driving. Looking from a distance as the truck made a left onto another street, I said to myself "what the hell". 

I got in the car and followed. About two blocks away, the truck was still. I approached cautiously and asked the young lady in the back of the truck looking for a package if I could ask a question. She said yes. I explained. She said, "where?" I told her my address and looked around the back of the truck. A moment lady, she picked up a box and said, "Motown Maurice". I said, "Yes. Want to see my ID?" She said, "yes". I showed her and she gave me the box. Explained what happened. I don't even remember her explanation. I was just so thankful. 

The moral of this story is timing. If I left my garage one min later I would not have seen the UPS truck driving by. Praise Jah! 

Sunday, February 21, 2021

* Game show zoom meeting...

* Amazon orders for MaTown...

* Phone calls...

* Rewatched Beawulf...

Monday, February 22, 2021

* Haircut... First time in a while. Certainly this year. 

* 4pm gameshow zoom interview...

* TAAM prep...

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

* Tennis...

* 2nd remaster begins... - day 1

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

* Bumble Bizing...

* Real ID stuff...

* Dream/Sleep application/video

* 2nd remaster - day 2


Thursday, February 25, 2021

* Walking... errands...

* Numero uno/dollar store

* 2nd remaster - day 2

Friday, February 26, 2021

* Tennis...


Saturday, February 27, 2021

* Outdoor table read for C&B. Great success! 

* Awesome UPS story...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 544: Approved For Waiting

Weekly Written Review 

My remaster journey got some news this week. It passed the quality test. The next test is to wait, pray and hope it gets picked up. 

Sunday, February 14, 2021

* Early morning TAAM flier brainstorming/graphic testing...

* Table read planning at Kevin's...

* Food 4 Less...

* Food drop off/garage...

* Remaster 2nd upload/completed - day 62


Monday, February 15, 2021

* Monitor purchase - Series completion self-gift

* Tubi epiphany...

* Captions edits...

* Series resubmission...


Tuesday, February 16, 2021

* Tennis...

* Brawlhalla legends pack DLC purchase...

* Internet research with Barb

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

* Nintendo Direct. After over a year...

* Resting/lazy day/gaming...

* New game show team assembled...

Thursday, February 18, 2021

* Photography with Tehana... Pizza Hut...

Friday, February 19, 2021

* Tennis...

* Official Film hub approval...

Saturday, February 20, 2021

* Table read planning...

* Brawlhalla tournament. I won. Seed 2 holder. 

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice