This week I had a mind-opening epiphany. I'm in a parallel decade. There is a stark contrast and unique comparisons between 2010 and 2020.
2010: January 23rd, The Motown Maurice Show premiered
2020: January 25th, The Motown Maurice Show had a 10-year reunion
2010: April, I moved out of my apartment and spent 6 months in a condo.
2010: Financial debt.
2020: Abundance
2010: April, I moved out of my apartment and spent 6 months in a condo.
2020: March, I took a break from my garage for 3 months. Escaped at my writing partner's place.
2010: Briefly, reconnected with my first girlfriend then cut her off.
2020: Reconnected with her (Nov 2019 for the first time since 2010) and cut her off 6 months later.
2010: Entered into the world of auditions/pitching/craigslist.
2020: Entered into the world stocks and investments and screenplay pitching.
2010: Submitted to Oprah's Your Own Show Contest and became a running finalist.
2020: Submitted to BET's Project CRE8 Contest and became a top 30 finalist.
2010: Submitted my late-night talk show demo/reel for hosting opportunities.
2020: Submitting my screenplays for multiple opportunities.
2010: Reunited with my love for basketball.
2020: Reunited with my love-hate relationship with running.
2010: Started a beard protest
2020: Goatee protest
2010: Uploading episodes of my late-night talk show on Youtube
2020: Uploading commercials for my youtube channel.
2010: Deep state of depression
2020: Deep state of joy
Less than a week after noticing I'm in a parallel decade, I realized I got the material for an interesting documentary.
Update: 7/8/20
2010: Spiritually empty/depression
2020: Spiritually full
2010: Ended my relationship with credit cards
2020: Reunited with credit cards... reluctantly. (I'm still anti-credit card, I did it for the rewards)
* Shooting 5 Youtube commercials
* Watching The Avatar The Last Airbender
* Brawlhalla tournament. I won again.
Monday, June 29, 2020
* Meeting with Kathrine (C&B)...
Monday, June 29, 2020
* Meeting with Kathrine (C&B)...
* Commerical pick-up shots
* Using my EBT card for the last time. It's the end of an era.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
* Walk, UPS Joycon drop off...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
* Walk, UPS Joycon drop off...
* Commerical editing...
* Autobio rewrite. Down to 122 pages. Started the rewrite last week.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
* Autobio rewrite. Down to 118 pages.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
* Autobio rewrite. Down to 118 pages.
* Surprise email from Netflix...
*The Late Night Experiment commercial uploads (2).
Thursday, July 2, 2020
* Autobio rewrite. Completed at 115 pages from 128.
* Blogging...
Thursday, July 2, 2020
* Autobio rewrite. Completed at 115 pages from 128.
* Blogging...
* A few weeks ago I found out about Netflix's Imagine Impact contest. They have four categories. The first one is Action-Adventure. I made sure to follow them for upcoming genre announcements. Today, while relaxing from the long rewrite of my autobio, I followed up on some Facebook messages. My lovely colleague Bernadette G, who has been looking out for me throughout the pandemic, send me a message two days ago. It had two links. One was about an acting opportunity. I wasn't interested in that. The other was for Netflix's Imagine Impact. I thanked her and told her I already knew about Impact.
I decided to dive back into research because I haven't heard any updates recently. Then I an epiphany, yes, another. Early this week Netflix directly reached out to me (via Connect The Writers) and asked about my animation script. I sent then my logline and disappointingly, they didn't request it because they said the had something similar in development. I didn't like that because my animation is probably my favorite script. Back to Imagine Impact, while browsing through the application process, I saw some prompts that made me realize the origin of my script. The idea for CLN was originally a live-action mixed with CGI. Later, I contacted my writing partner and told her, "lets shift back." She agreed!
This is where disappointment builds a foundation. That decision lead to a 3-day write, pitch video and an application process. All because Bernadette G reminded me of a contest that I didn't realize I already material for. The process took approximately 30 hours.
* Ring Fit Adventure workout
* Ring Fit Adventure workout
Friday, July 3, 2020
* Tennis...
* Bestbuy, Wheel of Fortune/Jeopardy...
* CLN rewrite/revisions (around 8pm to 12am)
Saturday, July 4, 2020
* CLN rewrite/revisions (12pm to 2am) 14 hours. One more writing day on Sunday (week 513)
Saturday, July 4, 2020
* CLN rewrite/revisions (12pm to 2am) 14 hours. One more writing day on Sunday (week 513)
* Writing script for video pitches...
As the quest continues...
The future of Late Night
Motown Maurice
As the quest continues...
The future of Late Night
Motown Maurice
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