Okay, so, haven’t blogged much recently. Not too much going on, but a lot of little things. So, a mad dash through random topic follows:
Mouth Off. Still no word about when/how we hope to return from hiatus.
Amish Sex Movie. It has been renamed from “Sowing The Seed” to “Intercourse, PA.” I also had my first rehearsal last week. It was a good time. I got to meat my costar, who seems like a really nice guy, so I think that this will go fairly well.
Standup. I have my first actual scheduled and confirmed standup gig coming up. It’s on my handy dandy calendar at the right. It’s April 19th, G-rated, probably about a five minute set. I’m writing some new material. Also standup related, there is a Mercury Café open mic night tomorrow. I’ll probably check that out. I may not perform, as I have never seen the open mic night there, and I’m not even sure how one signs up, which may need to be done in advance. But, I may well perform at the Merc at some later date.
Radio. Radio Avenue is doing a taping on Sunday, May 6th. I may well try to do something for them, too. From what I understand, they tend to sort of scramble at the last minute when preparing, in order to make sure the humor is as fresh as possible, especially for political jokes, etc.
Writing. Work continues on Laser Kickboxing on Mars. No, I’m not going to tell you the plot. You would need like 87 million on disclosure agreements, a pound of flesh, and your grandfather would already have to know the plot before I could even consider explaining it to you. But, active progress has resumed on writing this feature length screenplay. It’s still at partial-first draft stage.
Atom Smith. With the various other things going on, I deprioritised Atom Smith. He isn’t forgotten, but he needs a bit more work before I go crazy and start releasing stuff.
Video Games. Wow, I have started to play them enough that I think I’m wasting too much time. On the other hand, Rise Of Legends is a wicked cool game. It’s not targeted toward the hardcore strategist in the way that Rise Of Nations is, but the steampunk world of the Vinci is an amusing playground. The biggest downside: The voice acting is frankly terrible. I understand that schedules are always too tight, and it’s hard to get everything done. I’m not necessarily saying that the actors are incapable of voice acting. I’m just saying that they didn’t do any of it on this project. I think hearing this game has instilled a deathly fear in my for working on Atom Smith now. I’ll be constantly thinking, “What if it turns out almost as bad as the voice work in Rise Of Legends!?”
Sweet … my interest in steampunk is pretty high these days. Google “Brass Goggles” for a great steampunk website.