They say you should always have your screenplay read by someone you trust, someone who’s not afraid to tell it like it is, before you even consider sending it to the producers.

Well, I’m happy to say that my first reader loved the new draft of my script. As he was reading, I could see in his eyes that he just couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen next.

I just don’t think he liked the ending very much.

The most exciting thing I found on Orkut so far is a discussion about poutine in the Montreal community forum. Oh, and a few photos of cute guys.

Am I missing something?

I’m working on the third rewrite of my screenplay, with a deadline for March 1st, so my blog is a bit skinny these days (unlike its owner). My brain is useless for anything else but the script, so all I can offer you is excerpts from books I like to go back to in order to keep me on track (and keep me from burning the whole thing in the fireplace).

Cutting poorly written text is a breeze; you’ll hum as you hold down the delete key. However, you’re also going to come across magnificent speeches, witty repartee, and images that dazzle the eye. And guess what? You’re going to have to kill some of them, too, or put them aside for a future script. Good isn’t the same as necessary.

-I like it.
-It sounds good.
-My friends like it.
-It worked in that other film.

You can always count of the Dummies books to talk to you like a parent and make you feel like you’re 15 again (which is good for me, I guess, since my main character is indeed 15).

en se fatiguant (beaucoup, beaucoup).

Lien trouv� chez Embruns.

Il est beaucoup question sur le Web ces jours-ci des mariages gais qui ont lieu au Civic Center, � San Francisco. �a me fait tout dr�le de regarder les photos des diff�rents couples qui s’unissent dans ces lieux, d’abord parce que leur joie est touchante mais aussi parce que je me suis mari�e au m�me endroit, juste en haut de ce superbe escalier, il y a 11 ans (mais ce n’�tait pas avec une femme). Autre temps, autre vie…

J’ai aussi �t� tr�s touch�e par la bonne id�e qu’a eu Daren (Barefoot dans ma blogoliste), un h�t�ro de Vancouver, qui a d�cid� de monter un site o� les gens sont encourag�s � envoyer des dons par Paypal pour acheter des bouquets aux futurs/es mari�s/es. L’avantage avec un syst�me comme Paypal c’est que les gens peuvent faire parvenir de petits dons, de 2$ par exemple. Darren s’est inspir� d’une id�e qui avait �t� present�e sur un carnet am�ricain. En quelques jours, Darren a r�colt� plus de 7,000$! Des san franciscains se sont port�s volontaires pour aller livrer les bouquets aux gens qui attendent en file devant l’h�tel de ville. L’attente est longue et elle est rendue encore plus p�nible par la pr�sence d’idiots qui protestent contre ces mariages et qui se servent de m�gaphones pour hurler que les fianc�s br�leront en enfer. Les t�moignages des gens qui ont re�u des fleurs montrent bien ce qu’un peu de couleur et de verdure peut changer dans une journ�e d�j� riche en �motions.

Bien s�r, Arnold est contre l’id�e. Bush lui, se dit troubl� mais �a, nous le savions d�j�.

I spent last weekend inside the house, backing up the files on my computer in order to do a clean install of XP. My computer, a Dell Dimension I purchased in 2001, was running on Windows Me and had become very unstable. The install went well but it didn’t go as planned: somehow, even though I told the XP installer utility that I wanted “a new start”, it chose to keep most of the files and programs on my hard drive, even though it no longer lists all my software under “Tous les programmes”. Oh well. The system seems stable now and most of the software is still working properly.

With the switch to XP, the Norton antivirus software that had come bundled with my computer was no longer adequate. Purchasing an update cost about the same as buying a new XP compatible version. I was already frustrated enough that I had to purchase XP and was hesitant to put more money into my machine when I thought about checking PC World’s Web site (my old employer). I know the editorial team and their strick review process so I highly trust their advice.

Lucky me, I was able to find a review of free antivirus software in their January 2004 issue. You might want to have a look at that article if your antivirus software is out of date and you are hesitant to purchase a new version. I’ve decided to go with avast! and I was glad to see that it does virus definition updates, just like the Live Update service from Norton I used to have to pay for.

I also took advantage of my move to XP to get rid of Mozilla (the full version), which kept crashing on my old system, and I’ve installed Firefox (which got a great review by PC World). Oooh, baby! It’s fast, easy to customize and it’s been pretty stable so far.

PC World also offers a review of the FlipStart, a tiny laptop I talked about earlier this week. It’s the kind of beautiful gadget that makes you want to go on the road just to give you an excuse to use it.

Mes livres sont le fardeau de mes changements g�ographiques et l’extase de mes voyages int�rieurs.

Tir� du carnet de Karl.

My boyfriend’s cat (a male) gets manicures. I don’t even get manicures! What’s next? Full body waxing?

ni.vu.ni.connu a droit � une jolie banni�re sur le carnet du Capitaine (en rotation avec deux autres pubs). Je me noie sous les honneurs! Les lecteurs d’Embruns sauront-ils supporter cet envahissement par la pub?

Financez le d�m�nagement d’un fran�ais au Qu�bec: achetez de la pub sur son site!

The 24th century�s most emotive starship captain goes through a time warp around the Sun�s gravity well so that he can prove to the world what a terrific singing voice he has. Humiliated by the blunt sarcasm of American Idol�s hard-to-impress Simon Cowell, Captain Kirk beams back to his own time. Cowell goes with him, and eventually becomes the leader of the Klingon Empire, his reign of terror built on his ability to make even the most battle-hardened warrior cry.

From Insert Character A into Show B.

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