Feeling a little Saturday morning on Sunday street

[Jeff Messerman]

Someone talk me down from this tree.

Having one of those days where it all seems for naught.

One of those days where I'm ready to uninstall Final Draft.

One of those days where if I never see another movie, never read another script again, it'll be all too soon.

*sigh*

I get this quarterly.

Last year's winter spell was around mid February.

(checks calendar) Yup, right on time...

[echomusic]

If you quit, I will bitchslap you.

Done.

Now go write, ya daffy bastard!

[Jeff Messerman]

To avoid a bitchslap from echomusic. Reason enough to plunder ahead!

The funk is lifting. I'm streaming "Plan 9 From Outer Space" on Netflix. For whatever reason, it's working for me...

Thanks man!

[echenry]

The best way to NOT feel that way is to be in your story world.

You've been at this too long to quit now... Sounds like you're looking for your next cool concept to get into. Hopefully this community helps. Geesh, with all the log lines floating around, you can't help but get creative and start running with your own stories.

Don't let other people's careers interfere with your own. It's easy to see what other people are doing, and get jealous. Sooo with that in mind I'm going to go a little Michael Myers "The Love Guru" on you:

"You are you."

There. I said it. Did that help? Maybe you need the embrace of a Ms. Jessica Alba before the healing comes. Hey, wait... I'm the single one here. Lonely, with Valentine's Day coming up to boot -- I should be the one getting cuddled by a one, Ms. Jessica Alba. Aw shit now I'm totally off-topic.

Ok, so we're both Alba-less. Doesn't mean that's the end. You've got Wisconsin and all that delicious cheese, and I've got delicious salmon right here in backyard in Washington. Ok, so it's not exactly in my backyard, it's in the grocery store wrapped in cellophane -- but it's definitely NOT that smoked crap. I'm talkin' delicious, FRESH, baked in an oven with a little lemon flavoring for zest.

My point is: all is not lost. Centering one's self really does helps, until you feel trapped inside a giant circle... (Fuck!)

Here's an idea: write a story about living in Wisconsin after a post-apocalyptic event. What would it be like IN Wisconsin if our current system was flipped over? How would you survive? Who would deliver your Netflick's selections? You're already toying with the idea of two cities going at it...
Why not flip the whole system over and see what happens. All with a unique, Wisconsin perspective, that you could totally pull-off.
I mean Barrack Obama is like sooo from Illinois -- you think he gives two shits about you cheese-heads are doing two states to the north?! Get back at him. Write a post-apocalyptic script where his health care reform bills really don't save the world after all, and you, Jeff Messerman, are going to bust his balls for it!

- E.C. Henry from Bonney Lake, WA