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10 Signs It’s Time to Let Go

Preach.

http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/04/02/10-signs-its-time-to-let-go/

Pilot Season Recastings

‘After taking up to nine months to develop their pilot scripts, the networks rush to make as many as 90 pilots in three months, all at the same time. The window for casting those pilots has shrunk significantly over the… Read More

The Book of BATS and GATS!

The Book of BATS and GATS!

In case you missed it in the midst of Pilot Season hysteria, here again is The Book of BATS and GATShttp://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/3/64270/129080/pub/ Love, Lester

 

Near-Miss Casting

Check out this article from Hollywood Reporter via Saku E. on castings that could have been.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/courteney-cox-nicollette-sheridan-kelsey-grammer-ted-danson-nbc-top-of-the-rock-casting-308749

Runner Featured in BORN TO RUN Dies

Saku E turned me on to the amazing book BORN TO RUN last year. I was devastated when Justice L sent me this notice. http://m.apnews.mobi/ap/db_6776/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=E8bKYDRM. If you read the book and fell for Caballo Blanco like… Read More

The Setting of the Sails

“The same wind blows on us all; the winds of disaster, opportunity and change. Therefore, it is not the blowing of the wind, but the setting of the sails that will determine our direction in life.” ~ Jim Rohn.

MY SECRET LIFE – A STREET ART EXHIBITION

MY SECRET LIFE – A STREET ART EXHIBITION

Bunker Hill Magazine is proud to sponsor the new Street Art exhibit My Secret Life, opening with a private reception on Wednesday, April 11th from 7-11PM; this opening reception will be accompanied by live music and complimentary drinks. The exhibition… Read More

Crappy First Drafts of Great Books

If you struggle to find inspiration and churn out a lot of crap before you get to the good stuff, you’re in good company.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-storytelling-animal/201203/crappy-first-drafts-great-books

The Science Behind the Choke

Check out this great New York Times article via Doug S. on how overthinking is sure to make you choke.

http://onpar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/when-golfers-overthink-the-science-behind-the-choke/

“It is not the pressure in a pressure situation that distracts us into performing poorly,” Beilock said. “The pressure… Read More

Let It Go

“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” – Lao Tzu

Notes From the Universe

Happiness always returns.

You know, in case you should ever sense its absence.

The Universe

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