YESTERDAY'S TWEETS

16:45 RTKL flook.it/c/31WbHLD Innovative architecture & design firm in Downtown LA -- creators of LA Live

19:24 Dinner @ CiUDAD flook.it/c/31WbHN1 Unique Latin-American fusion... if you're a fan of mussels, try the Shellfish Diablo

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PUT THAT IN YOUR (POT) PIPE AND SMOKE IT

An awesome summation of the need for hope and optimism in the creative process, shamelessly stolen from Kevin Smith's Twitter. A fan asked him, "Dont you always think the next film's gonna be the big one?" His response:

"That's the director's job: to believe in their dopey vision-quest so much that it fuels not just him/her, but the entire cast & crew as well. For months. As the person everyone's looking to for answers, you've GOTTA believe. Anyone can be negative, because bitching takes no discernible talent and costs nothing. And sure: every once in awhile, you die in despair a bit, brokenhearted that your ideas didn't reach more people. But until then? You have hope that the next flick WILL reach a larger audience. You're living in hope. Living ON hope. And hope is life's sweet elixir, touching not just human beings, but every thinking organism on the planet. Living in a constant state/haze of hope = smoking God's own strain of Kush."

VOTE FOR DARCHUCK!

My pal Peter Darchuck is a funny, sincere, and extremely talented storyteller and filmmaker. Currently, he's a semi-finalist in "The Ultimate Filmmaker Competition." the winner receives $500,000 in cash and resources to produce a feature film. He's made it to the top 25 and is now trying to get into the top five; one of these top five finalists will then be chosen by online voting.

You can check out his entry via the links below; there's two movies there, one is his bio and contest entry, the other is a cool (and super-weird) sample from one of his shorts.

Their voting tools are a bit clunky, but it's painless. here's the abbreviated link: http://tinyurl.com/votedarchuk

and the long URL for those old-school purists out there:
http://www.ultimatefilmmakercompetition.com/contestant/peterdarchuk

you can learn all about the competition from the main link:
http://www.ultimatefilmmakercompetition.com

Thanks for your time and your vote. Feel free to forward to anyone who would be interested in supporting independent film, or post the link on Facebook if you're so inclined.