Works in Progress
Since today marks the start of spring*,
tradition suggests writing about beginnings. But I
can't think of a more trite theme. And though I
launched this column with a discussion of endings,
that topic seems overdone as well. Perhaps I should
examine the subject of works in progress.
My father's wine, for instance. His first
vintage of merlot is still a question mark (at
least since last time I
tasted it), but his first batch of viognier (the
2002 "Patriots" vintage) pleases the palate
enough—even though it's still a work in
progress—that my father is considering
entering it in the state fair competition this
summer.
Freedom in Iraq is also underway. One might say
"progress is in progress." Whether or not you
support U.S. action against Saddam Hussein, it now
seems a foregone conclusion that the country, which
has been under the heavy thumb of a dictator for 35
years, will soon become a democratic republic.
While such a change will not happen overnight, it
is sure to be a change for the better for most
Iraqis.
On TriggerStreet.com,
the Short Film Festival is in progress, and last
time I checked, my friend David Orr's short, "The
Grimm Cycle," was in contention to be included in
the Top Ten. The top films will be watched by such
Hollywood heavies as Bono, Mike Myers, Danny Devito
and more. There is no single winner per se in this
film festival, but getting your work seen by such
"players" is prize enough for an aspiring
filmmaker. My own script continues to do well,
though Trigger Street has not yet announced a
"festival" or contest for screenplays. ICE
MOON currently holds the #50 position out of
1,728 scripts on the site.
If January 1 is seen as the beginning of the
year, then surely the start of spring marks a
milestone in the progression of the year, not its
inception. And I hope this logic extends to my
professional life. I planted many seeds in the
first three months of this year, so I expect some
of them to show some progress by sprouting and
growing into the next phase of my life real soon
now.
Happy Spring!
* After fact-checking, it turns
out the first day of spring fell on March 20 this
year. Whatever.
Development note: I've
noticed that this site doesn't look like it should
in Netscape Navigator. Rather than waste time
jury-rigging it to look right in a
soon-to-be-obsolete browser, I'll just add the
cliché "This site best viewed with Internet
Explorer."
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3/20:
Three
Rings of Shock & Awe
3/19:
Paris—A
Beautiful Blur
3/18:
Ignorant
Idiot Man
3/17:
The
Pirate Queen
3/16:
To
War or Not to War
3/15:
So
Long, Seau
3/14:
Telemarketing
Pays
3/13:
Free,
For Now
3/12:
Chicken
Little Gets Respect
3/11:
Axis
of Evil
3/10:
Writing
Kept Me From Writing
3/9:
King
Arthur
3/8:
The
Women are Smarter
3/7:
Salt
on Old Wounds
3/6:
3/3/03,
3:33 p.m.
3/5:
Beer
Day
3/4:
Pulling
the Trigger
3/3:
Make
'Em Laugh
3/2:
Whither
Iraq?
3/1:
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