It's Showtime!

Awesome article about Vivek Oberoi slipping into a theater to see what the turnout was like for his Prince: It's Showtime film. I especially love the last part, where he talks about his "little angels" in Vrindavan (and the picture of him at the top is cute, too). :) Prince is already showing in theaters here, but those theaters are too far away from our location. I want to go to Kansas City to see it. It would be an awesome early birthday gift. Anyone want to suggest it to Jeff? ;)

I sure hope I don't have a long wait for it to come out on DVD. :(

 

Jeff was sick all day yesterday, but he didn't seem to have a fever. Weird. He's back to work today, though. As far as I know, no one else seems to be sick. He was sick for close to 24 hours.

I did a one-pass edit on my journal-style short story yesterday afternoon. I'm hoping to do another pass today. I've got to get my editing and revision book out of the studio so I can read up on what to look for before I jump on that.

I have one feedback to write this morning, then that's it until I resume training. I'll probably do that on Wednesday or Thursday, unless I don't have jury duty tomorrow.

I've ordered something for our anniversary. Eric and Chelsey know what it is. I'm sure Jeff has some idea, but I haven't told him what it is. It's a surprise. :)

I'd better go get to work on that feedback. Once that's done, I can work on my screenplay, then the short story.

Have an awesome day!

Lois

Another Gorgeous Sunny Day -- And I'm Awake!

Last night was just like the night before. I kept waking up and not falling back to sleep right away, so I ended up taking antihistamines at 1:30 a.m. I don't know what the problem is. I don't feel depressed, necessarily, but maybe the cloudy weather had something to do with it. Yesterday, it was sunny, and today is mostly sunny (so far), so maybe tonight will be better...? One can only hope...and pray.

But I'm finally getting over the effects of the antihistamines, and it seems I might actually have a good day today. :)

Chelsey's dad and his girlfriend stayed at a hotel in town and will be coming out again at some point today.

It's a good thing I don't have any feedback to write. Of course, I was hoping to get some writing done, but I may not be able to now. :( I think I need to make a sign for my door that says "Writer At Work - Do Not Disturb," with the hours I'll be working, on one side, and "Writer At Play - You May Enter" on the other. But first, I need to come up with some set hours to work on feedback and my writing. Likely, I will start the day with posting the dailies and all, then reserve the rest of the morning for feedback and my writing. In the afternoon, I can post my regular blog entry, then catch up online. Maybe I can even work in an hour each day for drawing. I just need to make it clear that there are certain times of the day when I'm at work. Just because I'm home and not making much, if any, money, it doesn't mean that I'm not taking my writing seriously...or that I don't consider it real work.

Anyway, I downloaded a couple more Atif Aslam videos yesterday. He did some recording sessions at Coke Studios, and they filmed the whole thing. I'm slowly downloading the YouTube videos of that. They're awesome! I even played some of them for Jeff (I have four of them, so far).

And I downloaded a two-part press conference (view part one here, view part two here) with Vivek Oberoi. He's promoting his movie, Prince- It's Showtime. I wouldn't have known anything about it if I hadn't logged into TweetDeck. I follow him on Twitter. :)

Eric and Chelsey went to Walmart to do their grocery shopping last night. Eric sent me two IMs with photos of flip flops and wedge sandals, asking me if I liked either of them. I told him I did and told him what colors. They were all marked down to $.50! :D They'll be perfect in summer to wear around the house. :)

Jeff and I watched half of Supernatural last night. As usual, it was very weird, but very entertaining. ;) And then we watched about half of America's Dumbest Partiers. It's so stoopid what people will do sometimes (like taping beer cans together and rushing at each other as if they're jousting). Sad, but at the same time, hilarious! :P

And on that note, I'd better get moving. I need to take care of Jeff's laundry, finish washing the breakfast dishes, then I want to color my hair and take a bath if I have time. I'll catch up online later, if I can. I'm going to do my best. And I plan to spend at least a little time writing, too.

Have an awesome day! :D

Lois

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Yesterday, I was encouraged by Vivek Oberoi to help others...if not through Project DEVI, then here at home. It's so nice to receive words of encouragement from someone who's out there doing it. :D

I ended up doing absolutely no writing yesterday, so I'm considering it a day off (which it obviously was). Today, as soon as I finish up on here, I'll be writing another feedback, then I need to write some character journal entries so I can regain that feel for how my characters talk.

I've somehow convinced Eric to agree to read my screenplay summary and give me his impressions of it. I'm almost afraid to find out what he thinks, but I need as much feedback as I can get!

I've got a couple other readers, too. Hopefully, I'll get any major kinks worked out before I start writing it. :)

And on that note, I'm going to wrap this up. I've still got some catching up online to do before I get to work.

Have a great day!

Lois

When Is A Movie Not Just A Movie?

Yesterday went well. I was able to buy, download and install Kaspersky Internet Security on my laptop. I updated the definitions and ran a full scan. All is well (even if my connection is a bit slow at times-likely a problem with AT&T). I've done the same with the desktop PC and I'm currently running a full scan on it.

I wrote two feedbacks this morning and posted them to the training manual. I'm now waiting to hear back about any corrections I may need to make.

One of Kurbaan's posters


Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, real life couple,
portrayed Kurbaan's main characters


Vivek Oberoi played a very important role in Kurbaan.
He barely appeared in the previews because they didn't
want to give away his storyline.

Jeff and I watched an awesome Hindi movie last night. Kurbaan (read the Wikipedia page here) is a movie about a Hindi woman (played by Kareena Kapoor) and Muslim man (Saif Ali Khan) who get married and move to New York because of her job as a college professor. Turns out her husband might be a radical Muslim working with a secret terrorist group. Enter Riyaaz (Vivek Oberoi), reporter for a local newspaper, who's fiancee is killed in an explosion on a plane (flight 119). He wants to expose the terrorist group and stop them from hurting anyone else, but he needs the Hindi woman to help him. Vivek did an incredible job in a very dramatic role. I love watching him in all his movies, but this one and Shootout At Lokhandwala were the best, so far, because of how dramatic he was! His movies aren't just movies. They're adventures!

And as a side note, they were filming Kurbaan when 26/11 happened in 2008. Needless to say, they were shocked and profoundly saddened by the event!

This entry has taken me a long time to post. LOL! During the writing process, I did some research, posted the feedback on the student's pages, and sent them e-mails to let them know. What's a day without some kind of multi-tasking? ;)

And my scan of the desktop computer is finished. There were already viruses on it, but Kaspersky whipped their little butts! :P

And now I've got to wrap things up on here so I can eat and take a shower. I plan to catch up on here in a little while. :)

Have an awesome day!

Lois

I Feel Inspired Today

I set my alarm for six o'clock this morning and got up at about six twenty-five. I had my coffee and wrote the rough draft for my feedback. Now I'm posting here while I let the feedback sit. Once I post this, I'll go revise the feedback and post it for approval.

I also got a great e-mail from one of my students. It was awesome hearing about how his muse has really taken off! :D

I didn't write anything yesterday (at least not with regard to my stories and screenplay), but I plan to start the outline today...this morning, hopefully.

I got caught up over at Vivek-Oberoi.com, and on Twitter yesterday. I also got caught up here and on Blogspot. Sometimes it's good to take a day off just to catch up on things. :)

Jeff and I watched Shootout At Lokhandwala last night. It was a very bloody movie, but it was really good. I can't say I enjoyed seeing Vivek as a bad guy, but his acting was excellent, as always. I once read that he "hammed it up, as usual," but I honestly didn't see that. Some of the other villains were much, much "hammier" than he was. He did an excellent job...they all did. :)

I had no idea there was a terrorist attack on Mumbai, India in 2008, but I've been reading about it over the past few days. I read somewhere that the U.S. media criticized India after the attack happened. How stupid! The U.S. media forgets that we weren't any better at keeping the 9/11 attacks from happening here. If anything, we should be helping, not standing back and criticising.

Bollywood Remembers 26/11 - An Interview in which Vivek Oberoi talks about 26/11 and terrorism, as well as other things

Well, I need to hurry up and grab a bite to eat, then revise and post that feedback. Have a great weekend!

Lois

I'm Just Too Darned Impatient

Since I've just "discovered" Vivek Oberoi, I did some research on his movies last night and discovered Raajneeti, Prince - It's Showtime, Rakta Charitra, and Kurbaan. Having seen him in Mission Istaanbul and loving his acting, I'm eager to pounce on these movies when they come out. Of course, I'll have to wait awhile, and everyone knows waiting is hard work! LOL

I've been reading a lot about Vivek, and I think it's great that he's so involved in the charities his family's organization is involved with. They help young girls who live in poverty, giving them food, education, etc. This means a lot to me, as I've been doing a bit of reading on slavery. It's rampant in India, which is a sending, receiving and transit nation for human trafficking. It's really a desperate situation, and I'm glad to see the Oberois doing something to help!

I wish I could go help in some way, but I can't. :( I've always been appalled whenever I hear about human trafficking and how widespread it is. We are very fortunate to be in a country like the United States, where we can live free. There are many, many people who aren't so lucky.

Right, on to lighter subjects. ;)

I only wrote two character journal entries yesterday. I did a lot of research, too, as you can see. I've got a lot of reading to do, but I'll take it a little at a time. I want to do my story justice, and I want to be as accurate as I can be with the subject matter. I plan on making this story into a screenplay as well as a novel.

As you can see, I didn't have to go in for jury duty today. YAY! :D My next date for that is the 23rd.

The weather is really cloudy again. We have a slight chance of snow this morning, then a 50% chance this afternoon and tonight. I'm way ready for summer. I have to keep reminding myself that with all this cold, there is zero chance of wasps flying around. :P

Anyway, I've got to get to work. I have feedback to write and studying to do before I can work on my own writing.

Have a great day!

Lois