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Notes from a Nearby Road

I will get back to Miami, promise. . .but in the meantime, I saw something this morning that prompted me to write a quick new entry. For context: although my daughters have stayed fully remote this school year, which ends in a couple weeks, my older daughter is doing an outdoor fitness class that featuresContinue reading “Notes from a Nearby Road”

And That’s a Wrap?

Three days ago, I saw a somewhat disconcerting tweet from Josh Brandon, the director of BLACK BAGS. It was the last day of filming, and I waited patiently for news that the shoot had wrapped, only to find this instead: “Sheltering underground from a Tornado warning.” Yikes. I checked the obligatory weather images from theContinue reading “And That’s a Wrap?”

A Tourist in My Own World

I’ve just spent five days in Guthrie, Oklahoma — the first week of filming my first feature film, the thriller BLACK BAGS. Though there were mercifully no more dumbbell missions, the whole experience remained equally weird and wonderful. The Biblical phrase that comes most often to mind is “stranger in a strange land,” but ifContinue reading “A Tourist in My Own World”

Oklahoma, Guthrie, Kevin, and Me

So, I may not have explicitly stated it, but it’s reasonable to expect that this blog would follow the chronology of my journey. But for those of you expecting Miami madness…instead you get the glories of Guthrie! But speaking of glories, seeing this article about casting for my first film, the thriller Black Bags, feltContinue reading “Oklahoma, Guthrie, Kevin, and Me”

Florida

Yup, that’s where I went. More specifically… Or at least that’s where my tour of southern Florida began, the first time I’d seen the state in almost 30 years. In the intervening years, I’d principally registered Florida for its 1) crazy people shenanigans (Chelsea Handler was an excellent chronicler); 2) crazier political shenanigans (occurring prettyContinue reading “Florida”

Blue, Baby Blue, I’m as Jet Blue as I Can Be

Good morning from…well, I guess that’s the rub! Here are some clues: 1) this time I went north-south rather than east-west; 2) my flight cost less than $100: and 3) the Jet Blue purser (I think that’s the right word) managed to make my destination sound very sexy and alluring during the in-flight announcements. Though,Continue reading “Blue, Baby Blue, I’m as Jet Blue as I Can Be”

The One Where Adam Dutifully Tries to Find a Set of Dumbbells in Rural Oklahoma Because He’s Such a Team Player

My first feature film is shooting in two weeks, and I’m really excited. So excited, in fact, that I’m perhaps not stopping and thinking through every e-mail I receive. Exhibit A: a missive in my in-box from the director which asked if it were possible to rent a set of dumbbells and a yoga matContinue reading “The One Where Adam Dutifully Tries to Find a Set of Dumbbells in Rural Oklahoma Because He’s Such a Team Player”

The Sunset Sisters: A Family Interlude

Remember when I showed you my friend Deb’s feet and promised you would see my own? Well, be careful what you wish for. . . One boring morning a few months ago, when the New England weather was doing its thing, I idly suggested to my younger daughter that we have a sleepover-style party —Continue reading “The Sunset Sisters: A Family Interlude”

Hollywood, Part Deux

On my second day in Hollywood, I set off to meet my mate Jonny Paterson. Jonny and I have a wonderful backstory: we first met in Burbank back in 2013, where I rather unmemorably pitched him a cli-fi script I’d written, then had breakfast together whenever I came back to town (at Le Pain QuotidienContinue reading “Hollywood, Part Deux”