I started this blog back in April 2005 as a gaming blog. A place where I could rant and rave about my life long hobby and also post game reviews. My husband and I ran a gaming website/forum and I (along with some of our members) would often post reviews. We made a lot of friends all over the country - most of whom we still keep in contact with today. That core group of gamers would meet up once a week and play on Xbox Live together. It was a great way to wash away all the typical crap from the day - by shooting your friends. We don't play online much anymore and my gaming time has been reduced by filmmaking and life in general, but it's still my number one hobby. I've been doing it since I was 4 years old. And I'll likely do it until I'm 104.
I recently went back and read all of my blog posts and it was a nice trip down memory lane. A lot has happened in 8 years. It's cool how reading a random post from that long ago can dredge up so many thoughts of an exact moment in time. The name of this blog has changed from Unreal Mentality (when it was all gaming) to Coda (when I began playing piano - with some motorcycle talk thrown in) to what it is now, my filmmaking blog. One thing that hasn't changed is my love for gaming. While I don't spend my evenings playing like I used to, I always have a few games going at any given time. Right now they are: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (I'm a huge DS/3DS fan); Bioshock Infinite; and The Last of Us.
While there have been a few random posts over the past two years, I haven't kept up with this blog (or writing or filmmaking) on a regular basis since I experienced a life changing event. I let that practically kill any creative momentum I had at the time, and it's been a real struggle to get that creative mindset back. I'm happy to say that we didn't totally given up on filmmaking during this time. We made a short called "THE BARRIER" in 2011 and last summer we shot a friend's short, "SLAUGHTERHOUSE PHI." And "BLOOD THERAPY" played on local television last fall. That was supper cool!
I have several unproduced short scripts that we'll eventually get around to shooting, and I've been focusing on writing my first feature. It's been a challenge. I still fight with losing my creative mojo on a regular basis. Those demons apparently still haunt me even though some time has passed. But I still love this blog and want to start using it regularly again. If for no other reason than for my own therapy. Plus, we have a couple upcoming projects I want to talk about. To kick things off, I've got a few entries that I'll be posting over the next few weeks. Over the past few years the photography bug bit, which has really filled the void left by my lack of filmmaking. I've blogged about photography before and will likely begin sharing more of that, too. I use a Canon T3i DSLR and I've also grown to really enjoy and appreciate the simplicity of iPhoneography. There is a link to my Flickr page which is the best place to see any of my older as well as current work. Until then...
Write more. Write better. Write now.
