2022

Terminator 2’s ratings and sound credits sparked obsession with audio craft. Late-night chocolate plans and robot dreams ended in sleepy plot questions

Too much Lindt got eaten, then honesty won over hiding the evidence. Later, Death Proof played, and the Weinstein credit landed

The day jumps from film violence and parenting into disgust with food, distance from local relationships, doubts about what banks and tech firms are really doing, and then a sprawling fantasy blueprint for the headquarters,...

Dances with Wolves played as research, studying how great films earn trust and scale. Gratitude surfaced, remembering gifts and imagining future ones

Coffee memories from UK dorm rooms returned, including mouldy pods and favorite machines. A Hilton stay ended exhausted, then joy landed on Udhantha & Yuki’s menu

Kill Bill and Nancy Sinatra set a gritty tone, then Elephant Walk’s Ceylon scenes and cholera talk reframed fear, craft, and history

Researched a UN report while drafting a script, then enjoyed The Book of Boba Fett and browsed ASC member lists and profiles

A back-focused yoga mat sat out at home, alongside late-night coffee made with a water filter. A Panama-style hat and a borrowed Shelby Bros reference surfaced, with a stray joke about a yoga position

A cousin’s wedding plans sat beside notes on clashing school cultures and social fit. Later, Yetzer hara and lashon hara were used to frame instincts about gossip and speech

Kill Bill’s crossed-off list sparked riffing about “death lists,” the SDN list, and stolen tarot “death cards.” Freemasonry was brushed off while security talk stayed performative and joking

An early-morning snack and tea reset the clock after a sleepless stretch with Decision Points and the milk-and-cookies raid memory. Animal Farm followed, listing farm sounds and what each animal provided

Sporting Star money talk and a failed business-learning stint ran alongside a sharp note on violence around Lasantha. After Killing Eve, a late-night milk-and-cookies ice cream raid landed the day

The Magic Flute and Sedaris got dismissed, while an Arri Alexa-only rule and a Reservoir Dogs test-plan set a serious film goal. Chickpeas with sriracha, Madison’s return news, Deborah Turness at BBC, and tired Killing Eve...

Coffee-machine nostalgia and Singapore tutoring credits got tied to black coffee and “Starstruck.” Bourdain-in-Ireland clips sparked a full Irish breakfast obsession, then Thai green curry meal-prep plans took over

Anne Frank’s line about “never had a real friend” got echoed, then Guinness and Irish stew nostalgia took over. Anthony Bourdain clips and Jameson praise closed the night, name-checking Troy Billet and Grace

The day starts with family hostility, economic despair, and the need to clear December's video backlog, then turns into partner-agreement work, enthusiasm for violent ritualized movie ideas, and long transcript notes about...

Screenwriting study praised Jill Chamberlain’s The Nutshell Technique. Oscars got trashed; aim shifted to Quentin’s list, violent cinema, and a China ban as a badge

New Year's Day is dominated by transcript backlog from the early-December video logs: anger over Priyantha Kumara's murder, Harsha and Seylan complaints, people-you-may-know reconnaissance, security-firm bragging, and a lot...