I suck at being on here lately. This seems to have been a problem for about the last 8 months... roughly the time I started at film school.

It's just so busy here! So far, I've written a feature length screenplay (which included an outline, two drafts of the treatment, writing the actual screenplay, then rewriting the screenplay), a spec episode of Reaper (which consisted of the same amount of work asthe screenplay... sending this off to the Austin Film Festival teleplay competition), sketch night (had 2 sketches produced), a short film that is soon to be in production (5 page short, but holy a lot of rewrites ..), a pilot episode of a sitcom (awful. It was just awful.), a spec episode of What About Mimi (children's animated show), a speculative documentary idea (ick), plus all the regular school stuff that was just homework (genre studies type things).

On top of this, I've been working on several non-school projects... I've got one called "Henchmen" I'm hoping we'll be shooting on our own shortly with a few friends here in Vancouver, plus writing a pilot with a friend back in Edmonton (via msn, oh funtimes), PLUS with that same friend an actor friend (and a few filmly-inclined friends that are less involved), working on a soon-to-be you-tube short (and by soon, I mean Octoberish), and then a series of shorts with that same group.

And now, in school, we're writing our own TV pilots, starting a second movie, rewriting each other's sitcoms, and as I mentioned, going into production on our port-shorts.

I really do wish I was here more often, but I've just been incredibly busy with school. And drinking.

BTW... I suck at pitching. For some reason I start shaking and get nervous, and it's real embarassing. I was told that drinking could help loosen me up. Yes, I'm at a school where "drink before you come to class" is advice the teachers give me. I reall am not complaining.

But I will try to be more regular. I love the tv.com community, and really do wish to be more involved in it. For one reason or another, though, I've always been absent-ish... even before school here, I guess. Maybe one day that would change, I certainly hope it does.

The last four days, I was in Edmonton, because it was my best friend's wedding.

Has anybody seen previews for that Patrick Dempsey movie "Made of Honor"?

That's me, aside from the being in love with the bride part. I was given the title "Man of Honor", and yes, much joking was made about it. It wasn't so bad though, because the entire wedding party, outside of the bride, was male. So there were 2 bridesmen right beside me.

The whole weekend was a blast. Alcohol was had, friends were made, panic was had (naturally)... and there are some crazy pictures. The photographers came around at the end of the reception, and shook hands with everybody at the head table, and thanked us all for giving them the best photo ops/greatest time at work they've had in a long long time.

But, I'm back in Vancouver now. So. Yay?

So, I know I've been very MIA lately, and haven't been commenting on other's blogs, so if nobody reads this one, that's fine. It's also about my hatred for a hockey player, so possibly another reason to stay away. It's just that this is my only blog and after today's events, I have tovent.

So, about a year and a half ago, I blogged about Chris Pronger leaving the Oilers. A little reminder... Pronger was undoubtedly our best player in 15 years, and only spent one season in Edmonton, despite signing a 5 year deal. He never gave any reasons for demanding a trade, just that he wanted one. Naturally, Oiler fans were pissed.

"He slept around! He has an illigimate child! His wife is PISSED!"

Baby Pronger was sad. "Why do people need to spread rumours? I'm going to Anaheim, where nobody will ever spread rumours about me." (Well, actually, that's true, because nobody in Anaheim knows what hockey is, let alone who Chris Pronger is.)

So now, for the most part, we've let it go. It was a while ago. I mean, we still hate him, and boo him every time he's in town, but that's to be expected. We've let the rumours go (and it's pretty commonknowledge that his wife never stepped foot in Edmonton, and didn't ever want to.)

So, out of the blue today, Pronger is on the Jim Rome show (continent wide sports talk) and for no reason at all says "yeah, after I asked for the trade, a bunch of Oilers fans broke into my house and set all my furniture on fire."

When Pronger left, every other star in the NHL said to themselves "wow, Edmonton must SUCK. I will never play there." It has been an absolutely dreadful 2 years for us because of him. We were finally making some headway, I think, and then he said this. Well, it's not true. The fact of the matter is that if people had burned Prongers furniture, they'd have been hailed as heroes. We'd have celebrate "Pronger-burning day" every year. WE'D HAVE KNOWN.

Pronger knows it's not true. It's his furniture that, you know, he still has. The only reason he said this is to further hurt the city's image.

Thanks a lot, you dooshbahg. What was that you said about spreading rumours?

If there was ever a person whose face I would spit in if I passed him in the street, it's Chris Pronger. Not even a second thought.