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still from one of the many short films I've done that have never been released
about me
There was once a man who found his passion. He had actually known about it for years, but tried to push it aside and pursue more respectable and reasonable vocations. Eventually, he realized that he was drawn to his passion and that it was the source of his life and his joy. He began to pursue that passion, and found many companions along the way. As time went on, his skills and insights and resources grew, and his passion grew from a flickering candleflame into a raging fire.
Many worry that the fire will consume the man, that he will burn to nothingness. At times, the man fears this as well, but continues to bathe in the flame, feeding it with his own flesh. He knows the value of moderation but finds that his passion is the one constant in his life. As friends have come and gone, as lovers have come and gone, the passion...the fire has remained. He has given himself to it completely.
If you see this man, he may be burning... or he may be ash.
January 12, 2006
My first impression of Dan Wilson -- leaning against the pillar nonchalantly watching the other actors auditioning for the role of Sir Isaac Newton -- has remained with me for almost seven years now. With the air of someone who knew he already had the part he stepped up onto the stage, read cold from the script and nailed it. Nobody else came close; it was as if the part were written for him. And so it goes that despite his otherwise mulit-faceted personality (this guy does everything), I will always remember him as the ghost of Sir Isaac Newton shipwrecked on a life raft and lost at sea with his ontological nemesis, William Blake, under the starry nights of The Hungry Ghosts of Albion.
September 19, 2005
Dan said he'd make me a star too. I'm beginning to think he just says that to everyone...WTF, Dan...
I guess for now I can settle with knowing one (i.e., you).
:)
September 1, 2005
Dan said he'd make me a star...
Now, I'm an empty shell of a man. He used my body to promote his career and threw me away leaving me with nothing but broken dreams and an addiction to Crack.
I can't thank him enough...
August 30, 2005
This is a poem for my friend, Dan.
A witty, intelligent, sensitive man.
(But not, like, TOO sensitive. Y'all understand?)
He's really tall and he's got red hair.
He'd never hesitate to give a lady his chair.
He's totally smart and his wit? Hella-quick!
And if you use 80s slang? It won't make him sick.
He's an actor, a playwright and an improviser, too.
And if there's time after that? He'll fix a computer for you.
So, I conclude my ode now. Please don't think I am spastic.
But, my friend Mr Wilson? He's just too damn Dan-tastic.
August 20, 2005
i would just like to take a minute to say how wonderful day is! never have i seen a guy who is so caring and so selfless. what a wonderful and loving friend. he's brilliant and he's talented. if i ever lived near san francisco, i'd try to spoon him nightly...:)
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It's been a pretty intense couple of weeks, which does nothing to explain my radio silence, but it'll have to do. I've been spending time with friends, and embracing new creative opportunities, and it's all been good, and a bit challenging too. I don't know that I'll be able to rise to meet every such challenge, but I'm hoping for the best.
I recently had an experience, however, that I'm trying to come to terms with. Part of my problem, however, is that I don't really even know how to talk...
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Mon, January 16, 2006 - 12:22 AM
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There has been a regathering, and it has been good. For the past few years, many have gone off in pursuit of their destiny, and that was good and right. What was once a tightly knit and constant group became a diaspora. But it seems that the time has come to coalesce. Over and over, different mouths said the same words: "I've been really isolated. We need to spend more time together."
New Year's Eve is the time for this kind of magic. For the first time, we did not gather at Olli Pop's, wh...
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Wed, January 4, 2006 - 3:37 PM
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How is a man supposed to get a good night's sleep with dreams of zombies infiltrating an alternate dimension while you're trying to get the Brazilians to safety?
Goddamn zombies. I had amnesty!
Thu, December 29, 2005 - 9:38 AM
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I remember, as a child, I preferred cold weather to hot. In the blistering summers, with dry heat in the triple digits, there was no respite unless you were indoors and air conditioned. Even so, apart from that blessed blast of cool when first I came inside, my salvation was merely a relief from suffering.
I've never handled Summer heat well. Part of it is my complexion, being extremely fair and bearing the marks of the tan-less. Red hair and blue eyes are barely removed from the white hai...
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Thu, December 29, 2005 - 9:37 AM
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It's a hard thing to come back from a gorgeous island paradise (even if it is highly urbanized and commercial) and find oneself in rain and cold and dankness. I've been in a bit of a funk for the last few days, feeling alone and kind of crappy.
I swung by the rehearsal space last night after a meeting and found that someone in the theatre has been using it as a storage space without checking with me first, which really pissed me off. I'm paying for that space and trying to rent it out to p...
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Thu, December 22, 2005 - 3:11 PM
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Struggle
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It's been a pretty intense couple of weeks, which does nothing to explain my radio silence, but it'll have to do. I've been spending time with friends, and embracing new creative opportunities, and it's all been good, and a bit challenging too. I ...
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Coming Home
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There has been a regathering, and it has been good. For the past few years, many have gone off in pursuit of their destiny, and that was good and right. What was once a tightly knit and constant group became a diaspora. But it seems that the time ...
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ugh
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How is a man supposed to get a good night's sleep with dreams of zombies infiltrating an alternate dimension while you're trying to get the Brazilians to safety?
Goddamn zombies. I had amnesty!
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