Chris In Real Life

The first single by Five Year Mission is finished, and here’s the video I made to go with it.

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Two weekends ago, I participated in the 48hr Film Project in Indianapolis.  Here’s the result:

I think that as I get older I’ve developed a greater and greater acceptance of the fact that I’m a geek.  But don’t get me wrong.  I don’t look at this as a bad thing, and I actually embrace the idea as I’ve realized what a great thing it is.  So after joining a Star Trek band and going to Comic-Con this year, I’ve taken one more awesome step towards geek enlightenment.  I went to GenCon.

GenCon is a huge gaming convention in the heart of Indianapolis.  Every year in August, thousands of gamers flock to central Indiana to participate in what is essentially a four day tribute to playing games.  And let me tell you, it’s a blast.  There are games everywhere, people playing games everywhere, costumes, movies, comedy shows, and even a few celebrities.  I’ve known for years that this thing was going on downtown, but I had no idea how much I would enjoy it.

The reason I went in the first place was because the Stephen King film I did, In the Deathroom, was screening on Sunday.  I had a few other movies playing there too, but Deathroom is the one that scored me a free four day pass.  It’s only eighty bucks for a four day pass, but free is awesome.  Not to mention, now I had an excuse to really check out GenCon, which I had never done.  So, arming myself with the con experience I gathered from Comic-Con and after taking Friday off of work, I headed downtown.

Friday morning I was pretty excited, because Wil Wheaton had come into town, and he had a talk he was giving about gaming, what it’s meant to him, and why it’s important.  Jennifer and I queued up early, because we wanted to get good seats.  I had read about his presentations, but I’d never actually seen one, so I was really looking forward to it.  Anyway, while standing in line, a few guys next to us were playing a dice game, and they asked if I’d like to play.  This is one of the things I love about geeks.  They just want to share their love for geeky things with others.  I know I’m the same way, so I was happy to accept the invitation.  The game they were playing was called Zombie Dice, and although I didn’t make a very good zombie, it was a lot of fun.  I now own my own Zombie Dice game, and I’ve gotten much better at it.  Anyway, the game passed the time, and before we knew it, we were seated.

When Wil came out, he was really nice and funny.  I enjoyed the whole hour in which he talked about games, told stories, geeked out and generally had a good time.  The guy is seriously just the kind of person that makes you want to hang out with him and play games.  So the talk was great, and we left satisfied.  At that point, Jennifer had to leave, so we grabbed some grub, and I walked her (most of the way) to her car.  It was far, and I had to get to Wil’s signing table!  I brought my copy of Just a Geek, and I was determined to have him sign it.  Also, he had put the call out to anyone who would listen that he was trying to disprove the theory that you can never have too many dice.  So he requested the gift of dice from anyone who wanted to contribute.  I had brought my full set of dice from my original D&D red box, and if you know what I’m talking about, you may also be a geek.  So I had to give him those too.  So off I went to find the autograph table.

The line for signing wasn’t long, but it took forever to get through.  Wil was signing at one end, and four of the cast members from The Guild were signing as well.  Wil was also taking time to talk to everyone who came to see him, which I thought was really cool.  So I didn’t mind waiting.  Two hours or so later, I’m just a few people back in line.  I’m standing about ten feet from Felicia Day and Robin Thorsen, and Robin looks at me and says, “You look really familiar!”  Of course, my heart grew four or five times its normal size.  I’d been recognized!  Not only that, but I’d been recognized by a person I watch on a web series every week, and she remembered me from Comic-Con.  YEAH, I’m a geek.  So what?  Anyway, I had them sign all kinds of stuff in San Diego, so I hadn’t brought anything for Indy.  I made a mental note to bring my Guild comic the next day.  But, back to Wil!  So I get up there, and I say hi, and I tell him about how Jennifer isn’t really into the whole gaming thing.  She’s trying, though, I tell him, and I also let him know that his talk that morning had gotten her interested in trying some of the games he mentioned.  So what does he do?  He says, “Sci-Five!” and throws up the Vulcan “live long and prosper.”  The real significance of this is that Wil doesn’t like to shake hands or really touch anybody at cons.  He’s not a weirdo or anything.  He just tends to contract whatever sicknesses con goers may be carrying, so he tries to keep the touching to a minimum.  So no handshakes or anything like that.  SO when I got the Sci-Five, I was so stupidly happy.  I know it’s dopey, but it was cool!  It was like the fist bump I got from Brent Spiner at Comic-Con.  It was totally unexpected and unprompted, and then there it was.  Awesome.  After that, I pulled out the book, and he signed it as well as one of his new chapbooks that I bought.  And then I pulled the dice out to give him.  I explained that they were from the D&D red box that I’d had since high school, and I also told him that they hadn’t been played with since then.  Amazingly, Wil got up and retrieved his own dice from his bag.  He said, “We have to play with these dice.  It’s so sad that they haven’t been played with.”  I couldn’t believe it.  So there I was, rolling a game of high roll with Wil Wheaton.  I hadn’t even looked at the dice in so long that when he’d call out which one we were rolling next, I had to really examine them first.  But I managed, and I even won, which was cool.  The last die we rolled was the d20, and his rolled off the table.  Since you never touch a man’s d20, I backed off so he could come around the table to get it.  He rolled again and howled as the number came up short.  We chatted for a minute more, and then my time was up.  I know he’s just a guy who’s been on shows that I like, but it was still cool to hang with him for a minute or two.  Not only that, but he has a LOT of fans, and to take the time to really spend a minute with people and just be a cool guy, that makes him tops in my book.

I had already had an awesome day, but it wasn’t over!  My friend Kat was there too, and she introduced me to these people who were at a booth right across from Wil.  They were a comedy group called the Damsels of Dorkington.  They seemed nice, and Kat was raving about their show.  I agreed to go later that evening.  But first, we cruised around the dealer floor a little.  I hadn’t seen it yet, and having given away my only dice, I wanted to get more.  Why?  Because dice are cool.  So Kat took me to a booth where you could get a big scoop of dice, and we both did.  And after checking out our dice and playing some high roll, she and I and a couple of her friends, Mallory and Eric, headed over to The Claddagh for some grub.  We got there, and to my surprise, there I was on their front door.  One of the promo posters for In the Deathroom was hanging there, so that was cool.  So we ate, and then it was time to go check out the Damsels.  Holy Crap.

The Damsels of Dorkington are hilarious.  The group is comprised of three women (Rissy, Dani, and Blythe) and a guy named Jeff.  They are irreverent and smart, and the show was really good.  As soon as it was over, we were heading to see Tron, which was playing at midnight.  Jennifer had returned, and we all went to find seats.  We made it about halfway through.  We were tired, so about an hour in, Jennifer and I crept out and headed home.  But that was ok, because we still had two days left!

The rest of the weekend was more of the same and just as fun.  Saturday, Jennifer and I spent most of the day wandering amongst the dealer booths.  I ended up buying five games for us to try out, most of which were recommended by Wil and Felicia.  Oh yeah, that morning, Jennifer went back to the autograph table with me, and there was no line at all.  We popped right in, and I got my Guild comic signed by Sandeep Pirakh, Jeff Lewis, Robin Thorsen, and Felicia Day.  We talked to Robin and Felicia for a minute, and not only did Robin recognize me again, but Felicia did too!  I introduced Jennifer to them too, and Felicia told her that she liked her hair.  That pretty much made Jennifer’s day.  So we asked Felicia about games, and she confirmed one Wil suggested and mentioned another as well.  So we bought Settlers of Catan, Zombie Dice, a card game called Gloom, and Munchkin.  I picked up one other one on Sunday, Carcassonne, to make the total five.  So we have plenty of games to get into, and I’m sure that if these go well, we’ll find many more to check out later.

Saturday night, we went to see the Damsels again, and this time Jennifer got to see them too.  She agreed that they were hilarious.

By Sunday, we were pretty beat, but we made it out again.  We browsed the art gallery, and we bought a few prints.  Then we just walked around and checked out the booths.  Jennifer had to leave early for a meeting, so I spent a little time on my own before she came back.  While she was gone, I went to the In the Deathroom screening, and it went well. People like the film, and I did some signing of posters and DVDs after the movie was over.  It was fun.  So when Jenifer did make it back, it was pretty much over.  But as we left, we saw Wil walking down the street, and I wished him a safe trip home.  He did the same back to me.  It was a cool ending to a great weekend.

I have returned from my trip to San Diego and a blissfully geeked out weekend, and I am completely spent.   Last Thursday I hopped a plane and flew out to where the nerds, geeks, stars, and fans of all creed flock once a year:  San Diego Comic-Con.  I went because A Time for the Heart, a movie I did a couple years ago, had been chosen for the International Independent Film Festival there, so I got a free four day pass.  Can you say awesome?

I didn’t get there until Thursday, morning, which was just fine.  There had been a preview night the night before that I missed, and I missed some stuff I wanted to see Thursday morning too.  But I would quickly find out that there would be a lot of stuff I’d miss while seeing a lot of other stuff I wanted to see, so I just came to grips with that early on.  So when I did get there, my hotel room wasn’t quite ready, so I just dropped off my bags and headed to the convention center.  It was pretty amazing.  Strangely, for all the crowding of the entire weekend, I just walked right in and got my badge.  No fuss and/or muss, which I gotta say, is my favorite way to go.  So badge hanging safely around my neck, I headed onto the dealer floor.  Now, to really get an idea how really large this place is, you’ll have to be able to imagine over 500,000 square feet.   And to help with that, it may be helpful to know that a football field is 57,600 feet, including end zones.  See?  Huge.   Anyway, I went in.

As soon as I got to the hotel, I had contacted my good friend, Lito, and I went looking for him as soon as I hit the dealer floor.  The dealer floor is basically where all the comic book sellers, entertainment companies, celebrities, video game sellers, merchandise booths and anything else you can think of that’s for sale set up to peddle their wares.  It’s crazy how many are there.  Then you have throngs of fans, many of whom are dressed as their favorite characters from movies, comics or whatever.  It is quite breathtaking.  So anyway, I found my friend, and we basically spent the next four days cruising the dealer floor, buying stuff and meeting celebrities.  When we weren’t doing that, we went to see panels.  Basically, you wait in line for an eternity so you can see your favorite media makers talk about what they’re doing.  Then the crowd gets to ask questions.  These panels can be anything from a small group talking about their website that helps you get money for your comics project to events for major movies coming out, complete with your favorite stars.  Finally, when we weren’t doing that stuff, which ended as night crept up, we were out hitting parties.  Oh, and the parties were pretty awesome.  But I’ll get to that.  First, though, the panels!

The first panel I went to was for Showtime’s antiheroes.  I’m talking about the stars of Dexter, Weeds, Nurse Judy, and Californication.  I was pretty excited for this to be my first panel, because I love Weeds and Dexter, and I’ve been a long time fan of David Duchovny.  Admittedly, the panel wasn’t that terribly exciting, but Duchovny was pretty funny, and Michael C. Hall was cool too.  And following that panel was the Dexter panel, which I did really enjoy.  Again, MCH was very cool, and they showed a trailer for the next season.  The trailer made me want Showtime really badly.

I’m not going to go through every panel I saw and detail each one, because frankly, that’s not terribly interesting.  But there are a few highlights.   The panel for The Guild was awesome.  They showed the latest episode of the web series as well as the new video for Game On.  It’s a must see.  I also really enjoyed the panel for The Legend of Neil, where they showed a new episode as well.  The panel for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia was predictably funny, but disappointingly short.  And I think my favorite panel was the one for AMC’s new show, The Walking Dead.  They showed the trailer, which was incredible, and  I cannot wait to see this show!  The cast looks great, and I think it’ll be an amazing adaptation of one of the best comic books I’ve ever read.

Comic-Con is a great place to meet celebrities, and I met my share.  To name a few, I met Kevin Smith, Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day and the whole cast of The Guild, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Jay Mewes, Patton Oswalt, Tobin Bell, and Michael Dorn.  I saw a lot of others walking around too.  Sometimes I’d wave or say hi, but other times there just wasn’t an opportunity.  I saw Seth Green, Charisma Carpenter, Daniel Day Kim,  and a lot of others.  But I think my favorite celebrity encounter was when I met James Marsters.  That guy is one of the nicest people I met all weekend, and it really was a pleasure.  I didn’t have a lot of time to talk to him, but he told me about how he always gets so excited when he starts a new project, and it’s just so awesome to see someone like him who hasn’t lost his boyish enthusiasm for acting.  If you don’t know who I I’m talking about, James Marsters is best known for playing Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and if you know me, you know how much I really loved meeting him.  Anyway, he was really supercool, and he signed a nice 8×10 for me too.

So when you’re not at a panel or talking up celebrities, you’re walking around the dealer floor.  And what’s the dealer floor full of besides merchandise?  Yes, nerds are everywhere, but that’s not what I’m talking about.  I’m talking about the costumes!  The time and effort that goes into some of these get-ups can only be described as serious dedication.  I mean, some of these are impressive!  Of course, there are plenty of bozos walking around in things they just shouldn’t be wearing, but you know what?  That’s ok too.  If nothing else, Comic-Con is a place where a nerd or a geek can come as they are and feel safe and secure about it.  I think it’s kind of great, myself.  My favorite costumes of the weekend were Voltron and probably the steam punk mechanical girl.  I really can’t do it justice with an explanation, so you’ll have to take my word for it.  It was cool.  And of course, there were booth babes everywhere.  And who doesn’t love a booth babe dressed in a Star Trek uniform?

Finally, there are the parties.  The first night I was there, I just kind of walked around and popped in here and there.  I ended up at the Threadless party, which was actually way cooler than I had anticipated.  We got free buttons, beer, and food.  Hooray!  We also found our way into the Expendables party and the end of the G4 party.  Not much to report there, but it was cool we got in.  The next night, though, was the best.  I got in to a private party thrown by Kevin Smith, thanks to my good friend, Lito and his friends.  The beer was free, and I did get to meet the man himself.  So that was cool.  Then later that night, we barely made it into a party for the new movie, Piranha 3D, and that was great.  The beer was again free, and there were several celebs in attendance, including Eli Roth, Jerry O’Connell, and Elisabeth Shue.  We ended up meeting a couple really cool people and hanging out with them most of the night.  Needless to say, I was a little hung over the next day.  The next night was when my movie showed, so I didn’t party much.  The movie went well, and people liked it, but it was kind of late when we finally got out.  We walked around a bit, but we didn’t do much.  That was ok, though, because I was beat.  By the time Sunday night rolled around, I was finished.  No more partying for me.  That was ok though, because I think I got about four hours of sleep Wednesday night through Sunday.  I needed the rest.

I feel like I’m missing so much, and I probably am, but that’s the nutshell version, I guess.  I was pretty surprised by the fact that, for the most part, the weekend was pretty civil.  There was one nerd freakout where somebody almost lost an eye, but I didn’t witness anything like that.  It was mostly just a giant group of people enjoying a really geeky weekend.  My kind of crowd.  See you next year SDCC.

Man, that was a fun shoot.

On Sunday and Monday, which was a few days ago now (but who’s counting), I was on the set of Leah not Leia, playing the part of Alec.  He’s the guy who…  Well, I don’t want to spoil it, but let’s just say that Alec has a couple pretty cool scenes, and I really enjoyed playing the part.  And what can I say about it?  Well, I filmed in three different locations over the course of two days.  the first day was quite hot, and the second day we had a lot of passersby staring and taking pictures.  That always gets me too, when a crowd gathers.  I can’t say I don’t get a kick out of being there in the middle of the chaos, doing my thing while rubbernecks are trying to figure out what the heck is going on.

As far as the acting, I had a great time.  My costar, Liz Collar is a natural.  She hasn’t done anything like this before, but in our scenes together, you’d never be able to tell.  Not only did she act as a great foil for my character (and then a great compliment), but if you were there, you could really see her open up and embrace this whole acting thing.  It was inspiring, and as an actor, I couldn’t have asked for a better partner.  But my good fortune didn’t stop there, because the other actors I was privileged enough to work with were all talented professionals as well.  And did I mention funny?  Dane Rogers let me abuse him for hours, and believe me, not how you think.  I was closer to that guy for a longer period of time than I’ve ever been to any man, and I’ll just let you see the movie to see what the heck I’m talking about.  Kat Hart has a tiny part, but she was great at it.  And let me just say that I’ve been in films where tiny parts are played by actors who just can’t act at all, and you can tell.  But not Kat.  She gave that little bit as much credibility as she could, and it shows.  And speaking of bit parts, David Ross had an even smaller part, but due to his costume, he may be one of the most recognizable characters in the movie.  It was that good.  And then there’s Nathan Bechtold.  He pops in and out of the movie in a brilliant nod to a famous geek, and it was really hard for me not to laugh when he was doing his part.  And in a comedy, that’s a good thing.  Somehow I made it through without destroying his mojo.  I’m very fortunate to be able to work with these people.

The actors I got to work with weren’t the only upside either.  The whole production crew was awesome.  I love these guys!  I always felt as if I knew what was expected of me, and I was always taken care of on set.  You really don’t understand what it takes to keep a film rolling until you see all the pieces that go into making it.  As first-time directors, Thomas Johnson and Nathaniel Savage were superb.  I mean, I had worked with these guys before, so I knew they were good guys and good people to work for.  But they really did a fantastic job.  I always felt as if what I was doing was making them happy, and when they weren’t happy, they told me.  And not only did they tell me what they needed, but they told me so it made sense.  I can’t think of a better way to do it!  Seriously, Tom and Nate did a wonderful job of taking this story (written by Kate Chaplin) and bringing it to life.  I can’t wait to see it.

So let’s hit the highlights!  My onset experience was a great one, but here are a few of my favorite moments, in no particular order:

• The Princess Leia head.  I don’t want to go into too much detail, but if you were there, you know what I mean.  It’s awesomeness made the lines I had for that part so much easier to deliver.  You rock, Abby.
• Picking on Dane.  Seriously, that was so much fun, and Dane was such a sport.  I hope the slap makes the final cut, but if it doesn’t I’m ok with that too.  It was just fun DOING it.
• Ravynn, Eric Schroeder’s 8-year-old daughter, scoffing in my face at the sound of my name.  Here I am, trying to be charming to this little girl, and she totally wasn’t having it.  It was priceless.  And while I’m on the subject, I have to give a shout out to the other Schroeder kids that I met, Jordan and Whisper.  Talk about great assets to the team!
• Guiness.  Mmmm.
• The Guinness substitute – Coffee.  Real funny, Michael!  It wouldn’t be any fun, though, if the AD wasn’t trying to prank me when the chance presented itself.  Luckily, I can spot an impostor and was ready for it when I had to drink.  Ha!
• The scream.  Again, I don’t want to give anything away, but if you were there, you know.  It was SO good.  You rock.
• The light saber duel.  I thought for sure I was going to get whacked.
• The explosions!  Ok, there weren’t any actual explosions, unless you count the ones coming from the movies at the theater.  But I bet they would have been awesome.
• Veronica.  I can’t help it!  The entire time I’m on set, I’m singing the Elvis Costello song.  I love that song.
• The girl who had me autograph her script.  If memory serves, I believe her name was Caroline, and if it doesn’t, I apologize.  But that was the greatest.  She came up to me all nervous and cute and had me sign for her.  She wants to direct, which is very cool!  I really hope she enjoyed getting to be on set and getting to see it all happen.  I love that stuff!
• Everything and everyone else.  Seriously, the whole damn production was fun.

If you’re reading this and have no idea what I’m talking about go to the Leah not Leia Facebook page or the Karmic Courage website to find out more.  There are so many people I haven’t mentioned, and it’s not because I’ve forgotten or don’t like them.  I’m just running out of steam here, so go to the websites and see everybody involved.  Rumor has it that a trailer will be out there somewhere by mid to late July, and the movie could be ready to roll by October.  Fingers crossed.

Dear, Friday.  Can you please hurry up?

Leah Not Leia has started filming, and I’m missing it!  I have this stupid job I have to go to, and you won’t hurry up and get me through it.  At least, it appears as if all is going well with the movie.  Kat Hart has been blogging about it, and she seems to be having a good time.  I’m not scheduled to be on set until Sunday anyway, but I’m ready now.  Needless to say, the last few days have been long ones at work.

Tomorrow I won’t be on set, but I will be rehearsing with one of my costars, Liz Collar.  She plays THE Leah in the movie, so I’ve got that going for me.  Our main scene together has gone through a great evolution, and I’m feeling pretty good about how it’s going to play.  I think after a rehearsal tomorrow, we’re going to be able to nail it on Sunday.  That’s right, I’ll finally be on set and working on Sunday.  Father’s Day, of course.  Sorry dad, I’ll make it up to you.

So Sunday’s the big day, and I have one long scene that’s really more like two scenes except filmed in the same place and one very short scene.  Then I finish up on Monday evening with a short scene where I don’t really say anything.  But that’s ok!  So it’s going to be a good weekend!

So hurry up, Friday!  I’m ready for you to be over.

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I was driving to work this morning, and a tweet I read yesterday popped into my head.  @micheleboyd said, “I’m constantly surprised by how often I look over and people AREN’T singing in their cars.”  Of course, I was singing along to my Five Year Mission demo CD that I’ve listened to so much I’m surprised it hasn’t crumbled into dust, and this sentiment just suddenly seemed so pertinent.  I mean, really.  How often am I in the car and NOT wailing along to something?  Not often at all.

Whenever I notice somebody else rocking out in their car, it makes me laugh, but it also makes me think, “Awesome!” at the same time.  And sometimes it really is hilarious, because you don’t think about who may see you when you’re in your own little mobile concert hall.  The inhibitions drop ever so slightly, and whether you can carry a tune or not, you may inadvertently be providing a very entertaining show for any other unsuspecting motorists.  For most, I think, that’s deterrent enough.  I know that when I hit a stoplight or slow traffic, I make like a ventriloquist and do my best to sing without making too big a spectacle of myself.  Why?  I don’t know.  It does seem kind of ironic, given that I thrust myself into the spotlight on a regular basis on stage and on film.  I guess there’s that “Oops, nobody was supposed to see that” factor that makes so many so shy when nothing but a small pane of glass separates one’s amateur artistic endeavors from the rest of the world.  But it still is surprising to me – though I don’t know that I’ve ever really considered it until yesterday – that I don’t see more people singing while driving.

It’s fun, right?  I know I’m not the only one!

It’s looking to be a busy year for me so far where acting is concerned. I’ve been cast in two films so far, and I’ve been approached for a commercial project. They’re all completely different, so I think these will be a good opportunity for me to explore a little.

The first role I learned about and, so far, the last I’ll be filming this year is the role I’ve really been looking forward to playing. Batman. Chris Allen is directing a story of his own creation called “Fall of Gotham,” and he’s chosen me to be his Dark Knight. Chris is the same guy who directed me in the RACSO Films production of “A Time for the Heart,” so we’ve worked together before. Auditions for the rest of the cast began last month and will continue this month, and the people Chris has talked about and the ones we’ve had audition have been very promising. The story is shaping up quite nicely too, so I think this is going to be a lot of fun. There are familiar villains, new villains, new heroes, old friends, and lots and lots of action.  The film will be a fan film, but it will be set in the Gotham derived from Chris Nolan’s two Batman movies and begins roughly six months after the events of  The Dark Knight.  And did I mention, I get to be BATMAN?  We don’t start filming until late summer, so I have lots of time to bulk up. I’m going to need it. Keep up to date with the project at http://www.fallofgotham.com/

I’ve also been cast in another project conceived by another director with whom I’ve previously worked, called “Leah, not Leia.” This one is a Karmic Courage production, directed by Kate Chaplin, and like “First They Came For…” this one is also a short. Unlike that previous film, though, this one is a comedy about a girl named Leah who is born in the same year the original Star Wars is released. Confusion about her name leads to many funny scenes, and it should be a lot of fun to film. I was just recently cast in this one, and we don’t film until June. I play Alec, but that’s all I’m going to say. I don’t want to spoil any surprises. There’s a Facebook page for this one, so go be fans. Leah, not Leia on Facebook

As if those two aren’t enough, I’m helping a friend out with a commercial he’s doing, but I don’t really have the details yet.  And then of course, my last film, “In the Deathroom” is still making its rounds.  It’s picked up an award at the Honolulu Film Festival, and we’re hoping to get more screenings and recognition.  It’s a good film!  And finally, I’m in “My Bloody Wedding” for about three seconds or so.  The movie is really funny, though, so don’t avoid it just because of me.  Check it out.  My Bloody Wedding Official Site.

Hello. My name is Chris Spurgin, and I’m not good at blogging. No, seriously, it’s true. My last entry was in, what, November? It’s not like anybody reads this, so I’m not sure why it matters. But It matters to me, because I started this thing so I could write more. I like writing, and on rare occasions, I even say interesting stuff. Obviously, this is not one of those times. This is more just me writing a rant about how I need to be writing more. So, maybe I will.