I Blogger

Here's the deal. I have started a blog, primarily for the purpose of having a medium to share my various rants, ravings, philosophical musings (ha, yeah right), and funny anectodes/stories. Also, I'm sure it will be good writing practice (and a tremendous time-waster, which is something that I absolutely need nowadays).

Also, this blog will serve as the official site for news on my internet sitcom, Franks and Brains: a show that I am writing along with two friends about a family of zombies living in secret among the human beings, who are, for the most part, too moronic and oblivious to tell that they are actually zombies. The lead goes by the name of Frank (hence, Franks...), the typical American father-figure, except for the zombie part, who works in the kitchen of a famous metropolitan restaurant (hence, ...Brains). His restaurant gained its notoriety for serving a delicious mystery meat that only he has access to. Can you guess what it is (hint: rhymes with trains). Other characters include Frank's trusting best friend, teenage son who attempts to deal with the rigors and stresses of high school life with the added disadvantage (or advantage?) of being a zombie, and beloved wife.

Anybody who is interested in playing any of these roles, please comment on this blog or e-mail me at coldshoulder56@gmail.com. To be considered for the part, you must meet any or all of the following requirements: a) Must be a good actor; b) Must fit the age range of the desired role; c) Must be capable of purchasing myself and the other writers some beer. We are also looking for people interested in filming the project, or those who just own a digital camera. We plan on uploading the (probably 15 minute) episodes onto the internet as webisodes

Anyway, has anybody ever seen any of those Discovery Health or TLC medical shows, such as Dr. G., Medical Examiner or Mystery Diagnosis? They are so f-ing cool! For those of you unforunate television-deprived people, most likely with better things to do like "read" or "work," the former is about a famous medical examiner in Florida who solves these absurdly dramatic and "shocking' autopsies, almost consistently revealing that someone died due to some gross negligence of his or her body. The latter is basically the same thing. I saw one episode recently where an abnormally lethargic infant suffered from frequent sinus infections. Upon treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics, he still continued to experience the infections, though less frequently. Then, when he learned to walk, the parents noticed that the child was supporting his body in an odd way (hard to describe). A visit to the pediatric neurologist revealed that the child's peripheral nervous system was damaged, and the final diagnosis was some rare genetic deficiency, in which his body kept converting a certain type of sugar into lactic acid, which damaged his nerves. So cool! These are like real life House episodes.

Moral of this post: television is a magical, mystical and almost transcendental entity. All of you should watch more of it. Despite what you may think, it will most certainly make you smarter.