"You want to have Mickey Mouse do WHAT??"

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Man, I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when Comedy Central's lawyers discussed whether or not to let this air. You can practically smell the subversion clinging to this, like some sort of moist, hot perfume...



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Writers on Writing: Do You Enjoy Writing?

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Andrew Sullivan dropped a link to a great forum wherein writers of all stripes weigh in on the perennial question: "Why do you write and do you enjoy it?". All the responses are great, but I found this one, from Hari Kunzru, particularly similar to my own experiences:

"I get great pleasure from writing, but not always, or even usually. Writing a novel is largely an exercise in psychological discipline – trying to balance your project on your chin while negotiating a minefield of depression and freak-out. Beginning is daunting; being in the middle makes you feel like Sisyphus; ending sometimes comes with the disappointment that this finite collection of words is all that remains of your infinitely rich idea. Along the way, there are the pitfalls of self-disgust, boredom, disorientation and a lingering sense of inadequacy, occasionally alternating with episodes of hysterical self-congratulation as you fleetingly believe you've nailed that particular sentence and are surely destined to join the ranks of the immortals, only to be confronted the next morning with an appalling farrago of clichés that no sane human could read without vomiting. But when you're in the zone, spinning words like plates, there's a deep sense of satisfaction and, yes, enjoyment…"

Product Development, Capital Investment and You...

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An old boss of mine, Milind Pandit, just sent me a link to his professional blog, Transcendental Generalization. Milind, besides being a gentleman and all-around great guy, is also an amazing thinker in the area of Product Development and management, and has some interesting articles on the site pertaining to issues like entrepreneurs finding venture capital money and the rationalization process involved with developing a new product. When I was at CheckFree, I learned a whole hell of a lot from this guy, and reading this blog I can see why.

Anyone interested in developing a new product or service for sale should really take a look - the articles will get you thinking and there are useful cross-links all over the site.

Enjoy!

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Amazing...

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Just... wow.



World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.


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