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"I've always been an outsider, a stranger in every tribe. That's neither boast nor complaint nor plea for sympathy. And it's certainly not a condition uncommon to others. It's the sense of remove from the world around him that defines the outsider, but this feeling of apartness goes beyond mere geography. Even in his own country, among his own fellows, in the midst of his own family, the outsider feels himself a stranger, a keeper of an alien heart."
-James Carlos Blake

I am an occasionally-employed writer working in the film business. It's a feast-or-famine world, I've feasted a bit but have spent more of my time doing the other thing, which suits the law of averages. I've used this LJ to review over 250 movies, publish six short stories, post pictures of the places I travel to, critique microbrew rootbeers, celebrate the cinema of Elvis Presley, share stories about Hollywood, and often more personal things, too. Probably half of what I post these days is Friends Only; for reasons that my Friends know about, and they're all that need know about it.

Drop me a line if you want to get to know me, I don't mind. I've made some friends here and have been happily surprised by how important some of them have become to me. If I've learned nothing else from my recent experiences, I've learned that friends - the ones who show their best selves when things get hard - can save your life.

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