Matt Sullivan

I recently set myself the lofty goal of sitting down and actually watching all those classic and seminal films that are so often quoted and talked about by those in the know.

The reason for this sudden interest in classic movies? I have a habit, late at night, when I'm tried enough so that my brain switches off, yet not tired enough to drag my carcass to bed, to sit and watch some random film on the TV, in my eclectic DVD collection, or downloaded (legally, I might point out, though a service such as Vizumi).

... I can release The Green Man podcast into the lonely wilds of the internet. I say 'lonely' because, in all probability, there are very few people reading this journal, visiting the Worlds Abound site, or even aware that these things exist. I wonder how long that will remain true. I have software that tells me some of the terms people have typed into Google -- and other search engines -- that have lead them here, and the weird associations never cease to amaze me.

As another weekend -- and birthday ... thirty-four ... where'd thirty-three disappear to? Must have blinked ... -- and I find myself sitting on my oversized beanbag, with laptop in lap, busily trying to pen a few more paragraphs for the story I'm currently writing. This one will probably be called The Coyote, but I'm never sure until I see what it finally becomes. Things I write rarely turn out the way I initially envisage them. It's a good thing, because most of the enjoyment gained from writing is in taking the journey, and it is always more fun not to know where you'll visit; or where you'll finally end up.