Strike Out?

With rumors of negotiating being back on between the Writers and Producers, there is a feeling of optimism on the picket lines. Though today it was soaked optimism, as it rained for the 3rd straight day. I walked with my friends Sean, Yvette, and JD (who has been going consistently for the last two months.) JD introduced me to the writers/producers of LOST including Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz, and Drew Goddard, who he's been walking with on and off for awhile. (Incidentally, Goddard also wrote the current #1 movie in America, Cloverfield.) They were all very nice, and young -- just a few years older than me -- and they seem like they have a great time working together. That is, when there is no strike. But they seem a good example of 'the ultimate' out here - getting to work with your friends on projects you really care about. Plus, these particular guys get to do it in Hawaii...
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Out here, of course there is plenty of talk about Heath Ledger's death. It has just been a few days, and it may take some time for what really happened to come out -- if it ever does. But, the truth remains, that no matter what happened, it is tragic that someone so young and talented is gone. And though I don't know him, and am likely several degrees of separation away from him and his family, it still makes me really sad.