I got a bunch of cool stuff for my birthday. Records, books, a LOT of drinks last night at Bigfoot Lodge. Perhaps too many.

But I thought it would be cool to share with you some of the digital gifts I got from some of you lovely people.

Well first of all, I just want to thank all of you on FB, Twitter, and Tumblr who wished me a happy birthday… even the ones who came belated. It really is true that wall postings, tweets, and tumbles have become great gifts in the digital age. Way better than the wireless headphones I got for my birthday back in 2002. Those things seriously sucked.
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It’s 2am and I just got home from an awesome little shin digger at the old Bigfoot Lodge in Atwater Village… definitely one of the coolest bars in LA. It’s designed to look like the inside of a cabin in Yosemite National Forest. I mean the frigging staff are wearing boy scout uniforms for crying out loud. So if you’re thinking, “wow, that sounds pretty hipster” you would be absolutely right.

Luckily my favorite bar Harvard & Stone was having a private party in celebration (or mourning) of the cancelation of The Sunset Junction street fair… so it must have attracted all of the really hardcore unicycle riding hipsters. Cause tonight The Bigfoot was sublime. I’m home now after about 7 or 8 Tom Collins (what can I say I’m a cocktail guy on my birthday) and it was just a terrific evening.

I got to see a bunch of the H+ gang… most of whom I haven’t hung out with since February. I got to let loose a bit after a few weeks of intensive work.

And now I’m hitting the old sackeroo.

Thanks to all of you who are sending the sweet Facebook and twitter birthday wishes. You all are awesome.

Oh and how old am I?

36! Officially on my way to 40 y’all! Woot!

Second super late nighter in a row. Both big writing nights. Yesterday was some H+ writing. It’s hard to explain why there would still be writing at this point in the process, given that we only have about two more weeks of post production scheduled. But this is a very different project, so I’m sure it’ll become clearer once the show actually premieres.

Tonight though, I was working on a spec pilot I’m really excited about. We’re about to share it with the town, so I’m both nervous and dying to get it out there. So far, it’s gotten really good feedback from my close friends and colleagues… but perhaps they’re bias.

Anyway, tonight I finished a very critical rewrite, and I can go into the weekend with that weight off my shoulders. And this is a pretty special weekend for me actually… because in about 24 hours, I turn 36 years old (oh that wasn’t a reminder to wish me a happy birthday. Of course it wasn’t.)

Anyway, it’s 5:30am.. oh wait actually 5:40am… so I’m off to dreamy land… where everything is made of puppies and kittens. Literally everything.

Been up super late working and really don’t have much in me for a multi paragraph blog post. So I’m leaving you with this killer trailer for a doc called Weight. Looks like your typical skate video… except on skis. Check it out.