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Watch this amazing footage of dolphins using their intelligence to catch fish. A remarkable hunting technique I’ve never heard of before. Awesome! (Unless you’re a fish.)

Produced by the BBC. Narration by David Attenborough.

Several days ago, I wrote on this here blog about having booked a role on 24. Several days ago? Weeks ago. Last year.

But now the day has arrived. Now I can say, “I am working on 24 tomorrow.” Excellent.

Script revisions (they always happen, in case you’re not familiar with the TV process) have given me a much bigger chunk of dialog to memorize, it turns out. So no more blogging, I’ve got work to do!

“If you want to see a movie about a douchebag, you should probably see Douchebag.” So ends a great little promotional interview with Drake Doremus for his movie.

I would love to see this film — and I will some day, I am sure, though I will not be in Park City on Friday when it premieres. I will see this movie because of an intrigue based on the clip where we hear of an extended, impractical movie-making process, similar to one I’ve been working on, and that clip also shows crazy-good acting. The film is all character-driven, my favorite. Also, one of the actresses in this movie is a new friend, and an amazingly generous and open person. Finally, it’s called Douchebag. Four good reasons! Find this clip and a little more here.

Douchebag, I’m rooting for you!

Here is the Official Obselidia Trailer.
It intrigues me. I think I would very much enjoy watching this movie, especially in an arthouse or smaller theater. I think I would enjoy the philosophical wonderings that this movie would elicit in me. I’m hoping it’s well received at Sundance, and that it enjoys a wider release.

They’ve got a Twitter account for this film. Smart people.

I wish you a wonderful year. I hope you can be happy, make nice progress on your goals, and always see things clearly throughout 2010 — and when you can’t do that, I hope it’s because you have something fabulous like a peacock feather blocking your vision.

I have had something blocking my vision for a while now. It’s half wonderful, half garbage, and it’s called my inbox. My email inboxes (are we all plural on that front nowadays?) are often full, but as of today, they are blissfully empty. It’s a new thing for a new year. So if you emailed me during 2009 and I didn’t respond, please accept my deepest apology and write back, because I ain’t looking back in my old messages unless I suddenly remember there’s money in there for me. Money or peacock feathers.