Congratulations to Simon Pegg!

Congratulations go out this morning to Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright.  Their film The World's End won the award for Best British Film during the Jameson Empire Awards 2014 yesterday on March 30, 2014, in London.

Awesome, fun film guys!  Thank you and congratulations!

Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg

Happy Birthdays to William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy!

Happy birthday wishes this week to two wonderful men, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy.  Thank you for the years of "Star Trek"playing Kirk and Spock that you have given us.  Thank you for sharing with us your joys and your talents.  Many blessings to you both!

Chris Pine What Are You Doing?

Chris Pine, our new Captain Kirk in the reboot Star Trek movie franchise, was convicted of driving under the influence in New Zealand on Monday after being arrested on March 1 for having a blood alcohol level over the legal limit.  This story has so many tragedies it is hard to know where to begin.

Most obvious - if you have been drinking, do not get behind the wheel.  Especially when the bar has designated drivers for party goers to take advantage of.  That's tragedy number one.  Tragedy number two - there are eighty cast mates, crew members and friends who should have taken the keys from a friend.  Why didn't you?  Tragedy three - the media circus at the courthouse when Chris Pine arrived for his day in court.  I felt sorry for the guy having to walk the gauntlet to get in and out of court - and it was very kind of him to sign autographs for fans on what was probably one of the worst days of his life.  Tragedy four - while I understand that he probably wants to go back to hiding and recuperating from this nightmare, being an introvert caught in an ugly international media spotlight, he has not personally issued an apology statement. Statements by your representation in court do not count for much.



I covered the story over at my tumblr blog as it broke, following a reporter who was tweeting from inside the court room.  I run a Star Trek blog.  When actors who have worked on Trek screw up or do something spectacularly fantastic, I cover it.  I think I provided an accurate, reasonable and (frankly) favorable account of what happened.  Having worked on two Star Trek shows and for Paramount Pictures for a decade, I view myself as Trek extended family.  Family has each other's backs.  You do what you can to take care of your own.

So I say again - please make an apology statement, and not something written by a PR team.  Drunk driving is such an emotional topic.  No matter how messed up our celebrity-worshiping society is, people are disappointed. I am only summarizing what I hear repeatedly from the fandom.  If any of my readers know him (and I know some of you do) please pass this advice along.  I hope that he takes this last step to mend fences.

I hope this doesn't impact his future work prospects, they way similar incidents have ruined or waylaid the careers of others.  Fortunately, he has actual acting talent to fall back on.  Maybe that character acting career he has said he would prefer is within reach if he is no longer in demand as a leading man.  I personally just hope he has a career when this is behind him.  Paramount has been less than forgiving when their leading men mess up.  Remember Shia?

Good luck, Chris Pine, you're going to need it.

Baby Love

Just a little something I wrote today.  I posted it elsewhere anonymously, so I want it noted as mine.

Baby Love

Stand at the seashore and

Make a wish

For a thousand sleepless nights

And endless tears

And endless joy

And a dream come to fruition

Stand by the cradle and

Laugh with delight and cry in despair

As your heart walks around

Outside your body

Leaving you vulnerable

And stronger than you ever thought you could be

Stand by the rocking chair and

watch your two beloveds

dissolve into peaceful dreams

where one travels to distant lands

and two know they cannot follow

already

 ( by kerry a. vill, march 10, 2014)

"Mornings" by Kerry A. Vill

"Mornings" 

Time to wake up

Get out the door

My eyes are angry slits on my face

Above my mouth, tight as a prune

Jaw muscles bunching

Teeth grinding

Shoulders somewhere near my ears

Rigid muscles down my back

Take a deep breathe

Breathe in peace

Breathe out release

This too shall pass

Clear your face

Turn around

Have a good rest of the day

You’re late, hurry

The door slams

Pull away

Crank up the music

Loud so the car shakes

Give me a beat

Breathe, breathe

Let the tension melt away

Dissolve into music notes

No more white knuckles on the steering wheel

Shake it out

Three hours after waking

Late to work

Again

by Kerry A. Vill aka 2/26/14

My Epic, Awesome Personal Dating Ad

me, duh

So it's Valentine's Day.  With that in mind, I have decided to post an "Epic, Awesome Personal Dating Ad".  I have no idea how to meet someone special, so I just started writing and this is what happened and I am tossing it out there to the universe.  Feel free to forward it.  Here we go…

 I seek a kind, generous and brave person with similar values, interests and background.  I seek someone who is creative, altruistic, intelligent, honest and complicated.  I am pansexual, which for me means that I am looking mostly for a brunette with blue-green-grey eyes who has the above-mentioned personal qualities.  Gender is irrelevant.  I currently live in Eugene, but I would be willing to relocate (eventually) to Portland or Ashland, Oregon, or relocate back to Los Angeles for the right person.

 If you have kids also, that’s great; I like kids of all ages.  I am the mom of a brilliant, challenging and exceptional special needs ten year old son.  I also live with a cat that I serve and obey.  It is essential that you genuinely like kids and family life for a relationship to work because that is a priority to me.

Words that describe me include idealistic, intelligent, compassionate, intense and complex. I have the ability to curse like a sailor as the need arises or if I just fucking feel like it.  I am spiritual and ethical, but not at all religious.  I have an incurable and insatiable drive to make the world a better place.  I am a great cook, a music lover, and an enthusiastic but neglectful gardener.  I read voraciously and love the theater, concerts and cultural events. I like sci-fi movies and action flicks, but I have a secret soft spot for romances like Sense & Sensibility, Notting Hill, the intro of Up and The Terminator.  I have a wicked sense of humor, but people seem to like it, or they run away and it’s not an issue.

this is NOT me

After college, I escaped to Hollywood where I fell unexpectedly in love with film and television production. I am incredibly proud of having worked on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: First Contact, and ellen (among many other shows and movies).  I currently work as a preschool teacher and at a non-profit that supports families with special needs children here in Eugene.  My mind insists that I am 35 years old but my birth certificate says I am 45.  I am 5’4”, curvy, solid and strong and am a brunette with brown eyes.   “Old enough to know better and young enough not to care” is definitely applicable. 

 I want to wake up next to my beloved and compare morning bed-head hair, make pancakes every Saturday for breakfast and create a home refuge where the laughter of happy children is a constant background noise.  I have enjoyed being single, but now want a down-to-earth romance with someone special for the rest of my life.  I am a bit scared to be doing this.  I am doing it anyway.  Synchronicity is afoot, and I must see where she leads.  

Email me at intrepid.infj@yahoo.com and let’s talk.  

So, there it is

Happy Birthday, Simon Pegg!

Happy Birthday to the amazingly talented Simon Pegg!  Hope you have a fantastic day!