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Did They Think No One Would Notice?

Posted in acting, authors, directing, Family, humor, Jansen Schmidt, tv, watching tv, writers, writing, tagged attention, business trip, combat, covert mission, discrepancies, evening gown, fight scenes, fighting, hiding, money, movies, off the grid, paying attention, plot, spies, spying, storyline, suitcase, suitcases, television, television shows, tv on February 17, 2020| 9 Comments »

woman watching TV Are you observant when you watch TV? I think most writers probably pay closer attention to things than the average person. Like a lawyer notices things about courtroom shows and cops notice things about police procedure and nurses notice things about medical shows, writers notice discrepancies in storylines, characterization, etc. (more…)

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It Sure Is A Lot Of Hype

Posted in acting, anthology, authors, directing, Disney, Disney World, Disneyland, Family, Fiction, Jansen Schmidt, Paranormal, reading, success, travel, tv, vacation, Walt Disney World, writing, tagged aliens, Disney, fandom, fans, fiction, George Lucas, Han Solo, hype, light saber, movies, sci fi, science fiction, scripts, scriptwriting, space, spaceship, Star Wars, wookie, wormhole, writing, Yoda on January 20, 2020| 16 Comments »

Before you read this, I need to warn you that hate mail will immediately be deleted and that we are all entitled to our opinions. And – no – this is not a political post. That said, I’m not a Star Wars fan. I don’t get the hype. There. I’ve said it.

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Cooking For The Stars

Posted in acting, authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, books, breakfast, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, sports, success, theater, theatre, tv, writing, tagged A Piece of My Heart, actors, All-Stars, autographs, award shows, baseball, celebrities, community theater, Dark Shadows, Dharma and Greg, fangirl, film, Hollywood, Jessica Chastain, Mitchell Ryan, movie stars, movies, politics, Sacramento, tv on September 30, 2019| 6 Comments »

breakfast 5 Thanks for sticking with me. I hope my teaser last week inspired you to come back today. Cooking For the Stars is a little like Dancing With the Starts, except it’s cooking instead of dancing, and “for” instead of “with,” and there’s no audience phone-ins, or Judges scores, or a giant set, or dazzling bright lights, or microphones, or celebrity hosts, but other than that, it’s exactly the same. So, since I promised good things, let’s not waste any time. (more…)

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The Things You Find In The Name of Research

Posted in acting, authors, beach, blogging, books, camera, Family, Fiction, friends, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, social media, travel, words, writers, writing, tagged discovering, facts, funny, funny songs, funny video, Google, learning, parody, rabbit hole, research, time suck, wasted time, Youtube on July 15, 2019| 4 Comments »

As a writer I spend copious amounts of time researching. Yes that’s right. Even though I write fiction, there are things that still have to be researched because, unless I’m writing about a completely made-up world, people are going to know if I’m not describing a person, place or thing correctly. Ergo – research.

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Snicker Snort

Posted in acting, authors, blogging, Family, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, resolutions, short story, Uncategorized, words, writers, writing, tagged corny jokes, deadpan, eye rolling, giggle, groan, humor, jokes, laughing, laughter, offended, puns, silliness, silly, snort, stupid, stupid humor on January 28, 2019| 10 Comments »

I don’t know about you but I love corny jokes and slogans. You know the ones I’m talking about, the ones that make you groan, roll your eyes and snicker snort. Not an all out belly laugh, but that little giggle that halfway comes out your nose. I’m a sucker for that kind of stuff. Stupid stuff. The world – in my humble opinion – needs more stupid snicker snort moments. (more…)

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Blonds Are Disappearing From TV Land

Posted in acting, authors, camera, costumes, directing, Family, Fiction, humor, Jansen Schmidt, social media, success, theater, theatre, tv, watching tv, writers, writing, tagged actors, actresses, awareness, blondes, discrimination, Hollywood, race, racial bias, sensitivity, television, tv on April 2, 2018| 6 Comments »

I’ve noticed lately a strange phenomenon when I watch TV. There are very few blondes in any of the shows I watch on a regular basis. This led to a more extensive investigation on my part. I started randomly watching shows I’ve never watched before just to see what the main characters look like. The phenomenon continued. Hardly any blondes. (more…)

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Easter Fools

Posted in acting, authors, awards, blogging, books, directing, Family, Fiction, friends, goals, grammar, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, resolutions, social media, spring break, success, super powers, tv, vacation, watching tv, words, writers, writing, tagged April fools, Easter, education, Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen show, ellentube, kids, practical jokes, pranks, pranksters, school kids, spelling, spelling bee, teachers, teaching, tests, Youtube on March 26, 2018| 17 Comments »

So this year Easter falls on April Fools Day. You’ve probably all seen this meme

I’m not normally one to appreciate pranks. In fact, I usually hate them. But, this guy is brilliant.

I love his made up words. And the definitions were even better. And, the best part, he did it with a straight face.

Well folks, the story does not end there. No sirree. This guy’s video went viral and that lead to this:

I love Ellen and I love that she gave him a spelling test. So perfect.

Have you seen this video before? Do you think this guy is clever? I think he’s probably an amazing teacher. And, he’s cute to boot. Do you like pranks? Are you one to go all out for April Fools? Come on, fess up and share the details.

Word of the Day: Ethamivan

Fun fact about me: I don’t think I’ve ever played an April Fool’s joke on anyone.

Original post by Jansen Schmidt, March 2018. Meme courtesy Google Images. Videos courtesy YouTube (ellentube)

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When Suspension of Disbelief Goes Too Far

Posted in acting, authors, books, Family, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, reading, short story, super powers, tv, watching tv, writers, writing, tagged airplane, average, average people, critical thinking, disbelief, fantasy, LA, Lethal Weapon, logic, parachute, police, sacrifice realism, science fiction, sky diving, super human, superheroes on March 12, 2018| 8 Comments »

walking tightrope Suspension of Disbelief. It’s a common enough term for writers of fiction. It’s a fine line to walk when writing certain kinds of fiction. But, the average person may not quite understand what that term is. (more…)

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Now You’ve Gone and Done It

Posted in acting, authors, Baer House Inn, blogging, Family, Fiction, food, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, romance, short story, success, writers, writing, tagged antagonists, authors, B & B, breakfast, cancellations, childish behavior, dining, embarrassed, evil plotting, FBI, idiots, killing characters, kindergarten, mean people, plotting, rude, rude people, watching you, writing on March 5, 2018| 12 Comments »

people cheering Congratulations. You’ve ended up in my book. Some of you are thinking, cool. Authors, on the other hand, are staring at the computer screen right now with mouths agape. Why are authors gaping? Because they know that if someone ends up in one of their books, it cannot be good. Usually it’s offensive, rude, and mean people who end up in books. Most certainly, they die. So, you see, ending up in a book is definitely not a good thing. (more…)