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Saw the new Terminator movie last night. Jon and I are glad we saw it, but don’t feel a need to see it again. Charles said this movie was better than T3, which Jon and I never saw. It is a good movie to see on the big screen, lot’s of spectacular explosions and special effects. It’s also a very jumpy out movie, as in startling. Jon and I both jumped. Charles being a veteran of actual combat, and an ex-cop sat steady. He was probably amused at our jumping, and my little intacts of breath, but he was friend enough not to poke fun. Christian Bale did a good job with the part of John Connor, but it was like being Batman. Neither role gives him much scope for his acting abilities. I don’t mind that when it’s an actor I’m pretty certain is showing all the range they have inside them, but it bothers me when I suspect that an actor has so much more to give on screen and the part limits them. But, they are both blockbusters and have raised his capitol in Hollywood. There are a number of fine character actors that would probably love to be able to do both the summer blockbuster and that little Oscar worthy film. I think Christian Bale could do both, if the right part came along. Though I hated the movie American Psycho for thematic problems and confusion of plot, and just general all around cynicism, Christian Bale was brilliant in it. He made that much more complicated part work. His acting was what got me through to the closing credits. So, I’ve seen that he has more range, and it would be nice to see again, but in a movie that was more enjoyable. Not that Mr. Bale cares what I think about his choice of movie roles, but the more I play in Hollywood the more I look at actors the way I look at writers. Time is passing, and I just like to see all good artists make the most of it.

Speaking of making good use of time I’m going back to work now. I have the end of the novella to finish rewriting. There’s an e-mail interview due today, and I finally know where the wheel came off the Merry book. Oh, and the publicity for SKIN TRADE, which comes out next week, (ahhh!) has begun to swallow the world. My goal before it really does swallow everything is to send the novella off to New York and then just let the week of tour and publicity have it’s way with me.