I signed up to contribute but kinda got freaked out about the privacy of blogging and the whole idea in general but now I'm bored so I'll try a post. Caught me at a weak moment.
My wife, Louisa, and I moved to British Columbia about 18 months ago. We have two kids, Nelya (age 7) and Wilson (age 4). We had been living in Los Angeles (2 miles from Venice Beach) for the past 10 years. We live in a pretty fantastic area, lots of skiing, biking, lakes, etc. Plus it's not too cold. It's knows as "the Palm Springs of Canada." I know... crazy. Anyway, we love it here. Louisa grew up here so her folks live a couple of miles away and we were able to build our dream house. We both travel for work - Louisa is a focus group moderator, and I'm a screenwriter (currently on strike) - so we get back to L.A. fairly often.
I'm currently working on my Masters in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia's non-resident program. I've also got a new calling as a High Councilman and Stake Young Men's President.
We have a dog (Friendly) and a cat (Chloe). We got our first snowfall two days ago. I'm not used to the snow so it's still very novel for me... and I can't wait to go skiing.
4 comments:
Hey Matt
It's been forever since I have seen you. My family went to Victoria Island a few years ago, and the Buchard Gardens (I'm not sure of the spelling)It was beautiful. We live in Northern Wyoming, a few hours from Billings, Montana. Our temple is the Billings, MT temple. We live in the palm springs of Wyoming...seriously. Hope everything is great, nice to hear from you.
Katie
Matt,
Thanks for the update! I really haven't heard anything about what you were up to! Sounds like you are doing fantastic. I'd love to see photos of your great family. I am thinking of making the blog unavailable to search engines to improve the privacy factor. But I don't think we have too much to worry about. If we choose not to be on the "next blog" list, and to not be on search engines, pretty much only people who are giving the address will find it. And hopefully we'll have more family traffic! Thanks, Sage
That sounds great re: the privacy thing. I'll try and post a photo of the family but all the recent ones we have are lacking either Louisa or myself... or the kids.
If we could only teach the cat to use the camera...
matt
Matt, good to learn what you are doing. I share the following thought with you, since you are a writer. If you are not familiar with the British series, "Foyle's War," you might take a look at it; excellent writing, with four or five sub-plots coming together at the climax of each episode. Also, excellent acting. And it takes me back to my youth in WW II. Another thought (though this might not go over with American audiences, and is perhaps already in the works somewhere): a series made from Alexander McCall Smith's novels in "Ther Number One Ladies Detective Agency" series. Each chapter is a separate incident, and the main character is a delight. It also gives an interesting perspective on life in an African country emerging from colonialism, an every-day life view. Best wishes to you in your M.A. work.
--Uncle James
Post a Comment