tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63079635814011717702024-03-28T08:45:54.455-07:00ZEM2POINT0 Second chances and new perspectives.Zachary Evan Medleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969273444073836884noreply@blogger.comBlogger343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307963581401171770.post-6004885727436995832023-12-25T18:30:00.000-08:002024-01-17T09:47:28.608-08:00December 25th 2023<p>It was nice to sleep in a bit. Was up and at 'em in plenty of time to get ready for Dad to pick me up and take me down to their house. Nathanael and Mitchell got there just before me. Immediately sampled some of Mom's baked treats. She had made a whole bunch of cookies and brownies and fudge and had already packed up some for each of us! We had a very nice dinner (I might have spoiled it by eating too many cookies and brownies). Then we unwrapped presents. Mitchell got me something very cool and Nathanael got me some peanut butter fudge from Cabela's. Mom and Dad got me several cool presents too. I felt silly that I hadn't got anyone anything, but I'm completely broke. (I even forgot their cards at home :( ) Nevertheless, we had a good time. When I got home, I watched the Doctor Who Christmas Special and then went to bed. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxr677uuNgdoF0mn3A44gVNvPOmcP5xVI2tsXkhmpMyuJi3mULkVcucJvoqGgCYn8IE7eRqmwdofKup7S8coHlq6GYS9cG7rEcn9TUEzhV89zt3CledugD5ldfUPQLNYU6rX95Nm9oWpODdmDlykdFWFB9M21pcDmoCw5M89Dlg_WTp_7Q8r0X7pvUr52j/s4608/2023-12-25%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxr677uuNgdoF0mn3A44gVNvPOmcP5xVI2tsXkhmpMyuJi3mULkVcucJvoqGgCYn8IE7eRqmwdofKup7S8coHlq6GYS9cG7rEcn9TUEzhV89zt3CledugD5ldfUPQLNYU6rX95Nm9oWpODdmDlykdFWFB9M21pcDmoCw5M89Dlg_WTp_7Q8r0X7pvUr52j/s320/2023-12-25%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Zachary Evan Medleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969273444073836884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307963581401171770.post-52930410976812610342023-12-23T18:30:00.000-08:002024-01-17T09:44:17.409-08:00December 23rd 2023<p>Worked my shift. My phone was working really inconsistently this morning and I was getting worried it would cut out altogether before I could get a replacement. Unfortunately, while I was still at work, it died for good. No more waking this bad boy up. Fortunately, over the last week with all the trouble it has been giving me, I've moved all my files over to the SD card I use for additional storage and the memos over to my email so that I can access them from everywhere. When I got home, I used my laptop to message Mom and let her know that I'll be a little harder to contact until I can get a new phone. Spent the rest of the evening working on my computer and watching shows. It will also be more difficult for me to keep track of what I've done day to day without my phone camera. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHX7Syg6Mg7uvV7nLFsKXCO5N7C57qk40p8dL8qy0r81YwxoMKc1bhJodOYtYTSKxuLhZKC0EJChYLdNd0L4d7cyl89TgRoUpYujSWBhNFsEynqTlrOAc_8AXfrTM4JoURYMNcerQJRawT-D-hIAvfbhcW1B777bVvzk_qgrebAr_o260DRBV7MAMDXlt/s4608/2023-12-30%20(14).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHX7Syg6Mg7uvV7nLFsKXCO5N7C57qk40p8dL8qy0r81YwxoMKc1bhJodOYtYTSKxuLhZKC0EJChYLdNd0L4d7cyl89TgRoUpYujSWBhNFsEynqTlrOAc_8AXfrTM4JoURYMNcerQJRawT-D-hIAvfbhcW1B777bVvzk_qgrebAr_o260DRBV7MAMDXlt/s320/2023-12-30%20(14).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Zachary Evan Medleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969273444073836884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307963581401171770.post-47376103568792245532023-11-30T18:30:00.000-08:002023-12-19T15:54:54.047-08:00The Last Day of NaNoWriMo - November 30th 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My primary concern after work today was to finish my 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo. 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Unfortunately, I had overlooked that they are closed on Mondays, a fact that my friend Ken informed me of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I managed to get my word count for the day - a healthy 3,800 words. Dad watched some Star Trek: The Next Generation in the meanwhile. Then we got ready to go to the event. We decided to go into town a few hours early, to find our parking and some good pizza! We noticed a place while circling the area looking for a good place to park and decided to try it. It was a pizza chain called Uno that I never had tried before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once I had figured out how to pay for our parking space (I definitely couldn't afford to be towed) we went to get our pizza. I was terribly hungry by this point. We met some other Thomas fans there, as a number of people had gathered there to await the event. (Great minds think alike!) There were even people from Los Angeles here for the movie, which is very exciting. This is huge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a quick run back to the car, it was time to get ready for the event and we were all lined up outside the venue, waiting for the doors to open. There were at least 200 of us in line! (It was a sold out event!) Once we were in, we got a few photos on the blue carpet and then were seated. It was the perfect venue for it, with all the blue in the theater. As an executive producer (a fancy way of saying I made a contribution and wanted my name in the credits) there were seats for us in the reserved section at the front, which was exciting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then it was time for the main event! Josh, one of the producers and an old friend of mine, introduced the director, Brannon Carty and he in turn introduced our surprise guests - none other than Rick Siggelkow (creator of Shining Time Station) and Britt Allcroft (creator of Thomas & Friends) following which, we watched the film! Without giving too much away, (as I want you all to watch it when it becomes available), the film was amazing! I was absolutely blown away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I never doubted for a moment that it was going to be amazing, but it somehow managed to be even better than I had imagined. The interviews were edited to perfection, blended almost seamlessly into a cohesive narrative that kept the film moving forward. The musical score was absolutely breathtaking as well, perfectly highlighting all the right moments with emotion. I'm also quite fond of the title sequence and credits as well! All in all, a fantastic film and I can't wait for my copy and to be able to show it to the rest of my family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the screening, there were additional surprises as we discovered one of the models used in Thomas & Friends was still intact and in the possession of a fan who put it on display for the event! We got a fantastic Q&A session with key people behind the documentary and then another amazing Q&A with our special guests and the fan whose interview was central to the film. (I really wish I'd have recorded these.) I finally got to meet Ken and Dylan in person and we got pics together! Got pics with some of the talent behind the film as well (Carty, Josh, Ahmad, John, Matt). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also swung by the autograph table and said a few words to Britt Allcroft (I was so excited I got a bit choked up and was speechless afterwards) Unfortunately, I can't remember what I said to Rick Siggelkow, but he was very nice and gave me an additional autograph on my new in package ERTL Thomas in the Shining Time packaging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Also, I got to witness a proposal! Jadan proposed to his girlfriend Jacqueline, who funny enough is from Ohio as well! After all this excitement, we headed back to the hotel, and stopped by the food truck out front and then I crashed. 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Wait until you all see my outfit! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfHhFI2aZo5GJ999NImDEBfN2IhrFnYVDdvKPPl8p5ftFOdekMQM_hyv0BeGPeY77Kcun0GSARzk_0nnEDxSy8MMhNZsKSI46XsFQx-4-EHFzsstaCO1JsGiKmR2M7oTCjAF9xBSQ1ssgwGtGQWdiN6ZaM5MgNAic88ZOozgSA6JjR8YVUsYhQTa0ixQs/s1564/405821004_883497386494098_505373143548394696_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfHhFI2aZo5GJ999NImDEBfN2IhrFnYVDdvKPPl8p5ftFOdekMQM_hyv0BeGPeY77Kcun0GSARzk_0nnEDxSy8MMhNZsKSI46XsFQx-4-EHFzsstaCO1JsGiKmR2M7oTCjAF9xBSQ1ssgwGtGQWdiN6ZaM5MgNAic88ZOozgSA6JjR8YVUsYhQTa0ixQs/s320/405821004_883497386494098_505373143548394696_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Teasing the 'fit... more pics later!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKC42Vp4fooDkleDY-Or4EHvuvQHbE8RDrlCbDmOMSW5uXNQmi3Bu807kkTOA9bSX4r5sRpd7yUiYIqSpBvSObSrJjft6HCKTEhNFi8NbTjdi4nz-5BQT_spnvcdVYMZBPcHXJR9aXLvtcEx9BIpVcHD3aUQPhgOGX_MCdyImZcv7ACziUsq6i2atlz5D/s1564/405840746_883689273141576_2650533456215497518_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKC42Vp4fooDkleDY-Or4EHvuvQHbE8RDrlCbDmOMSW5uXNQmi3Bu807kkTOA9bSX4r5sRpd7yUiYIqSpBvSObSrJjft6HCKTEhNFi8NbTjdi4nz-5BQT_spnvcdVYMZBPcHXJR9aXLvtcEx9BIpVcHD3aUQPhgOGX_MCdyImZcv7ACziUsq6i2atlz5D/s320/405840746_883689273141576_2650533456215497518_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Started at the bottom, now we here! 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</div><div><br /></div><div>New Thomas content coming soon to my YouTube. </div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr999Ob4evB9gRZMj3V05IOoovHzWomEG">Click here for that</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>You can visit the Thomas the Tank Engine Wiki <a href="https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine_Wiki">by clicking here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.sodor-island.com/">Sodor Island Fansite</a> and <a href="https://sodor.proboards.com/">Sodor Island Forums</a>, </div><div>if you're looking for more great Thomas the Tank Engine content and discussion.</div></div></div></div></div>Zachary Evan Medleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969273444073836884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307963581401171770.post-88144980627950013732023-11-26T18:30:00.000-08:002023-12-19T15:00:30.098-08:00Drive to New York City - November 26th 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dad picked me up late in the morning, bringing me a lovely breakfast Mom had made for me, and we were on the road before noon. (I packed very last minute, but thankfully remembered everything except for my Starry Night ring). I determined to write as much as I could during the drive and I found the changing scenery and the speed of the highways quite elucidating for my writings. I shared some other ideas with Dad, including one I'm now calling "The Things We [Don't] Know" and which I hope will be something in the future. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped at around 6:00 for dinner, at a Wendy's. Wendy's and other fast food are good for when you're traveling on a budget, because the pricing is pretty standard. I concluded my writing for the night before we entered the city and our last leg of the journey, with 5,600 words. (After the month ended, I realized this day had the single highest word count of any in November). We got into the city and it took us a couple hours to cross New York City and then we checked in just before 10pm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went to sleep pretty quickly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm getting ready to head out. Today's picture is of some of my ERTL die-cast Thomas characters that I've found new-in-box on eBay. I'm sure you're gonna hear a lot about the event and the film afterwards! 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I was having another day where I found it frustrating, and wished I had taken it a bit more seriously earlier on in the month. I took a break in the early afternoon and watched a show, after which I returned to my writing. By the time I went to bed, I had managed 4,249 words. 10 more than yesterday, which after my struggles in the afternoon was quite a relief.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I got home and took a little nap after which I went down to Mom & Dad's and helped with a few things (primarily taking the Christmas tree downstairs for Mom) and then after going home and fixing myself dinner, I worked on putting in some more writing for my novel. I had only managed 100 words yesterday with our Thanksgiving festivities, so I was eager to get back into it today, I stayed up awhile and managed 4,239 words.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was able to sleep in a little because Wendy's is closed today. My parents and two of my brothers are coming over for Thanksgiving dinner. Mom's cooking, but we're having it at my place. I cleaned up quickly at the last minute to get ready for everyone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nathanael showed up a couple hours early and we started watching The Santa Clause. Around the time Mitchell arrived, we started into The Santa Clause 2 and then Mom and Dad showed up shortly after and as Mom prepared the food, I ran to the store for a few extra items that we needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we got back we ate and finished watching The Santa Clause 3. We had a really good time, but unfortunately, Nathanael and Mitchell had to be going soon after dinner. Mom and Dad stuck around for awhile after and we watched a few shows, including the original Doctor Who episode from 60 years ago (tonight was the 60th anniversary).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lovely Thanksgiving Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went out and changed the sign to read "Closed Thanksgiving Day" and I took the old messages down and saved them, as the managers had confirmed that we'll be reusing them. I decided I was sick and tired of the nonsense of the letters getting mixed up all the time, so I bagged the two messages separately and labeled them. There's a high probability I'll be the one putting them back, but if not, I don't see anyway that anyone could mess it up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once I got home, I got back to my writing, I'm still determined to finish this writing project for NaNoWriMo 2023. I was feeling rather tired and stuck with the writing today, but I still managed to write 2,538 words. 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Continuing on with posting pics of my Thomas the Tank Engine collection, here we have Bill, who has lost most of his paint - this is one I got on eBay during my teens, I pushed my first one into a wall when I was 4 or 5 and smashed it into pieces. 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By the time I was done writing for the day, I'd written more than I had any day so far, but I still had a long way to go before I would be caught up. Total words written for the day was 4,086.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I re-wrote all my pre-NaNo draft for my project "Ace & Bunny" and I'm continuing to work on some of the weaknesses in the draft, particularly a lack of descriptions of characters and locations. After not getting any writing done yesterday, I'm up to needing 3,600 words a day. I reached a total of 14,000 words today. Now to keep writing 3,600 a day to get this project completed! </p><p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One week! I'm so excited for this celebration of Thomas fans everywhere! The picture today is of some of my Thomas collector cards, most of them gifts from my third birthday.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifVUvE-zNpff1x-tlgz_19qcC9dcJHFR9358QUiYW3I-uZgxoOS7HKwJxJ5CpRRB-V8zvk1408vLyN8HbI89j4o_KIfhp4ZO-lJmTXBWZZRfcRXCsfpQ-eZgRNnCnSNB2QX8SrSQjunBRbNPNFvi0u3Xlk_Ax5W5s0F9QrzWV7mMRKkrIwiC10umi6rYk/s2048/403978219_880219353488568_4700595853024358770_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifVUvE-zNpff1x-tlgz_19qcC9dcJHFR9358QUiYW3I-uZgxoOS7HKwJxJ5CpRRB-V8zvk1408vLyN8HbI89j4o_KIfhp4ZO-lJmTXBWZZRfcRXCsfpQ-eZgRNnCnSNB2QX8SrSQjunBRbNPNFvi0u3Xlk_Ax5W5s0F9QrzWV7mMRKkrIwiC10umi6rYk/s320/403978219_880219353488568_4700595853024358770_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="text-align: center;"> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator"><div>For more about An Unlikely Fandom visit: <a href="https://www.unlikelyfandom.com/">Website</a><span face="rubik, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"> • </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/anunlikelyfandom">Facebook</a><span face="rubik, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"> • </span><a href="https://twitter.com/unlikelyfandom">Twitter</a><span face="rubik, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"> • </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/unlikelyfandom/">Instagram</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm blogging the countdown to the An Unlikely Fandom premiere, </div><div><a href="https://zem2point0.blogspot.com/search/label/Countdown%20to%20An%20Unlikely%20Fandom%20Premiere">for the rest of these blogs - click here</a>! </div><div><br /></div><div>New Thomas content coming soon to my YouTube. </div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr999Ob4evB9gRZMj3V05IOoovHzWomEG">Click here for that</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>You can visit the Thomas the Tank Engine Wiki <a href="https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine_Wiki">by clicking here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.sodor-island.com/">Sodor Island Fansite</a> and <a href="https://sodor.proboards.com/">Sodor Island Forums</a>, </div><div>if you're looking for more great Thomas the Tank Engine content and discussion.</div></div></div></div></div>Zachary Evan Medleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969273444073836884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307963581401171770.post-12219171931425124442023-11-19T18:30:00.000-08:002023-11-21T02:09:44.695-08:00Movies in St. Clairsville - November 19th 2023<p> Worked my shift at Wendy's and when I clocked out, I had over 41 hours for the week - I was very pleased because I was only scheduled for 33 and I need the money for New York City and the An Unlikely Fandom premiere. (I also want to visit the Museum of the Moving Image, which is where the premiere is being held). Mom and Dad picked me up a couple hours after work was over, and we went to St. Clairsville to see some movies.</p><p>We had a scary little incident on the way to St. C - our car went of the road, we're not even sure how or why, and one of the tires was punctured. There was a very scary moment when we didn't know what was going on and Mom hit her head. Thankfully, she's alright and Dad and I were able to put a donut tire on and make it to our movies anyway, but I was a bit shaken. </p><p>We really liked a couple of the movies we seen - "Journey to Bethlehem" was very good (I'm a sucker for a musical) and I think "The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" is probably the best adaptation in that series, also the first one that my parents have seen. Can't wait to watch the rest with them!</p><p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I discovered this certificate of authenticity among my Thomas collection, but I no longer have the station and silver Thomas (I cannot remember what became of it). 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Listened to a couple audio books. Watched a few movies. Wrote quite a bit, over 3,000 words - which is unfortunately what I'll have to write every day for the rest of the month in order to hit my goal. I had wanted to write even more, but I had the opportunity to work a second shift at work to bring my hours up to where they're supposed to be, so that I have enough money for my trip to New York City next week. </p><p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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