Stuff

*Mad Max IV: Fury Road is in pre-production in Sydney, Australia. It will take a year just to build the vehicles, which, though pieced together from old wrecks, must be both safe and high-performance due to the stunts that will be performed. Filming will take 50 weeks - an unprecedented length of time. The budget may reach $100 million. The story takes place a few years after Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. A 5-minute on-set interview with director George Miller, as well as 2 photos of movie vehicles (the V8 Interceptor is pictured above), can be found online. Mel Gibson will not star in this movie. The two main leads have been cast: Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky, and Charlize Theron as the female lead. Filming begins August 2010.

*I've lost almost 20 pounds now, as I continue to experiment with an organic, high-nutrient diet.

*Some cool cat left London and moved to the British countryside, where he spent 3 weeks building a treehouse that he will live in for 6 months while living off the land. He spends about US$15 a week on purchases including ammo and paraffin, and hunts squirrels with a double barrel shotgun. Can't wait to read the book he's writing about the experience.

*Clocks "fall back" tonight.

*Happy Halloween!