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Brett Nicholson

@aggiebrett.bsky.social

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Screenwriter of rambunctious eloquence. Sometimes comedy, sometimes comedic, sometimes just dramatic. Hard to believe I was a Nicholl Finalist! Love movies, beer, music, tacos, and floating in a Texas river. BlueSky since 2023. Occasionally sarcastic.

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · Nov 11

Offered for consideration for #TheGreyList:

QUEEN OF THE SKY

When Nazis invade, young Ukrainian flier Lilya Litvyak battles not only the Luftwaffe but also the sexism and bureaucracy of the Soviet system to become history's highest scoring female ace. Then is forgotten. Until now.

#scriptsky

Mockup poster for QUEEN OF THE SKY, w/Florence Pugh dreamcasted as Lilya Litvyak

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 3h

#ScriptSky #FirstPageFriday

Burped out a silly page #BigBox so I'm going to beat the "rush" (oh, how I laugh...) for #FunPageFriday:

Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 3h

I mean, DUH.

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah, re-watched KISS KISS BANG BANG again.

Will probably do that again way sooner than most folks would expect.

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Sean M @artistseanm.bsky.social · 7h

There are all kinds of ways to fight #MAGA, #Republicans, and #facism.

#ResistTrump #resistance #ResistFascism #orlando #lgbtqcommunity #lgtbqia

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 6h

Given that I am already writing a thing that is basically autobiographical about this stupid day gig... there's a high probability this will wind up in there.

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 7h

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No Kings. No Tyranny.

Still valid revolutionary advice from Thomas Paine

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 7h

Any day where I can look back and honestly say "yeah, I have a better handle on [that story] than I did yesterday."

Sometimes that means a pile of pages. Sometimes a few good paragraphs. Sometimes a good line. Sometimes some clear thoughts & ideas. Sometimes it's a lot of beer talking.

It varies.

Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 7h

Impenetrable security here.

Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 8h

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
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Investigation of:
LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN
IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
ON JUNE 18, 2023
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Accident No.:
*********** * * * * * *
Interview of:
Co-designer/Pilot
Deepsea Challenger
DCA23FM036
via Microsoft Teams
Friday,
July 26, 2024

INTERVIEW OF
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BY LCDR
11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible
12 operations?
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A.
Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic.
When I
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set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did
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was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible
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program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named
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Professor
I. I did that through a mutual friend
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of ours, a guy named
, who is one of the preeminent
underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a
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submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the
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Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was
22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.

Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 7h

Multiple folks I follow have remarked about some new uptick.

Elsewhere, I mean. Here it remains tumbleweeds and tedium.

Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 7h

I've seen multiple posts talking about some recent new big influx of X refugees ("#xfugees"?).

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 7h

The CEO did *NOT* in fact visit our store. Apparently he flew unvisited another nearby store that as the #1 ranked location on a recent metric, then hopped back on the corporate jet and whizzed back to wherever.

But by god I had some fun today faux-hyping the imminent visitation from on high.

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LoriPica 💙 @loripica.bsky.social · 1d

Share his shame‼️🤬

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 10h

I’m in Katy TX.

Your update does not improve my situation.

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 12h

The excitement is reaching near- riot levels.

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 17h

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 17h

Company CEO is scheduled to pop in today.

The excitement is palpable.

Palp me. I dare ya.

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 1d

That thing when you accidentally click on the wrong video in your Youtube sidebar and now you are they're suggesting every whacked out freaky science conspiracy video imaginable...

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 1d

WE GOT IBISessessses

Ibissum? Ibii??

#Birds

Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 1d

Lunchtime shout along

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Might As Well Get Stoned

YouTube video by Chris Stapleton - Topic

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not good at sharing laurels and praise— it always makes me feel slimy and creepy.

But in the quiet moments late at night when the world and mood turn dark… it’s fun to have a pile of shiny things I can look at and not hate everything.

Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 1d

“If you sprinkle a little salt and pepper on your scrambled eggs, they’ll be far more flavorful!”

Wow. Thanks, perfesser.

Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 1d

If you hang around long enough, you get to enjoy that weird feeling of folks serving up long accepted near-universally understood bits of “wisdom” served up like it’s new and insightful.

Apply this to whatever field of interest you like— it holds as true. 🤣

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 1d

Here goes Wednesday. Yahoo.