They need to come up with a less cliched version of "it never rains but it pours" so that I don't have to keep using that one.
For several months my life had been very quiet and peaceful. Now, in addition to working 20 hours a week for my dream company, I'm now in talks to possibly start a freelance copyediting job for another 10 hours a week, and this is in addition to the 10 hours worth of classes I'm taking, the screenplay I'm supposed to finish within a couple of months, and my (unpaid) responsibilities to an online gaming organization that I started and have been helping to run for three years. Oh and somewhere in there I'm supposed to be learning how to take better care of things around the house, and learn to cook.
Oh and yesterday I didn't have time for a shower - and today it's about 2 degrees and there's no hot water. And my parents are in from Tennessee for the weekend in about 7.5 hours and my apartment looks like a war zone.
I suppose I could just sit down and go "CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!!", but I've come to understand that everything in life is a choice. I choose to believe that I have what it takes to make the most of the opportunities that have fallen into my path. The little things (like cold feet and dirty hair) don't matter. The job was an amazing windfall. The freelance assignment is with people I know and trust. My TV writing teacher this semester is a dynamo, and he stuck me with three of my favorite people from class for my critiquing group.
It seems the winds have shifted in my life, and I like the place they're blowing from. So I guess the only thing to do is just brace myself and keep heading into the gale.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Thursday, January 11, 2007
New Year, New Blog, Same Life.
So, the highlights of what Q1 2007 have in store for me:
New Job. I have a new part-time job outside the home, my first time working for someone other than myself in about four years. I didn't expect to get the job, since I don't have anything resembling a resume, but I felt so strongly about it that if I didn't at least try for it I knew I'd kick myself. I guess that passion must have translated well into my interview, because I start on Tuesday. I'm very excited about this company, its mission, its future, and the people who work there.
More classes. It seems I am a perennial student. This quarter I continue to work on my TV Writing Certificate at UCLA Extension, plus I'm taking another online writing class, so that makes three classes altogether in addition to my new job. I'm sure I'll be fine, I just have to stay on top of things.
Writing projects. First up is my feature screenplay, which I'll be referring to as KoD in this blog. Need to get this one done in time to submit for Nicholls. After that it's back to spec scripts to get ready for Disney and WB, but that'll be more like 2nd quarter of this year. If I manage to find the time during first quarter I'd like to finish up my short story (which I'll refer to as "NDA") to enter in the Glimmer Train new writers contest.
That's about all I've got going on right now. Please feel free to drop me an email if you want more details or want to volunteer to critique any of my writing.
New Job. I have a new part-time job outside the home, my first time working for someone other than myself in about four years. I didn't expect to get the job, since I don't have anything resembling a resume, but I felt so strongly about it that if I didn't at least try for it I knew I'd kick myself. I guess that passion must have translated well into my interview, because I start on Tuesday. I'm very excited about this company, its mission, its future, and the people who work there.
More classes. It seems I am a perennial student. This quarter I continue to work on my TV Writing Certificate at UCLA Extension, plus I'm taking another online writing class, so that makes three classes altogether in addition to my new job. I'm sure I'll be fine, I just have to stay on top of things.
Writing projects. First up is my feature screenplay, which I'll be referring to as KoD in this blog. Need to get this one done in time to submit for Nicholls. After that it's back to spec scripts to get ready for Disney and WB, but that'll be more like 2nd quarter of this year. If I manage to find the time during first quarter I'd like to finish up my short story (which I'll refer to as "NDA") to enter in the Glimmer Train new writers contest.
That's about all I've got going on right now. Please feel free to drop me an email if you want more details or want to volunteer to critique any of my writing.
Third time's the charm.
So after a couple of abortive attempts at a blog, some dreadful mistakes, and some learning experiences, I've decided to try again. I think I have a better idea now of what blogs are all about, who reads them, and what their boundaries are.
I've decided that anonymity is not for me. Rather than attempt to spill my guts and hope that an anonymous handle will protect me, I've decided that the reverse approach is slightly saner: to make it obvious to whom this blog belongs, but to be more careful about the information that it contains. For those who want more fun gory detail, you can always email me personally. I'm going to try to make my email address available via this blog if I can do so without opening the floodgates to spam. Failing that, you can always try me at (myfirstname) at (mymaidenname) dot net.
I will post soon with my latest news, as there's a great deal of it. First, though, I have to fiddle around with my various blog settings until all is as I'd like it.
I've decided that anonymity is not for me. Rather than attempt to spill my guts and hope that an anonymous handle will protect me, I've decided that the reverse approach is slightly saner: to make it obvious to whom this blog belongs, but to be more careful about the information that it contains. For those who want more fun gory detail, you can always email me personally. I'm going to try to make my email address available via this blog if I can do so without opening the floodgates to spam. Failing that, you can always try me at (myfirstname) at (mymaidenname) dot net.
I will post soon with my latest news, as there's a great deal of it. First, though, I have to fiddle around with my various blog settings until all is as I'd like it.
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