Mega Man

I have changed the subtitle above after careful consideration, and consultation with a dictionary. I don't really think I have a (bad) mental illness, but I know I do have a tendency to not only dream, but to typically take each and every dream and turn it up, max it out, take it to the ultimate. This drives my wife nuts, and tends to confuse the children; they constantly think we're going to move (because I'm dreaming of houses), or that I'm going to buy a bus (because I want one, badly), or whatever the squirrels tell me to do next. Solution? BLOG IT!!! By writing it out, rather than speaking it out, I can accomplish (at least) two things: I get it out of my system (for the moment), thus making life less confusing for the fam; and I also exercise my writing skills, something that I constantly yearn for, but typically procrastinate terribly about. I anticipate repeating myself endlessly, revisiting old ideas over and over (and possibly with little-to-no variation), but it is the exercise (exorcise???) that is important. Hey, if you don't want to read it, that's your option! Hear me, squirrels??? (On a related note, the triple punctuation marks are just a bad, squirrel-induced twitch in my hands. Bear with me.)

I Want Work!

So, it was wonderful while it was actually happening. The three short films are done and have shown in their initial screenings. The class feature has a cool trailer, and looks to be finished and released sooner or later. The other feature is slogging through pick up days, hopefully to be finished next month. BUT NOTHING ELSE.

What's a guy to do in order to support the fam? I need work that pays. Job, films, this studio we are trying to start, whatever. INCOME.

Whining. I hate that too.

Thanksgiving is a week away. I am thankful for many things, including generally good health, especially for an old man. (I still look mid-30's, and Brain Age confirms that, too.) I have good people around me. I have skills I love to use. I have some cool new toys to play with! (Friend bought me a train set! Wife wants me to install a shelf train in the DINING ROOM! Traded the silly PSP for a DSi XL!) I have children I'm proud of. I love my wife (and not just because of the train deal...)

Nevertheless, at least for me, whenever I think about my blessings, I often tend to think about how I have neglected some of those blessings. I have writing skills that I just am not using, except very sporadically. I love to write; I have little self-motivation. I feel I switch directions too easily (go easy on that point, peanut gallery!).

I am confident something is going to happen soon, mostly because it SIMPLY HAS TO. Let's see what it is!