When the cable man cometh

After months of waiting we finally got UVERSE installed in our teeny tiny home today. It's this combo internet, TV, phone GODsend that has had me somewhat glued to the TV for the past four hours. For the first time ever I am able to record 4 shows at once. Now - believe it or not - I'm not a big TV guy. My BF on the other hand is - he's a bit of an addict when it comes to the box - which is actually quite helpful. When I do make it in he insists, much to my begrudge, that I should watch this one scene from Grey's, or this one dance or song on the competition shows. He's actually been a great editor - and that was with just ONE recordable show at a time - now - it is possible I may never leave the house again.

But I digress - more about my day - specifically about the appointment that I had with the cable guy. If you are feeling extremely behind in catching up on paperwork, filing invoices, paying bills, cleaning up the dust under the bookshelf that has turned into a small blanket - and simply cannot find the time to make it happen - might I suggest having U Verse or a viable alternative installed. The entire process takes about two hours and offers two great benefits - 2 hours you have to be home; and 2 hours you will be sans internet.

The last benefit was perhaps the greatest. I couldn't be distracted by the internet, returning emails, logging onto day job 1 (DJ1) remotely - the only thing I could do was file paperwork. I fancied myself in an episode of MadMen, where there were no computers and my day was spent with important papers - but then I realized if that were the case my day would have been more likely filled with cocktails and whoring out with my brunette secretary. I had neither the access to nor the desire for either, so I continued filing away.

So if you are feeling swamped by a mound of papers piling up in the corner, on your desk, etc. might I suggest installing (or disconnecting beyond repair) your internet connection.

24 hours...

A lot can happen in the span of 24 hours. Lives can begin. Relationships can end. I've had an entire relationship start, sky-rocket, fall flat to the ground and die within the span of 24 hours. Man I don't miss those days...

Right now the span of 24 hours I am focusing on is in January - when about 50 of a group of my closest and friends and working entertainment industry professionals whom I've never met will get together to write, direct, rehearse, and put up 6-7 one act plays to benefit charity.

And in preparation of said event, my last 24 hours have consisted of coordinating my talented and beautiful co-producers, working one of my several day-jobs, and an editing session with the DP of Moon Lake Casino.

Not much of an interesting post today - but I am excited to have had a day filled with forward momentum for my career. Come to think of it, if I could do every day what I did in the latter half of my day - I would really enjoy all of the 24-hour spans I could handle.

been a while childe

It has been more than a bit of time since I wrote in my blog - the one I started over two years ago with hopes of posting every week.... such a pattern...

 

Anyway thanks to the inspiration from my friend Kate Dirienzo and her blog Loosely Scripted

which is far more brilliant than WRITE OR WRONG as this one here is simply my mindless chatter.

 

So back to WRITE or WRONG. So many things have changed for me since that last post. I am no longer working in one job that is less than a perfect fit for me. Nope. Now I'm working in THREE jobs that are less than perfect fits for me. :-) Actually that's not so true. I'm waiting tables, catering, and working for a friends design firm - all part time - all affording me the opportunity to audition, write, occasionaly shoot, edit my last film (Moon Lake Casino) and move in the direction of... directing.

 

My biggest problem lately - what a schmucky way to start a sentence - is trying to figure out which of my three passions (writing, acting, directing) to REALLY focus on. I'm scattered. Really scattered right now. Working three to five jobs - sometimes all in one day - in addition to trying to produce a charity event, finish editing my film (which is quickly gaining recognition as the Sistine Chapel of short films), sell one of my 5-6 scripts, maintain a relationship, and now try to move...

 

All of that made me want to just check my FRIENDSTER account - which I did... luckily it was a bit distracting and only took me away from finishing this post for about 10 minutes. Ahem.

 

SOOO back to my dilemna - the current journey I am on is figuring out what is next. But that's more important than the destination...so here we go.  Hopefuly the next post is much sooner than 30 months away...

 

 

write or wrong - an introduction

I just really heard of blogging about a year ago (welcome to the world Jas) and this is my first ever blog. Whoo-hoo. Ahem. Anyway mine is called Write or Wrong because the farther I get away from my creative passions of writing and acting and directing, etc., the more wrong it feels. Ever feel that way? A lot of people do, few are able to admit it, but all who experience are at least lucky enough to have passion.
Passion - that's the key. Sometimes I mistake passion for crazy and visa versa. Like last week, I was working my day-job 3000 miles away in a small New England town full of people with big egos, and as the week progressed, so did my insanity, but I played it off as being a passionate, eccentric human being.
But I digress... passion. I need to have passion. Many of my friends are equally if not more passionate about their creativity but are yet confined by the needs of a day job. I actually have a pretty good day job managing projects for a renowned designer: a great deal of responsibility, having to travel, managing people in the office, working with a creative, eccentric (read: somewhat crazy) talent; and making less than half of what people who don't have outside career goals make. Why? I'm expendable. I'm another actor/writer/director, whatver- I could leave. Because I could possibly one day maybe book a role or sell a script or get a film that could maybe possibly affect the way my office runs, I have to settle for less money. It's not working for me any more, so what do I do? Complain and get more money? Well, yes I have done that and I will get more HOWEVER - too much money more will make me want to STAY in that position, right?
So I guess the deduction of this my first bitch, er, uh, BLOG is this - it is up to all of us who are working a "day-job" until we book that/sell that/get that whatever to BALANCE the creativity with the income, and be happy while doing it. At least that's how it seems today...