I'm pretty ok. On the verge of financial stability (as soon as I quit my day job and get a better one) and mental stability. But fuck stability, I want lots of pointy things on my graph!
Got a trio of features I'm working on writing. Why three? Ugh. Because I like work? No- because once I get the ball rolling, I don't want to gather any moss. "what are you working on next?" is the big question, isn't it? 2 of them have words on a page. The other is a slew of characters, locations and plots that is swirling around in outline form.
A hiatus in the Poke Show provoked more work with two friends on some video-game themed sketch comedy. We've got 5 episodes done (though 3 of them are missing 1 shot each), and once we've got 6 or 7, they'll be ready for the web. Not AMAZING, but pretty good, considering that 80% of the time, I'm the only member of the crew.
Doing another sketch in May (hopefully two) that I want to put on The Poke Show and the web in general. Some people are approaching me with projects they want me to front, so that must mean I'm building clout. I better see a doctor about that...
This summer, I want to shoot a series of short sketches that will be used as a proof-of-concept pitching tool for one of my features, which I still have to finish writing (but it'll all fall out of me in a couple nights, everything is already planned out VERY (too) much).
I'm starting a second weekend job (like I need more stuff) to save up money for November... same guy who got me into the Toronto Film Fest is now the hiring director guy for AFI LA's film fest, and he introduced me to the director of programming for AFI LA, nice lady. Met her at one of those schmoozy "industry" parties. She actually uttered the words "You should come down for the fest!" and I said "Oh, you bet! for sure!", so assuming that's in the bag, I'll be hopefully taking another adventure to LA. Might even Bus the way there... I've always wanted to do the motorcycle thing across America from coast-to-coast, ever since I saw Easy Rider... Greyhound would be a neat start. What's the cheapest way to get to LA without having to give truck-drivers BJs?
And it might work out well... my friend Geoff wants to do a documentary on 2012 and Planet X (a death star called "Nemesis") and the Age of Aquarius and such stuff, which may entail a trip to South America in the fall (I'd be half-way there!) to see the giant brown-dwarf conspiracy-star who allegedly killed the Dinos and caused Noah's flood, sunk Atlantis and is COMING BACK FOR US!!!! Riiiight... Well, as long as we stay un-scientific enough to plunder the Bible belt, I'm sure there's enough wack-end-of-the-world people out there to buy DVDs and make us stinking rich before the world ends... right? Geoff actually believes it. So much, he said he may take out a loan for the film, not repayable until 2012. I told him, that's a good blurb for the press kit. After all, he did go to film school....
Oh yeah, and I'm writing a short film. It's in 2nd draft. It's about Mushrooms. I want to contact the Ontario Mushroom Grower's Association and get the thing funded so I can shoot on HD with a couple of ACTRA peeps I know. We'll see how that goes, lol.
So, OK. A little slow for the pace I WANT to be at, but that's ok, it's almost summer, and as the snow melts, my speed quickens. Shit, if I were in LA, I'd be going all the time at top speed. How un-mammal-like of me. I thought Mammals were supposed to be productive all the time, like the mighty Owl. Oh wait, that's a bird.
Ok, off to work I go. Another 9-5 spent arguing with CFO's and Marketing Directors across America as to why they should pay for the scam that the company I work for represents. But on the plus side, I'm so good at cold-calls, I think I'd have enough clout to pull up a film production directory and cold-call all their executives with pitches! (really gotta get that clout checked out...)
Ok, gotta put pants on, bye.
