Tuesday, April 21, 2009

And the search continues...

I am now in my third month of looking for a job. I think that sentence alone should convey to almost anyone who has job searched: despair, horror, shock and a huge crushing blow to the ego. I'm hoping I can use all this in my script writing, but then again, how many depressing scripts can one girl write? As it is right now, I'm just trying to wrap my mind around what my next move is going to be!
On the happy side, and thank God there is one of those, I'm getting more writing done. I think this breaking down of my ego has allowed me to write more from my heart. What that actually means: the more I suffer, the worse it is for ALL the characters in my script. When I first started writing scripts, I treated my characters a little too gently. Poor things, it isn't their fault that they are part of my imagination! Do they really have to have that many problems? Now, to hell with them! If I'm going to suffer, they are coming with me! In fact, I'm going to push those little bastards out in front of me so they take the first bullets!
Another bright spot on my horizon, I'm going to Maggot Fest! A festival that my brother and sister in laws help organize. It is a gathering of semi-pro rugby players from around the US, Canada and usually one international team. I love rugby, and right now, watching grown men beat the bejeebus out of each other, sounds like a perfect way to pass time.