Gah. My head is always full of posts I mean to make but rarely ever get around to posting. As it is, most of what's in my head right now is in a jumble, but I should try to get it out now before I put it aside again and never commit it to legible form. I'll start in the present and work my way back. So, what am I doing now? I'm Listening to Colin Hay, going through a backlog of SGC posts and ACEN e-mails, and attempting to consume my roasted garlic hummus before it goes bad. Normally I eat my hummus with baby carrots (and visa-versa), but I haven't actually bought any in a while. Unfortunately, that doesn't stop my hummus from aging, so with nothing else advisable for mixing with hummus on hand, I decided to try the unorthodox combination of hummus and Triscuits. I find the results surprisingly palatable. Also, Colin Hay's music is pretty awesome. Moving on, I don't know why the hell I disappear from the internet as often as I do. It's a problem I've had as long as I've been online. I just disappear for intervals with no real explanation. My apologies to anyone that might annoy the heck out of.
As far as ACEN goes, I just have to shake my head about the whole thing. I signed as a volunteer at the con this year, but it's been pretty silly so far, and the sheer amount of events taking place this week-end I would have liked to attend but discovered only after I signed up as ACEN staff is nothing short of ridiculous. Even if ACEN weren't this week, I would still miss far more than I would have liked to because it would be impossible to attend them all. The world must learn to spread it's awesomeness out more evenly for the betterment of mankind. ACEN, at least, looks like it will be good fun. I hope it is, otherwise I will have to shake my fist at it and yell, "I missed seeing Cursive live for you!" And it wouldn't like that very much. Needless to say, I'm rather fond of Cursive.
I would like to give theater a try, but I'm not really sure how. I mean, I know you need a head shot, can find auditions through The Reader, and can get information about most theater company's audition protocols through their websites, but I imagine there must be more to it that that. I simply have no idea what that might be. I should explain this is neither without basis nor does it mean I will give up writing. The latter is just never going to happen. The former is just untrue. I remember thinking about being an actor since I was a little kid, and I nearly majored in theater. Even though I didn't, I took several classes and worked on several university shows. Still, I wish there was somewhere I could go for a serious assessment of my acting abilities. It has always been spoken well of by most others, but I have always been insecure about it all the same. I suppose that I have no idea where to get a good head shot done doesn't help my situation any, either.
I'll save my musings over capitalism and Chinatown and misanthropy and democracy for later. I only mention it here so I'm less likely to not write about it in the future.
As far as ACEN goes, I just have to shake my head about the whole thing. I signed as a volunteer at the con this year, but it's been pretty silly so far, and the sheer amount of events taking place this week-end I would have liked to attend but discovered only after I signed up as ACEN staff is nothing short of ridiculous. Even if ACEN weren't this week, I would still miss far more than I would have liked to because it would be impossible to attend them all. The world must learn to spread it's awesomeness out more evenly for the betterment of mankind. ACEN, at least, looks like it will be good fun. I hope it is, otherwise I will have to shake my fist at it and yell, "I missed seeing Cursive live for you!" And it wouldn't like that very much. Needless to say, I'm rather fond of Cursive.
I would like to give theater a try, but I'm not really sure how. I mean, I know you need a head shot, can find auditions through The Reader, and can get information about most theater company's audition protocols through their websites, but I imagine there must be more to it that that. I simply have no idea what that might be. I should explain this is neither without basis nor does it mean I will give up writing. The latter is just never going to happen. The former is just untrue. I remember thinking about being an actor since I was a little kid, and I nearly majored in theater. Even though I didn't, I took several classes and worked on several university shows. Still, I wish there was somewhere I could go for a serious assessment of my acting abilities. It has always been spoken well of by most others, but I have always been insecure about it all the same. I suppose that I have no idea where to get a good head shot done doesn't help my situation any, either.
I'll save my musings over capitalism and Chinatown and misanthropy and democracy for later. I only mention it here so I'm less likely to not write about it in the future.
northsider:
Not to disregard all of your more introspective comments, but why not Triscuits and hummus? I think it's pretty damn good; two great tastes that go great together.