So uh...yeah....haven't written in awhile it would seem.  I am in fact, however, not dead.  (at least, not so that I've noticed)

I should really know better than to make those high sounding prounouncements about dedicating myself to writing and trying to be more prolific because then when it doesn't happen it makes me look a little silly.  On the other hand I've been a drama geek since back in high school so looking silly is pretty standard fare for me. 

Anyways, since I don't want to write in detail about the ten months or so since the last time I wrote (and since if I were reading a detailed summary like that it would make me want to inflict bodily harm on the person who wrote it and I'd rather you all not want to maim me...) to sum up: things are good! 

Okay...I guess I can do a little better than that.  

Work is still work in the same call centre job o' fun and happiness.  What can I say, it pays the bills.  And I can usually schedule around my life in the theatre which is a big plus.  And I did indeed have a triumphant return to theatre!  Actually I've had three.   I've done three one act plays since the last time I wrote.  The first two were written by KWLT (that's Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre for the benefit of any out of towners) playwrights and were spoofs of movies.  One was a spoof of the Matrix, mixed with some healthy poking fun at theatre conceptions (dubbed 'The Theatrix') and the other was a spoof of 300 (wherein there were less soldiers and it was subsequently called '3').  Then the third was called Perfect Meetings, which was the smallest cast I've ever been in, made up of me and one other person.  All three of them have been a lot of fun to do and gotten pretty good reviews...from...well, people I know who came to see them and might be slightly biased but whatever. 

I'm actually really excited about the upcoming season of shows with KWLT.  There's quite a few I'd like to be involved in.  There's a bunch of one acts (I don't know of what yet, but they're fun to do and I'll probably audition for a lot of them) and then also Twelve Angry Men, Henry V, Dangerous Liasons, and something I've never heard of before but sounds fun called Captain Hook's Revenge.  Any or all of those would be a lot of fun to be a part of, so hopefully I'll manage to finagle my way into at least a few. 

Best of all I've been seeing the same amazing woman for almost exactly a year now, and things are still going really well with us.  That trumps all my theatre news, but I do have to say that a big part of me getting back into theatre in the first place was her being so supportive of me wanting to do that and being so proud of me whenever I do a show.  *grin* 

Anyways, this is now a long and wordy post with no fun pictures or anything to look at, so I'm going to shut up for now.  Hope things are well in xangaland for everyone! 

I have been avoiding writing lately...not just here but almost everywhere (with the exception of work with the endless noting of accounts and memoes and joyful fun things like that)...I don't think I've written anything creatively in months.

I'm not sure why that is exactly.  It's not as though I haven't had any good ideas for stories, or as though I haven't had the time to write.  Well okay, partly I do have a few really good things that are taking up my free time such as being in a relationship again, and also my (hopefully) triumphant return to the theatre...(I'm going to be in a play with the KW Little Theatre...but I digress, more on that later)

I think it's coming around to a time when I won't be able to put off the writing any more though.  I've felt a growing desire, almost a necessity to start putting words down on paper again, to really step up and try and do something and see if I really am as good as I think I can be. 

It's funny because as much as I don't talk to my father these days (nor he to me) I remember growing up I always thought he was a really great writer, and it was only as I got older that I realized what a shame it was he never tried to do anything with his gift.  He never (so far as I know anyway) tried to get anything published, or even really spent very much time writing, even though he obviously loved it.  I'm not sure if it was fear of failure, or laziness or something else, but he turned his back on something that I think could have brought him a lot of happiness.

I really don't want that to be me one day, or if I do ever have kids, to have one of them grow up wondering why I could love writing so much and never do anything with it. 

Somebody asked me the other day if I was a writer and I said yes, and then I was suddenly tempted to make all sorts of excuses about why I hadn't written anything lately.

I think it's time to stop making those excuses.

Right, right....still not dead.  Just haven't been writing much of anything at all lately, hence dropping off the radar for several months.  

And right now I'm at work, about to start a day where all my systems are down for maintenance, so I can't actually do anything to help anybody that calls in.  Fun fun fun! 

What may be my new favorite movie quote ever:

"My easy going nature is getting sorely fucking tested." 

Anybody recognize it? 

EDIT: Geeze there's always a cheater.  So for those of you who didn't resort to Google, it's from Slither, which is a lot of fun if you like dark comedic horrors.  I really enjoyed it, although I must say in fair warning there's definitely some gross visuals.  Not for the squeamish! 

So has anyone else started watching Drive?   The premiere was on Sunday and then there was another episode in what is apparently the regular timeslot on Monday night also.

I have to say so far it's been pretty enjoyable.  I like Nathan Fillion a lot as an actor (I loved the Firefly series/movie and also thought Slither was a great dark comedy/horror) and I think he was an excellent choice for the lead character. And sort of interesting to see him playing a character that wasn't necessarily always such a nice guy for a change. 

It seems like it's going to be a fun show to watch, and since they're billing it as a miniseries, my hope is that A) they have a cohesive plot in mind so they know how it's going to end already and they can work towards it in a logical fashion and B) it won't go on long past the point at which it really should end (as I very much fear Lost is going to do).

Anyways I would definitely recommend it as being worth checking out, especially at this time of year when it seems like practically everything on the air is some new flavor-of-the-month reality show.