If you plan too fritter away the rest of this year… here are some activities to pass the time away:
It had been a challenging year, that’s for sure! I have lost friends… and friends have lost loved ones. Almost seems like there were more challenges this year than most.
At 12:01 on New Years I always make a prediction. This year’s was “a year of major transitions”… and it has been pretty much that way.
Yet, I have to be thankful for so much. The challenges have made us stronger. There is still life… and with that hope. I have let some things go and also jumped back in the saddle of others. I have made new friends and reaquianted and reconnected with old ones. There has been the delight of the new in so many areas of my life. So, there is much to count.
I have tried new endevours and written my first new play in 5 years. I have a talented cast whom I have never worked with before and this adds yet another exciting adventure to savour.
To all of you… be well… be happy… love and be loved.
Cheers!
(to find out what Da Count is all about… click the flashing sign above.)
As a bonus… here is the new video I finished editing 10 minutes ago! Yeah, there’s brief nudity and one cuss word. If you missed the first video… it can be found HERE!
Yeah, I came back for this…
This one (which originally was also my announcement of semi-retirement from HNT) is probably my favorite one for the year. I’ve been back a couple of times since. (BTW…noticed I said “semi-retirement”?) I’m guessing I like it because the picture has more symbolic meaning to my personal direction in life.
I also love the ones I did for the “sepia series” in April with the help from a couple of beautiful lady friends, Talon & Dragonfly.
Cheers! Happy HNT & have a Grand New Year!
BTW… this blog is moving next month… I’ll let you know when it happens!
… that causes many I know to always assume the worst about me? I am unconventional… and not perfect… but does that make me a total loser fuckup? Geez!
EDIT: 1:30 AM, Wednesday
I apologise for the vent earlier. The details are really not important. An incident just hurt and pissed me off which soured what would have been a reasonably nice day. It’s over. It’s done. Time to move on.
Not going to be much of a post as I’m busy editing a video that will hopefully be up begore the end of the week.
Cheers!
… in last night I decided to go out for a stroll. I needed to get out and stretch… plus I love looking at the lights in the fog. It was around 11 PM. As I walked I was once again struck by the beauty of the neighborhood in the surreal diffusion of the fog. I managed to capture some pics and have posted one here.
I woke at 8 and began cooking at 10. I was done in a couple of hours. Mum and I ate lunch together and later that afternoon a couple of friends dropped by in their pajamas. Christmas cheer was shared.
Spent the evening watching a DVD with another friend. When he left I edited a video which I am not at liberty to share until I get permission to.
All in all a quiet and pleasant day. Hope yours was too.
… I’ll work backwards ala “memento” & “betrayal“.
Right now it’s 7:30 PM as I sit here writing this. I knew that this year would be a poor Yuletide season when I gave up my job in June… but it was something I was prepared for. I had my reasons… but I won’t go into that now.
As financially strapped as I am, I still have riches beyond belief. I have just come home from drying clothes from the laundry. There is this guy (in the picture) who always helps me load the clothes back on to the truck. Always has a great attitude. I tipped him a buck tonight… not because he asked for it but (even though it was my last) he deserved something for offering without wanting.
While waiting for the clothes to dry I had a holiday libation with SSM, Kowboi and Rach. We sat for a good hour… just kebitzing… just cuz. (and… yes, the pic below was also taken tonight.) Though I am still a bit of a curiosity to many of my friends… they still accept me for who I am. Could I ask for more… I don’t think so.
Then, this morning (my Mum has been waking up every morning this week convinced that it’s Christmas…) once again she wished me for the season. I made the executive decision that I would give her her present early. It was a soft velour robe. She put it on, looked at me and said, “You have been a very good son.” Perhaps, it was her dementia… because I really haven’t (and this is the first time she has ever said that to my face). She then apologized for not getting me anything (but she so had.) After we had lunch… I retreated into by back room and sobbed like a baby for at least 10 minutes. Then I finished the laundry and set out to get it dry.
I didn’t have time to cook today as I had planned… so, it’s going to happen in the morning. I am blessed… may you be too.
THE 12 INDIAN DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!
Come back for updates later in the day.
EDIT: 5 AM, Sunday, 12/24
BITS & STEMS:
Cheers and *Bong Natal to you and yours!
(*That’s Merry Christmas in what should be my “mother tongue” that I was never taught growing up in the name of progress.)
I have recieved this gift on numerous occasions over my life. You know the type – the non-judgemental, non-questioning, here’s a place to stay, here’s a meal to eat, cash bailout, kind ear, comforting shoulder, hand up, physical labor, here-I’ll-do-that-for-you, just a smile brand of kindness… and not because “tis the season”… but just cuz.
I can only hope that I have done half as much thus far in my short time here to pay forward what you gave me… and I plan on doing more. I just want you to know that you made it count in those times when I felt there was so little to. So, this one goes out to all of you.
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BTW… there is a new post on the J’Nerique site.
EDIT: 8:15 PM Thursday
I may or may not be posting over the next few days. I’m pretty sure that most of you won’t be reading being busy with all that is coming up.
So, my simple wish is that the season bring you Light and Joy… be it Kwanza, Hannukah or Christmas. It is no accident that light is the common factor in all three. Cherish these times with your love ones… and may it also serve as a reminder for you to do so year round. These times we have are precious and fleeting… live them to their fullest.
From me and mine to you and yours… a big hearty CHEERS!
EDIT: 8:30 AM Friday.
As a time waster… try your hand at some ice sculpting.
… the 2007 Rogue is titled “Suicide Lounge”. Yes, it’s sick and wrong… but will be so much fun to do. How? For instance… (not that this is on our set list) but, not only is that beloved standard “Night and Day” a song that celebrates what we would term as STALKING today… but I’ve heard it told (not saying this is true but… ) that this ditty was originally written by Cole Porter who was pining for a 13 year old Moroccan boy at the time. Just the thought of that colors the song differently, doesn’t it?
We however are chosing to pick the most depressing songs ever written. BTW… this is the graphic we are using for the show. If you click the graphic it will take you to the blog site I’m currently developing for it.
I spent most of the day setting up and “harvesting”… “friends” for the new MySpace site as another marketing resource for Theatre J’Nerique. So, if you have one of those and want to get bulletins on the company and the upcoming show… HERE IS THE LINK! Go ahead and “friend” us… and tell a friend to do the same.
I am so tired and google-eyed right now… I think I’ll hit the sack. Have a nice day after hump day!
This little tradition was started about 15 years ago by Fingers B. Basically, it’s about getting together at a local watering-hole, imbibing and singing carols in a drunken stupor. (The 12 Days of Christmas has often been described as the “jollyest drunken brawl known to mankind”) It’s a gathering of Tower types and local musicians… and it’s always a lot of fun.
Solitaire and I, after our final workshop reading, (btw… she has finally chimed in on the jnerique blog) headed down to said event. The plan was not to stay for too long… we both had our individual reasons and duties to tend to. (Oh, did I mention that I finally gave a title and poster for my play? Check one post down.) But we did stay… for a drink or 5. I originally also headed down so that Fingers B, RP and I could get a promo shot for a show we are doing at the upcoming Rogue… called “Suicide Lounge”. (The last picture in this series is in strong contention at the moment.) Anyway, below are some shots from last night’s… mmm… er… thang.
Yeah… I think this pic will sell tickets.
