Episode 4: A New Hope

Honestly, I'm incredibly happy today. Happier than I've been in a while. Happier than I have a right to be on a Monday, at work, facing a writing deadline with a blank slate.

What can I say, I had a good weekend. Good things happened this weekend. Some of them I can talk about, some I can't.

I was walking to the streetcar this morning, and noticed how pretty the clouds were. Yeah. Goofy.

So why so happy? I think knowing this scooter thing is finally coming to an end has really made a big difference. The longer it went on, the more it wore on me. I'll be very happy to write the final chapter, the "happily ever after", and put the whole thing behind me.

Why else? Saw a really good performance by the current Bad Dog Mainstage cast. I haven't been to or done any shows with that cast in a while, so it was really great to sit back and watch, and marvel at how far they've come. There's some strong talent there, that would give most other improv theatre companies a run for their money. I anticipate great things ahead. And it was amazing to sit in a full house! I've done shows there to 8 people. Who am I kidding, there are times we would have killed for 8 people. But both the Starz Wars show AND the BD sessions were heavily attended. Really encouraging.

Why else? I'm currently taking the lead on planning our trip to visit my parents in December, at Disney World! Yes I was just there in February with Greg, but I felt guilty about leaving my sister behind, and not having my parents come visit while we were there. (Ok, only a little guilty. We had an awesome time!) So here I am using my newly developed expertise to try and score us as many money saving tricks as possible, without sacrificing any of the stuff we want to experience. (Could a Dolphins in Depth tour be in our future?)
I'm a nerd for vacation planning. I can't help it, I get so excited. Like a nerd.

But a happy nerd, so that's got to count for something.

Now I'll just need to channel some of that energy into getting my play off the ground. I've changed gears abruptly, and that means I'm starting from scratch. Which isn't so bad since that's where I anticipated starting from in the first place. But it does mean that I've got to get my ass in gear, and start thinking about casting while I write.

Argh.

This is going to be a very stressful fall.

Wait, I was happy a minute ago, right?