Sleep later

I have been running pretty hard as of late with very few days off. When the occasional one comes up, I have had a knack for finding something to fill the time. The last time I had a day off without a task to accomplish was so far back I can't even tell you when it was. Now all this is just fine with me, to be honest. I have subscribed for many years to the philosophy of catching up on sleep when I'm dead. That fine statement, while admittedly dramatic, got such a shocked and horrified look from a friend recently it surprised me. I just seem to think there is too much to do to waste anytime.

All this is fine and well, but it does build a bit of momentum that is tough to keep up with and even harder to to stop for a rest. I decided after an insomnia-filled night to skip the gym today as I have to work in the early afternoon. This afforded me a few hours here at home without a task pressing. It was a little scary how many things I have as back burner items I need to do. It ranges from non-urgent design work to finding out what "casual data usage" means on my cell phone bill and why it costs me $6.96 a month. Man even when I don't have shit to do I have shit to do. As I said, I don't mind being busy, but I also have trouble sitting still with these unresolved issues.

Apparently though, I can sit still long enough to blog though. Funny thing too, I manage to never get any further on my list by adding more to it. Maybe in the hour or so I have left, I will grab my guitar and reacquaint myself with it. I swear... it's on the list!

Muppet like

"Movin' right along, footloose and fancy-free" always sounded so good hearing the Muppets singing it. For me it seems to be the same idea right now. Being back in Chicago has been great thus far. There has been a slew of options dropping in my lap. They have ranged from some free-lance work to auditions coming up. Just wanted to post an update. It feels as if my wandering feet may finally be able to kick up a bit.

Sweet Home Once Again

Chicago! I am back and pretty friggin' happy too. The choice to come back here with no strike as an alibi was good. I know LA had opportunity for me, but without Tiff it wasn't good. While I was in Colorado I realized I am interested in pursuing happy as much as big opportunities. I have an audition for a summer program here I am excited about and some longer term plans coming into focus (check the new plates). It feels good to be back here, but I am still trying to get my feet to stop dancing. A six week run of work has me feeling uneasy when I stop moving.

My brother and I have been keeping our folks guessing as well where we are. Mom has told us for a while she has a favorite (usually the other one). They finally decided to get a map to keep track of where we are. Adam has a new job with Christy that keeps him on the go often. I drew some caricatures for them to easily see where we are. Now I am not saying Mom's favorite is Adam, but there certainly was no map out when I was touring with The National Theatre for Children.

Last but not least, my niece is getting bigger and cuter by the day. That's a good sign as her days of a solo performance are rapidly coming to an end. Jen and Adam are expecting my nephew this summer. Being an uncle is pretty damn fun! Sydney seems intent on out "hamming" me at every turn.

Whew!

It has been tough to get a new post up. Especially when I seem to fall a little behind. As of late there seems to be so much going on. I am finally experiencing my first day off since February 10th. My work weeks have been in the neighborhood of 80hrs plus lately with Caldera. They have just had a lot to do with back to back events. I don't mind the work at all, but it did allow less time to get out and about in my month or so here in Colorado. My Mom is seriously disappointed to say the least.

As far as a brief catch up and forcast goes, I am about to hop time zones again. I finished my last day at Caldera for now yesterday and boogied down to Denver late last night. I am grateful and indebted to Julie for her hospitality while in Ft. Collins. I was able to finally swap my plates to Colorado this morning. I am glad for this as I am rapidly establishing Colorado as my base of operations. I am ready to return to Chicago on Monday. I can't wait to see Tiffany and get back to life in the skyscrapers. Colorado is where I want my roots to go, but I am a step or two away from that still.

The Writer's strike ended while I was out here also. That forced me to own up to my choice of leaving Los Angeles too. The strike and various circumstances gave me a chance to justify a departure. I acknowledge though that I needed very little to make that move. I realize LA was very good to me and I seemed to have decent chance of continuing that success. I also know that I was fairly miserable in the City of Angels. I retrospect I am very grateful for so much of what I got to do and see there. Some of the people I met while there are among the finest I have gotten to know in a long time.

I am taking steps toward getting more training in Chicago and have a short National Theatre for Children tour on deck. I want some quality in my life and am excited about getting it back. I am excited for where things look like they can go. I am excited to get back to life and love in the Windy City.