It's Been Awhile

Wow, haven't posted in over a week. Might as well update a little.

No news on the job search. And not this isn't a "no news is good news" situation. I keep chugging along, trying hard not to get too discouraged. I promise you will be the first I tell if anything comes up.

I finished my webseries script but I'm having trouble getting notes back from people. I have sent it to several friends looking for feedback and have only heard back from one. I really would like to finish this so I can move on to the next thing on my writing list. Hopefully I'll have that script finalized by the end of the month.

Once that is done I'll be working on putting some ideas to paper and getting those ideas protected. Then I start on a new feature (possibly a pilot for a series, one idea is kind of toeing the line). I had a plan to write a spec script for an episode of How I Met Your Mother but that was kind of ruined by the Vikings loss on Sunday so back to the drawing board there.

In other news I am registering with the leading background talent organization in LA this week. It's a good way for me to stay around film, maybe meet some people and possibly pull in some money on the side. Though at the moment that side is the only one with money.

Hmmm, anything else? Nothing comes to mind right now. Just keep praying for me to make some friends (slow process), get some work and just for peace when the anxiety starts to creep in about the first two. Laters.

p.s. Oh almost forgot. Here's some pictures:
My Apartment


My Street

Update

Not a lot to report. I have been back in Burbank now for over a week and it has been a smooth transition. The weather certainly doesn't hurt that (it's been in the 70's pretty much every day, and sunny). My bags and boxes are all unpacked and I'm pretty much settled in.

I'm getting along pretty well with my new roommates, though I don't see them all that often. That's just the way things go when they are working every day and I am not.

I've been getting some writing done with all my free time. I have almost completed the first draft of my webseries I've been writing. Should finish that this afternoon. Then I get some feedback from people, and start on rewrites. I'm hoping to have my final draft ready early next week. Then I start trying to find a way to get it made.

And no, nothing new to report on the job front yet. I suspect this could be a long journey to find employment so keep praying. Not just for a job but also for me to keep from getting discouraged if nothing happens for a while.

That's all for now. If anything interesting happens, you will be the first one I tell.

Home?

I have returned from my home in Minnesota to my new home in Burbank California. There is going to be a bit of an adjustment period as I readjust to California after living in Minnesota for the better part of the last month.

Leaving yesterday was harder than when I departed for LAFSC several months ago. I think the uncertainty about my future (compared to a syllabused existence at LAFSC) and the fact that I didn't leave my family for a 3 day road trip with my brother were the biggest reasons for it.

My flight was relatively uneventful so that is always a positive. Other than some delays on both connections, the only interesting part was landing at LAX. As we came down, a thick fog was creeping in off the ocean. I remember thinking to myself, "Wow, I can barely see the end of the wing. It must be hard to land in this kind of fog." Then BAM. We hit the ground pretty hard. Hard enough to do damage? Probably not but certainly the hardest I've ever landed in a plane.

I have finally met my roommates, which is nice to have off my to-do list. I am spending most of today and a good chunk of tomorrow moving my things into my new living quarters. They are somewhat smaller than what I was used to at Park La Brea so things are going to get cramped pretty quick. I really have too much stuff don't I?

I start my job hunt in earnest on Monday so keep praying for me!