Home Again...

Here I am. Back in my old Blogging stomping grounds. Sitting in bed, some post-rock playing in iTunes, just finished a reunion tour of some episodes of Frasier and I can't think of anything better to do than muse for a couple hours about what could be in the near future when I should probably be sleeping...

Nonetheless, I am here thinking about my latest few steps into the unknown. My trek to California has proven to be a proving grounds of sorts for me. I have weathered the first few tests with more looming overhead, I'm sure. My extended unemployment certainly has and will continue to be a litmus test for my feelings on living in Los Angeles. I don't know if it is the crisp early autumn/late summer Chicago air, but I've been pretty optimistic today and I can't help but feel that things will get better as far as my career goes. I do see Vick and me this time next year in a better apartment, work under our belts and people calling for our services consistently. Damn the economy and the down-turn it has caused in the film industry, we are going to be successful and I am going to have nice things before I move away from L.A.

The shoot this weekend in Galena went well. Gorgeous countryside provided some excellent inspiration for shooting doc-style images. We go back for the unloading of the kiln next Saturday right before I go back to Glendale. Hopefully we can make it back Saturday night in time for me to catch Leo Kottke with the family.

Dave sent me his short-feature script for a project called 'Negative Zero' and I'm going to read the rest of it in just a minute. Has real promise if it can be flushed out, grammatically edited and given just a bit more depth to the characters. I can see myself shooting it though. No problem. As do I see myself shooting something Jon wrote in a similar, yet a little more stylized fashion. Looking forward to getting back to work. I just need to keep the prizes in sight and writers/directors in my handshake and I will be in that new apartment soon enough...

Now Playing: Explosions in the Sky - "Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean"