Friday Mondays

I love to write and like a lot of writers, I hit that wall every now and then wondering how long till I get back up on that horse and try 'er again.

Last night I watched Julie & Julia and absolutely loved it, I love almost any entertainment medium that involves writers as a lead, i.e. Dean Koontz's "Lightning," is one of my favorite books, same thing, main character is an author who's books get turned into movies, 1 of my goals.

I've been hitting a bit of a creative slump as of late, a large part being that my wife's business is getting busier and I agreed to take on more of the household responsibilities so that she can have more time to focus on her work. ~ Having said that though, I've maybe used that as a crutch but I've been waiting for that kick in the ass and I think I got it.

Kari and I go for walks as much as we can, when we started living together it was something we did just to get away from everything, just quality "us" time, we'd leave watches and cell phones home, no "hot button" conversations, just happy loving "us" time. When I work nights, that often substitutes as a rather sad, yet nonetheless enjoyable, date night for me. It's always the same every time we step out on that deck and start walking down the stairs, a few deep breaths, the breeze on the face, and the fact that we're on our way, always brings a warm smile.

There's something therapeutic about fresh air and I love how for that hour or however long it is, it feels like we're in our own world, especially w/ the new trail in the woods about a km up the road from our apartment.

When we go walking, I always take a pen and note pad b/c I've learned that inspiration can come from anywhere and nothing's worse than trying to remember an idea and then losing it. Tonight, I was going to leave it home but last minute I grabbed a pen, worst case scenario, I can write on my arm or hand if need be. I'm glad I did b/c as we walked home, I started thinking about the movie and how when she did it, she gave herself a deadline of a year. This very much speaks to me in the place I am now in my life.

I started to wonder what all the year will bring...

In the next year, my wife and I want to be in our house, pregnant w/ our 1st child, and we'll have gone to New York, Cape Cod, and Pennsylvania for tours, and a couple of weeks ago, we decided that next May we're going to travel w/ my in-laws to Florida. - So, a few things going on.

I'm trying to get into my writing again as I mentioned, right now I'm working on 2 tv shows and I'm hoping to shoot a promo trailer for one this fall so I'm hoping that this is the push I need to commit to writing every day, ironic how the best writers write every day ;-)

So, having said that, I'm wondering What Will The Year Bring? I'm hoping to start checking items off the list, add some more, and it'll be interesting to see what happens over the course of the year.

On that note, I'm going to try to end every post w/ something I'm wondering, sometimes serious, politically charged, and sometimes something lighthearted, such as tonight. When we got back from our walk, we were drenched in sweat and I took a shower. I started sneezing uncontrollably and had to get Kari to get me some kleenex. The whole time I was in the shower I was thinking about this and the expectations I have for it, and it humbled me, so,
"I wonder how many people sneeze in the shower, need a kleenex, and get one?"

Goodnight folks!

-Oh, and if you're wondering what the Friday Monday means, I finished my rotation this morning so for the rest of the world, it was a Monday, it was my Friday.