Yesterday was not so great. I'm not sure if it was the waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to sleep for a while, or maybe I had a dream (that I can't remember) that made me think about Erika (also causing me not to get back to sleep,) or just other factors unknown...but my day didn't start off so great. I wasn't feeling up to much of anything. But, I made myself go for some exercise at the park, since the day was sunny and sun and fresh air always do me good.
My time at the park was very lethargic and I couldn't get it in gear till about the last mile and a half or so. When I got back, the funk kinda started over again. I couldn't think of anything to write, I hadn't heard back from some people I was really wanting to hear back from (concerning some possible work) and just those two things just brought me down. I know, it's ridiculous...especially since God blesses me the way He does. So, I started counting and thanking him for my blessings, which helped a little.
I got a call from a dear friend, but I wasn't in the right frame of mind to celebrate with her and all the good news she was giving me. So...sorry about that.
In the evening I went to a screening for a new Seth McFarlan (the guy who created Family Guy, American Dad and The Clevland Show.) The movie was, eh...I wouldn't go pay for it (and probably wouldn't even bother with a two or three for one for that matter,) nor would I recommend it...but that's just me. Plenty of people were laughing like it was the next Blazing Saddles (which it most definitely was not!)
The screening was at Warner Brothers, which is on the top of my list for places to work and so I went just to be on the lot again. But even on the way there I was agitated by drivers, by the parking people at WB, by the people hosting the event. So, I just buried myself in the book I brought to keep me busy...and got through about four chapters, which was nice.
It wasn't until on my way home that I got some sort of revelation about why my day (and myself) was so blah...I remember one of my first year screenwriting professors saying that when you're writing, sometimes you take on the emotions and feelings of your characters. Right now I am doing re-writes on a script about the accident and I'm putting the lead character through it!!! So, I thanked God for the revelation, prayed He would help me put these feelings even more so into my character and the script (to make a wonderfully complex character) and also to help me finish it ASAP, so I can get to some comedy film/TV scripts for a while...because I do have other dramas brewing, but probably best not to jump right into those after this one is finished.
Knowing that didn't really lift my spirits, but it did put some things into some perspective. So the night ended early (or rather I intended it to but then I started watching the State of the Union address on the DVR...which added like an hour to my targeted sleep time.) And I just prayed for a better tomorrow (today) and to work yesterday's lows into the script. Stay tuned.
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