New Laptop

I bought a new (used) laptop on ebay for $110. I did this in part because I booked a gig, and I must say that booking a PA gig for six days at $175/day after running very low on money is so nice. The 1st AD likes me a lot, and I like that he is so efficient. Setup and teardown are busy, but when we are going, I often have a lot of time to do what I would be doing on my own, just doomscrolling.

Unlike my old laptop, this one can actually hold a charge, so I will no longer have to hunt for outlets every time I want to write. As someone who wants writing to be a major focus, this feels like a smart investment. Especially for those times on set when I am just sitting around, surely I can chip away at little projects now. Even just the podcast stuff, if I can get ahead on those, then I can be free to force myself to write jokes and, ideally, comedy songs. Those comedy songs could be my ticket. I just need to play out these concepts that I have. Annoyingly, as a musician friend put it, the only way to do that is to "make noise." I cannot just sit and write the things.

Doom and Gloom

Okay fine, I am writing. Started writing blogs a number of times in the past few weeks, but then I got work (background acting, screenwriting, PA) and last night was the election. I did not vote because genocide is a deal-breaker for me, and both candidates would have done more of it. Oh, and I am not registered to vote in California anyway. Now that we have Trump again, we are going to die out at faster rate, but this was a hopeless situation regardless. On the bright side, LA a measure to double the money going to help the homeless. And a trans woman was elected to Congress.

Climate change, global air systems, everything is collapsing. Our nation is fascist.

Oh, and I tried an edible last night while drunk. First time. But I fell asleep, so really I was just kind of spacey when I woke up a few hours later and brushed my teeth to go to bed. Main recurring thought that I had while high? "Unimpressed"

I played my one comedy song the other night at a wrap party, and it was very well-received. I am working as a PA with the same 1st AD starting on Friday. I still have not been paid for my other recent work, but hopefully I will get any of it soon, because I am running on fumes.