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.