The glamorous life...
Of an Iowa gal...
Now, in general I try not to rub salt in the wounds of my readers. I mean, it's true that I DO live in the Athens of the Midwest, and it's also true that I DO have the greatest dog on the planet. And moreover, it's true that I DO have the greatest friends known to anyone.
But in general, I try not to be one of those bloggers who namedrops about the fancy parties and clubs, interesting travel, fabulous clothes, fascinating jobs, and altogether exciting life of a blogger.
BUT!
Right now I'm doing something super neat. Right now I have a new set of tasks and experiences... and I'm mixing those experiences into the usual kettle of dog-walking, Shabbat-making, and chatting on the phone. And I want to tell you...
that I'm helping some friends of mine to make a MOVIE!
All week we've been holding auditions, and callbacks are this weekend, and it's totally EXCITING and ABSORBING.
And it makes me realize the importance of doing something NEW every once in awhile. Truly! Because suddenly my brain is filled with new thoughts, new ideas about writing, new ways of processing information, new perspectives on image and dialogue.
Suddenly I'm thinking of the NARRATIVE as a new kind of linked-image-collage.
And that is reviving my own interest in old things. Suddenly I want to dig out a failed story and try to write a screenplay. Suddenly I'm seeing the street (as I walk down it) as though it were a set for a movie. I'm framing the people I encounter as though they were scenery.
Very interesting.
So I want to say thanks to Josh and Mike, for letting me be a part of this experience. And I want to tell everyone to go out there today and do something you've never done or thought to do. Wow!
Now, in general I try not to rub salt in the wounds of my readers. I mean, it's true that I DO live in the Athens of the Midwest, and it's also true that I DO have the greatest dog on the planet. And moreover, it's true that I DO have the greatest friends known to anyone.
But in general, I try not to be one of those bloggers who namedrops about the fancy parties and clubs, interesting travel, fabulous clothes, fascinating jobs, and altogether exciting life of a blogger.
BUT!
Right now I'm doing something super neat. Right now I have a new set of tasks and experiences... and I'm mixing those experiences into the usual kettle of dog-walking, Shabbat-making, and chatting on the phone. And I want to tell you...
that I'm helping some friends of mine to make a MOVIE!
All week we've been holding auditions, and callbacks are this weekend, and it's totally EXCITING and ABSORBING.
And it makes me realize the importance of doing something NEW every once in awhile. Truly! Because suddenly my brain is filled with new thoughts, new ideas about writing, new ways of processing information, new perspectives on image and dialogue.
Suddenly I'm thinking of the NARRATIVE as a new kind of linked-image-collage.
And that is reviving my own interest in old things. Suddenly I want to dig out a failed story and try to write a screenplay. Suddenly I'm seeing the street (as I walk down it) as though it were a set for a movie. I'm framing the people I encounter as though they were scenery.
Very interesting.
So I want to say thanks to Josh and Mike, for letting me be a part of this experience. And I want to tell everyone to go out there today and do something you've never done or thought to do. Wow!
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