3/8 Recap

The highlight of my day was hearing from my good friend Rie out in Michigan. I hope things work out for her. Otherwise, I had to deal with a particular..."sour" personality at work who's like a little nipping lap dog but with a much more malicious personality. I can think of a very warm place that this person could go.

I met with a guy named Joey, a restaurant consultant, to talk about the ice cream place. He's a friend of my coworker's, a chef who's also opened a bunch of restaurants around the country. My coworker said we'd hit it off because I was looking for someone trustworthy, responsible and very serious, and...he likes Asian girls. Regardless, he seemed to know his stuff and so I'm waiting for him to come back with a proposal. Let's hope the estimate for this thing is under $100K. Because...you know...I don't have that kind of money. Damn the high cost of real estate in Los Angeles.

I came home, banged out a 12-page screenplay for a horror short, based on a short story by Charles W. Runyon, a story I randomly found in an old collection that I bought for 50 cents at Goodwill. Perhaps if I shoot this short, then I can find financing for my feature horror. What surprised me most today was that I wrote the whole thing in under 3 hours, including a half hour break talking on the phone, and then another half hour worrying about my uneasiness in regards to the idea of relationships. What surprised me least was that I wasted time that could have been used creatively on worrying about my uneasiness in regards to the idea of relationships.

I told someone once that when I get married, I want to live next door to my husband. Like, we have separate apartments, and we probably end up sleeping in the same bed most of the time, but we still have our own space and a place to go to be alone if we need it. He thought it was weird. I thought it made sense.

1. I'm in negotiations for a promotion, which includes long term commitment to my company and more responsibilities.
2. I want to start an ice cream concept with a 3-tier development plan ranging 5-10 years.
3. I want to shoot a movie.
4. I want to be in a relationship.

I've realistically put all of these things into motion. How am I going to find time to balance everything? I'm scared something bad is going to happen. It just seems like too much. But I've always been a workaholic. But out of the four, I know which one I'm usually willing to drop first. Men hate me. Sometimes I don't blame them.

And how are YOU guys???? I hope you're all having a great week! And that somewhere out there, you guys are smiling, if not outwardly, then in the warm, fuzzy place that counts. No, not there. Get your minds out of the gutter.