What Am I Up To Now?
I’ve only done some book and movie reviews on here recently with no updates on the movie or even what I’m up to now. So at the risk of being self-indulgent and not funny here’s some quick summaries on all I’m doing.
Movie
Submitted to festivals. Getting a poster done. The trailer is done but won’t be uploaded until it’s time to release.
Next Movie
Writing multiple treatments for the next movie. Seeing which gets the best response before I go all in on the script. Hoping to have to start filming by next Winter. Also reading lots of horror (Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard), and researching “true stories” just to get that something that’s tangible to real life myths.
Sketches
Was trying to film one sketch or short per week but with my personal training, stand up comedy, writing, and what little bit of a life I have… that may have been too ambitious. I’ll at least knock out one per month.
Stand Up Comedy
Speaking of which. Doing a lot of road gigs, that aren’t too far away. Staying close to home base so I can keep training and pay off all debt. Trying to evolve like a Pokemon to the next level. Want to really see a difference from year to year in my comedy. Trying to get a lot more material but new stuff doesn’t come easy.
Day Job
I’m at a point where I need to hire a trainer to work for me. I can take more clients but at the loss of sleep and sanity. Just too hard to find good trainers. Got one guy training someone for me so that’s a start.
Life
All life rotates around comedy, filmmaking, and training. Trying to force myself to take time to hang out with friends, and play videogames. I enjoy what I do so it’s not that depressing.
Reading
I plow through audio books but I re-listen to them and write down notes to get a lot out of them. I’m trying to read through 2 novels a month as well.
Health
SI joint pain just won’t go away, it’s either better or worse but never gone. Trying the infrared sauna and more new rehab exercises. May have to try that expensive Airasti place if this doesn’t work.
New Goals for 2019
More focused and less distracted. ADD can be a huge problem despite huge goals. Going to block facebook from my phone. Going to try to work more comedy clubs. Going to travel more. Going to front-end load all elements of filmmaking to understand the craft in every capacity. And most importantly make a new movie in Winter of 2019. I’m also going to start acting more as well, thanks to the great response I got acting in my own movie.
If that’s not already too much maybe I’ll get a podcast going, update this site more, produce more sketches and shorts, and maybe even Twitch stream more.
Maybe in 2020 I can move to NYC or LA, start a rewrite on my novel, or start working on a videogame.
2018 Achievements
I made more money in comedy than ever. I headlined and did lots of road shows. Doing 45 minutes regularly. I ran a somewhat successful weekly show downtown and hosted regularly. Got much better at crowd work and riffing. Grew a lot as a performer.
I finished a feature film and submitted it to festivals. I did some private screenings and people loved it. I feel confident as a filmmaker. I learned Adobe Audition as well.
I ended the year regularly journaling every day with Morning Pages and feel the growth from that as well.