Things

I got to work this morning and the truck wasn't there. Sometimes it'll run late but be there by at least 5. Then 5 came and went and still no truck. So until we heard from the distribution center we BS-ed and changed some headless mannequins clothes and the like. Then we were told the truck wouldn't be here in enough time for us to get shipment done before the store opened. Long story short, I woke up at 4 this morning to work for an hour and a half. And now the truck is coming tomorrow.

I know it sounds like I'm a pussy, but it is really exhausting waking up at 4 or 5 every morning only to work for 4 hours. Cause then I come home and have to try to stay awake until 8 or 9 that night. If I take a nap then I end up awake at midnight, staring at the ceiling, willing myself to sleep. This is why I want a second job. I can come home, hang out for a bit, take care of the dog, then go to another job for about 4 or 5 hours. And the extra money. I also want a second job for the extra money.

My mom is involved in community theatre around these parts and the one theatre she's a mainstay at is looking for local playwrites so they don't have to pay royalty fees and she keeps pushing me to finish a play so they can put it on. Except none of my ideas are ready to be seen yet, and the one good one I think I have is still just a tiny little spark. And it would need to be done by December or January.

It would be good motivation, and it would get my work out there, and I could put it on a resume (I'm not actually sure, do writer's have resumes? Or is it just a reputation?) but the real problem I'm facing is that I have no one to discuss it with. No one to bounce ideas off of.

Which brings me to why I enjoy Mad Men so much. I love the creative process. When I did 24-Hour Theatre, the few years that I did do it, I really enjoyed talking things out with my writing partners. I liked being on a team and I wasn't afraid of saying something stupid because I would also be able to say something funny. All the teams I was on, everyone was very helpful and encouraging. It is impossible for me to be encouraging when I'm the only writer. I can only be disdainful and patronizing.

I also really enjoyed Studio 60 on The Sunset Strip for the behind-the-scenes look at making a sketch comedy show. That was one of my favorite shows, the whole 22 episodes it lasted. Poor Aaron Sorkin. Aside from The West Wing his TV shows don't exactly soar.

I also would not get paid for the play. Which makes it difficult to get motivated.