ALL OF THE TURNAROUND WAS PUT INTO PLAY EITHER BY DIVINE OBSERVATION OR DIVINE INTERVENTION. DIVINE OBSERVATION: ME NOTICING MY OWN PATTERNS OF BULLSHIT. I GET REVELATIONS (See Part One). SOMETIMES THEY STICK AND HELP ME MAKE SHIFTS AWAY FROM SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS. IT’S PRETTY COOL. … Continue reading THE TURNAROUND: PART TWO

The point at which you decide to go back to it is the point at which you realize that not doing it makes you feel more angry and alone than doing it ever did. And I’m there. Again. – at different points, 2014 – 2017 … Continue reading THE TURNAROUND: PART ONE

“I’m too farty to go to salsa class tonight…because I had a second lunch out nervousness..so I’ll just stay home and watch documentaries.” ---Actual Journal Entry, 2015 *Going to work *Going home *Sitting on the couch and sulking in a state of despondency because of … Continue reading SABBATICAL 3: A random list of things I have done and learned in the past few years instead of doing stand up comedy

There’s got to be a connection between the words “sabotage” and “sabbatical”. Sabbatage? Sabo-tical? Sabbotagical. Yes. That’s it. That’s the one.   “Time off is okay as long as it’s structured and has an end date.” ---Brittaney Splears   “It’s good to have dreams, ideas … Continue reading SABBATICAL: PART 2

Spring, 2014 I wasn’t happy. I wasn’t hungry. I wasn’t having any fun. I was just feeling like a guilty useless mess with no appetite for my alleged passion. I was a deflated party balloon. On the advice of a friend, I decided to take … Continue reading The Involuntary Sabbatical: Things to do while you’re semi-consciously uncoupling from your dreams

I like to euphemise my failure sometimes. Is that healthy? Not sure, but it gets me through the funk. Instead of seeing a 3-year fallow period as idleness run amok, why can’t I just say I was in a minimalist phase with my intelligence, talent … Continue reading More on Quitting: Random entries

Note: I’m writing this in a sort of interview style taken and given by myself (myselves?). Please pretend there are two of me for the duration of this post. The interviewer Me (ER) is straight-shooting and focused. The interviewee Me (EE) is a little less … Continue reading What Went Wrong?

Part of what goes into not launching a project is not knowing what to name it. Does the title have to reflect the inner world of the writer? Will the future prove the title to have been a clairvoyant portal into the collective psyche of … Continue reading Titles

First of all, what is this blog even about? Why am I writing it? Who am I writing it for? And why has it taken so long to start? DISCLAIMER: This blog is not intended as either an educational tool of any sort or any … Continue reading INTRO