An early working title for Manila Envelope was inspired by a friend's directions to a cab driver. Jupiter was the name of a street not far from the apt. building where myself and some of my expat work colleagues lived. One morning as I was sharing a cab into work, my friend Rob Nothisrealname., instructed the driver to "turn right at Jupiter", which I loved, but let's face it, it's just too ambiguous.
Gentle Reader,
I've been on holiday for over a week, which has been lovely, but...
I haven't really done much of any of the things that I had planned to do...
like, PAINT!
...or...tidy up this Blog...write a few entries.
Tidy up our flat!...sort crap out; build some shelving.
Get my badly needed eyeglasses.
Lots of things have changed quite considerably of late, in ways that were not immediately obvious...I wouldn't go so far as to suggest that I suddenly feel more secure...but I certainly feel less insecure about our situation than I have for a very long time...maybe ever. Curiously enough we're all working right now; although at this writing only James is at work as this is the first day of Zen's break.
This is also the first real paid holiday I've had in years (as opposed to an unscheduled, unplanned for, sudden cessation of work (like in the God-forsaken animation biz).
I actually like my current job.
I've also realized; as I thought might turn out to be the case; that I've completely let go of any ambitions to ever work in the film biz at any level ever again...how did I ever get so hopelessly sidetracked?...what sheer folly!...of course there's still a part of me that thinks that having reached that level of detachment and cynicism I'm now better equipped to tackle it.
Anything for a quiet life...that has long been my guiding principle.
...but to digress, I have done some painting, and am enjoying playing with my new camera, a Panasonic FZ8, hence the space trip in the Intrepid class Starship Potemkin above.
