Happy New Year

Yes, I’m alive and a happy 2006 to all who stumble upon this sad excuse for a blog. Last year was insane, to say the least. Let’s see…

\After deciding to take another run at “the biz” in 2004 with some progress that year I had a couple of cool gigs in the movies helping out as an AD for free on a short and then as a 2nd AD on Daingerfield in early 2005. That was fun.

Then I lost my job at the place that shall not be named, that was not fun, especially the nasty way it went down. There was much kicking and screaming. Thoughts of violent retribution etc. That passed luckily for them. Muhahahahahaha! (insert Darth Vader theme here)

Next I got more gigs in movies and TV and was extremely busy meeting and working with people I had admired. That’s cool!

The coolest thing to happen in 2005 probably has to go to the family stuff. I finally made contact and met with Dianne, my birthmother, and some of her (my) family. I found out I have brothers, am an uncle twice to two cutie patooties, and learned about an extremely interesting family history. After our brief trip hom Dianne even came out here for a visit. Thank you Dianne for doing what you have to welcome me into yet another family. It is such a relief to find out there are actual cool and creative people I am related too by blood as well as my adopted family and in-laws. I’m proud to call you all family and count myself very lucky.

In the middle of all this we also sold our house and moved – twice! Once to a cool place downtown tainted by junkies (escape was required) and next to great place in Burnaby owned by friends. I love it here, even though it seems to be the house of farked appliances. We had to buy our own diswasher and ask for a new stove. Now the washer/dryer is on the fritz and that’s looking like another $250+. Ouch!

Oh well, 2005 was crazy, but I have a feeling that 2006 is going to be plenty interesting as well.