So Done with Summer

August is my least favorite month of the year. It’s long, and it’s hot. And it’s over. Huzzah!

So most of August I spent applying to full-time jobs, tearing through boring personal items on my to do list (think: dentist), networking with awesome peeps, having fun with friends, and working on post stuff for Earth Force 5. Lots of listening to awesome music and marveling at opening animation for Earth Force 5, which will definitely be done in the next two weeks. At this point we’re picture locked and music locked. Our VFX shots and our sound are almost done. I am over the moon about it, and I can not wait to be able to share the finished project!

I should mention that I finally made it to the cemetery for Cinespia this summer, for Paper Moon, which was awesome. I went to my 20-year high school reunion in Florida. Totally bizarre to finally take a vacation while I’m laid off, but it was already booked, so there you go. I went to a day spa for the first time, Burke Williams, compliments of my friends at Brand About Town and Nintendo. (It was wonderful.) I went to a blogger press day at CBS for their new shows.

I also took an introductory call with life coach, Paula Gregorowicz. This was another first for me and very interesting. Both the call and preparing for the call really got my mind working. Among other things, I found that I made decisions about the rest of this year.

First off, of course, I’m going to keep doing what I do to try to get another directing gig going. I’m working that in multiple directions, as always. And I’m going to do what I can to help move my previous project, “Juanita Saves the World,” through to completion. It’s currently sitting in post production hell, and I only have so much control over the project as I only directed one episode.

In terms of what I do directly control, I’ve decided that I’m determined to be able to sketch my own decent-looking storyboards by the end of this year. This is a very tall order. This is based on my belief that just about everyone can learn to draw to some serviceable extent if they really put their mind (and their fingers!) to the task. Because, my friends, my storyboards currently take place in stick-figure city. And I’ve had this item on my biggie list of things to do for absolute YEARS now, and I am going to take care of it. By the end of this year.

So, moving into my *favorite* month of the year, September, I will be working on my sketching, working on directing stuff, working on some awesome blogging, finding a full-time job, and doing two big, most awesome other things:  I’m attending the Power Up TV Writer-Producer 2-Day Intensive Seminar & Workshop, and I’m going to San Francisco for BlogHer Food.

This month is going to rock.