Nothing like a new year to force you to catch up on your blogging. Now that the festivities are over it's back to the grind. Not that I consider what I do a grind so much as a mulch. It was nice to take some time off. But I'm gearing up to get back at it.
I was going through my daytimer (yes I still use an old school daytimer) from 2008 and I was recalling all the things I did last year. The year always whizzes by and you can never remember all that made that year so great. Or horrible. Either or. So here's a few highlights I remembered. I think everyone should make a list. Do it! Or not. Or just read mine.
Last year I got to tour Canada with Women Fully Clothed. An amazing experience. I got to perform with the SCTV cast for the Alumnae Benefit. That was a career highlight for sure. I performed at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Yes I did a new monologue never before performed in front of an audience for a CBC TV taping. Am I crazy? But it went well and I am extremely proud of the piece. I went to Just For Laughs and wrote a blog for Just Comedy. That was loads of fun and was something I'd never done before. I wrote and rehearsed a new WFC show (still happening), performed some of it in Huntsville and met Kurt Russell. Not bad. I created a new series idea with my writing partner and have started pitching it to networks. Stay tuned ...
I also got to spend lots of time with my amazing family and friends. That is probably the most important achievement of my year. Making time to live. It's not always an easy balance being performer. When I was shooting The Jane Show my life was completely taken over by the show. It sometimes happens. And hopefully it will happen again. But at least now I'm prepared for the experience. Look at me getting all philosophical on my website. There you go.
