Rebuffing The Status Quo

For the past few years, whenever I would catch up with friends, they'd ask me what I was up to. Inevitably, I would give the same answer...

Still working at the same place...

Still doing the same thing...

Nothing new...

I know...I live and fun and exciting life, don't I? ;)

Well...for those of you who I haven't talked to in a while...behold the bombshell...

I quit my job...

And I've decided to become a full-time writer!

I quit earlier this month and then high-tailed it out of the country to go see the Olympics in China and then visit Hong Kong. I finally made it back home on Monday...and after Labor Day, I'm going to settle down and do some serious writing.

I know computer engineer to musical theatre writer is a bit of a jump, but I'm really excited and can't wait to see what the future holds! =)

Another One?

Yes, folks...it's true...it's another quiz within three posts. Not only am I trying to blog on a more frequent basis, but I'm trying to catch up on reading all my friends' posts as well. So, I suggest you blame all of them...since a lot of my friends have been quiz crazy in the past month or two.

You Are a Comma

You are open minded and extremely optimistic. You enjoy almost all facets of life. You can find the good in almost anything. You keep yourself busy with tons of friends, activities, and interests. You find it hard to turn down an opportunity, even if you are pressed for time. Your friends find you fascinating, charming, and easy to talk to. (But with so many competing interests, your friends do feel like you hardly have time for them.) You excel in: Inspiring people You get along best with: The Question Mark

What Punctuation Mark Are You?

Regarding the part about, "your friends do feel like you hardly have time for them"...if you feel that way...let me know. I'd love to hang out with you! =)

It Only Takes A Moment

I've just gotten through a jam-packed weekend. I spent most of the time at a musical theatre conference, but after it was over earlier this evening, I managed to catch a later showing of the new Pixar movie, Wall-E. Luckily, this movie-going experience proved to be much more successful than the last time I tried to watch a Pixar movie.

Strangely enough, the movie ended up being relevant to musical theatre as well. I'm pretty sure millions of people headed to the movie theater, unwittingly subjected to Jerry Herman's Hello Dolly. It's always very cool to catch show tune references in movies...but I'm still waiting for the next great animated movie musical a la The Little Mermaid. In theory, Disney's Christmas 2009 release of The Princess and the Frog promises to return to that format. Here's hoping!

But...back to our new lovable Disney character, Wall-E...

The CGI flick proved to be another top-notch release from Pixar, but I was surprised with all of the social messages attached. It shows what can happen when you don't take care of the planet...and what happens when you choose to live in the virtual world versus the real world. I try my best to recycle and telecommute...but it seems like we're being overly bombarded with talk of "being green" lately. I'm surprised they didn't just go ahead and release this movie on Earth Day. ;)

But I digress...go out see Wall-E...as well as every other Pixar movie you have yet to see. =)