"I’d always been into writing and drawing, however I lacked the necessary restraint to be a writer and the skills to be an artist. When I wrote, I tended to ramble and get off topic, and when I drew, well, I just didn’t do it very well. However once I looked at my work in the perceptive of putting in into boxes, it suddenly all made sense and I intrinsically knew exactly what words to put where and what graphic went along with them to tell the parts of the story that I couldn’t quite pin down with writing." -Julia Wertz
Last night we thought I had appendicitis due to the stabbing pains in my abdomen: sorted out Saturday morning after breakfast. Garrick was worried the the point he fell asleep, so the phrase of watch what a man does (not just what he says) sprung to mind. Am now waiting for a wedding to be over (how sad does that sound?) and loving this time alone for awhile. Not because I don't enjoy the company of others, but because it's the rare few hours where I shut my mouth for once, and all the talking is to myself. I could be anywhere right now but am choosing to be sat here with even more coffee this time around. I spoke to James earlier (he's back in town for legal reasons) and everything was drastically different and distant in every way. I guess this is what happens when you say let's try to be friends and the other person doesn't know if he can.
Awards season update: we are stressed is the only headline here. And we are also turning into mathematicians and scientists in the quest for an idea we can be proud of. Patches and I are not giving up until we give it our very best: all we've got. Am sure Creatives in every corner of the agency are feeling the rush at their desks and in the halls; it's just like the library at school before an exam and we start cramming because there is always hope.
So for the friends and folks whom I haven't had the chance to share with: I have said yes to Garrick. In fact, he has just messaged me to get him an ice latte and head to the car. And this is the normalcy I want, nothing dramatic and nothing that leaves me stressed and strung out. I want something serious in terms of a real relationship, but casual in it's formality. When you find what you've been looking for, it's like calmly watching the fireworks on the 4th of July. And today it gets out here at smoresball, where more than a year has passed of you reading. We are going to make it to the movie if it kills us.
Have a wonderful Saturday and for everyone celebrating the 4th of July, please find a corn dog and eat it.
