Under pressure from outside sources (no names, Lisa), I have forced myself to my desk to write an update. I had – honestly – been intending an update for a while, including some back-dated film reviews (it’s been a busy week on the film front) but just haven’t seemed to find the time to do it.
My energy is still coming in fits and starts. After a busy and productive week last week, this week has been a little more relaxed and less work-focused. The new issue of CF Talk is taking shape, but is now at a stage where I’m waiting for our writers to draft their articles and send them in, leaving me without a great deal to do other than sit and wait.
Live Life Then Give Life is going from strength to strength since our charity registration came through and there are a number of projects being mooted between us as I speak, sadly none of which I’m at liberty to disclose just now. If you live in the Manchester area, though, what this space over the next couple of weeks because we may have something exciting to announce.
I have also got myself back on the writing wagon, having taken my Headliners screenplay up to 40 pages and still going, which had really excited me as I whenever a hospital is around and about I seem to lose a great chunk of my creativity and imagination.
In fairness, I suppose it’s not the hospital so much as the condition I’m in. After all, if a hospital stay is called for it means I’m not doing well and if I’m not feeling well then, as has always been the case, my creativity and artistic expression is the first thing to go.
Next week I’m due to give a speech at the Ipswich Press Ball about CF, which I’m really looking forward to – black tie events always excite me, mostly because the old performer in me loves getting dressed up and being the centre of attention. Unusually for me, I have actually written my speech this time. It’s not long, only a couple of minutes, which I would normally busk my way through relying on my natural charm, wisdom and eloquence, but clearly my faith in myself has deserted me.
Actually, quite apart from this being a posher and more official deal to the kind of speech I’ve made in the past, I also had some strong ideas for the speech that I didn’t want to lose in the weeks building up to the speech. In the process of getting my ideas down on paper I got carried away and ended up writing the whole thing. After the ball, I’ll pop the text up on here for you all to peruse and tell me where I went wrong.
Other than that, not much has been happening, really. Although looking back over what I’ve just written I realise I started by saying I’ve not been doing much but have now clearly proved I’ve actually been quite busy.
Next week is hopefully dedicated to CF Talk and preparing articles for submission to the designers, with a short break away in Ipswich at my Godfather’s place for a couple of days of proper chillage before the Ball.
Promise I’ll have more updates on the boring things soon, and won’t leave it so long. Mind you, how often have I said that…?