Fool's Report 2014

Oh, a new year!

This year end seemed to come quickly. The older I get the sooner I seem to be writing this report.

I reviewed last year’s report and can say that while I did not get the rest I longed for then I am much calmer. This I feel is a step in the right direction.

Fool’s Report 2014

Dear Family and Friends,
Every year on January 6 I issue the following report. I do this on the 6th because it is Twelfth Night, which has a special place in my heart. Traditionally, the Feast of Fools would be held today and the gifts of the Magi would be exchanged. These are ideas that I like and I prefer them over traditional Christmas. It also gives me a great excuses to not write Christmas letters in the middle of crazy-ah!-time, which is what Christmas has become.

2013 was an interesting year, like how you'd describe a dog's choice in snack material. I left Mixtape in February and was thoroughly unemployed for most of the remaining year. I decided to look in to doing holistic healthcare, which I discovered is basically massage therapy around here, figured out that that wasn't something I could really make a living at and dropped out. My thoughts then turned to practical matters. What can I do that will sustain my desired lifestyle?

With this thought firmly in mind I plan to lay low for a time doing what is free and accessible to me until I can see the way a little clearer.

I am thankful that I got to help build a lot of sets at Flood this year and for all the time I spent at their office doing data entry. It got me out of the house and kept me productive two things I need to stay sane.

Something that I don't remember writing about last year is kung-fu. I am about halfway to my black sash in Choy Li Fut. This is the point where training gets serious and so does your arsenal. (Read: cash out.) I love it. So, you see settling my cash flow anxiety is spreading out into multiple areas of my thought life.

It looks like the theme for 2014 is: day job.

I open the Fiddler on the Roof remount for Lamb's Players on January 11. It's a short run (kind of the opposite of Mixtape). It should just get me out if debt, which is great.

I have also had quite a few deep thoughts over this last year. I think, if I have the mental space, I might look over what I've been writing lately and put together a little book. Sadly, I haven't got much in the way of marketing experience. So I doubt I'll bother publishing. If you are curious about my writing let me know and I'll add you to the list of people who might care.

I do have a few blogs you might like to follow. I don't update them on a strict schedule but they are out there. Here are the links for the more active ones.

http://starlingsage.com/
http://starlproject.blogspot.com/

If I struggled a lot in 2012 I think I struggled more in ’13 (I didn’t even get into the health weirdness).

Warm fuzzies at you this year. Don't be afraid to check on me. Peace.