New Year's Blog Resolutions

Happy New Year, everyone! Wait, I know it’s really Tax Day but this is my first posting of 2011. So I’m feeling a little bit of that “the giant, glittering ball is falling in Times Square” vibe. Where’s my party hat and who has the bottle of bubbly? Actually, it’s been so long since my last blog-o-rama that I was beginning to think I’d never post again. Couple of reasons for that:

1. Between 1/1/11 and March 7th, Béatrice was still in France with her folks and I was feeling pretty overwhelmed with bidness work, trying to keep the house nice, feeding the hungry koi fish, and fighting off feelings of personal sadness. So I didn’t feel much energy about blogging (or anything else creative really). There was also a general depression about the shape of our dear old Republic and deep, deep disappointment with the leadership coming out of Washington.

2. Since March 7th, Béatrice has been home! Yay! I’ve been very, very happy. So many things to catch up on and do and share! So, once again, blogging faded into the distance. I have to say the feeling of disappointment with the Democrats is still there too. But when you’re personally feeling happy it does recede into the background a bit. (Except when you have to listen to debates about the critical nature of cutting the deficit in a time when masses of people are still unemployed and desperate).

But it’s a beautiful morning here in San Jose as I write this. I can hear the birds singing outside. (“Les oiseaux sont joyeux” as we used to say back in French 1. And, yes, Mlle. Isner, I still have a crush on you!) I was just taking a shower and thinking about how happy I am now that Béatrice is home. In the middle of all that the idea of writing a blog post popped into my head out of the proverbial nowhere. So there you have it! The blog lamp is lit and I’m going for it! So, in the spirit of renewal and re-birth, I’ve decided to write up some “New Years’ blog Resolutions”!

I resolve to…

Write shorter posts. (I think that’s the equivalent of “losing weight”).

Blog more frequently. (I think that’s like “going to the gym.”)

Be more open and honest and not hide so much behind humor, jokes, and YouTube clips. (I think that’s the equivalent of “not waste so much time on Facebook.”)

Figure out how to make the blog more visually interesting. (I think that’s the equivalent of “learn a foreign language.”)

That’s all that I’ve got for now! Whew! I’m tired! Like someone who has gone to their first personal training session and realized, “I am sooooo out of shape! I really have to cut back on the Doritos!” By way of preview, in my next post I plan to write about a recent performance of one of my one acts down here in San Jose at Arclight Repertory. I think it posed several questions about my ongoing struggle with “seducing the audience”. So stay tuned!