1/1/11
12:04pm-
Woke up.
I'm fully dressed in a bed with two other people in the Chelsea Hotel...
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"OK, Zane.
Its been a while since we've heard from you. Weve missed out on a couple of very full and somewhat exciting months.
You've finished your internship at that film studio and now you work there.
You've filmed a suicide scene that you and Austin wrote.
You've been hired for several film shoots including music videos, commercials, interviews and short films. You were even the assistant director for one i heard??? Learned a lot about scheduling and budgeting and what needs to happen on a set, i bet.
You had a good thanksgiving in New York, and a two week Christmas break in Texas, but now you're back in the city and a new year is starting.
Now what...?"
"Now I start the new year.
I've made some.. not 'New years resolutions' because those never last. More like, new life resolutions. That will start this year. Not because i need help keeping busy, i've been plenty busy. But to keep my brain moving. Someone said "your brain is a muscle, you know.. and just like other muscles if you dont use it and work it, it will shrivel and get weak."
I've known this.. but when it was said so plainly it really stuck.
So I've given myself some tasks that are solely to build brain strength by keeping it active:
- Restart my Minute Journal. [check]
- Read 1-2 books a month.
- Listen to two new bands/artists a month. (New music will be provided by Collin.)
- Keep up with NEW movies coming out and catch up on old classics i've never seen.
- Learn French.
- Make it a point to make FRIENDS. [FRIENDS - people i enjoy hanging out with for no ulterior reasons or purposes.]
It's kind of a lot. But I think its possible. Ya know, after a few months of practice anyway."
"I think its definitely possible. When do we start?"
"NOW!"
"Alright! Anything we need to know before we just jump into your life...?"
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At about 8:30 last night i got home from the airport, dragged my luggage up the stairs and knocked on the door expecting Shay to let me in.
A girl opened the door. Sherrie. Apparently she's from Atlanta and staying with us for 9 days to dance at some dance thing.
We were good friends within 4 hours.
1/1/11
Listening to: Kashmir - The Good Life
Reading: Touching the Void
“Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past.”
-Henry Ward Beecher
3:34pm-
Sherrie and I came with Shay to his Nutcracker cast party.
Lounging in a huge apartment eating Thanksgiving food. And very thankful for it. We were very starving as if we didnt just gorge ourselves no more then 8 hours ago.
10:19pm-
Austin called to welcome me back to the city and say he's genuinely missed me.
Ok. I have one friend here.
10:51pm- Feels like 3 in the morning-
Sitting here in my living room with soft music and a candle burning trying to remember how to work this minute journal thing...
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