Thursday, March 02, 2006

I still exist

Yes, hello, I'm here. I'm always here. So it's been, my goodness, about seven months since last I posted. It's been fairly busy, I've quit drinking, started drinking and quit drinking several times; you know the routine. I'm starting to think of it like the seasons; I go through my drunk-happy season, drunk-miserable season, sober-happy season and then we start again. I know I'll have to quit for good at some point, some point fairly soon, but right now I have to say I am... well happy seems boastful; less depressed, maybe? That may sound underwhelming, but I assure you 'less depressed' is probably the best I've felt in a long time, years maybe. Wow, that's depressing. Fuck! I ruined it!
This is getting maudlin. I remember why I stopped posting to this thing. Anyway, this really is a good time for me. I finally quit my job! I am no longer an indentured, albeit well-paid, servant of mastercard. That's a good thing. While casting about for another job I ponced off to Vancouver to visit my father's family. While there, my aunt and uncle offered me a place to live, a room in their condo, and my aunt offered me a job with the tour- company- thing she works for. They made the offer less than a week ago, so I want to give it some thought, but I think I'm going to go. It would mean leaving Winnipeg, the city I've lived in my entire life, as well as my family here, and my friends. Frankly, the prospect of starting in an entirely new, and massive, city scares the hell of of me, but I think that's a good thing. I'm excited about it; I feel engaged by the possibilities of it.
Oh, I'm writing, too. I don't know if I ever mentioned this, but I've written a screenplay. I gave it to my old screenwriting professor to read, and while I was waiting to hear back from him, which took a while, I started a novel. I've since heard back from my prof and he gave me lots of good notes and ego-boasting praise, as well some names in local production companies. The novel is going well, though, so well that I want to finish it before I get back to the screenplay, with some breaks here and there to knock off some short stories. I really love writing, whether or not I'm ever successful at it. Of course if I can recieve some sort of champagne-and-blowjob- based compensation that would be good, too.
I am still single, which is annoying. I've been kind of a mess the last...oh, seven years or so, and probably not much use to a woman. I'm starting to pull my shit together, though, and become someone worth being with. Hmm, that's kind of boastful, too, but hey, let's just go ahead and get a little nuts.
So that's it, I guess; there's my progress report. You know what? In retrospect, upgrade my status from 'less depressed' to 'almost happy.' I know, I know, it's a bold statement for me. But so what, fuck you, it's my blog.

31 Comments:

Blogger Ubermilf said...

OhmigodOhmigodOhmigod...It's you! It's really you!

I think I just wet myself.

YayYayYay... Dash Bradley, Dash Bradley I love you Dash Bradley Dash Bradley it is true

I'm dizzy with delight.

12:25 PM  
Blogger Ubermilf said...

Do you like my cupcakes? They're fairly new.

12:26 PM  
Blogger Loz said...

Oh my god, fuck you right back! This has made my day, which quite frankly is not hard because it's only 7.33am.

My advice on the "moving cities" things is to do it - sure I gave up and came home with my tail b etween my legs but I will always wish I had tried harder to make it work. It's a great opportunity.

2:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, I almost wrote off your blog as dead, lucky for you I use firefox with live book marks, and now I know you exist.

Well, actually, of course I know you exist, I live 2 blocks away from you, and see you at least once a week at the Toad.

Congrats on the job offer!!
My advice: DO IT But that means, we're all moving out of Winnipeg. Some east, some west. We'll have to make Winnipeg our common ground, although I do like Vancouver...

Cheers,

Matt

11:19 AM  
Blogger Loz said...

i should also mention that my blog is now at isthislaurens.blogspot.com - you'll find the old address has turned into a porn blog somehow. feel free to visit that one as well, whatever tickles your pickle

6:28 AM  
Blogger Ubermilf said...

Tickling Dash's pickle bakes my cakes.

9:13 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your blog is hilarious. You will be a wonderful companion to my insomnia. I read your old posts and drifted off laughing about you frozen in fear while looking at naked children wearing lion masks. Throwing in my useless opinion-- move to Vancouver and escape your demons. It will give you more material for your writing as well.

12:10 PM  
Blogger Jamie said...

That's funny. I haven't been to this site in about 7 months and never knew you took a break.

Congrats on your return!

3:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dash, since you are the obsessive movie critic, do you recommend the squid and the whale? I was considering seeing it...

8:05 PM  
Blogger RichardKS said...

wait... if you're not dead, who did your parents bury last Wednesday?

2:22 PM  
Blogger Loz said...

While I am somewhat content that you DO still exist and ARE always here, I might enjoy seeing some more evidence of this.

3:35 PM  
Blogger Dash Bradley said...

Wa-hem. Okay, I still exist. Plans have changed, though, as I met a girl. It's actually quite a long story, but if things work out I'll be moving to Halifax in the Fall. If things don't work out than it's Vancouver-ho. Funny how life turns out, huh?

10:40 PM  
Blogger Dash Bradley said...

Incidentally, for those of you lax in your Canadian geography,Halifax is one of the Easternmost cities, and Vancouver is pretty much the Westernmost city. So, it's one coast or the other.

10:48 PM  
Blogger Loz said...

a GIRL??? a real girl?? i'm overflowing with excitement and a little jealousy. some of the jealousy is Ubie's, which i'm feeling as her proxy. I think her migraine is hampering her ability to sense and feel anything else.

i love long stories, let's hear it!

6:10 AM  
Blogger Ubermilf said...

Anything that makes my Dashie Poo happy, makes me happy.

But if she hurts him or mistreats him, she'll face the wrath of a thousand cupcakes.

10:34 AM  
Blogger Dash Bradley said...

Thanks, ladies.

2:31 PM  
Blogger Ubermilf said...

Did you eat lamb? Oh, right, your Easter's not happened yet.

I hate lamb.

4:30 PM  
Blogger Loz said...

I won a tray of lamb in a raffle the other day. i only ate the loin chops but man they were good. why you dissin' the lamb, yo?

6:12 AM  
Blogger Ubermilf said...

Oh, Dash Bradley, you break my heart.

11:30 AM  
Blogger Loz said...

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10:02 PM  
Blogger jukebox-lovesong said...

"I molest the world with my mind." Haha! Great!

10:04 PM  
Blogger Loz said...

So do you STILL exist, even now?

10:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh he's alive, he just has no computer access right now. I'm sure once he moves to Vancouver he'll reappear.

7:44 PM  
Blogger Loz said...

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9:17 AM  
Blogger Loz said...

I miss Dash.

8:02 AM  
Blogger Loz said...

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8:02 AM  
Blogger Loz said...

I'm not weird - my comment posted several times.

8:03 AM  
Blogger Dash Bradley said...

Oh, admit it. You're weird.

2:38 PM  
Blogger Loz said...

look who it is!
yes, i am weird. are you back now?

7:07 AM  
Blogger Ubermilf said...

I don't need this kind of heartache from the likes of you, Dash Bradley.

6:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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7:00 PM  

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