Picking up from yesterday –
May – Went back to college after SO MUCH time off. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with college, ’cause it’s kind of like ‘do I really need it? So many people work successfully in this industry without school’. And it’s true that they do. So, I guess I don’t need it.
But it was cool to find a way when we were in the deepest depths of the pandemic to somehow feel like I was doing something or bettering myself in some way. Obviously you couldn’t go out and do much, so I’m glad I was able to find something at least seemingly somewhat worthwhile while we have to play indoors.
Also, I had some great professors and great tutors. So, yeah, went back to school!
May was also a month of a ton of Black Lives Matter protests. And I shouldn’t say I’m particularly ‘proud’ of doing them, since they’re kind of the least I could do as a white person. But I got pretty involved and went to a number of them. And in some ways, it is good to do the things you should do. And it did give me a sense of… maybe not pride, per se. But at least happiness!
June – Played harp for the first time! It was my new birthday thing. I met a cool harp teacher who was brilliant about music theory. I really enjoyed the experiences.
July – Episodes of the first cartoon I ever worked on started airing! I’d been working on a show called “Your Daily Horoscope” for Quibi. Of course, Quibi is no more, and neither is the show. But it was cool to be able to say I’d worked on a cartoon!
August – Started worked on The Carlos Watson Show. This was dope. There were things that were semi-crazy about this. Sometimes the hours would be super long. But! Usually, when they were, it was my own doing, because I was trying to go above and beyond with producing responsibilities as well. (And who cares how long the hours are, when you can’t go anywhere?) But I loved the shows we made and a lot of the people I worked with! I was super happy to find this job, and I’m really proud of the episodes I made!