Current mood: optimistic

They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It's when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you'll be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.

You start realizing that people are amazingly selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you've ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere but that they are as just as confused as you are.

You look at your job...and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't.

One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused.

Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. One-night-stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.

You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!

What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. As long as you continue to move forward, not take yourself too seriously and help people along the way – everything will work itself out as it always does.

Sent in thanks to my good friend, Aaron C.  Actually I just took it from his myspace page.  Same thing.

Autobiography in Five Chapters
By Portia Nelson

Chapter I

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost... I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter II

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I'm in the same place, but it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter III

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in...it's a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

Chapter IV

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter V

I walk down another street.

Current mood:  creative
															
Greetings Everyone:

"FINISHING THE GAME" has successfully screened at Sundance, San Francisco, Chicago, and Madison, Wisconsin. Next stop on our festival tour is Eugene,
Oregon, next week April 26th.
 
Then...coming in May, "FINISHING THE GAME" will be screening in LA as the opening night film for the 2007 VC Filmfest.
 
Thursday, May 3, 2007
7PM
Director's Guild of America
7920 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 9048
 
Come out and support VC and check out the film!
 
For tickets and for more information go to the following site: http://www.vconline.org/festival

Thank you for your continued support!  More info on upcoming projects to come!  In the meantime, here is a clip and some coverage of the film: