The Project

So...I finally broke down and bought a video camera. It's a pretty sweet one too...HD and all that jazz.

They have me in 2 AA meetings a week, plus group meetings and meetings with my counselor...on top of drug court. All this for hitting an ice patch. I haven't even thought about having a drink in weeks...so these programs seem a tad excessive.

I signed up for school again too. I'll be back to UB for summer sessions. Perhaps I can finally crack English 101.

That reminds me...I actually wrote some of my book yesterday. That was a surprise...but I guess I found a spark of inspiration.

Someone told me once that you have to have a life plan. I've never been one for making plans. But as long as I'm going to spend my life bored and alone I might as well try following the lemmings for a while.

Of course...If i were to just go to school, finish my meetings and get a new job (oh yeah...that's coming too) without celebration...well...that just wouldn't be me.

Hence...The Project.

Now that I've sunk a chunk (heh...sunk a chunk) of money into that video camera...I'm damn sure going to put it to use. Consider The Project a companion piece to the book. The book is the road to nowhere...so The Project would be the road back.

Let's face it I'll look much more forward to meetings, school, work and writing if I can mock it along the way. So that's what I'm going to do. A documentary style look at trying to become one of everybody else.

Of course it would be easier if someone was around to hold the camera...but we'll have to get by with what we've got.

I miss Pete. He was always around to tell me if my ideas were good or not. I guess I'll take this one on faith.

So long
So long