Well, dear readers, I believe that today is the day in which I end a long-term friendship. I have always tried to be honest on this here site, and today will be no different. Those who are regular dear readers know that I have been moving toward this and trying to see if there was any way out of this revoltin’ development, but there isn’t. I’ve been putting it off, even though I knew it was inevitable. But, the day has arrived, I’m afraid, and I’ve written the note, which I’ll e-mail to the person this morning. I wanted to do it via phone and might have if this person had actually called in the last five days, but when doing things via phone, one sometimes forgets what one wants to say, and I wanted to be very clear about everything. I have invested twelve years in this friendship and over the last three years, I have done more for this person than almost any friend I’ve ever had. And I did so with no strings attached, no ulterior motives – I invested in this person because I felt we had some strange connection and because we had fun and because I wanted to help with a career that was clearly a non-career. I am not a person with whom one can do a 180 on a friendship – you know, behave one way for a certain time, call a lot, be an affectionate buddy, and then suddenly just stop all of it. I don’t respond well to that sort of thing – that’s just who I am. I get bored of immaturity and people who are very “there” all the time when they need something and then, once they’ve got it, “there” just evaporates and communication dries up – until the next time they need something. These things are always difficult, but I’ve asked that there be no further communication after the e-mail. Done is done. And that is today’s dilemma. I’m sure I’ll have a few “sad” days (although, I may have had them already, in which case the mourning will be over quickly) and I shall move on.
Last night I attended a banquet for the students of the Theatre Academy at LACC. There were lots of citations given out to various students and it was fun and sweet. The head of the department said some very nice things about yours truly, which actually touched me very much. The food was quite good, too, but the venue wasn’t my favorite – one of these trendy, with-it clubs in Hollywood. No one told me a dress code, so I was severely underdressed – the students all wore really nice clothes, and several faculty members sported tuxedos. In any case, I had a swell time.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because today’s dilemma is delimit and I’ve got to attend to it as soon as I get Ye Olde Guts to send the e-mail.
Today, in addition to getting Ye Olde Guts to send the e-mail, I shall also be calling my various union affiliations, the auto club, and the other cards which I have to replace. Yesterday, I replaced my license, ordered a new social security card, alerted the post office, and alerted the credit reporting companies to be on the lookout for anyone trying to apply using my name and social.
Yesterday, I also sat in the editing room for several hours, and I must say, the Kevin Spirtas DVD is editing fast and well. Speaking of Kevin Spirtas, he just got the bad news that the Las Vegas Hairspray is closing this Sunday. The producers had just told everyone not to worry, that they were in no danger of closing. Sadly, some of us knew better. Today I shall be picking up a VHS dub of what we did (the editor managed to get everything strung out), then I’ll watch and make notes and tomorrow we’ll go in and start finessing things.
I’m also proofing the Deceit DVD – the menus look great, but there are some things that need to be fixed on them – navigational problems. I also thought it looked a teeny bit darker than what I remember, so I’m going to A/B it with my DVD from the actual editing session. Preorders will definitely begin this week, so stay tuned.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, send an e-mail, I must watch the Kevin Spirtas VHS and the Deceit DVD, and I must attend to lost wallet things. Today’s topic of discussion: Am I right to be doing what I’m doing with this friend? I know that I am only presenting one side of things, but I’m trying to be fair to both parties – all comments are welcome. Also, what are your favorite “friend” songs? Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst we all do our best Bette Midler impression and sing, “But you got to have friends…”