And once again I'm back in the position with nothing in the pipeline -- that is, I don't think I'm "up" for anything anymore from the auditions I've done in the past few weeks. And definitely not going to New Zealand. Boo. Things clearly have a way of averaging out, and the trough I've hit is payment for the bonanza of those two back-to-back gigs in March.
Anyway, the feeling of slowness is compounded by the fact that I'm not doing any theater. I'd already pulled back last year, but with two shows and a reading, that still came out to 25-30 weeks of activity.
I'm not regretting it. This was definitely the right decision. When you're in a show and rehearsing almost every night it's very easy to tell yourself you're too busy for other stuff -- like working, and working on getting more work. And I've definitely used the time off to my advantage. For the most part. Meeting people, getting my stuff out there, securing a nice extra job or two, including the book project, which is going great.
Still, it's easy to start feeling all ... festery ... when you're not completely overwhelmed. And it's easy to stop marketing when you're getting along okay. But I've got to fight the urge to be lazy and keep moving forward. Otherwise I might find someday soon that the economy's taking a good turn and I'm not positioned to take advantage of it ...
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