so, still no work. i've been eligible to work since monday, and still no work. the worst part about this on-call position is that it's not even like a substitute teacher, who i imagine has a window every morning during which he or she will receieve assignments: my assignments could come in any time, for me to start as late as 5 o'clock. anyways... i'm trying hard to stay productive and not be bitter.

for one, i've got plenty of writing i want to do... spec scripts mostly. it's still been a challenge working on these scripts, though not a prohibitive one. the thing that really is killing me, though, is, according to a friend who is in the tv industry in la, i should have a spec script for a one-hour drama, and one for a traditional (a la seinfeld) and narrative (a la sex and the city) comedy. sadly, the popularity of the latter has led to an extreme shortage of the former. i've been watching "how i met your mother" which is just, i'm sorry, not very funny. in fact, the biggest boon to the show appears to be doogie howser, who plays what i imagine is supposed to be the kramer equivalent. granted, we'll see how funny i can make it once i write my spec of it, but, oy vey on a wheat thin, you know? it really makes me respect the guys that did seinfeld and newsradio... even friends gets some mad props.

lately, through all of this park and rec muckity-muck, i've been thinking about how much easier it would be for me to give hollywood and the tv writing thing the finger and just go to a teacher credentialing program somewhere in san francisco, get my teaching degree, and be done with it already. i wouldn't have to deal with los angeles or kissing ass or anything. i could get an apartment here, and try to start having something of a normal life.

but i'm not ready to give up on the dream yet... and that's all right... right? right. oy vey, again.

all right, i'll keep my eyes peeled for words of wisdom for tomorrow.

until then.