Life As It Is Currently, July 2026
How the hell did it get to almost August and I haven’t updated this site since January?
And did I catch ya with that Boys Poster? What’s THAT about?
If you don’t follow me on Instagram (I mean, I don’t blame you really, I am not active on social media that much anymore and that is deliberate) I had the teeeeeeeniest part on one of the most popular shows this year which was super super fun. It was nice to be a part of something so big even if I was entirely insignificant in the grand scheme but hey, sometimes people watch shows just so they can watch the people who aren’t the focus of the scene. I did that with one of my many rewatches of the X-Files and I noticed so many truly amazing gaffs, laughs, and wtfs because they (the filmmakers) are really banking on you not paying attention to those things. But nay, I shall be that viewer who does!
Sadly, I, as a massive Lord of the Rings fan, did not get to meet Karl Urban and that is one of my biggest life regrets. His scream when he finds Eowyn after she defeats the Witch King made me SOB UNCONTROLLABLY in the theatre every time I saw that scene. It was just such a raw display of layers upon layers of inconsolable grief and I was like oh this guy is GOOOOOOD. I wouldn’t have SAID that to him of course, I would have just sheepishly waved and ran away, obviously.
The world is literally on fire maybe not exactly in my neck of the woods but my heart aches for those whose homes are ravaged by it. It’s hard to complain about some smokey air when people literally have no home to return to. Sigh. Being an “artist” in this timeline is wild: there’s just so much to reflect on, so much to digest, ponder, and revolute via brush, pen/keyboard, and instrument (bodily or otherwise).
Trying to keep positive this year has been frankly a bit challenging: musically, I have started a new project which is at least keeping me creatively stimulated (after months of feeling listless and languishing in a horrible state that I could not clip out of) where I am hoping to do a whole album of Depeche Mode cover songs. I am hoping to talk about the process of learning about them as they grew as a band over the years, over on my Patreon. What a journey they have been on for nearly 50 years, I am learning, because I’ll be honest, I was never really super curious about their back story even if I have been a fan for over 25 years.
Acting-wise, jobs have been there but I had not booked anything for months until just last Friday. It’s a very small job but I am grateful for a chance to be able to do any of this work!
Our little film, The Cold Ride, has been selected for its second film festival, which is very exciting! It will be screening online at the Mom Film Festival in the United States only from August 21-24. I really didn’t expect it to see the light of day, let alone other eyeballs in a different country! Wild. My producing partner and I are working on a second film that we are hoping to film this year and I am VERY excited about this one. Scared, but excited.
Otherwise, as I said, (and despite how difficult it has been) I am just trying to get up every day and do whatever I can to stay upright. I hope, wherever you are, you see the beauty in the day. Woof, it’s hard though some days, sheesh!
Hope you are all well <3
Much love and respect,
xx FB