Hey y'all again.
I don't like how this has been so infrequent. But I've been busy (not really, I've been unemployed).
As is usual with when I write these blogs, it's 1:09am at the time of writing the time. Meaning it's *officially* October 1st. Meaning that it's 2 weeks today until I flyyyyy!
My family, as wonderfully scatty and harebrained as ever organised an early Christmas especially for me. Which was lovely, bittersweet and just wonderful all round. The brief (haha brief) was to do a secret Santa where the challenge was to give each other gifts for £3. My dad had me and he gave me a Taurus horoscope forecast for the next 15 months. I've not had a chance to have a proper read thru it yet, but I will do, starting tonight (more about reading things below).
ANYWAY! I was flicking thru it and allow me to read you some rather encouraging passages about October.
"Around the 18th, [3 days after I leave, dunno if this is good or bad, I read it as good] when Venus enters into a favourable relationship with the Sun, you will feel aware of what you can and can't do."
Another section I find encouraging is this one on work and money.
"Between the 17th and the 20th you can use your contacts to gain leverage." I like the sound of that!
So little tidbits like that are encouraging me. I do believe horoscopes and I know that loads of people read them as phooey. Each to their own and all that. I once read one before I went to drama camp (I know, right?!), and it said something along the lines of "your week will be full of creative fulfillment". No shit sherlock! Of course it would be, I'd be with fellow mentalist and people who are, by nature, exuberant and needless to say it was an epic week which was creatively fulfilling. Since then, I've been really interested and always listened intently to what they had to say, unless it was in a shitey magazine. Best o' gear for me!
So what do I hope to achieve when I'm gone? Happiness, new beginnings, so much. I don't want to come home with nothing to show for my effort, and BELIEVE ME, there is gonna be effort. I'm not gonna waste my time like I do here. I'm going out to a spectacular country and I intend to make the very most of it! Scottish, overweight, generally defective Paul is dead from the moment I get on that first plane. I am so ready for change. SO READY!
I feel some kind of power ballad coming on, so I should definitely round this off.
LOVE TO ALL!
Paul xxx
PS: Book corner. I can't go too much into detail or I'll be here all night, but if you have a theatrical bone in your body, you should read "Patti LuPone: A Memoir". SO much of any interest in there for anyone. So many perspectives on acting, so many amazing stories from an amazing career, so much candid honesty. Just amazing. But please note, it cost me $25.00 to get it here, so there will be no loans. LOVE YOU ALL. I said that. Meh. Plenty love to go around.
