new year's re-cap

i was completely sober for new year's. (0-O)
no joke.

like each year, 2008 was full of ups and downs - good things and not-so-good things. though i'd like to think that there were more highlights and low-lights.

one of those highlights was the privilege of attending the wedding of my friends, M & A. i call them my fairy gay-mothers - they've been my rock in so many ways and i was thrilled when they told me they wanted to get hitched - just 'cause. they've been together for over 13-years and i can only hope to have a fun, loving, supportive and steady relationship like theirs one day. so on an incredibly beautiful, sunny saturday in may, they held a three-hankie, wipe the tears off with your shirt sleeve kind of wedding ceremony and reception at the Log Cabin in The Presidio followed by a second reception hosted by M's parents at a local restaurant. it wasn't just one of the best days of 2008 for me, it was one of the best days of my life.

i can't remember when the last time was where i didn't have a drink (or seven) during new year's - it has been that long! but for some reason, it just wasn't in me this time around. i got plenty of party invites and such, but not only did none of them appeal to me, i simply had the urge to be alone. i know, some people think that being alone would be most dreadful especially during new year's eve but i enjoy time alone - and on wednesday, i really craved it.

there was only one thing i wanted to do: write.

for those of you who know me personally, you know i work in film & television production. sometimes, my work requires writing everything from a treatment to a full-on script - something i used to think i was capable of but you also know how a few years ago, i became so crippled with these mental blocks that i couldn't put pen to paper. that's part of why i even started this blog - i just needed to write something, anything - and not feel saddled with guilt when i was asked how those next pages of the doc script were coming along or fine-tuning a scene until it became mush.

something i had stopped doing completely was writing just for me - there are various reasons for that but in the end they're all excuses.

but new year's eve, the only thing i wanted was to go back to a script i had been co-writing a couple of years ago - it was our pet project - and if you know people in production, everyone has a script he or she is working on. that's the truth. but my collaborators and i had put it on the back-burner of sorts due to heavy workload and travel schedule. well, no more. i pounded away several more pages of the script and made some revisions. as the clock struck midnight, it was the sound of me typing away on my macbook. and funny enough, there was a guy wandering around on my street doing a great version of "auld lang syne" with his trumpet. it was a productive night - i stopped at a good place around 3am and turned in.

the thrill of writing is a bigger thrill than drinking/partying it up on new year's eve. i hope your new year's eve celebration was just as sweet and satisfying.

happy new year, guys.