there goes my neighborhood ...

Once again, I fall short of my own self-imposed expectations by not keeping up this blog.

However, the good news is, I manage to be really kicking ass at working with artists on their bios ... and really enjoying writing them. The quality of the music has started really going up too, so I think that's a good sign that I'm fine tuning my process, and that my attempt to work hard for people is working, and that my psychoanalytic abilities are pretty decent.

Maybe I missed my calling as a therapist.

In other yet somehow still related news news, my week is not going so well in some personal/emotional areas. But, I'm not one to go into "Dear Diary" mode.

Also, I often get the feeling that I am really underachieving, especially when I am able to do something work related very quickly, then the next day, start a grueling process of procrastination that lasts for three weeks. 

The End.

Female Topless Boxing

My Office software has officially arrived, meaning there will be no stopping the productivity from flowing now. I no longer have any excuse not to get right on the ball with everything (though I am still -- albeit quickly -- getting used to the very uptown problem of the keys being in strange places on the keyboard).

First personal warm-up project:  I plan to update the Movie Deuce blog to review a terrible (and fairly emotionally traumatizing for us both) film J and I watched in tandem called "Punch." Have you ever wondered about the fictitious yet wildly popular Canadian sport of female topless boxing? Well, that's just the tip of the iceberg with this one. It is actually baffling that the fact that this "sport" appears in the film is the least of its problems. You basically very quickly forget how strange the concept is and just accept that it exists.

However, this film is an affront to the actual sport of women's boxing and has probably set that sport back at least 20 years.

  

change, now ...

After many years with a janky, inhibiting computer, I am finally typing from a brand, new computer, thanks to the kind trust of a friend and the fire I have lit under myself to get going on the rest of my life. Now that I have some excitement around creating things again (since it is once again easy for me to do what I love), I plan to do much more active contributing of the things that matter most to me to the world. I am also legitimately VERY actively working on getting my book published and building a new website for myself. I am beyond excited about the possibilities and trying to keep realistic expectations of happiness (I think that's one thing I have learned -- both the hard way and the normal way). 

This feels more "Dear Diary" than I would like, but I'm trying to practice accountability in my life. Writing things down is always a major step in that process!

I'm hoping for funnier, better and in general more meaningful posting in the future. And for this blog soon to migrate over to my own newly-designed website at juliarogers.com.

It's been a difficult summer, but growth is magical. And there has been plenty of that.

I am trying actively not to make the same mistakes again, to avoid listening to the judgments of people that might not understand why I need to do the things I need to do or love the people I love and generally not let excuses get in the way of getting things done and thriving on the nourishing food of change.