A couple of days until my half century and I’ve been reflecting on some things, specifically, what I want to change and what I want to keep in my life. I’ll keep refining them as the year progresses. Have also jotted down a bit of a wish list.
What do I want to keep?
My work ethic which I think is pretty good.
Keep building on seeing the positives in things
Keep looking for the humourous – stay in touch with the child
Keeping helping people where I can – but increase
Keep anxiety at bay
Stay as physically fit as my body will let me.
What do I want to change?
My propensity to sit at home. I want to see and do more things. I’d like to be somewhere else on New Years Eve next year – Moscow or London or Madrid. I want to
make the effort!
I want to be braver with opportunities.
My reprehensible tendency to not ring people back. Get over my phone phobia!
Not let pessimism and defeatist attitudes EVER get a hold of me!
Things I’d Like to Do (aka The Bucket List)
Write an episode/episodes for a quality TV series (like Spooks or Fringe) and have it produced – This is a BIG one for me!
Go to WNBA and NBA games – another big one
Travel (specific destinations in mind but won’t bore you)
Sing in a choir (but only one that does my kind of music – not something stodgy)
Have one of my books adapted for film or TV and actually produced!
I was reading Death most Definite last night and thought – couldn’t an Australian company produce a miniseries based on this, instead of another “serial number filed off” Amercian crime clone, or another Medium/Ghost Whisperer
So perhaps you could team up with Trent and pitch a pilot :)
Oh and happy birthday when it arrives.
Speaking of defeatest attitudes, I was reading n Article by Dame Judi Dench, where she revealed that she didn’t think she had made it in movies because she hadn’t been in a blockbuster.
Sometime I think we fail to allow ourselves to recognize our achievements.
As for producing a TV show of your works, I think that Tara Sharp might get a better run than your scifi stuff. Which do you think would be mos likely to be made? Which would you like to have made into a movie or series?
Hi Sean,
well, I’m sure Trent doesn’t need my help to pitch his series. :)
For my own work – Nylon Angel would adapt well to movie. Tara Sharp would adapt well to TV.
mDp
Oh yes Tara would make a great TV series! And I’d love to see a Nylon Angel movie. I’d vote for animated (by a really good Japanese animation house!) but that’s just my personal preferences coming through :)
A Tara and Parrish TV series :)
i don’t know that there is much i can do about it Jo but I can always wish :)
the world might explode cels!
Life just keeps getting better after 50, M.
Sending hugz. R
Saw a short clip of Moscow’s New Year’s fireworks, and it looked amazing against the backdrop of those old buildings – love their architecture! :-)
What an awesome list for the year! Here’s to fulfilling beyond your wildest dreams :) *love*