Greetings all, welcome to my small corner of the internet.
2020 has been quite the year has it not? To make matters worse its only May.
I always thought I would be quite content to spend all my time at home, avoiding people and not waking up until the late afternoon, but the reality is far more depressing.
It turns out I am quite reliant on my friends and colleagues; I loved my job despite being filled with resentment and hate whenever time my alarm rang and I did enjoy wasting hours and wages in The Nag’s Head.
The extra time in theory was a positive for my work, but gardening, reading and screenwriting all took a back seat to completing various Xbox games that I haven’t thought about for years and rewatching every Disney program I grew up on with the release of DisneyPlus.
Alas as much as I love to complain, this is not the time to refuse to count my blessings. I am lucky to share my home with family; I have many friends just a phone call away and national camaraderie is at its highest since the Blitz.
Turning 23 the other day has made me reflect over the last few years. I very rarely do this in a positive state of mind, usually focusing on the jobs I have hated, the exams I have failed and the screenplays and novels that still continue to exist only on the pages of my Ideas Notebook. But I have a great deal to be thankful for at the moment, the last few months have seen me working a job that I love, being accepted by a film school and meeting many wonderful people along the way.
I am quite thankful to finally be feeling a sense of motivation during this quarantine, now hopefully I will translate that to this rather poor excuse of a blog.
I hope you are all keeping well.
-Alex
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