The reality show that I'm AC-ing on is on break for a few days, giving me some time to recouperate from a nagging head cold that I've contracted. Many of the crew have also been plagued by the same or similar ailment -- lots of coughing, sneezing, loss of sleep. The cough is still waking me a couple of times each night, but now that I'm able to sleep-in at times, I'm able to catch-up on rest.

It's been a pretty good gig, especially when I consider that the gig has come to the city where I live. It's great to be able to work as a local and truly be a local. I get to go home every night and sleep in my own bed, which has not been the case with the gigs I typically get. So, I can't really complain at all, even if the day rate is a little on the puny side. I've managed to meet some good people, who just might help me get the next big gig. We'll see.

Last week we finally had a cable modem and wireless router combo installed at home, meaning that I can now blog from the comfort of my couch, which is more conducive to honest, in depth blogging, I suppose. Now, I can use my time at the studio to concentrate on purely creative and work-related efforts, which is nice. I'm now less likely to blow most of the day in a windowless room surfing the web for the geek gear that protects me from the perilous world.

More people are buying my t-shirt designs that say "Migrant Filmmaker", and "Live to Shoot, Shoot to Live". Maybe someday I'll be on-set and have the pleasure of seeing a crew member walking around wearing on of my designs.

We won't be traveling for Christmas. Instead, we're getting visitors here at the house. I suppose that it'll be less stress than traveling, but because the house is not huge, it'll also mean that the claustrophobia may kick-in. Maybe I'll spend more time in the backyard with my wi-fi laptop...