Discontinuity is such an apt descriptor for what I'm feeling...on a personal level, having lost my husband recently, on a community level for having endured an ice storm last week, on the huge social level for whatever this is that we're going through... yeah, unprepared, check, expertise doesn't matter, check.
But you know, putting a name to it kind of helps. And knowing and connecting with others while we learn to transition also helps. So thanks for the insights and the reminder that tough times can be survived!
I'm so sorry to hear about your husband -- I knew you were going through some things, but didn't realize you were grappling with such a devastating loss. It's hard enough dealing with the current ongoing political trauma, but losing such a big part of your life at the same time ... wow, that's almost unimaginable. I wish you patience and strength as you move forward -- I think we're all gonna need it.
It seems wrong somehow to put a heart on this but you’re not wrong. Our beautiful crazy life, what I believed was the best blue collar work you could find is battered and broken and I don’t see a new equilibrium emerging anytime soon.
Agreed. The Hollywood you and I knew was probably the only place where a lazy academic fuck-up like me could have the chance to start a new life making decent money while traveling the country (and for some of us, the world) and having a blast. The hard, miserable times -- and there were many -- were the price of that new life, and besides, they made for good stories. I don't know what's coming for Hollywood, but that way of work and life seem to be gone ... and that's a sad thing.
Discontinuity is such an apt descriptor for what I'm feeling...on a personal level, having lost my husband recently, on a community level for having endured an ice storm last week, on the huge social level for whatever this is that we're going through... yeah, unprepared, check, expertise doesn't matter, check.
But you know, putting a name to it kind of helps. And knowing and connecting with others while we learn to transition also helps. So thanks for the insights and the reminder that tough times can be survived!
I'm so sorry to hear about your husband -- I knew you were going through some things, but didn't realize you were grappling with such a devastating loss. It's hard enough dealing with the current ongoing political trauma, but losing such a big part of your life at the same time ... wow, that's almost unimaginable. I wish you patience and strength as you move forward -- I think we're all gonna need it.
If you haven't see this, from Chuck Wendig, it's worth a read: https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/04/09/what-it-feels-like-right-now/
It seems wrong somehow to put a heart on this but you’re not wrong. Our beautiful crazy life, what I believed was the best blue collar work you could find is battered and broken and I don’t see a new equilibrium emerging anytime soon.
Agreed. The Hollywood you and I knew was probably the only place where a lazy academic fuck-up like me could have the chance to start a new life making decent money while traveling the country (and for some of us, the world) and having a blast. The hard, miserable times -- and there were many -- were the price of that new life, and besides, they made for good stories. I don't know what's coming for Hollywood, but that way of work and life seem to be gone ... and that's a sad thing.