I'm Back

  I'm finally out of jail and free to blog again!

  That would be a much better excuse than the fact that I just haven't felt like blogging for the last couple of months. Some melancholy, some outright deep depression, and a lack of anything interesting to talk about have kept me quiet. Rather than come on here and piss and moan about what's been bothering me (which, let's face it, nobody likes to read) I decided to just keep to myself. Most of that is over with now, so I felt like writing again.
  The problem is, I still don't have much to talk about. I appeared in a horror project this week, where my character had his head cut off with garden shears and thrown into a drying machine. I suppose that's interesting. I have a meeting next week with a talent agency, and that's also kinda great.
  You might have noticed that brand-spanking new link in the right hand column called "Brian Lambert Digital Images." That's a website I've put up that offers graphic design services to actors. I hadn't done any website design work in a while, so that was a fun adventure.
  That's pretty much the long and short of it. Life goes on, day by day. The life of an actor in LA. Search, search, search, work. Search, search, search. I've been in a very nostalgic mood for the last month or so, for reasons I won't go into here. It's made me think, among other things, about maybe reviewing some classic 80's movies on here. Stuff I grew up on. I'd just like to discuss why some of my favorite films are my favorite films. I dunno. If I got some discussion going, it could be fun. Maybe I'll do it soon. Keep an eye out.

New! (sort of)

  I'm at it again with another new blog. Since my recent photoblog went belly up, I decided to start a new one. This one is not a photo-a-day for a year blog. It has no time limit. It will not be made up of photos I have shot the day of, or the day before. It will be a picture a day, randomly selected from any photo I've ever taken anywhere. That should keep it going for quite a while, and keep things interesting. Whenever I happen to take some new photos, those could show up in there too. Hopefully this one will be a little more engaging for viewers. Please check it out by clicking the link in the right hand column!

What's up

  No, it's not a question- I'm going to tell you what's up.

  A lot! Been keeping very busy between auditioning, graphic design work, web design work, church, and the daily business of being an actor. Translated, "daily business" means "looking for work." It's amazing how much time that eats up. There are never enough hours in the day to get things done. Finally, after umpteen days, I took a full day off on Sunday, and it felt great.
  In good news, I did get cast again, this time in an as-yet-untitled grindhouse horror project. I'm the guy who gets stabbed to death with a pair of garden shears. My audition consisted of me saying "Nooo! NOOOO! OH GOD NOOOOO!!!" and then screaming myself raw. Proudly, I was able to really rattle the room. My throat was tired and sore afterward, but I drank some tea and gave it a rest. We shoot this coming week.
  That's all the news that's fit to print for now. Oh, and if you're looking for my writing blog (unlikely), I have taken it down due to lack of readership. Apparently, nobody was interested. No hard feelings.

Do you read me?

  Are you reading my Story in a Year blog? Well, you should be. You can find it by clicking on that lovely logo in the right hand column that says "A Story in a Year." Clever title, right? That's why I write. I come up with gems like that, and I pat myself on the back for my ingenuity. Seriously, though, go read it. I'm writing a story over the course of a full year, one post at a time, every day. There is no plan, no editing. You will see it unfold at the same time I do. I tell you, it's fun every morning to sit down and start writing and see where the story leads. Join me, won't you?

The Civil Wars

  I may be late to the party in loving this duo, but good God do they sing beautifully. I hadn't heard of them until their recent appearance on the Grammys and I fell in love with them immediately. Now I can't stop rolling through their catalog. This may be my favorite tune of theirs, but "Barton Hollow" and "Falling" and "Poison and Wine" are also amazing. I don't even know how to quite categorize them. They're a bit Country, a bit Folk, a bit Pop. I don't care, I love their sound. If you're already a fan, good on you. If not, give them a listen and enjoy.

A Story in a Year

  Lofty goal? To be sure. Will it work? I dunno. Why are you asking yourself questions and then answering them? Because I am insane. Only an insane person would try this:

http://storyinayear.blogspot.com/

Fun with flowcharts

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