Change in relocation plans

As things are looking, it seems I may be taking a much harder look at relocation to the New York-New Jersey metro area.  As much as I love the Albany area, I need to consider what I need to do when it comes to employment opportunities, and the fact that I may be filming Carrie's World "down there."

I am no total stranger to New Jersey.

From January to May 1983, I had the misfortune of working for a now-defunct daily newspaper, The Daily Advance of Dover, NJ.  Actually, the newspaper facility was located in Roxbury Township, west of the city.  The newspaper paled in circulation and quality compared to the Morristown Record, as well as the Newton New Jersey Herald.  Things did not work out there.

But it made me mindful that, if I move to the Garden State, I should not have unrealistic expectations, and should be prepared for what lies ahead.  I did not do this in January 1983, when I moved there, and it caused me trouble.

Unlike 1983, the Binghamton area is acutely depressed, and conditions are worsening.  Some businesses, such as the legendary Pat Mitchell ice cream parlor, are never returning.  And unlike that time, I have ambitions for what I want out of life, and I am reinventing myself.

I may sound foolish for reinventing myself at age 52.  But this is no time for looking back on my past.  I have made immense personal progress as a human being over the past year.

Unlike the past, I am working out at Planet Fitness, and I can feel the difference!  I walked more erect yesterday than I had remembered, perhaps due to less body fat and to better back muscles.  I am eating better than I have in a long time.

And unlike so many of my peers, this is not a time of looking forward to golf and retirement.  On the contrary, I would like a younger spouse, because she could keep up with me more, and because I would like a second shot at family life.  I like the technology out there, such as tablets and smart phones, because I like communicating.

Beyond that, though, it may be that my future lies in work involving people skills.  God knows I got training in that with Batman 1969's production, as well as the current preparation for Carrie's World.  It would behoove me to make changes, in this day and age, especially when nothing exists here.

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Progress ahead

As this week draws to a close, there is excellent news to report on.


My casting post for Carrie's World has yielded a bumper crop of performers, as well as behind-the-scenes people, which will make the launch of the series that much easier.  And it looks like we will get more heroes, as well as villains!  One gal may be recruited as Barbara Gordon, which would make sense, given that she is now the current Batgirl.


Additionally, I received my Christmas "gift," an upgrade of my SONY Vegas.  I am now using version 11, which seems to run smoother than version 9 did.  As things stand right now, though, I may need to get the hard drive transferred to a new computer that would have much greater processing power as well as more RAM.


So it looks like I will have more to work on in the coming week, writing people back about their roles and the like.  Anyway, it is my intent to get production under way in early 2012.