On the weekend, someone asked me to be their gym buddy for the day. I guess their usual gym buddy was unavailable. I've been taking a weight training class and had told them about it, so I guess they'd mentally added me to their list of possible gym buddies, which was nice. I've never had … Continue reading Gym Buddy
Swimming Sucks. Do it anyway.
I'm attending swimming lessons for the first time in 14 years. I was worried I'd be way out of my depth (no pun intended), lacking in both skill and fitness. While I was a little rusty (I forgot how to do a front stroke and also breathe, so I kept having to stop for air), … Continue reading Swimming Sucks. Do it anyway.
A Kind of Sickness: An Angsty Lament
I once lamented that leaving Calgary didn't make it feel any less my home, but after living in Winchester for three years I had two homes, which meant I would always be homesick for at least one of them no matter where I went. Now I'm in my fourth year of living in Toronto, my … Continue reading A Kind of Sickness: An Angsty Lament
My Theatre Curse: ORBIT
You know what the most annoying thing about having this blog is? It's that I have so much to tell you, but I have to WRITE it. And I've been quite bad at writing lately. My own journal is full of half-finished entries abandoned mid-sentence and dated months apart. And it's not like I haven't … Continue reading My Theatre Curse: ORBIT
A No-Buy Clothing Challenge
I really like fashion. I don't dress up every day—that's just not realistic for me—but my outfits lean bold and I like trying new things...and buying new things. As a struggling actor with four float jobs, I knew I needed to get control over one of my biggest financial weaknesses: clothes. So, just for the … Continue reading A No-Buy Clothing Challenge
It’s Complex: A Life Update
I don't make New Years Resolutions anymore. I make challenges. I dunno why calling it a challenge gets me to do it better than "resolution", but it does. In 2023, I watched 100 movies in 100 days. In 2024, I read 100 books (actually 107, but the challenge was 100). In 2025, I had a … Continue reading It’s Complex: A Life Update
The Payoff of Acting Improvement
Life has been going pretty well lately. Over the weekend, I had the privilege of attending a screening of a student film I shot back in 2023. It was the first role I booked through my new Toronto agent, and I'm actually satisfied with my performance in it. I'm still not used to watching myself … Continue reading The Payoff of Acting Improvement
The Impact of the Canadian Film Centre
It's been a year since I put out my post about applying to the CFC Actors' Conservatory, and now my stats are spiking because applications are open again. Despite the singular like and complete lack of comments, I believe it to be my most popular post. In fact, I've met a few people at recent … Continue reading The Impact of the Canadian Film Centre
A Quick Novel Update
It's been a while since I've given a novel update. That's because it's been a while since I've worked on my novel much. After doing an Author Development program in 2021-22, I burned out and then got into an acting conservatory, so my novel took a backseat and I focused on my acting career instead. … Continue reading A Quick Novel Update
10 Years of Precarious Writer: A Retrospective.
Holy smokes. I've been informed (against my will, I might add) that I've had this blog for ten years now. It's amazing to think back to where I was when I began. 2014 December 2014, Winchester, England. I was studying Creative Writing, hoping to someday work in publishing because that was the only thing I … Continue reading 10 Years of Precarious Writer: A Retrospective.
