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The Meaning of Life

Posted by Steve on July 1, 2009 at 6:23 AM

I decided to make my first blog on this site something light hearted and easy going. As such, I present to you "The Meaning of Life" (sadly nowhere near as entertaining as Monty Python's version). I sit here on the eve of our second day of filming the sitcom "On Campus: The Life and Death of Our Comedy Careers", and, well, you know those moments where you feel yourself forced into a sudden, unexpected bit of introspection? I've had a few of those this year. The more and more I feel myself drawn into the realm of directing, the more I feel like it's something I have to do, or am supposed to be doing. At heart, I'm not necessarily the most loud or dominating personality, but there's something about being behind the camera that appeals to me. There's an underlying desire for control at play, and Day One only served to emphasise that for me. Like most good things, I've fallen somewhat accidentally into the role of director for our sitcom, and after only one day I can tell it's a place I want to find myself in more often. I don't consider myself a writer, an actor or a producer. Those roles demand the kind of creativity, skill and organisation that I don't typically associate with myself. But directing? Seeing the final product and using myself as a conduit between raw materials and the final output? That I can do. The appeal of doing an overrated job and getting an overestimated amount of credit is a nice added bonus, too. In the long run I will probably find myself in one of those ignored, thankless jobs somewhere lower on the totem pole, but for now I'm having a hell of a lot of fun, so leave me be. Now, what the hell was I talking about? Ah yes, introspection. It's an odd feeling. To take a step back and really look at yourself. I tend to do it far too often. I never mean to. But there's something about this moment. Right here. Right now. This moment is either the beginning of something truly special, or a monumental waste of all of our time. I like to think it's the former. That little window, where you discover your calling and choose to go out on a limb, ignore the odds that are against you, and press forward anyway, that's the meaning of life, kids. The defining moment that sets everything else in motion. That's all. Speaking of wastes of time, you're actually reading this. What the hell is wrong with you? You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming. I'm done. There were paragraphs in this originally, I swear. Stay tuned for On Campus.

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