Tomorrow is the “worst day of the year,” according to the BBC. This explains a lot. Brace yourselves, friends, and know that the next few days offer little in the way of mirthful distraction. However, for five bucks you can attend this evening’s staged reading of Shawn Lawrence Otto’s newest screenplay, Dreams of a Dying Heart. Otto is the dude who wrote The House of Sand and Fog. This new one’s about a female fighter pilot getting shot down over Iraq. It’s not exactly the thing that’ll stave off the blues. And you won’t wake feeling any better on Wednesday either.
Speaking of Iraq and the blues, last week I saw a preview of a heart wrenching and dangerous flick that’s coming soon to the Bell: Iraq in Fragments. I watched it while all alone in my dark apartment and even got a little misty during the first and third fragments.
So says the BBC: one of the reasons folks find themselves depressed is that there’s little to look forward to during this time of year. For me however, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel–and that’s the coming weekend, packed as it is with enticements. For one, there’s another installment of the Electric Arc Radio Show on Saturday. Or make that two installments. Turns out, the eight p.m. performance sold out so quickly that the Lit 6 and Creative Electric folks added a “preview” at five. This works out quite well for me, as I’m dying to get over the St. Paul for the Kramer’s Ergot reception at seven. I’ll write more about the coming weekend on Friday, I suppose. Until then, I’ll be the one biting my cuticles and biding the time.
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