Maybe OD closing is a good thing. I haven't used it regularly in years, but I was still shocked to see it was actually closing. I had been on there since late 2000 and written pretty regularly there 'til around 2007 or so. I was taken aback by the closure and decided to back up my diary and start a prosebox. And here I am.
I finished my masters degree in December. I'm happy to be done with school, but I feel like I haven't been very productive since then. Like, I went from having no free time to having all free time and not knowing how to fill it. I was thinking about taking a language class or something. I have a feature screenplay I've been writing on and off for years that I'd like to finish.
Speaking of screenplays, I'm in an annoying situation with a local production company. I had written a TV pilot some years back during my undergrad. I was happy with it and submitted it to a contest last year and qualified for the semi-finals. I did an independent study for my last semester where I worked with an emmy-nominated screenwriter to workshop my pilot. I also wrote a second episode.
There was an ad on Craigslist for a local production company looking for a TV pilot to turn into a web series. Since I was just sitting on an unused pilot I sent it in and then agreed to buy it. It took them two months to get me a contract, but they finally did. I was iffy about it and the money wasn't that great at all, but my professor told me that it is very hard to sell your first script. It would just be made until a web series for sure, but it had at least a chance of being picked up by a niche channel or something. Also, to me, it validated that I had some talent as a screenwriter. I mean, I was actually selling a script. I was proud of myself and told all my friends and family, who were equally happy for me. My instructor helped me negotiate parts of the contract and I signed it. I was supposed to have my check within' two weeks.
The check never came. They stopped responding to my emails. I sent them an e-mail on Monday saying that if I didn't have the check by Wednesday I would assume the deal was off. I was disappointed, but obviously they would have been shitty to work with, anyways. However, I was under the impression that since they breached the contract it was be null and void. My lawyer friend told that I could sue for breach of contract, but just because they breached it doesn't mean the contract doesn't exist. So now I have to sort all this out. Instead of being something great for me it's just another annoyance I have to deal with. Grumble. Grumble. After telling everyone I was having a web series produced I have to tell everyone I was scammed and now have to go after them legally. Sigh.
I've been looking for jobs in other cities. I'm ready to get out of Toledo. I really, really hate my job here. Sadly, the pay is okay and it has great benefits so I can't just quit. I just got a car loan and have like a zillion dollars in student loans, so I guess I'm trapped until I find something better. I have friends In Cincinnati and Columbus so I've been looking there. Hopefully something will turn up. With my massive student loan payments I really can't afford my own place. I've been living with my dad for the last five years or so. I miss having my own place. I'm two years away from 30; I really want my own place.
Well, I guess that's it for now.
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