Michael's Sick/Some Thoughts

So first, if you're reading this, send Michael lots of healthy thoughts, he needs it. I'm not sure if it's swine flu or something less angry, but that's been going around our group with a vengeance, and it's better to be safe than sorry.

Second of all, I should introduce myself. Again. My name is Scott Marden, and my last post on this blog was in March of 2008. Crazy right? Anyways, if you missed that first post, I played Andrew Stills in The Reunion, and also Sam Sorrow in the Shatter Heart movie. I've known Mr. Tucker since I was a junior in high school, and have been fortunate enough to work on Floridian Farr, 421, The Visitants, The Prologue, and The Reunion. I studied Theatre Arts at Southern Oregon University and have worked as an actor, director, stage manager and production manager in California's Bay Area. I run an after-school technical theater program in Oakland, which has occupied most of my time lately.

I find it interesting that I needed to tell you my history, both with Michael and with Film/Theater. It seemed as good a place as any to start, and I've been spending a lot of time dwelling on my past.

I think it's incredibly easy to get caught up in all the things that have already happened. The good times and the bad, our greatest moments and our biggest failures, moments of incredible glory and moments of terrible shame. These can overwhelm us, they can mount up to the point where it's a struggle to focus on today, let alone tomorrow. On top of that, we fall into a trap of wondering where all our potential went. As 20-something adults, we are at a place where things are becoming locked-in, we've spent time on the career path, and that's a scary thought, especially when the path looks nothing like we expected.

I want to end this with some kind of solid conclusion, but I really can't. This is just something that I'm dealing with these days, and thought I'd throw some thoughts out there, see if they come down in a coherent way. Maybe tomorrow. Hopefully my next post will be more relevant to the project. Until then, thanks for reading, stay well, and keep checking back for more Farstorm updates.

--Scott