Where to start? This is always one of the problems with any form of writing. Get the start sorted and the rest, as they say, will follow.
Let's start with some basics.
Hi, my name is Alex. I'm 38 and I have recently been made redundant from an international insurer after eleven years service.
Now, I cannot deny that it is indeed a curse to be living in interesting times and I hope to be returning to the ranks of the working classes sooner than later. But I am also enjoying having some time to concentrate on me. If you are a man then it is unusual that you get the opportunity to have a "career break" due to the financial implications that it entails. So, I cannot deny that I am determined to enjoy the time that recent events have presented to me.
What else? Well, I am gay but do not take this to mean that you know who I am just because of my sexuality. My sexuality does not define who I am, it just informs about the gender of who I have sex with.
I do have an interest in musical theatre, and some people may class this as being my obvious gay trait. Personally, I like the genre and the promise of an happy resolution at the end of the show. I also like the format - the songs and the dances.
I do like my TV, but we can always deal with this at the later date in another entry. I am sure that there will be more than one entry about my thoughts on TV, what I like, what I do not, and just opinions in general.
You may be wondering why the reference to Fosse in the title of this blog entry? It is two fold really. Firstly, I love the work of Bob Fosse. His style of dance is very inspirational and I enjoy watching a good Fosse routine. Do not believe me? Go to YouTube and check out a couple of his routines. The second reason is that Fosse is a bit of a nickname, mainly due to it being my screen name on certain forums out on the inter-web.
So this is the first post on the blog. Where it goes from here? Who knows. We will just have to see.
Until next time.
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Great first post for what I'm sure will be a great blog. Welcome! I understand what you're going through, work-wise. Good luck- I only hope that it's true that the British social safety net is better than the one here in New York.
ReplyDeleteI did laugh that you mention both "Cabaret" and "the promise of a happy resolution at the end of the show" in the same commentary- I never really saw the impending arrival of a World War and Holocaust as a "happy resolution," but maybe that's just me....
Thank you for those lovely words, Chris.
ReplyDeleteYou are indeed correct about Cabaret not being a good example for a happy resolution to a musical. I also find it funny that if the Von Trapp family had escaped using the mountains that they did in the movie it would have sent them straight into Nazi Germany.