RichardHerring.com - Warming Up

Wednesday 1st September 2010

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I woke up in my own bed for the first time since late July and aside from a slight feeling of confusion and displacement it was like I had never been away. Scientists should investigate this. How can something seem to last forever and then within hours appear not to have existed at all. The explanation of infinity might be hidden within this phenomenon. Government funding required.
I was planning on taking the day off, but had so many little jobs to do that there was no time to relax.

Tuesday 31st August 2010

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I woke up at 9 and had some more Cheerios and packed up the last of my stuff before running the couple of miles down the hill to my car, which thankfully was still there and still working fine. And I could still remember how to drive. I managed to park only about 30 yards away from my front door and then after a shower, packed up my car. I was keen to get going and looking forward to being home, even though it seemed like an alien and unfamiliar place that I had visited once in a dream many years ago.

Monday 30th August 2010

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

They were dismantling the dressing room around my ears as I came in for the last show. There wasn't even a curtain to hide my shame as I changed into my suit, but none of the crew were interested in seeing me in my pants, alas. I had brought presents for everyone, remembering to include the box office staff and front of house bods (who I am guessing from their astonished reaction had had not too many other gifts today) because I am the new Jesus.

Sunday 29th August 2010

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

So the brilliant thing about not drinking (on the 49th day sober) is that if you stay up until 5 am and wake up at 11, you still feel pretty good. No hangover and no shame or regret about the awful things you did last night or fear that the police might be ringing on the doorbell. I was feeling surprisingly chipper and even better have not got any work hanging over me (I am going to do the final draft of the first radio show on Thursday) so I could relax.

Saturday 28th August 2010

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

If nothing else getting home will release us all from the nightmare of these Groundhog Day blogs and perhaps I can get back to noticing the minutiae of daily life and writing about the people who piss me off or are rude to me or question my yoghurt consumption.
Today was awards day which is both fascinating and aggravating to me. Overall I would be glad if it wasn't there, turning this arts festival into a competition, but it is also exciting to find out who will win.

Friday 27th August 2010

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The producer of my Radio 4 show was round at just after 11 and we had a discussion about the series and the script that I have written and all seems to be ticking along nicely. I am going to worry about scripts 2-4 when I am home and think I am close enough with script 1 to leave it until the end of next week. So who knows, I might get to have some fun this weekend and even have a day off on Wednesday.

Thursday 26th August 2010

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I was woken early by a phone call, but put my time to good use and got on with my script, which seems to be coming together well. The problem for this first one is that I have way too much material for the Hitler Moustache half hour (in fact 27 minutes), but it was good to get it underway.
I took a break to run up the hill with £300 in coins to pay into the bank, which frankly almost killed me. It's late in the Fringe and even in spite of my healthy lifestyle I am too weary for the steep inclines of this beautiful town.