In the course of my reading, research etc, I have discovered the wonderful world of hypnosis and self help recordings. A wide ranging set of different types of this particular genre now sits eagerly on my hard drive and are slowly making their way to my IPod for dog walks and night-time listening. There are a myriad of reasons why one might want to listen to these things, and currently I am trying to choose between learning French or attracting men. In all seriousness, one or two of them have been fascinating, in particular the Derren Brown ones. I have long admired the man, and I do so even more now. I listened to his recording on hypnosis, which was fascinating and informative, and whilst I cannot see myself ever hypnotising anyone, there were certainly some great insights into controlling an audience, and informing an audience which is always useful as an actor, but I think even more so as a Director. After all, what is a director trying to do that a hypnotist isn’t really? Of course I am not talking about the end of the pier hypnotist that persuades people to sexual abuse chair legs for the amusement of the audience, but more the hypnotherapist side of things. I will be trying out one or two little techniques over the next few weeks to see if my theories are correct and will report back. I also have one recording which will apparently hypnotise me and turn me into a proactive non-lazy person. I am desperately trying not to crack a joke about not being bothered to listen to it. I will however, listen to the whole thing in a while under the prescribed conditions, and report back tomorrow. It promises to help me to avoid prevarication, which will be a miracle if it achieve one step on a marathon of a journey in that direction.
In other news, my new found Woody Allen obsession is in full flow, and I am working my way through Manhattan at the moment. What a brilliant film it is. It is so beautifully shot in black and white that I genuinely think I could enjoy it with the sound off. I think I may have under estimated Woody Allen in the past as someone who just makes me laugh occasionally, and missed out on so much. I am trying to work my way though all of his films now, which will take some time, but I am loving the experience and I think learning a fair bit too.
The House is well on the way to being ready for Sale, so this week should start with tidying and finish with me getting on with some serious work, which I am looking forward to. I don’t think I have started a new year and continued it in such a positive outlook before, and I am rather enjoying it. I’m not sure what has happened, but I like it, and want to keep it like this.
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