This week I’m taking time off here because: 1) two gigs and two rehearsals in one week have cut into writing time (clearly I need to figure out how to balance these two loves of mine); 2) John starts his fall semester next week and I want to hang out with him as much as possible before becoming a law school widow for another 16 weeks again; and 3) I got a scriptwriting project yesterday that requires a quick turnaround. Deadline: Saturday. As in the day after tomorrow.

So I will see you next week, with an essay on one of these topics:

• Personal branding: yes? no? never-ever?
• Why I love the laundromat
• Flipping Out‘s Jeff Lewis is right about the word “journey”
• Behaving properly in the day/age of cell phone cameras and videotaping, social media, and sharing-sites like YouTube

Take care and we’ll see each other next week. In the meantime, feel free to post your random thoughts on the above or other topics. What’s been on your mind lately?