LIFE UPDATE!

Hello, Patrons! 

How's it all going? Alright? 

So, here's a thing, as you know Digitiser The Show is going to be having a live show at some point. I'm not sure when yet - we want to record the series first, as I think it's sensible not to do everything at once. 

I really, really appreciate you all sticking with Patron, even though many of you also backed the Kickstarter. Some of you may even have backed the Kickstarter to get tickets to the live show... but some of you didn't. 

We're going to look into the possibility of offering extra tickets to the live show for Patrons - for free. It'd be good to get a sense of how many of you might want this (and whether you'd bring a plus-one), as it'll help us plan whether this is feasible and affordable. I think it's the least I can do to say thank you. I think it's most likely going to be at the end of the year, most likely NW London-ish. So, post a comment below if you're interested, in theory.

I'm also going to make the behind-the-scenes Kickstarter videos available to you all. There are a couple of back Q&A vids already up, but I'm going to re-edit them, as the sound and picture was a bit iffy (I put them up very quickly, see). I'll give you the link when they're online.

I'm really, really excited about Digitiser The Show. Already it feels like the pieces are falling into place better than expected, and though the budget is being squeezed, and I've had to pull back on some of the big location stunts, everything that's happened so far feels very authentically Digitiser-y. There were so many parts to orchestrate, and so many unknowns, I honestly didn't know whether it was going to work, but... I really think it could be something quite special.  

So, that's that... what else is going on for me? I'm close now to finishing the huge day job projects I've been working on since late last year. I'm hoping to take some time off in August to have a short holiday (after I've popped up at the London Play Expo), and start editing Digitiser The Show (we have another block of filming penciled in for September). 

Unusually, I'm in a position where I've got work lined up for next year already. This rarely happens in TV - or any freelance industry - and while I wouldn't exactly say my finances are fully recovered from last year's battering, it makes life a little easier knowing that I'll hopefully be able to pay the bills in 2019.

Other news! I'm on a diet. Yeah, I know. Who isn't? Skip this bit if you find this sort of talk boring. I've actually been on an eat-less-food diet for months, but my age, coupled to my sedentary lifestyle and job, meant that it wasn't making a difference. 

Sanya had been extolling the virtues of a keto diet - high fat, moderate protein, loads of salad, low carb - for a while, and when I saw the results of it with a few colleagues, I thought I'd give it a go.

It's early days... but man... it really seems to be working. I mean, the weight (admittedly mostly water weight at this stage) is really dropping off, but the weird thing is that I'm never hungry, I'm less tired, and my brain feels generally more alert. Plus I get to eat bacon, steak and cheeeeese. It's quite a thing, and now that I'm rapidly heading for 50, I need something like this which is going to ignore my slowing metabolism, and just digest the fat. I only wish I'd done it before my wedding photos.

Right. That's it for now. Thanks, as ever, for supporting me. It's because of you that I'm able to keep the Digi updates daily, even in the face of an overwhelming workload. Comment below if you're provisionally interested in coming to the live show.

Paul