While everyone is traveling home to see family for our country’s strangest holiday of re-imagined history, I am stuck in Los Angeles for a gig. Jim, Erik and I had a Thanksgiving for “orphan bachelors” at my place [cooked the best damn bird I've eaten in my life using YouTube instructions].

While waiting for everyone to come back into town, I was approached by Cheeky Monkey Productions to direct a pilot presentation entitled Smart People. It was a great team and a fun script…and lord knows I enjoyed only wearing ONE hat…but I missed my “family” so much. You really develop a vocabulary with your cast and crew when you work together for so long. It was a nice refresher in having to really articulate what I specifically wanted instead of relying on people who understood my style and buzz words. Taught me to get more specific when I get back on set for Squatters.

I am so lucky that I am getting approached to create more and more stories. Squatters is still like an infant that I have trouble leaving unattended, but I’m learning it’s okay to step away and come back. And it helps me grow exponentially as a storyteller to step out of my comfort zone for a few days. I’m earning my stripes as a director and look forward to finishing up my baby!