Dark Days

When I was first working at One Life to Live, there were very few days when the show was dark (not taping). After all, with a show airing every weekday, there was a lot to do. By the end, we were "six-packing," shooting the equivalent of six or seven shows in five days, so that there were holidays and even whole weeks when the studio was dark. It saved the show money and gave staff and crew an often much-needed break. A break to be with family on holidays or to accomplish personal business. While it was primarily a cost-cutting measure, it had the side effect of implying that it was okay to stop for a holiday or family event. It was okay if One Life to Live was on TV that day, but you weren't working on One Life to Live that day.
 
All of this is my long-winded way of saying that today, a family event took precedence over the blog, not just because of time constraints, but because of emotional ones as well. Sometimes, as in both the early and the later days of One Life to Live, it is okay to put work, whatever it may be, on hold for family. And though I guess I did not really end up doing that here, I at least gave myself the option of the "dark day."
 
Because, let's face it, we all need the option of a "dark day" once in a while.