There's not to much going on in my life right now. I'm kind of in a limbo. I haven't had an audition or shot something since the Cab music video. I've been submitting to a lot of things, but I just haven't been chosen to audition. I know that this time of year is the "down time" of Hollywood, but it would still be nice to be doing something other than working and chillin' at home. When not much is going on, my mind wanders, I miss my family and friends, and the loneliness settles in. It's times like these when I feel like I should be outsourcing my thoughts into something more creative such as a song or poem... Who knows, maybe I'll put pen to paper one of these days.
One thing that IS new is that I got promoted at Hollywood Video. It's obviously not a big deal, but I'll be a shift manager there now, with a little more pay and responsibility. Usually this would be something to be a little excited about, but when my mind is set on a film career and not climbing the Hollwood Video ladder I find it hard to jump for joy. Besides that, one of my good friends Carly is visiting from MN tomorrow and I'll get to spend the day with her. I always like it when friends are in town for obvious reasons. It's good to have home brought to me every once in awhile rather than the other way around. Hopefully I can just get out of the apartment for a change and do something fun.
Speaking of not getting out of the aparment... I don't have much of a social life. Ok, so it's non-existent. I can't be too hard on myself since I do work two jobs and I don't have much free time on the weekends. My "going out" consists of seeing a movie in the theatres every couple weeks with my brother. The rest of my downtime is spent in the apartment reading, watching the Cubs, playing video games, and watching movies. It would be nice to go out with friends and just socialize once in awhile, b
ut I don't know many people and it's expensive going out. It's expensive enough just trying to "get by" out here. And if I'm not going out, I feel like I should be doing more to jumpstart my career. This is most evident when I watch the "making of's" after each movie I watch. It's so inspiring, motivating, and intimidating at the same time. I always hear about the way to succeed is not because you're the most talented, but because you're the most persistent. I always feel like I could be doing more, but it's hard when I'm waiting for my hair to grow out. As sad as it sounds, a lot of it rests on my hair. Once it's at the length I want, I can FINALLY get new head shots, sumbit with more current photos to projects, and go out and get an agent. I know that once this happens, I can "get myself" out there more. Until then, it's just a waiting game.It doesn't help that my brother still hasn't decided whether he wants to move back or not, especially since our lease is up in less than 3 months...
Movie Reviews of the Day:
Once Upon A Time In Mexico - 4 stars
Vanilla Sky - 4.5 Stars
Jumper - 3 stars
Rent - 4.5 stars
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