Monthly Archives: August 2010

In Which I Mention A Random Thing

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This is a short, fun moment because I saw a couple of things that warrant note for no other reason than they were there.

It begins:

  • I’m pretty sure I saw former game show host Mark DeCarlo on the subway the other day, but I did not speak to him, because I am not a Stud.
  • I got on the bus this afternoon with a guy who looked like Eddie Deezen’s doppleganger.
  • I met a guy on the bus as I was headed to the theatre tonight for a shoot. He talked my ear off about the concerts he had seen and how a certain allegedly cult-like church was responsible for the death of David Carradine. I don’t know that I believed him, but he was friendly enough.

And thus endeth the post…

On the Anniversary of Getting Here

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August 1st, 2009. One year ago today was my first full day as a resident of L.A. Here are the highlights of the last year:

  • Quickly found work as an extra on TV
  • Got my CA driver’s license and registered my car after a rather drawn out smog inspection drama
  • Extra work dried up for me
  • Got cast in two shows and got a day job
  • Got rid of my car because I couldn’t afford to repair it
  • Appeared in a lead role in my L.A. Stage debut (which no one I knew attended)
  • Flew back to Phoenix on Christmas Eve to surprise my mother
  • Got into an acting school
  • Got laid off from my day job, beginning a 4-month stint of unemployment ::sigh::
  • Went back to Phoenix to record the full “Magellan’s Children” story with my friends and performed twice at the Mensa RG for more friends
  • My uncle passed away
  • Got cast in my second L.A. stage show
  • Went to New Mexico for my brother’s graduation
  • Got a new day job

And there we are up to now. A friend commented on Facebook today asking how I felt being here after a year. Honestly, I’ve seen some things — some strange, some beautiful, some downright disturbing — that make this a very interesting place to live. Was it worth it? Only time will tell.

As has often been said of an acting career, “it’s a marathon, not a sprint” and that is the truth. Many times things do not come to you as quickly as our smash-cut, 24/7, ADHD-addled society wants you to believe and sometimes not in the way you expect. This place has a magic that can still surprise those who are sure they have seen it all. And I am looking forward to finding that magic and hopefully grabbing a little bit for myself.