Jun 08 2008
Just another actor in Tinsel Town…
So, here I am in Hollywoodville. One year ago, I left my comfortable job teaching computer classes to poor, unfortunate college students in Raleigh, North Carolina to undertake a quest to achieve a childhood dream: to be in the movies. (TV would do fine, really, Mr. Producer, sir. Want to see my resume?)
After throwing most of my possessions away in a dumpster in the parking lot of my apartment complex, I boarded a one-way flight to LAX. And then, it began. The struggle with 2 million other salmon to swim upstream and mate where I was first — no wait, that’s a different blog. Yet there are literally two million other fish out here trying to make it in film acting. So, the logical conclusion is that I am insane and I have better chances of winning the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes. (Did you fill out your forms for this year?) However, this is good for you because how often do you get to read an articulate blog written by someone clinically insane? (Okay, fine. Besides Ann Coulter .)
First of all, let me warn you, this is a serious blog. The internet is serious business and I’m not messing around here.
Serious cat agrees.
Man, I love that cat. And I don’t really like cats at all! (Oops, there goes my female readership…) Now that we have gotten that out of the way, what can you expect?
What this blog is about
Of course, it is about me. But it is also about things that I do. Or pictures of me. Or me and other people. Anyway, what you will find here is a chronicle of my quest to become a recognized Hollywood actor. It will include places I go, people I meet, acting jobs I get, and lots and lots of stuff about how Hollywood really works. And it is not pretty let me tell you. In many ways, it is the vile cesspool that you have heard about, but don’t be too harsh on Hollywood, it also has another side: it is mindbogglingly stupid. The way decisions are made out here defies any sense of reason or reality, which is why it will be to my advantage that I am, in fact, completely out of my mind.
Picture of the Day
This blog is going to be updated Monday through Friday, so you get a bonus one for the first time. I think for my first picture of the day, I should post my headshot. This is how headshots work: you hire a photographer to take about 3,000 pictures of you, 2,990 of which look awful. The other ten look great and also look nothing like you in real life. Apparently, this is what you want in a headshot.
Rejected Headshots
I especially love the second one here where I have the patented Frankenstein hairdo. So, without further delay, my professional headshot:
There you go. For now, I’m going to allow comments on my blog. But if you all start getting too rowdy , I’m taking away your toys. So play nice kids.
