steve in hollywood

When I moved to Los Angeles, I remember thinking about how I would hate it here. How everyone was shallow, people would use you, traffic was terrible, and housing was ridiculous. I was surprised to learn that even though this was true to an extent, there is so much more to this place than I could imagine. I actually like it here a lot, and I may stay for quite a while. (Especially after I make it big and buy my Beverly Hills mansion.)

One piece of advice I got from my rock star friend: “Don’t date an actress, dude. They are crazy.” Well, I can confirm that many many actresses (and actors) here are indeed nuts. I think you have to be to even try what I am doing. Regardless, I have also found that to get a date in this town one of two things has to be true:

1) I have to be very, very rich.

2) I have to pretend to be very, very rich.

While #2 is probably the more likely outcome, I’m one of those guys that wants a girl to like me for me. So, I guess that means I’ll be a solo act for quite some time, or I’ll have to start playing for the other team.

One time I was on a set and there was this absolutely gorgeous girl there working on a scene with me. We were supposed to walk out of a restaurant together as a couple. I had tried to talk to her a little bit, and she was kind of forced to while we were waiting for them to set up the shot. I asked her about her career as an actress, and if she had any other job skills to fall back on. She didn’t. Acting was it. I then asked what happens if she doesn’t make it, and she said, “Don’t worry, I will be taken care of.”

Then it was time for our amazing “leaving the restaurant” shot. As soon as they said “action” she walked out of the restaurant as fast as possible without looking back, leaving me to chase like an idiot. The only way we looked like a couple is if we had been married for years and I forgot her birthday for the 10th time. I actually talked to her about it after the first take, saying we were supposed to look like we were a couple. She nodded. They shot the next take. She did it again. 

Picture of the Day

So, I wanted to take a picture of this nice house in Highland Park. It is a Craftsman style house. Apparently, my phone has decided that there is a worldwide pixel shortage and took this picture at a size that is actually smaller than the thumbnail would be. I guess this means I need to start taking my real camera with me to get pictures.