That’s it. That’s the whole story. I have no further point to the blog post other than just wanting to write something.
But I don’t know what to write.
That’s problematic for a blog post.
…
I know what I want it to be.
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Dear Future Me,
Right now, the world isn’t much of a world at the moment. I’m inside all the time, which, admittedly, is not out of character for us, but because it is currently an enforced state of existence, it’s become a bit of a burden.
However, once the world becomes a real place again, you’re likely going to forget all of the things you wanted to do once you can finally rejoin the public. So, in order to prevent future reclusive behavior, I’ve written you a To-Do List, out of the goodness of our heart, so that you might remember to live life to the fullest once you have the choice to go outside.
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To whom should be concerned,
I am writing to apply for the Generic Employee position at ACRONYM Studios/Productions/Inc. As a relatively functioning human-person, I realize you have approximately eight thousand people applying for this position with the exact same credentials as I have, but allow me to spend the next five minutes attempting to convince you that—in fact—I am the diamond in the rough you’ve been looking for.
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Today, I opened up the paper to find a review of the show I'm working on in the Los Angeles Times. And that was really freaking cool! I wasn't mentioned by name or anything, but right there in black-and-white were the names of the people I'd been working with for the last two months. These were people I had dinner with, people I shout directions at daily, people I tease or praise or laugh at every night. They were just people to me, but in that moment I was overwhelmed by their celebrity.
And my first thought was, "Have I made it?"…
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I think we're just gonna have to make this a segment. There are just too many things I have to geek out about.
This week's obsession: Chuck. A magnificent TV show about a computer-nerd-turned-CIA-agent with all the government's secrets downloaded into his brain. Sounds ridiculous? That's because it is. Just ridiculous enough to be hilarious. And charming. And thrilling. And heartwarming.
If you're looking for a show that's fun and exciting, it's got everything you could hope for…
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Matthew Larkin always had a fascination with the sky. When he was little, he loved to run to the open field down the road from his house, lay in the grass, and watch the clouds swirling above. Like most kids, his mind would wander and the clouds would take shape. He conjured brave heroes and magnificent creatures out of clumps in the sky. He told himself stories; he would sit there for hours, sending his imaginings into barren cities and creepy caverns to discover hidden crypts filled with great, unknown treasures...
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Obsession Time. Let's go.
Flash back to about a year ago: I'm in my apartment procrastinating on some school paper when a flurry of psychopathic laughter wafts through my door. I warily venture downstairs to find my roommate collapsed in hysterics. Right away, I have to know, "What in God's name are you laughing at?"...
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I started tap lessons this week. It's fun, because I've always liked watching tap and it seemed like the perfect dance genre to start with when you're as out of shape as a pile of Play-Doh--which I am. I'm pretty good at rhythm too, and I liked the idea of my feet becoming little drummers. It's a useful skill in performance, and I need to gather as many of those as I can, so I figured: why not?
It had been awhile since I was in a dance class, and I had forgotten what made me so afraid of them until I stepped into the room...
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Don't worry, there's no spoilers.
So if you're like me, by now you've probably watched through the entire second season of Jessica Jones in a blurry, emotional binge-watching marathon when you probably should have been doing other things. Like going to the gym. Or working. Or showering.
But why be healthy when you can watch Krysten Ritter portray the most unhealthy, damaged Marvel superhero to ever hit the screen?...
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I have a lot of cool friends. Some of them are actors, some are techies, some are writers, and some just exist in a universe of nerdiness that I can only hope to enter one day. All these things make them really wonderful people to talk to and listen to and stalk on the internet.
But I also have a problem. (Not the stalking, that's totally normal.)...
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In my attempt to claw my way into the entertainment industry, I'm faced with this question a lot. It's exhausting, because I'm in an industry that requires that I be both--I have to be both mechanically disciplined and soulfully authentic. As an artist, I'm supposed to take risks, open my heart, create out of a desire to tell the truth and say what I think and feel. But as my personal agent, I have to think logically, keep in line, be polite, not speak out of turn or else I might burn bridges. That wouldn't be good for business. The nature of the industry itself requires that I be oxymoronic.
Even as I write this, I think...
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