Living the Dream: The Glamorous Life

For the past five years I've been 'Living The Dream' as they say, though I prefer the phrase 'Chasing the Dream'. Either way, it's been quite an experience, with many ups and downs...and downs. But I think my favorite part of 'Living the Dream' out here in LA is the 'image' everyone tags onto your life. "WOW! You live in Los Angeles!? That's So COOL! Do you hang out with celebrities? You must just be at the beach everyday and in the 'hot' clubs every night!"

I used to combat these statements, offering proof of how wrong they absolutely were, I mean 'Living' and 'Chasing a Dream' are two very different things. One involves making millions for having your own show on a network and jet setting around the world on the weekends...while the other involves working numerous odd jobs (one including scooping up dog sh*t) just to scrape together enough change for gas (let alone shopping) so that you can make it to your audition an hour and half away (in traffic) for some small role in a film that no one has or ever will hear of...let alone see. 

That said, despite my best efforts to share these realities, I always got that feeling that no one really ever 'got it.' So now I've found a new way to share the truth, with pictures...after all, they are worth a 'million' words.

Exhibit A: The Sneaker: While in a 8x8 room rehearsing my 'improv' skills (which in reality sorta defeats the whole idea of 'improving') I noticed something sticky on the bottom of my shoe. I stopped to remove the item only to realize that the item, was actually  a portion of my shoe coming off. IT had had enough.

Exhibit B: The Boot: After spending the evening in an air conditioned sneaker, I woke up the next morning, without a worry as I knew I could always slip my foot into my trusty and comfy casual boots. Fast forward to working the desk at job #2, I look down while answering some mundane questions on the phone to find this...

While the tear was not located in the sole of my shoe, it still made a hefty impact on my walking skills that day...and ego.

So, ladies and gentlemen, while I appreciate your admiration for me and my 'Living the Dream' I hope this brings some awareness into the reality of it all. And while all of this 'Chasing' may get exhausting from time to time...to both me...and my shoes, I'll continue to keep on keeping on.