Labor Day

8:08 a.m., California time. Today is Labor Day, and I am determined to use this day in part to do some creative writing, and other things that I'm not usually able to do, like read. "But it's Labor Day!" you're saying. "And it's Labor Day in California! Shouldn't you be getting out, going to a barbecue or something?" To answer that, I'll say first, I'm not worried to much about the getting out for the sake of it. Right now in Southern Califorina, we are experiencing a ludacrith (yeah, i went there) heat wave. And I live in a particulary hotter area of Los Angeles called 'the valley' and it's hotter than the devils apartment on the top floor of a 40's apartment building with no a/c, and the structure on fire like The Towering Inferno. If I were to go to a cookout, I'm not sure which would be the BBQ, the food or the people. I'm content with staying inside under a/c, and trying to be as productive from there as possible (actually, I am suppose to be going out today to meet up with a friend I haven't seen in a while, and to do some homework for my business). Besides, I'm not big on the socialization with the locals. I really miss kicking it with real people from back home. I miss the fact that people say 'hi' or 'hello' just for the hell of saying it, and when you say 'hi' or 'hello', people don't look at you like you're crazy. I miss the fact that when people talk to you or show any kind of generosity, it is from the heart, and not because it will serve their own agenda. Fortunately, and unfortunately, a piece of me has had to die here, in order for me to have survived this place of madness for seven years....I started this book entitled, "Angry White Pyjamas" yesterday. It's about Aikido. Boring stuff to people who are not really into martial arts, but I of course study Aikido, so I would like to try to finish this particular book. It's hard to read anything more than internet news feeds, in these busy days and times. I honestly wish I had the opportunity to read more, but if there's a choice between reading and sleeping, it's smarter for me to choose rest...I know that I have not written in my blog since April, and thanks to my best friend who noticed, I am moved to update what is going on in my life which is everything, and nothing at all. There may be only two people in the world that can understand that expression. My best friend being one of them, and probably her mother. What it simply means, is that if this were True Hollywood Story, this would be the boring part of my life that not many would care to know about, until after I became who God has intended me to be. My biggest dreams are to become all I can become in life, but more specifically to become an entertainment mogul. From that, I hope to make as much positive change in the world that I can. For me, there's a methodical plan to achieving that. Generally, I don't say much about how things are going professionally to people, beyond "I'm still doing my thing." I tend to be that way, because I don't trust many to understand how much time, dedication, and patience goes into the particular field of work that I have chosen for myself. Most of my summer has been spent doing a lot of research for my business that I hope to start by May/June 2008. This business is in line with entertainment, which is all I'll say about that right now. I am still doing my comedy. Again, this will take time. But I have realized that in order to be able to pursue comedy and other goals of mine aggressively, I must not be rich, but I have to have financial independence to leave the 'bee worker job.' For the time being, getting this business up and going takes slight precedence over getting out to perform as much as possible. Two student loans with graduated re-payment plans, dictate that I must become proactive in my own financial independence now. Once I am sitting from a position where I do not need to work a 'regular' job, I hope to be able to go on the road (colleges, comedy clubs, and probably more often, shitholes) and do comedy. That is the real training ground, and this is where you really learn to hone your voice. Right now, I'm at that stage of comedy where you know how to write a joke, and you've made people laugh before, but now you don't know where you're going, who you are, or what you're doing. You're trying to inject who you are into your comedy, but you don't know what that is yet. Your comedy is soul-less still. Some days in comedy are good. Some are bad. I'm not looking to be the funniest in the comedy world. Just to be a really good comic that's different from everyone. From there, sky's the limit... until then, this summer for me, will be remembered for what is was. A summer (and winter), where because of hard work, I can add 'entrepreneur' to my resume next summer. A summer that will be remembered for the world losing all too soon, good peeps back home. And a summer where, thanks to spending time at a party in Vegas with my best friend, I learned that I need to learn to how to dance hip hop and ballroom - because apparently a guy with moves on the dance floor is a turn on and a really big deal with women. A bigger deal than most men probably consider... Dancing? Really? Hmnh! And all along I thought all I needed to attract women was the Axe effect...Bow Chicka Bow Wow!!!!!!!!!!