Americorps Alum

I was an Americorps Vista for two years. Even though I don’t feel like I did shit, I keep getting emails. The latest one is offering us “Alums” a chance to win scholarships. I would love to work with the UN and create my Development Organization within five years so I think I’m going to go to the seminar on Thursday. Maybe I can win enough money to learn about starting my own not-for profit.

Check this guy out

I’ve been admiring this guy’s work for a couple of years. I want to check out his gallery next month. I’m not a guitar person only because I don’t play but would love to own a few designs by him and hang on my wall one day.

Battle of the Sexes: Chess

I decided to take a break from writing and be creative. I’m working on my photo-shop and graphic skills. Right now doing posters but they take too long to render, so tomorrow going to spend some hours working on T-shirts.

Last Step: The Treatment

Today is the first day of the Ion TV Writing competition. I have one more page to add to my “1st act” and I also have to write treatment. The treatment is the part that is getting to me. It’s shouldn’t be hard right? But I need to get it right. I am going to limit it to 5 pages. Straight to the part. reading up on different treatments to get the over all concept and see what format is right for my TV Movie Pilot.

Tasks:
-Finish 1st Act (20 pages)
-Write Treatment (5 pages)
-Convert all to PDF
-Read contest rules again
-Copyright work
-Send in work with $
-Relax and forget about contest until Feb.

COUNT DOWN: 1 DAY…

Tomorrow is the first day of ION TV Movie writing contest. I am spending today proof reading my script. Also will be copyrighting as well. I plan on researching literary agents at William Morris to see who might be able to represent me starting next year. A little sick and trying to get some rest. I plan on having everything ready to enter contest by tomorrow.

Chat Rooms project

I haven’t been in a chatroom since 2004 and then it was pretty harmless talking. I am going to go into a chatroom with my webcam, looking crazy. And see reactions. Not combing hair, wearing makeup…nothing. Just looking bummie. I will report back reactions. This should be funny. Let’s see if personality does tramp looks.

The Winners are…

Skype has added a lot of features to the application. Looks like Sype is going to be my new twitter. I’m getting over my fear of webcam, so gonna make some friends. Hopefully writers and filmmakers.

StoryLink will also be a great place to make friends who are like minded and interested in the same things I’m interested in.

What is next?

Every time I let go of something, I look for a replacement. When I let go of Myspace, I found blogger…to wordpress…to twitter…to facebook…back to wordpress. What is next?

What is the next big thing that will allow me to communicate with others as well as myself? Twitter was great but I was getting too obsessed. I want to free myself from a life of emotional obsession…so what new social club will give me the balance I need?

Will it be NotePub, indenti.ca, brightkite...I will find a twitter replacement that is less addictive.

$3.98

It’s been raining here for two days…but today I am happy. Why you ask? Well I can’t access my bank account first of all because I don’t know the password. I can’t call the bank because I’m too broke to add money to my phone. Again why are you happy? Because I used the last $4 I had to buy a whole weeks grocery. How did I do that? Well being broke trains you in a lot of ways. It teaches you to eat less and you manage with what you have.

Grocery list:
12 Eggs:$1.00
Loaf of bread:$1.50
3 bags of Ramen noodles:$1.00
Marshmallow pie: .25
Sunbelt chewy granola(I talked the guy down 2 cents): .23

Total: $3.98
Happiness: priceless

I will be eating eggs, bread and noodles all week but it’s all good. Better than an empty stomach while I wait for my next paycheck. I’m already a head of myself and applying for new freelance jobs. If I get the Toshi gig, I will be able to pay for at least 2 months rent while I figure out 2010. People worry over the smallest things but they never see the silver lining. I always choose to see the silver lining because life can be a lot worse. I can have a terminal STD or sickness. I could already be living on the streets. I could be sold into modern slavery…so much worse. That is why I am happy because I have a great life. It could be better but it will be in due time.