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As of Monday, 3/12/12, I am officially a part of a union.
I joined the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists or AFTRA.
I never thought I'd say this, but in a lot of people's eyes I would assume that makes me a professional actor.
That's really weird to think about.
I always thought it would be awesome to do what I'm doing now when I was older.
More specifically, in my forties just for something to do for fun.
Last year at this exact time I was on my quest to work in tv and movies.
My first try was for the movie, "Another Bullshit Night In Suck City".
It was renamed, "Being Flynn" and it looks amazing.
Back then I had a huge beard and was going for the role of a nude homeless guy.
It took me two months to finally get a call to work on something.
On May 2, 2011 I worked my first day on "Game Change".
It wasn't what I thought it would be like.
Not at all.
I was super green and not really sure about things.
It was a great experience, I met a lot of people I never could have imagined meeting, and thought it was an easy way to make money.
This past Saturday Game Change aired on HBO.
I can definitely be found.
But the way things were shot and edited.
It also wasn't what I thought the final product would be.
It was more fun making than watching.
It's cool to have those moments documented forever.
Like listening to a song for the first time.
Every time you hear it it will always be associated with memories.
Each time I watch things I've been in.
It'll take me right back to the memories I had and the people I encountered.
I really like that aspect of it.
I made two goals when getting into this.
One super small and one semi big.
I wanted my own page on IMDb and I want to be interviewed by Conan O'Brien.
Anything that happens in-between that and after are all just added bonuses.
Now with being a part of AFTRA will make more money, I'll get better parts, and get other perks.
When they merge with SAG it'll be even better.
I don't want to be famous.
I already can't go most places without running into someone I know and some that know of me but I don't know of them.
I don't want to always have people know who I am.
I think I'd always keep it small town.
It seems like such a terrible time being all Hollywood and such.
It might be cool at first, but I think I'd get really bored with it.
I got called today to work on a movie filming in Baltimore called, "Jamesy Boy".
They have to run a background check on me first to get me cleared to work though.
It's filming at some sort of prison.
So I'll most likely be playing a prisoner.
Since it's filming for twelve days there.
I would imagine I'd be a featured regular prisoner.
This is all happening one step at a time and I'm having fun with it.
We'll see what happens with it and where it goes.
I'll be in this union for the rest of my life.
I can stop and restart working in films and television all I want.
This is definitely exciting.
And in five weeks I'll be able to be cast in commercials for alcohol products.
So that'd be fun.
I have ten credits to my name in just ten months.
We'll see where this all goes.
Maybe I'll be able to help put Lebanon on the map.
Maybe I'll just be a nobody the entire time.
Either way I'm still stoked about all of this.
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