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What's going on with Dan???
Good question! I'm glad you asked. Well, here we go:
Writing a script with Justin, and idea we developed over the summer. Working like a madman (i'm not a work-a-holic by the way, i just like not dying) and submitting for any audition that comes my way.
In an odd turn of events I ended up wandering the streets of San Francisco on Thanksgiving. Gorgeous city, as many have said before, easy to fall in love with, or fall in love in, I'd imagine.
In any case, I'll be back there the week before Christmas, which will be great I'd imagine. We'll be traveling all the way up the coast to get there, too, something I've always wanted to do...but anyway, on to the meaty stuff:
I feel strange lately, and not just because I haven't had a day off work in about two weeks, maybe more (I've lost track). Los Angeles is a strange city, there's a lot of discontentment, and an overall feeling of doom for many, like a plane that has been flying on fumes too long is finally beginning a turbulent fall and crash down. Now I might be wrong, but I think this town is in for a brutal shock in the near future. I don't think this is an overall bad thing, however. In my short time here, I've realized a lot of what I care about, and what I'm willing to put up with. First of all, Hollywood, not the town itself, but thee "HOLLYWOOD," can suck my dick (pardon the language, but this town doesn't do well with subtlety). And i'm not angry or sad or anything, really, I'm just being honest. I don't need what they're selling. At all. My degree is in communication, and really, that's what I'm interested in. A lot of people consider this a joke degree, and they're right, sure (most BA's are) but it's also the best fit for me. I love every aspect of communication. Visual, performance, written, it's all fascinating to me, and that's what i care about. I don't care about being a director, or an actor, or any of that shit, not the way they sell it out here anyway. I certainly love films and making films, but I don't care about what most of these people do. Derivative, immature nonsense, mainly Pulp Fiction and Kevin Smith knock-offs. Silliness. Which, whatever, it's cool and all, but it's not for me. Craft, that's what I'm becoming more concerned with. I want to do great work, and I want it to be helpful. Which probably means going to grad school...though maybe not. I'm focusing on projects with Justin and the kids from OU. Those are the people I care about, and that is the work that means something to me...and if i can build something, starting from there...well, that's something i can live with.
Good question! I'm glad you asked. Well, here we go:
Writing a script with Justin, and idea we developed over the summer. Working like a madman (i'm not a work-a-holic by the way, i just like not dying) and submitting for any audition that comes my way.
In an odd turn of events I ended up wandering the streets of San Francisco on Thanksgiving. Gorgeous city, as many have said before, easy to fall in love with, or fall in love in, I'd imagine.
In any case, I'll be back there the week before Christmas, which will be great I'd imagine. We'll be traveling all the way up the coast to get there, too, something I've always wanted to do...but anyway, on to the meaty stuff:
I feel strange lately, and not just because I haven't had a day off work in about two weeks, maybe more (I've lost track). Los Angeles is a strange city, there's a lot of discontentment, and an overall feeling of doom for many, like a plane that has been flying on fumes too long is finally beginning a turbulent fall and crash down. Now I might be wrong, but I think this town is in for a brutal shock in the near future. I don't think this is an overall bad thing, however. In my short time here, I've realized a lot of what I care about, and what I'm willing to put up with. First of all, Hollywood, not the town itself, but thee "HOLLYWOOD," can suck my dick (pardon the language, but this town doesn't do well with subtlety). And i'm not angry or sad or anything, really, I'm just being honest. I don't need what they're selling. At all. My degree is in communication, and really, that's what I'm interested in. A lot of people consider this a joke degree, and they're right, sure (most BA's are) but it's also the best fit for me. I love every aspect of communication. Visual, performance, written, it's all fascinating to me, and that's what i care about. I don't care about being a director, or an actor, or any of that shit, not the way they sell it out here anyway. I certainly love films and making films, but I don't care about what most of these people do. Derivative, immature nonsense, mainly Pulp Fiction and Kevin Smith knock-offs. Silliness. Which, whatever, it's cool and all, but it's not for me. Craft, that's what I'm becoming more concerned with. I want to do great work, and I want it to be helpful. Which probably means going to grad school...though maybe not. I'm focusing on projects with Justin and the kids from OU. Those are the people I care about, and that is the work that means something to me...and if i can build something, starting from there...well, that's something i can live with.