Good bye, 2008
Looking back at this journal entry, I think it was a pretty good year.
In addition to being lucky in love,
1. I travelled to...
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3. In the industry. In addition to being paid for being a background player on Law & Order, Gossip Girl, and Cashmere Mafia, I was fortunate enough to get a paying gig for improv at Fordham University. More thrilling was booking a corporate gig for my talk show. Maybe I'm not crazy. Maybe I'm marketable after all. Obviously two gigs a year is not a steady job by any stretch of the imagination but it's a start and potentially...a sign.
4. Invented an Awards Ceremony. Pizza Month featured an awards ceremony this year called THE SLICEYS, complete with nominees, competition, and even a trophy. The personal achievement for me was being able to give some of my talented friends a new means to showcase their talents.
5. Started spreading the News-letter. An evolution of an email blast took form in a monthly newsletter. It's a whole lot of work but keeps my family and friends informed and me on task. I mean, I don't want to release a newsletter saying "didn't do much last month" now do I? Currently, the multimedia newsletter includes a caption contest, original videos, and links to upcoming shows.
So, for the reasons above, I shall deem 2008 a fun "journey." Obviously it was not a "destination" as I have not arrived anywhere. The best part was, of course, finally having someone to ride copilot.
Onward and Upward, Live Journal!
In addition to being lucky in love,
1. I travelled to...
- several pizza places in Chicago, IL
- a wedding in Pittsburgh, PA
- another wedding in Seattle, WA
- a burger place in New Haven, CT
- my college reunion at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH
- Christmas in Daytona Beach, FL
- my mom's house in Tampa, FL
- my dad's house in Greensboro, GA
- a beach on the Jersey shore
- a summer retreat in Beech Mountain, NC
- an improv comedy festival in Chapel Hill, NC
- another improv comedy festival in New Orleans, LA
- and another in Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
The Spotlight on TV
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3. In the industry. In addition to being paid for being a background player on Law & Order, Gossip Girl, and Cashmere Mafia, I was fortunate enough to get a paying gig for improv at Fordham University. More thrilling was booking a corporate gig for my talk show. Maybe I'm not crazy. Maybe I'm marketable after all. Obviously two gigs a year is not a steady job by any stretch of the imagination but it's a start and potentially...a sign.
4. Invented an Awards Ceremony. Pizza Month featured an awards ceremony this year called THE SLICEYS, complete with nominees, competition, and even a trophy. The personal achievement for me was being able to give some of my talented friends a new means to showcase their talents.
5. Started spreading the News-letter. An evolution of an email blast took form in a monthly newsletter. It's a whole lot of work but keeps my family and friends informed and me on task. I mean, I don't want to release a newsletter saying "didn't do much last month" now do I? Currently, the multimedia newsletter includes a caption contest, original videos, and links to upcoming shows.
So, for the reasons above, I shall deem 2008 a fun "journey." Obviously it was not a "destination" as I have not arrived anywhere. The best part was, of course, finally having someone to ride copilot.
Onward and Upward, Live Journal!