(Photo taken 2009 Los Angeles)
to replicate to the level of accuracy that Colin Firth put forth. So many flawless performances this year, and I haven't even gotten around to seeing The Fighter/True Grit yet! If only going to a movie didn't gobble up half of my paycheck, than I would have totally seen everything five times! I took the picture here of Oscar in 2009 at the Kodak Theatre when I was living in East Los Angeles. It was the coolest thing to me to be in Hollywood while they set up the Red Carpet and put up all these ginormous golden Oscar trophies all over the place in Hollywood/Highland shopping plaza. What was even neater was that I got to waitress at the Wolfgang Puck "Governor's Ball" after the show. It was insane! I've never had such a star-struck strange experience in my life. It was the most glamorous event I could have imagined...from the elaborate salad, sushi, chocolate bar, to the decor and transformation of the Kodak, to the beautifully clad stars that brushed up against me as I greeted them at their tables in order for them to schmooz with the most A-list people in the industry. Anyway, that was just a quick trip to 2 years ago and where I was around this time.
Cut to: One year ago, I was finding my way with a group of 8 college kids in a big, white van from Durham, New Hampshire to Lexington, Kentucky on a Habitat for Humanity trip. I was wandering around horse farms on the countryside and building a house with an amazing and inspirational group of people for 7 days, and feeling as free as a bird.
Fast-forward to one year later(present day): I made my way uptown on the 1 train from Penn Station, NY to Columbia University where I had to get to the set of Gossip Girl to portray a background Alumni Attendee at a gala event for the popular CW television show. All glammed up GG style with the popular kids of TV for my generation, and running around New York City as if I know what the hell I'm doing.
"Ohhh...All The Places You'll Go".
| "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself Any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go. | You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that... | ...Life’s A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.) KID, YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!" - - Dr. Suess | |
