And It Got Old
The end of the first month of a new calendar (Christian calendar) year always feel funny to me. It starts off with me not realizing the month's coming to a close and ends with me having a freaking panick attack, doused with a bout of depression, a sprinkle of self pity, and rage at myself for not being where I feel I need to be already. Yup. That's how it goes. Why do we put such pressures on ourselves to "be somebody." I truly wonder where that need, that drive, that insatia
Heartbreak
Over the years, like everyone else, I've had my share of heartbreaks... Some worse than others. Many, my own fault :) The ones I find hardest to digest, are the ones that I can't explain away. To myself, my dog (Orlando)... anyone. A lot of times, they are work or career related. Yes, romantic heartbreaks that plunge you into deep suicidal depression fall in that category too, but the ones that confuse me are work or rather career related ones. I used to think if you worked h
Theatre in Poznan, Poland
2009 was an interesting year... Got to go to Poznan, Poland with the theatrical drama - Crossings. The show debuted in the Fall of 2008, and got into the NYC Fringe Festival in the Summer of 2009; this after playing in the "Close Stragers" Festival in Poznan earlier that year. I loved being a member that Ensemble Cast. The blending of cultures, heritages, stories, immigrant backgrounds... was simply amazing. Barak Obama became the President of the United States on one of our
Work. Play. And Chinatown
Passing through Chinatown, in NYC, you get the impression that everyone there hustles. This is true. That's New York. Period. There are a few certain somethings about Chinatown however, that I find quite intriguing... It starts with the smell. First thing in the morning, before the cleaning trucks arrive, and some conscientious store owners rinse out their store fronts, the stench of refuse pilled along the sidewalks is incredible. Distinct. Fishy, meaty, milky, distinct... R
Discovering Acting During a Recession
Living it up somewhat in Hoboken, New Jersey, in the year 2006, I never imagined I'd soon lose my job working as a Solutions Analyst in Accenture; have to give up my sunny, cozy one bedroom apartment at 219 Park Avenue to move home to the Bronx, and begin working as a machinist in my dad's now closed machine shop. This was September 2007. I've since become a working model, an actor with a few credits under my belt; a screenwriter and filmmaker with one Award Winning Short Fil
