How I lost 125 lbs and was Shamed for it.

@digicat I tried to like digimon when I was younger but Pokemon consumed my life. So much so that my parents eventually banned me from playing it (tcg).

Four cats?! How old are they? The cat from my picture, her name was Maya and her sister was Mira. Named her after the bounty hunter from KOTOR II lol. They both died last year. Wish I could make that less sad sounding. I’d like to get a new cat but I’m pretty much a disaster at this point that I don’t think I could properly care for one. The struggle is real and gets harder by the second lol.

That’s cool about the acting! How and when did you get into that?

That’s amazing! Do you have a linkedin?

Movies are so powerful. They alter the courses of our lives and thus the course of history. For me with Directing, it was Star Wars. Back then there wasn’t even special editions to call it a new hope or anything lol. It was simply Star Wars. And while it felt so distant in a galaxy far far away…it felt close and intimate. Like Luke was part of my family somehow lol. The Skywalker story (the real one…) hits too close to home. The books and games carried me through some otherwise unpassable chapters of my life. Don’t know if anyone’s ever seen Heroes but there is a character on that show whos art work predicted the lives of those around him and that has eerily been the case for me. Life imitates art. Right?

Haha that’s funny about Anakin. I grew up in the same era and sadly just felt like I was Anakin…so I guess I needed to cling to Luke because he was more ideal :P

Linkedin is Business Networking :D You can showcase your work, talents, skills, proficiencies, and connections. Before Lynda.com got bought out by Linkedin, I used Lynda to learn Maya, 3dsmax, blender, Premier Pro, Adobe Audition, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder, among others. Now you can prove it with Linkedin learning though I dont think my Lynda certs transfered… *shrug*

You should make one! It will help a lot building connections and you’d be surprised what level of access to people you can have. It’s an incredibly great motivator.

Check out the app Backstage too. You can find jobs on both platforms (recruiters hunt on Linkedin…careful of spammy messages). Backstage is aimed at people like us. Entertainment professionals. You’ve got a wide range from Student films that will pay nothing to NBC Universal Casting. Modeling. Acting. Performing arts including Broadway and LOCAL theater productions. I want to get more active and serious about my work. Let me know how those work out for you if you try them :D

I understand that lol. For me it was the story of how he lost everything and how he wound up. It’s a really dark place to be in and I’ve learned, you never truly escape. I just try to make the best out my situation.

That’s hard I know :/ I’m in Florida and everything is wide open here O.o mixed feelings on that but I’m a pro mask person anyway so hopefully I’m fine :)

I’m not stopping business for this. For me it’s go go go. I can take precautions and do the distancing and that seems to be working. All the studios I know of are staying in business and adapting. And that’s how I need to be doing things.

Oh out of curiosity, what sites do you use? I could always use more opportunities lol