… and i’m feelin’ good.
I woke up today having completed a goal I’ve been after for the past year – I finally signed with a new agent. Well, technically, he’s a manager, but he used to be an agent, and in LA they’re almost the same thing.
The best part about this was that I was able to get in juuust as a perfect role for me was posted, a recurring lesbian gf part on New Girl. Now, due to unforeseen complications, I unfortunately wasn’t asked to audition, but that was more about timing and not at all to do with me or my marketing materials. And it pushed the envelope regarding why I need a rep working with me on this whole career thing.
As much as I’m learning to take control of my life, to create the opportunities I want to enjoy myself, and to not wait around to be “validated” by anyone, there is an unparalleled sense of security that comes with knowing someone who’s been in the business longer than I have is rooting for me.
This doesn’t mean I will work any less hard. But it does mean that today, I am awesome.
Today, you are awesome 🙂 Congrats on the new agent.
I was feeling pretty envious of you earlier today–I spent the morning running around Silver Lake, doing my architectural historian thing, and thinking about how nice it would be to live in that area. It wasn’t a particularly nice place when I lived in LA in the early ’90s, so it was a pleasant surprise for me.
Then I thought about spending 1.2 million dollars for 900 sq. ft. and realized I didn’t like Silver Lake THAT much.
Thank you! And I know – I totally wouldn’t be able to live here except that I a)rent b)a shared house with c)two girls AND my partner. But it is beautiful!