And
so begins the second year of the journey. It was
exactly a year ago I wrote my first entry from
Springfield, Missouri. It's a wonder I'm even still
here let alone excited about things. Man this year is
gonna freakin' ROCK. Can I mention how much New Year's
SUCKS in LA?
First
of all - we don't see the ball drop live. How pathetic
is it that we see a 3 hour old broadcast. I'd MUCH
rather see it live in New York at 9 PM our time,
and watch it move across the country and have some
sort of west coast celebration. Instead we get "live"
pictures from New York that aren't live at all. (sigh)
- who are they trying to kid? I watched it online at 9
PM, and checked out CNN... And of course there's
NOTHING local out here for some reason. I remember
last year seeing Jay Leno do something at the
Hollywood sign, but nothing this year. It's like LA
knows it's beat in this part of life - so
NO ONE here gives a shit. New York wins this
one hands down, so we'll just chill by the pool and
laugh at you all freezing. Paddy the idiot boy
neighbor jumped in the pool last night. (sigh) - it's
warm here yes, but the pool isn't heated. It's
probably a crisp 50.
So
Jess and I stayed up until midnight, and
then she crashed as I edited the
video. Oh
and here's the
video...it's
pretty cool. It's a split-screen of
2000/2001 - very neato. Speaking of
neat-o, have you checked out the site?
It's pretty neato. Haven't redone all the
graphics, but over the next few weeks I'll
slowly be taking the "space age" feel from
the site, and making it more of a
representation of 4tvs the show. Much more
whimsical, and less techno-saavy. Funny,
moving into 2001 I go away
from the space odyssey.
The movies are now
on the home server with catnaz. As many of you know I
was with Quicknet for well over a year, but after more
headaches than I could deal with, I had to
move on. Let me say that the customer service at
Catnaz was simply incredible. Within hours they helped
me transfer everything and be up and running. Not only
that, they're a great deal faster and have a larger
bandwidth than Quicknet did. Incredible prices, and an
incredible amount of knowledge. I'm happy to give them
my business. They've also helped set-up the automatic
emailing list for me. It's incredible the tools they
give you when they host your site. Because of this,
I've now taken the strain off of Scott's server (who
was hosting all my movies since Quicknet gave me 10
MB of space - LOL), and now everything is at one
place. You should notice MUCH faster download
speeds, and those of you with broadband access will
see a drastic difference. So thanks again to Catnaz
for all your help, and the opportunities you're giving
me. This should be a great year.
As
well the entry pages look a bit different. I like
white on black...ahem...You'll also notice all the
links at the bottom of the page. Nice, easy
access....giddy-up. Just a nice new feel for the new
year.
In
"life" news - I'm now gainfully employed. Guess who's
on the crew list for "The Tick" as a PA starting on
the 8th? Yup. Looks like a 2 month stretch of shooting
for the tv show. It's a blessing and a curse. It'll be
nice to have the money, but I'm making under $6 an
hour. That's pretty rough. Incredibly long hours are
also gonna make the second push of 4tvs a bit
difficult. As well, even PERFORMING will be
tough, when I'll have to be on set at 6-7 in the
morning. Of course getting to a gig is gonna be a
bitch too with 12-16 hour days. SO it's an opportunity
I won't turn down right now, but it's not the greatest
thing in the world for my career necessarily. I'm
gonna try and make some 4tvs.com t-shirts to wear
though. That's about the best thing I can do for
my career while running around a tv set. Hopefully
someone will ask me about it who can help me. But
either way, for a couple of months, I'll be able to
bring in some cash. That'll be nice.
So
what do I see happening this year? Where do I see
myself as the year 2002 begins? It's funny,
I can't even fathom it. Simply staying here isn't
such an achievement as it was in 2000. Jess has a good
job, and my free-lance stuff always seems to bring in
a big check when we need it most. So I guess, my goals
are big for this year. A true break. Some sort of
contract. I signed a contract of course with Hollywood
Screentest, but I guess I'm looking for one that
involves MONEY. LOL. I guess I can narrow it all
down to this: direction. That's what I hope to
have by 2002. A clear path. A chosen talent. If
someone heard Star Wars Blew and wanted to sign me to
a record contract doing parody songs, that would be my
direction. I'd have no problem dropping most
everything and pushing that. If someone saw 4tvs and
wanted to produce a TV show around it, I'd have no
problem dropping most everything and following that. I
feel I've shown my everything, and continue to show it
with 4tvs - so wherever it takes me, I'll follow. So
that's my goal - true direction. It could happen in a
month, or I could be typing the same thing years
from now. I guess that's why I'm out here. That sort
of beautiful instability that keeps me excited day-in
and day-out. I'd love to say I think it's gonna
happen this year...but I've felt that way about
everything I've done since I was 16.
I always believe that. I have always thought my
ideas and talents were the shit and it was just a
matter of time until the rest of the world caught on.
LOL - it's that true "Beatles" arrogance that keeps me
motivated. I guess if you don't believe that, you
don't ever push yourself. Ya gotta
believe.
So happy 2001
fellow online supporters. It's been a long year, and
we're on the brink of some great things.
