February 8, 2015

Hello fellow travelers,

I hope some one eventually shares a thought or two of their own.  I see a couple of people are reading my blog, which is not very interesting at this point so I do understand it does not inspire one to write along with me.  But big things have small beginnings.

I am on day 39 and closing in towards day 40 of my smoke free life.  What a trip this has been.  First making it a New Years resolution was a risk.  More often than not people who make a resolution fail.  Plus it was kind of a last day decision, no prep time really.  I had been spending most of 2014 going to exercise classes.  My thought was I would transform from a heavy smoker and drinker into a healthier me.  My exercise commitment even went up by June of 2014.  I started with Pound classes at Fitmix Studios which were twice a week at most.  Then I joined Classpass and now I've been spinning, doing various Barre classes and yoga of different varieties on an average of 4 to 5 times a week.  By late December I was 6 months in and smoking and drinking just as much as when the year started, incredible.  I was even having cigs on my way to class and then after.  Amazing.  So while I was at NYE dinner with my partner of 12 years Laura I decided, while in front of the restaurant smoking that the six cigs in my silver case were going to be my last.  And indeed they were.  I smoked that last little fucker at 1AM January 1st, 2015 and I haven't looked back.

Enough for now, keep on believing in everything and I shall return.  Now it's time for the second to last episode of "Worst Cooks in America".

Cheers! 

January 28, 2015

Well hello to all that come to say hi and read my little blog.

It is definitely in search of itself in these early stages.

I did my resistance band class this morning and continued my effort to finish Stephen Kings "The Stand", I am getting close and I do highly recommend the book.  I haven't seen the TV movie but I will of course put it in my Netflix queue.

Working through my 2014 files.

Prepping for Taxes and fighting the urge to smoke for my 28th day!!!

Keep on keeping on!

January 26, 2015

Good afternoon fellow dreamers and believers,

I just came home from my one hour spin class at Aura Cycle and a short but enjoyable reading session of Stephen Kings "The Stand".  I am 950 pages in on this 1153 page read.  Next Jo Nesbos' "The Nemesis", the fourth Harry Hole novel.

My appearance on "Tomorrows Thespians" is set for February 15th.  I have a short piece I wrote for the audition that I like, but I may add or rewrite it a bit or change gears completely.  Either way I have until Feb. 8th to turn in my piece that must not exceed 4 1/2 minutes.  Time was my enemy last time, it shall not be my nemesis this time. 

My battle with smoking is on its 26th day and what a ride it has been.  Up and down for sure.  This is one of the hardest things I have ever done.  I have smoked for 30 years.  Almost a pack a day.  It revolved around everything I did.  From morning til night. 

Not anymore.  I am now training my self daily to live differently.  Exhausting.  I am tired but this is the number one focus everyday right now.  Beat this and live to be 100 so I can get those stories told, those roles that I know are out there that I am supposed to play and nobody else.

Glad to be back.

Onward and Upward!

January 25, 2015

My oh my I have returned.  It has been a long time since I have been here.  Why I have come back tonight I do not know but alas I am here.

I read an interesting quote today:  "Genius finds its own road, and carries its own lamp"

Credited to Willmott...  Robert Aris Willmott.

Short but sweet.  Oh, I have quit smoking after 30 years of Marlboro Reds.  I am on day 25.

Glad to be back.

Long Live Peter O'Toole and Robin Williams!

I'm still here...

Well I see some views but no comments or joiners but I'm still here.   I have been crazed of late but will have some new posts soon.

Rise up!!!

And now...

March 14, 2012.  This happens to be my 24 year anniversary of my drive and arrival to the city of angels.  It was March 1988, I was 19 years old, that we hit the road for this journey that continues today.  We drove the beat up oldsmobile that I picked up from my frat buddy Kaminsky.  I had no contacts and no real plan, just to get out here and make my mark.  Much has happened but true fruition awaits and I shall fight on and continue to pursue and reach my dream of being a respected working actor in film and television.  It is closer than I think or feel but not closer than what I believe to be my destiny.  Remove fear and enjoy the journey.  In my 44th year of life and still hungry, that is good.

Onward and Upward.

Number 5

It may seem silly but my fifth TV appearance is tonight and I have worked hard, harder at some times than others, for 20 years at this game and although I feel my best work was seen by fewer folks, to get these gigs is a tough racket and tonight my bit on the NBC show "Whitney", my first sitcom, is going to air.  A short but hopefully funny little scene that sets up the episode.  So today, leap day, I am proud and I will continue to strive for what I believe I am meant to do, play the human condition in the many forms it does reveal itself.

Onward and upward.