So for the last couple nights, Justin's been kind enough to poke his head in and ask if I felt like hanging out for the evening. I've said no thanks, I'm gonna keep looking at job listings, but since it's my first Friday night in California, I thought I'd take him up tonight.
We went out to a bowling alley that didn't seem that far from the house along with his friend from New York, Nick, and his buddies from around here, Libby, Blake, and Gary. We split into groups of three and bowled, and I don't know what it is, but I used to always swerve to the right, but all night I swerved left, which meant a lot of my balls were firmly in the gutter. The first game, all I wanted to do was beat Nick, and I managed that, but the next two games he got at least four times my score.
We drove over the Jack in the Box after that, a place I'd never been before, even though we'd been talking about hitting up In and Out earlier. Megan was the one who told me about the "secret menu" so hopefully that will be something we get to do together
Oh! Shit, it's been the best day I've had so far in this state. I got lunch with cousin Daniel today, and we talked a lot about the USC football season coming up and how he'd find a game where somebody who looked kind of like me wasn't going, and we'd borrow their ID and get me in for free. That'd be sweet. He knows the area pretty well and said he'd help me figure out a good place to get an apartment later on.
When I stayed with Sean down in Carlsbad, his mother got me in touch with a stunt coordinator from San Diego, who told me to look up Backstage West, a casting magazine. Through their website, I found a listing for an independent short called "Death's Door", which had cast all their majors, but the director really liked my look, so I'm going to be a featured extra in their film in late September. Everything came together today, and things seem to be kicking ass, except for two things.
One, I still need to find *steady* work. Craigslist isn't being a huge help lately, and I'm kind of suffering for it. Two, it's been five or six days since I've heard from Megan, and I'm getting worried about her. I was counting on her to be a source of support when I got out here, and I feel kind of lonely and helpless without so much as a peep from her. I just need to keep myself busy to stop worrying about my decaying social life.
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hey pete! dude, thats awesome that you've already got a part in a film. even if you're just an extra. i just had to smile at your mention of in-and-out and jack-in-the-box. i've actually never been to either of those places, but they're both places i very much associate with california. keep updating, i like reading about it :)
hey hope all is well, have no internet at my place so has been scarce...been super busy here sounds like things going well there as well...my dad loves in-n-out! japanese people are obsessed with california ha
also transitions are never easy! can you e-mail me and3x@virginia.edu i need to add you to my gmail address book! also, have sam email me
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