Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Makin' the rent

I've started a new "day" job, hence my total lack of postings in July (not to mention my laptop dying a horrid, Ebola-Zaire-like death at the hands of some crafty computer virus). Now that I've got my computer back up and running and my emails up to date, my life has returned to a semblance of order.

The time I spend in the job is frustrating. I NEED the job, and, despite my occasional griping, I'm GRATEFUL for it but it sucks up a lot of energy that I'd rather be using to pursue acting. Trouble is, you can't pursue acting if you can't pay your rent or buy groceries (models and some actors deliberately leave the groceries out, but this is not how I roll). Here's something I'm coming to terms with: After a long day of work, if you get home and say 'Alrighty, I'm ready to start the other job, even though it doesn't pay [yet]', you know you're following your passion and you love what you do. At least, that's part of what keeps me going...so far.