Comments | pixienchantress: Third post today, I know

pixienchantress

Third post today, I know

Oct 29, 2007 15:55

My boss isn't in today so I'm so friggin bored ( Read more... )

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dreammephisto October 29 2007, 20:34:00 UTC

Welcome to the real world, Liz. Trust me though, you're not alone in figuring things out. Everyone, including me, are there with ya, silently screaming.

Question: If you love to write, why not be an author?

Trivia: The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.

Website: www.perezhilton.com

pixienchantress October 29 2007, 20:44:49 UTC

Me no like-y the real world. Of course, I also didn't care much for elementary school, middle school, or college. Ok, parts of college were amusing.

Umm...by being an author I would be right back in the same position I was as being an actress.

Why don't you write screenplays? I've been telling you to for years.

That's a lot of blinking.

plutoprincess99 October 29 2007, 20:55:40 UTC

my boss isn't here today either. So I left early!

I feel for you, Liz. I really do. I kind of feel like our places were switched around the time of highschool/early college. Forgive me if I'm being incorrect, but I think at that time you were pretty sure you wanted to get into acting and/or modelling. And I was feeling a lot of the despair you're feeling now. I remember that whenever someone told me, "you have to do what you love," or "you have to find your passion," I wanted to stab them, because I didn't feel that way about anything that you could actually live off of. It all felt like you got good grades to go to a good college, you did good in college to get a good job, you got a good job to - to what?? I just really felt like life held no promise ( ... )

pixienchantress October 29 2007, 21:05:23 UTC

Thanks Jenny. Yeah, I guess our roles have been reversed. I can't say now whether I chose acting because I was "sure" it was what I wanted to do with my life, or because it was something I enjoyed and felt like I was good at, and I couldn't come up with anything else. Regardless, I convinced myself throughout college that it was what I wanted, and I didn't start wavering until a couple of months ago. I'm glad you found something that you love/are good at. And you're right, I'll probably just have to try dabbling in things I like until I find something that sticks. I am just way too impatient...I want to know what I should be pursuing now, without worrying that I will have to look back and say "I wish I hadn't wasted a year or more _________" kind of like how I feel about acting now.

Anyway, thanks for your novel :)

plutoprincess99 October 29 2007, 21:23:52 UTC

hehe, you're welcome! And about wasting a year - yea, I did that too. Almost a year sitting on my ass thinking a job will just land magically in my lap, and accomplishing very little else during that time. I wish I hadn't wasted that year either, but it's too late now! Just trying to make up for it at this point. It sucks, but it's not the end of the world. (I hope!)

rockstarbrit October 30 2007, 00:42:11 UTC

I went through you're feeling this past spring/summer. I'm still sort of lost, but I try to keep busy and force myself to do stuff. Like applying to grad school. Also, I had no idea that you write. I'm always looking for stories to turn into films....

I felt I wasted this summer and much of Septmeber sitting around and doing nothing. The band music video contest got me going again. I think it's all about finding something that drives you. Also, I learned I LIKE working in the dishroom... Sounds weird, I know, but I don't have a problem with it.

pixienchantress October 30 2007, 13:37:52 UTC

Sounds like you have a lot of stuff going on right now, which is awesome. I really do believe it is all about doing something that makes you happy, no matter what that is.