Set backs and Obstacles

So, it's been a while since I posted. (I'm not that great at this whole blog thing). But I thought I'd throw something out there to say, "hey! I'm still here."

And by here, I mean...well, I'm still alive, obviously; I still have a blog; I'm still in LA.

Yup. Contrary to many requests my mother has made as of late: "maybe you should come home," I am still living in the greater Los Angeles area, pursuing my career as an actress. These motherly requests have largely been spawned by recent events which have threatened my life or quality thereof.

A close call car accident. A little too close.

A dent in the new car.

And a broken fibula caused by a water-skiing accident (yes, water can hurt you).

The latter resulted in no work, no play, no pay, and a yet another endearing suggestion to come home.

My summer is wasted! No more water-skiing, no swimming, no frolicking through the trees. I am on my butt, leg elevated, asking each passer by if he or she would mind grabbing me a little more syrup, I'm so sorry, thank you so much, I'd do it if I could. 

Not to mention, no auditions. Projects are postponed. I can't even dance.

Some people may see this all as a sign to give up and go home. You gave it a good shot. Maybe the universe is telling you this isn't for you. I bet you'll never go water-skiing again.
Are you KIDDING ME?! NO! I'm going to succeed at carving that water with one ski if it kills me! (That's what my mother's afraid of)

Why would I give up? When I set out to move to LA, I knew it was for good. It had to be. I didn't want to just give it a shot, see how I liked it for a year, and when the money ran out, (and it has), move back in with the padres. To do what? Be broke in another town?

What the "universe" is telling me is there are always going to be car accidents and broken legs, empty bank accounts and stealing your roommate's peanut butter, boyfriend's who break your heart (mine hasn't, thank goodness) and managers who never tell you they don't want to represent you. Life is meant to have obstacles! It's just learning how to overcome them. And that's a complete and separate issue that I have not yet figured out...but I'm confident that I will. As long as I keep trying, it is only a matter of time. As far as I'm concerned, LA is just trying to see how tough I am, and baby...I ain't goin' nowhere.


"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it or work around it."  - MIchael Jordan