We're all headed somewhere-but getting there sometimes feels alot like this...

Scratch & Dent Dreams

Back on the Bandwagon

I really cant believe I did the EXACT thing I said I wouldnt do...slack off on my blogging responsibilities. Would it be ok if I said that slacking off =upping the ante' on the the path towards the goal? It's been a steady last two months with an internship under KABC-7's On The Red Carpet and lets recap... interview with James Cameron? Check. Interview with Donna Summer?Check. Interview with Steve Carrel. Yep. Yes. I'm saying that now like it's nothing, but to be completely honest---It was alot of pressure to pull off the whole " Oh no problem of course I will interview an A-List star and NOT screw up" attitude. I've literally D.I.Y'd my way through the whole process. I'm talking RESEARCH RESEARCH WATCHING and LISTENING 24/7, and to tell you the truth I wouldnt have it any other way. The answer is yes there have been times that I've sat at my cubicle and questioned if I was cut out to be interning LA's most watched news station, but i've been blessed enough to be reminded that the "American Dream" is all about this whole mantra of being a self starter...of taking the first step before seeing the whole staircase (thanks MLK for that quote), and there is also some delicious appeal about teaching yourself how to do something for a change. There are some weeks that are filled with a lot of little "UP'S"...and some weeks that fail to show little to none. It's hard not to freak out when the tides arent smooth ---but as we all know so well. Things always work out. Maybe not how we had situated them in out minds, but they work out.

Till tommorow enjoy a little boost by checking out the Scratch & Dent dreams video...this one goes out to all my dreamers out there :)

Some words of wisdom from 'Factotum'

It always seems like I run into the right movie at the right time while browsing the IFC channel...

'Factotum' starring Matt Dillon

---I refuse to give any details...you need to watch it for yourselves.

BUT here is a GREAT quote from 'Factotum' :

"If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs. And maybe your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery, isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance. Of how much you really want to do it. And you'll do it, despite rejection in the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods. And the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is."

sounds pretty foolproof to me...

Usher in the Ed Hardy Studio

a bit late on adding this one--
another great experience from interning with 102.7 KIIS FM.

***no i'm not a giant...just wearing heels.

102.7 KIIS FM @ Relay for life

you've got to start somewhere...baby steps towards the "American Dream". Here we are representing KIIS FM at a Relay for Life event.

(ah-hem) there is journey waiting...

"You take your life in your own hands, and what happens?A terrible thing: no one to blame."
-Erica Jong

In short—this is a blog.

In length, this is a blog about my pursuits to achieve my own dream while at the same time discovering whether or not the "American Dream" truly does still exist--and if it does…at what cost?

I must first say (to give credit where it is due) that the idea for this blog was born after getting through a few required readings a professor had assigned; Nickel & Dimed" and "Scratch Beginnings". Both books tackled the same idea as their authors embarked on their own journeys to see if “making it” in America was possible when you started off at the bottom. When I say bottom, I mean virtually homeless.

Unsurprisingly, I’m not brave enough to start off on the streets. Yet since reading those books I’ve been itching to put the “dream” to the test. I figured there would be only one fair match to their challenges that would still be relevant to my desired future: Can I, a 19 year old student, make it in the entertainment industry with virtually no connections?

No, I'm not talking about becoming an overnight youtube sensation. I'm talking about a real sustainable concrete career, based on the sheer will power and drive of one person to make it in the MOST cutthroat industry.

If I was to tell you now what I hope to achieve with this project, I could honestly say I wouldn’t have a clue. What I can say is there has been some nagging voice inside my head with the throbbing sound of" BLOG BLOG BLOG" that has near made me deaf to any other notions. So here I am humbly at the feet of all my SUPERblog predecessors...

…and I figure there is no better time to start this journey then now. I mean reality TV is the food of choice and a good chunk of the population is going goo-goo for anything that sucks blood, so the odds of me coming out successful can’t be too bad—right?

I’ve thought about most of the outcomes that this project could have, and I’ve come to this conclusion: Whether you’re with or against me I will still have something to say, and even if I sweat my way to the top or take the greatest tumble down--there will still remain a few sparse dreams in the AM to be chased.

I hope this blog will become a commonplace because the reality is that we’ve all got a few things to run after. With that said, be a part of the discussions, voice your opinion, and share you stories. Become a follower of Dreams in the AM and expect the unexpected: which is logically TBA, and the expected: blog narcissism (...come on give me a break--where else can you blab on about your thoughts uncensored and unhindered for the world to see?).

See you at the top :)