So I think it's time I start being real with y'all and tell you about my job situation out here in LA. LA is great but there are my days when I think OMG...
When I took on my job with my traffic company, it is part time/on call. My hours vary...one minute I could be working a day shift and the next minute an overnight shift. My office is also possibly in the process of moving further north of LA into the Valley early this coming year, which means that anyone of my co-workers and I that live in the OC will have even a farther commute. Right now my commute from the OC to my work (near LAX) is 40 minutes.
In between this time I have been applying for jobs, being my own manager, networking and meeting people. A few of my networking peeps didn't pan out and two will remain good aquaintances, but one guy that works in the movie industry at a major motion picture company did. I met with him this week and I am so grateful for him taking the time out to chat. He said I could use him as a reference and to have me send him my resume in case he sees of anything I qualify for. He was a very kind guy and gave me a ton of great insight. I also have one of my co-workers help refer me to a casting company for movie extras. I don't act, don't like it, but I wouldn't mind standing around looking cute. My friend Nicole and I were coming up with crazy titles if I ever got a part that I could put on my future IMDB site: Woman as cross dresser...woman with rifle...woman overboard...silly things like that. :D I have applied to the one agency and still have to go to 2 more I am interested in. Each agency you have to pay a fee of $25, then call a number they give you to see if you fall into the age category their client is looking for for their certain film/TV series. Then you wait. I applied to "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and a new Adam Sandler movie called "Jack and Jill". No calls yet.
I also went to Wilhelmina Models just for kicks and giggles to see if they wanted me and they didn't. They took one look at my photo and said no thanks. It doesn't upset or bother me I find the process kind of hilarious. I told my friend jokingly, "Our glory days are over! Back in the day we used to look cute!" Lol. We are going to one more this Thursday called Photogenics.
I can't even recall how many jobs I've applied to hear but obviously it is a hell lot more than I did in Mpls. I've applied to PR and news jobs to entertainment admin jobs or marketing coordinators. I'm also having a well-known temp agency out here called AppleOne help me find a job. One friend told me she got her job at a production company. One guy had a temp job working for Larry Flynt. My co-worker's friend went temp to hire and nows works at CBS Video. My account executive is pretty cool, we hit it off immediately. She liked my thick-skinned tell it like it is attitude. Lol.
Most afternoons I spend booking myself for various promotions and talking to a bunch of companies on the phone. Sometimes I'll freelance write...go to the gym....run errands...take a nap.
So the "OMG" part came when I figured out how much money I have went through in my savings. It really isn't that much but the part that freaks me out is fast forwarding months from now thinking, will I be ok? My roomie assures me I'll be ok, it just takes time. My dad always calls and asks if I need money or food. Lol. I am ok for now, I just need something to present itself sooner rather than later!
The other "OMG" moment usually happens when I'm driving. I think, I can't believe I actually live here now. I go into this daze and then think, oh crap, traffic ahead, wake up and put my foot on the brakes! It's really getting hard for me to drive in LA with my 300M. I need something smaller. Hopefully within the next 2 years I can get what a want. For now my lil car is ok. :p
