SO It has come to my attention that there are still a lot of people who don't really know what's going on with me. Why I live in LA now....what brought me here..etc etc etc...
If you have been referred to this blog...don't be offended...I just can't repeat my story every time someone asks....I am sorry.
When I was in high school I decided I wanted to work with musicians and artists...promoting their talent and getting the music out for the public to hear and appreciate. Music is what fuels me...I love it. I love it without being able to play an instrument...being able to believe in the lyrics and music is enough to want to pursue a career in the music industry.
Once I decided that....life took me in many different directions and threw roadblocks in the way that I had to overcome and finally...9ish years later...I am here. I had thrown my career dreams out the window duie to being in a relationship with someone and that ending...I was able to grasp onto my dreams again and seriously pursue them. Once I was back n the career train...things started happening for me.
I came down to LA in June to help out with an event and meet some people in the industry...get my feelers out for the connections I need to have down here. I was able to check out neighborhoods and areas that I can afford and feel safe to live...Everything went so wonderful, I made some new friends and had a great time! Getting back to Spokane, I knew I had to get down here soon! I saw quite a few job postings on craigslist and got great feedback, but the employers were not interested in interviewing me further due to the fact that I lived in Idaho still. I told them I was preparing a move to the LA area...but they still decided to pass me up. I realized all the great jobs that were going to come into play for me were going to get me no where unless I lived there already. So what do I do...i look for apartments and places to live in LA and get on the ball for research...I NEEDED TO GET TO MOVE! I found a place online, contacted the landlord...it was a great match. The room was furnished and in a decently safe neighborhood and wasn't that expensive either. It was so perfect! Unfortuntately, the room needed to be filled asap and I couldn't move then. I stayed in contact with the landlord and figured out that Labor Day weekend a room would be ready for me and I could be a roommate. WELL the room ended up being available earlier than that by random chance and I lost it again! So bummed, already planned on moving down here at the end of summer. It was time to just get here. Without a job in the biz, I could find a job doing whatever to pay the bills until that music industry job came up. THANKFULLY it was meant to be that I live in this house I am in, because surprise suprise a room opened up and I got into the house I wanted!! Great price, great house, great roomies! It's awesome!
So I put in my notice at work, planned my road trip down and got here on Sept. 11th.
Since I have been here...I have been working as an intern at a music promotional company that is amazing and I am so grateful to help them. I get to learn things that I may not learn once I start at a label...and the experience is valuable...just like a paycheck almost. I have applied at many different places, sent in resumes to quite a few offices online...and have had not much luck getting a job. Soon, soon enough, I will have that job that gets me a paycheck and pays my bills. I can't wait to get that paycheck! I have a couple great leads for part time work until the label job comes up, and I think, depending on how I work it, I could work at Victoria's Secret...that would be so awesome! I would want that job forever though! That would be so frickin cool! AH!
So anyways...I have tried to be an extra in movies and tv down here...it's not as easy as it is in Spokane. So I decided to put more energy into finding a real job then trying to be an extra and make $60 a day.
I think that is a good enough update for those who have missed what's been going on.
If not...well...stay tuned. There will be more updates as time goes on.
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