Weekend update 6/24

Friday night I went out with a girl named Jenn. She's my friend Ramin's sister. She's pretty cool. I met her at Washington Square Park where there was a jam session going on. Seth Green was playing one of the guitars. Random but funny. I was the only one that knew who he was thanks to my casting days.

We went to a bar afterwards and were constantly hit on by a barrage of dorks that were out for a bachelor party. One of them wouldn't leave me alone until I helped him name his friends two pit bulls that he just bought. He wanted to name them after 80's hip hop groups. So annoying.

I couldn't sleep Friday night and didn't go to bed until the sun came up. So I slept until 1:15pm. A lot on my mind...

Saturday night I went out with my friend Jeannie and another girl. Very cool place called Revel in the meatpacking district. Used to be called The Bar With No Name. It reminded me of an Atlanta bar. No velvet rope. You didn't have to wait in line. Cool big patio out back. It was packed which tells me that New York is seriously lacking in cool places like that.

Sunday I slept late again. Watched Pulp Fiction. Went to Central Park for a walk and then walked home from the park. I needed the exercise because I've been eating a LOT lately.

The reason I can't sleep is that I'm obsessed with the idea of this new job I heard about. Associate Producer at CNN Presents. It's in Atlanta. And the more I think about it the more I want it. It's a PERFECT job for me!!! And I feel ready to get back home. I don't like my job in NY. I want to work in TV and the only jobs in NY are at MTV, Bravo or Fuse and I could care less about that crap. It would be AMAZING to work at CNN producing a documentary series about what's really going on in the world. And it's a STABLE job in TV. Not the futile process of trying to get pilots on the air.

I'm tired of being so far away from my family and good friends. My friends are either in LA or Atlanta. I'm tired of living one paycheck away from the streets. I'm tired of trying to create a life for myself in a huge city. I'm tired of how crowded it is. I want more space.

So I'm trying my best to find an "in" at CNN through my friends. So far I've only had a girl at the Cartoon Network refer me internally. Jeannie knows a producer at CNN Headline News so she's going to email him tomorrow. Hopefully he'll help me too.

As I was walking in Central Park today I came around the corner and looked up and saw a huge CNN billboard in front of me. Put a smile on my face. I was like, "HIRE ME!" I guess if I find an "in" and get a call for an interview then it's a sign.

We'll see...