funny books.

Whenever I get into a funk and pick up a funny book - things seem to brighten up. I guess humor cures the soul. It also probably helps that my "funny books" are usually written by tremendously successful women in comedy like Tina Fey. This week - it's Mindy Kaling - who's show - the office - I've never actually seen, but her book sure is funny. (I HAVE seen her in movies, however, so I'm not completely unfamiliar with her.) These funny authors always seem to succeed through hard work, determination, and INGENUITY. They make their quirks their strengths and slip in some circuitous round about way. And - they keep on keeping on. And laugh the entire time while doing it! Suddenly all the situations I was angsty about become hilariously funny. Mindy Kaling wrote her own play since no plays existed for her type. She showcased her talents and then became - "the perfect amount of famous." Kinda lights a fire under my bum to get me to actually CREATE something. A cabaret whether it be with my roomie or just me. Signed up for some pay to play agent meetings. Signed up for model mayhem - which was MOSTLY to stroke my vanity - hoping some amazing photographer would want to take pictures of me dancing on the beach - but also you can occasional get paid print gigs. My dancer friends said photographers just LOOOOOOVE dancers because they can leap and twirl. Well I'll happily leap and twirl. And I actually think monitoring will help. You DO get to actually interact with and get to know the casting directors and directors and the like. So maybe being a familiar face will make them remember my abundant talent as well!: ) So in theory - and fingers crossed - things are on the up and up! (KNOCK ON WOOD!:))