I always thought that was just a pipe dream, that the agent would fly in from Hollywood on the agency Gulfstream and have a meeting with you. In New England. In January.
Hey, I live right next to a luxury jet airpark!
Speaking of Hollywood, I got back from there a couple of days ago. The trip back was a nightmare - a true Pit of purgatory. 17 hours of travel with food poisoning, plus a hacking cough I most likely picked up at the skanky motel I stayed at in Van Nuys? Horrible. I had to call in sick to work my first day back, and of course my bosses are going to be assholes about that.
I was in LA for the Turner Classic Film Festival, which had it's moments - seeing awesome old movies restored on the big screen at Grauman's was really cool. The Boulevard itself is a big tourist trap, though, and I had to spend more time there than I would have liked. LA is amazing - the infrastructure is hugely dependent on cars, and no one knows how to drive. After 3 days I felt so overwhelmed by it all - I must be getting old, or maybe being out there dulls the romantic veneer of the place.
And as a script writer I'm constantly told you HAVE to live there. You can query by eMail with the rest of the amateurs, but no one will read them (luckily I found out differently). You can't live in NYC where you have connections and friends, you have to move to LA. And I always bought into that, but now I think moving there can't happen.
Anyway, I'm trying to be Pittish as possible
I did pass by the Writer's Lot and the CAA building - I'm very nerdy in my choice of landmarks. I know they can afford to fly a Lear Jet at a moment's notice. Hell, some of the porn manufacturers work in nicer buildings than mine. (Don't judge.
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Sorry for the long ramble. It was an educational trip, at least, and it was an adventurous vacation. I'm due for a relaxing vacation now.
