I have a life that I envisioned for myself and I have to say that I am nowhere near living it.  Where did I go wrong?  What happened to me?  I was so sure of where I would be by this age. the dreaded 30's, ARGH. So horrible I can barely write it (but I did so there)  I mean I lie most days how old I am.  I am an actress for Christ-sakes and I live I in LA – so sue me.  What do you expect, nothing less I hope.
Though I can now see where I went wrong, where my life took a turn for the worse.  It all started with that lie.  My age.  I mean I have been lying about my age since I was 25.  At 25 I would say 24, only a year back but it was a crucial year.  The year between early twenties and mid-twenties, b/c lets be honest you have one good year of mid-twenties and then you are into late twenties and then the dreaded thirty.  And I am past that!  Again, ARGH!.
I must have had some foresight that I would be living a life of nowhere.  Knowing in my 30's I would be nowhere and people would think I am pathetic.  I mean I am really just saving them the awkwardness of having to say, ooh, well at least you are following your dream.   Am I? I don’t recall my dream being an unemployed actor who barely books any acting job never mind one that pays.  I don’t recall my dream-self always frantic about how I am going to pay my bills. I for sure didn't play Motezuma's Revenge on my phone for hours a day.  The highlight of my day wasn’t reading gawker.com.  I didn’t dream of me dreaming about the life I was meant to live!
My dream was chock full of artistic fulfillment, a great apartment in the city, great friends and a map covered with pins of all the places I traveled.  A closet full of killer clothes.  I was a style icon!
Fuck, I  just stopped writing to play Montezuma's Revenge, it is a good game. Damn.  Try it, you’ll see.  No wait don’t then you will end up like me and that is just not what you want.  I don’t want that responsibility.
Monday, July 6, 2009
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Sometimes I feel the same way, but I'm too shy to say so.
ReplyDeleteWhat if you decided that the life you actually have is the life you always wanted - then, maybe your life will surprise you and try and trick you by giving you the life you used to say you wanted. A little reversed psychology for you life.
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