I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN RADIO AND TV. I HAVE BEE CEO AND DID WELL IN BUSINESS. I STUDIED HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND PSYCHOLOGY AT PSU WITH A 3.92GPA. I AM AN ARTIST. I HAVE TENACITY. I HAVE GENUINE CONFIDENCE. I AM A WRITER. I PLAY THE DRUMS. I AM AN ACTOR AND HAVE GOT A LEAD ROLE IN A FILM, DESPITE MY HUGE LACK OF EXPERIENCE. I HAVE INVENTED AN APPOACH TO FINESS AND HEALTH CALLED THE FREE-SPIRIT LIFESTYLE. I CAN EVEN SING, JUST NOT WELL. I LOOK AND SEE OPPORTUNITY WHERE OTHERS DO NOT. I INVEST IN REAL ESTATE, AND PLAN ON PURCHASING PROPERTY IN EITHER ARUBA OR DOMINCAN REPUBLIC--NOT ONLY CHOICES-JUST MAIN ONES. I AM 40 YEARS OLD, OWNED MY HOME ON THE LAKE FOR 13 YEARS WITH 2.5 ACRES OF PRIVATE, PRIME REAL ESTATE. I HAVE RESOURCES THAT ARE TRADITIONAL FOR MY AGE AND THEN SOME.
I AM FAR FROM TRADITIONAL. I HAD A CHILDHOOD THAT WAS TRAUMATIC. MY MOTHER HAD MAJOR DEPRESSION THAT WENT UNTREATED IN THOSE DAYS. WHEN MY FATHER WAS NOT HOME, I WAS THE LANDFILL FOR HER MISERY. MY PARENTS ENDED UP WEALTHY, BUT NEITHER FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL-MOM GOT GED.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WAS AN ATHLETE WHO HAD POTENTIAL. BUT DUE TO MY HOME LIFE, THAT POTENTIAL WAS LOST. MY NEPHEW DID PITCH FOR THE RED SOX ORGANIZATION-WE ARE A SPORTS FAMILY.
I PITCHED AS WELL. I NEVER THROUH ANY NO-HITTERS BUT HAD 3 ONE HITTERS AND HELD THE RECORD FOR 19 STRIKOUTS OUT OF 21 POSSIBLE OUTS.
I WAS FAST, MAYBE IN THE TOP THREE FASTEST SPRINTERS IN MY CLASS, DEPENDING ON THE DAY.
MY HOMELIFE CAUSED ME TOO MUCH PAIN. I TURNED TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS-EFFECTIVELY ENDING MY ATHLETIC PROSPECTS. MY SKILLS DETERIORATED AS DID MY EYE-SITE. [LASER SURGERY SINCE]
I LEFT SOUTHEASTERN OHIO TO GET AWAY. I HAVE ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY STILL THERE, BUT I MOVED 500 MILES NORTHEAST FROM THEM.
IRONICALLY, I AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF THE TRAUMA I SUFFERED AS A CHILD. I WOULD ESCAPE TO MY ROOM AND HIDE BEHIND THE DOOR. THERE, TO ENTERTAIN MYSELF, I PLAYED PETEND. IN THE PROCESS, I DEVELOPED DIFFERENT PERSONAS AND CHARACTERS. I LEARNED ACCENTS AND WOULD CONVINCE MYSELF THAT MY FICTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WERE REALITY. I ALWAYS WAS KNOWN AS A GOOD DRAWER. THE LAST TIME I WAS IN MY HOMETOWN, I RAN INTO A GUY I KNEW FROM HS. HE DIDNT REMEMBER MY NAME, BUT HE ASSOCIATED ME WITH THE ARTWORK I DID FOR THE SCHOOL-YEARBOOK COVER, BASKETBALL SCHEDULES, WARM UP UNIFORMS, ETC. SO HE CALLED ME THE ARTIST AND IT CAUGHT ON WIT PEOPLE I JUST MET.
SO I WAS ALREADY ARTISTIC, BUT ENGAGING IN THIS INTENSE FORM OF PRETEND TO ESCAPE REALITY TRANSLATED AS AN ABILITY TO ACT. I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE I COULD ACT UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO-AND DID THEATER.
IN HS, I NEEDED A B OR BETTER ON MY FINAL EXAM IN ENGLISH/GRAMMAR, OR I WOULD NOT PASS AND GRADUATE WITH THE REST OF MY CLASS. YET, HERE I AM NOW, A WRITER. WHEREAS, IN HS I WOULD GO FROM AN F TO AN A IN ONE PERIOD, I GOT ALMOST STRAIT A'S IN COLLEGE. MY IQ WAS MEASURE AT A GENIUS LEVEL--ALTHOUGH, I DONT LEND MUCH CREDENCE TO THOSE TYPE OF THINGS--I M FAR FROM A GENIUS--I CAN BE DOWN-RIGHT STUPID AT TIMES. THE ABILITY TO COMPREHEND INFORMATION QUICKLY AND RETAIN IT OVER TIME DOES NOT MAKE ME ANYTHING SPECIAL-EXCEPT MAYBE AT TRIVIA. I HAVE A HEAD FULL OF USELESS KNOWLEDGE.
SO THT IS KIND OF MY ABRIDGED AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND NARRATIVE.
NO ONE IS BETTER THAN ANYONE. DOES APPEARANCE MATTER--ABSOLUTELY. IT IS A SHAME, BUT IT DOES I GET SPECIAL TREATMENT-WHERE PEOPLE GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HELP ME. I GET APPROACHED BY GIRLS OF VARIOUS AGES FREQUENTLY. I HAVE BEEN IN A COMMITED RELATIONSHIP, SO I NEVER TOOK IT FURTHER.
THIS FEMALE ATTENTION IS ROOTED TO MY X'S INSECURITES. SHE NOTICED THAT I WAS BEING CHECKED OUT MORE THAN I DID-AND WOULD BE ANGERED ABOUT IT-I TOLD HER SHE SHOULD TAKE IT IN A COMPLIMENTARY WAY.
WELL IVE SAID ENUFF--REMINDER-I WILL BE GONE NEXT WEEK
JIMMY
