Well, I seem to have, while in a drunken state last night, made a promise to tell a little about myself. I'm not quite sure what I had in mind, but I'll do my best to stick to my word.
So, yesterday I turned 24. If you're one of those math whizzes, you might be able to figure out that I was born on a Sunday. In fact, it was SuperBowl Sunday. Good ol' XVII. Redskins v. Dolphins. I was born during the halftime. For some inexplicable reason, the doctor was "very busy" until then.
Boring stuff. I guess the interesting stuff is more along the lines of what I have done with my life. I got hitched at 18. No regrets either. I joined the Army after September 11th. Maybe a few regrets on that one, but I wouldn't take anything back. The hard times came with some hard lessons. I worked with radios, and necissity being what it is, I learned how to fix them as well. I got to be pretty good at it too. When I left, I decided I would try to steer clear of guns and being a political puppet. So, I took some work in a theater. Best time I ever had. So, when the season ended, I became a freelancer. It's great money if you can find work. The latest feather in my cap is working as a carpenter for a Bob Vila endorsment in December. Trouble is... good jobs are few and far between. So, I'm looking for work in... oh boy... government.
What can I say. I've kinda got an "in" with these guys with the whole DD-214 thing (Like a certificate of military service). I don't much care for working for the Government, but you can't bat the stability, and that's something I really need just now.
My dream... that's the fun part. I have always had a love for movies. My father was in the Coast Guard when I was growing up, and was gone a lot of the time. Movies was kind of the thing we had when he was home. We'd go and see one almost every Saturday, and sometimes he'd come and get me out of school to go see one. I studied Theater and Television production when I was in High School to better understand how it all worked, and I have rooted myself pretty well with the local film, TV, and theater comunity. I' now trying to set up a non-profit organization purposed to give people like myself, with an interest/love for filmmaking the tools to do so. It's in the guise of a production company called Callsign ROMEO Productions. It's pretty cool, and if I can get some investors on board (It's tax deductable) than I can get things moving. I've already got quite a few people interested, a few theaters that will allow us to show our movies, a laundry list of local professional actors who want to try something different, and a firm background in the technical necissities of the task.
That's all I got for now. More to come I suppose, but no promises on when.
Ken
