Going on a date! With myself.

To all the people who have been wondering why I've been MIA (absolutely no one) I've been busy, I'm sorry and I'm back!

So, last week, I took myself on a date. And I found out two things:

1. I am a cheap date.
2. I have a lot of fun by myself.

I TOOK MYSELF BOWLING! And it was really such a fun experience.

Isn't that boring? Don't you look weird by yourself?

NO. YES, probably, but who cares?! I didn't know anyone there. And I bet the couple making out every two minutes sharing the booth with me looked weirder. Excuse me, you're making out on my purse. Do you mind straddling him on the next chair over? OR AT HOME IN PRIVATE?!

The great thing is, I AM TERRIBLE AT BOWLING. GOD I AM SO BAD. The lightest ball (8llbs) was too heavy for my twig arms and I guttered pretty much every ball with the occasional "looks like it's going to be a gutter but knocks down one pin at the last second" SUCCESS!

Because I was alone, I didn't feel the need to compete (I'm fiercely competitive, don't play board games with me) and I didn't feel pressured to impress anyone. I sure as hell didn't need to impress myself. I just allowed myself to have fun. I couldn't stop cracking up at myself. The two games probably lasted me 40 minutes and I was in such a good mood after!

I'm a big proponent of alone time, but that alone time is usually spent in my room watching HBO. Why not take yourself out once in a while?  Be it a nice dinner, a movie, WHATEVER. 1 hour a week, 30 minutes even. Frankly, you deserve it and you will thank yourself after.

I'm trying to make this a weekly thing. This week my date wants to go to a museum. So I'm currently looking up free days, cuz I'm not trying to spend money on her. She doesn't have it that good yet.

The "Busy" Trap

This is a great article from the NY Times. I fall victim to this self-imposed trap, feeling like I need to fill my schedule with meaningless errands and forcing myself to do everything from classes to workshops to Q&As to writing this blog to feel a sense of productivity in my career. Very often, I'm exhausted from these "obligations" I "have" to complete, as if I am having to turn in these checklists at the end of each week just to receive a gold star for my achievements that keeps me going for the next week.

"Life is too short to be busy." - Not that I feel completely abandoning my routine is the alternative, but sometimes, even if it's just for one hour one time a week, do absolutely nothing! More importantly, ENJOY doing nothing.

You can read the article here: The "Busy" Trap

Stop and smell the roses, literally. 

Celebrity Look Alike?

So I was bored in line the other day and downloaded the My Heritage App where you can like morph your face to see which "celebrity look alike" you have. I repeat, very bored. Very long line.

Anyways, THIS happened and it made me really excited.

BEYONCE, YALL. B E Y O N C E. So, of course I let me ego get the best of me.

That is, until THIS happened.

And then THIS.

So, using the "two out of three" rule, not only do I NOT look like Beyonce, I look like an old Asian man. Furthermore, I looked like an old Asian man when I was both 1 year old AND today at 24. I now realize why I haven't been booking more work. I have been competing for the wrong roles!!


Looks like it's time for new headshots.