July 11, 2010
The Sum of All Years: 39
What is the Sum of All Years? See here for the lowdown.
¡Adiós 30s!
Launched Somebody's Basement, developed YourActorMBA, attended Another Harvest Moon premieres.
Taught worldwide. Met SMFA fans.
Purged 10K headshots, restarted class, shelved the showcase.
Supported NO H8, bravely performed, resumed hand modeling and voiceover, ate great southern food.
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July 11, 2009
The Sum of All Years: 38
Published SMFA3. Twice.
Lost weight.
Learned: People remember how they feel in your presence. Made a shift and attracted the future leaders of Hollywood.
Got repped.
Said yes more. Which led to WriteGirl, Class Rules!, vids, and ASL.
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July 11, 2008
The Sum of All Years: 37
Sid, Nancy, Gerry Kelly.
Cast biggest films yet, met with a superagent, had a biopsy.
Did The Experiment, sent in my pencils, fixed a hole.
Delayed SMFA3, trusted Keith, walked the red carpet.
Spa vacations, weightloss, life.
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July 11, 2007
The Sum of All Years: 36
Best of LA, then BBC Breakfast. 35K weekly hits, then THR pilot. Goodbye Roxbury, hello showcase. Westside happy hours became essential as I did more casting, more writing, more epiphany-filled living. Being "thirty silly" rocks!
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July 11, 2006
The Sum of All Years: 35
Made one minor change every ten days to become the healthiest I've been. Stayed married to my best friend. Moved up a tier or two in casting. Published fourth book. Embraced inefficiency. Didn't grow up.
The Sum Of All Years is an autobiography where the word count for each post is limited to the corresponding age for that entry.
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December 31, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 35?
Am I what I did, ways I survived, or how I feel about it all today?
Am I who I was raised to be, how I rebelled against that, or what I've created from scratch?
The Sum Of All Years is an autobiography where the word count for each post is limited to the corresponding age for that entry. This entry, 35, doesn't *really* exist yet, as I'm not half-way through that age yet. So, for now, this is where I stop and reflect. And I don't know the answers. How could I? No one does. And anyone who pretends to is just a better bullshitter than I am. Point is, I'm here. I'll continue to post a "new year" each birthday, so check back 11 July 2006 for the "official" Sum of All Years for age 35. So far, so good. Thank you, Cliff, for the challenge. Thank you, everyone, for being open to this, for commenting on the experience, for taking on the challenge of it all, for finding inspiration in it, and most of all for enjoying the read. See yaz next year!
My reverse-chronological commentary on the process of creating The Sum of All Years is here, here, here, here, and here.
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December 29, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 34
Regained weight, published third book, got married, discovered first silver hairs.
LASIK, gluten-free eating, and open-valve living changed my life.
Cast another ten films. Spent many nights at Dan Tana's with Brody.
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December 28, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 33
Published rockstar second book, Hollywood Happy Hour went global, hired to write for Showfax, (unhealthfully) lost weight on Atkins, went on book tour, cast three more movies, brought Thwok home, Quinn visited again.
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December 26, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 32
A big year: I publish my first book, quit BSW, start Hollywood Happy Hour, manage talented actors, work as casting coordinator for two Fox shows, cast a feature film, postpone the wedding.
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December 24, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 31
Met Keith in person, moved him to Hollywood (the sign under which he proposed), took him to Sundance. Friends had babies, I turned down a book deal, Cricket Feet was born.
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December 23, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 30
Mom dies 20 days after diagnosis. Kitties come live with me.
Dawn's Nurse Bonnie (nice to care for someone who will live through it).
Writing gig leads (online) to Keith.
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December 21, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 29
Ten survival jobs (ranging from BSW to Improv Comedy Traffic School; from Rox to petsitting), signed with agent on Thanksgiving, shot indie films, did standup, finally living MY life.
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December 20, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 28
Age 28 Epiphany!
Sell everything (except the TicTac) on eBay and return to Hollywood.
Psycho roommate and dayjob boss; amazing friends for karaoke, improv, acting, and pornstar partying.
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December 19, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 27
Therapist declares: "You're not bipolar! You're a JUNKIE!"
Withdrawal from painkillers sucks, but reinvention is blissful.
Travel. Teach. Start PhD in Instructional Technology.
"Miss G. loves Chip!"
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December 18, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 26
Commissioned to document elementary school broadcasting, which becomes my thesis; named Olympic soccer venue technology coordinator; visited Spain (again).
Momma marries Papa Bear.
I graduate (again).
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December 17, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 25
Threw bullseyes for dart league, bought WUOG's mascot (DJ Kitty), modeled my hands, earned a 4.0, and tried to check myself into a mental institution.
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December 16, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 24
Northridge Quake: my first.
Move home, start grad school, advise WUOG, party, and meet the love of my life: Australian Dominic (who must return).
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December 15, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 23
Apartment view: HOLLYWOOD sign. Living alone.
Worked for platinum recording artists, making more than my mom had ever seen.
Taught gang kids playwriting.
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December 13, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 22
Atlanta's busiest hand model.
I break up with my boyfriend, sign with three agents, and win $1350 on a Ron Gant homerun.
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December 12, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 21
Shacked with a guy. Thought we'd marry (ah, young bliss). Graduated, attempted suicide, found hope throwing myself into my acting career.
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The Sum of All Years: 20
Woke up crying on my 20th birthday. Expected fame by now.
Instead, recruited for UGA, led WUOG, chilled with Robyn.
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December 9, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 19
Coolest social life yet. Most serious health issues thus far. Luckily, UGA's healthcare is free. New: apartment, sorority, TICTAC!!
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December 8, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 18
Madrid with models.
Boston beau.
Goooooooo dawgs. Radio. Intramural sports. Hotlanta every weekend to bartend and do laundry.
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The Sum of All Years: 17
In love again. Shiksa to the Mishpokhe.
Governor's Honors.
Broadway bound, but Mom insists on college first.
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December 6, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 16
Buy first car... in which I am raped.
Begin prescription painkiller addiction that lasts a decade.
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December 5, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 15
First love, first sex.
Working actor.
Lied on drugstore work permit to help support us.
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December 4, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 14
No drama club? I'll start one!
Literary club, honor roll, show chorus, yearbook staff.
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December 3, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 13
New school.
Wrong hair, wrong clothes, wrong accent, wrong side of the tracks.
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December 2, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 12
Mom moved.
I lived with Cleo.
Learned to gamble, worship the Braves.
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December 1, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 11
Swim team.
School paper.
Safety patrol.
Government-funded meals.
Kenneth's back.
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November 30, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 10
Brilliant teacher taps in: I begin teaching English to refugees.
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November 29, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 09
Dad remarries.
Mom goes New Age.
I am molested.
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November 28, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 08
Dad returned... left again.
Can't afford Montessori anymore.
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The Sum of All Years: 07
Starred in first play.
Move over, Barbra.
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November 27, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 06
Dreamed Daddy left.
Then he did.
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November 26, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 05
Momma's light. Daddy's little girl.
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November 25, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 04
My brother, my hero.
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November 23, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 03
Hospitals.
Phobias.
Montessori.
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November 22, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 02
Blissfully busy.
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November 21, 2005
The Sum of All Years: 01
Casts.
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