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Movie Screening

Last night I went to see an independent movie that was created by a local Philly filmmaker.  It was pretty good.  I really enjoyed myself.

Quick backstory: I was at the movie because when I went to see my neighbor's play, I met this dude at the play and he invited me to see the movie.  I bought two tickets hoping a friend would join me but my friend had to go to another gig at the last minute, so there I was at the movie.

The screening was cool.  It was a bit like an opening night premier thing.  They had a photo backdrop with a professional photographer and people were taking pictures in front of it and it was all glitz and glam, but scaled WAY down.  It makes me wonder what it would be like to be a REAL red carpet event.

New life goal: Make it to a red carpet event.

So after the movie there was a little gathering.  It was there that I learned there's an event next week on August 10th at Xfinity Live.  It's sort of a Philly filmmakers and actors exchange thing.  Or maybe it's an Xchange because it's Xfinity Live.  If it's not, someone needs to get on that and change the name of the event.

I was invited to that event.  I'll be there for sure.  7pm on the dot.  I don't exactly know what it is... but at this point it's all just for fun.  It's kind of like following a rabbit hole.  I first went to the play, then the movie, and now this acting thing.  Maybe it's leading to something.  Or maybe it's nothing.  That's kind of how life goes.

It's like that movie Yes Man with Jim Carrey.  Just say yes to things you might otherwise say no to.  Never know where it will lead.  In that movie he says yes to EVERYTHING and ends up doing stuff 24/7 and it leads to all kinds of crazy outcomes.  Although in that movie, since it's a romantic comedy, he falls in love with a girl too.

I would say it might lead to me meeting the love of my life... But let's be real, people.  No night out has ever led to even a first kiss let alone the love of my life.  Every first date I go on is a dating site date.  If it weren't for dating sites... I wouldn't even get first dates.

I'd just be completely hopelessly single for all eternity.

Really though, as far as the "yes" concept goes, I'll go to pretty much anything these days.  I'm up for whatever.  I really have no set direction in life at this point.  Just in a going where the wind takes me type of mindset.

Tonight is yoga and then I go to the Panera Bread down the street from yoga and sit and enjoy a you pick two thing while I do work on my laptop.  Tomorrow night is another date, that I don't actually REALLY want to go on, but I'm forcing myself to go anyways, because you never know.  I might not be interested in her now but maybe after the date feelings will change.  I keep hearing of the married people that say they actually hated their husband/wife when they first met them, but over time they fell in love with them.  So who knows with this girl.  Maybe I'll hate her and then love her.  I don't know.  Right now I just don't really have any strong feelings either way.  Then Thursday I'll probably work on some music and things at home and stay home.  Although if something pops up in the plans I might be inclined to say yes to it.

Friday is a show up in Bethlehem.  It's Musikfest.  I think it's the only Musikfest show I'm going to go to.  There are sooo many shows... and if I lived closer I would go to as much as I could.  But I feel like a low key singer/songwriter evening show at a pub will be a lot more relaxing and fun than some crazy huge daytime event with thousands of people.

I prefer the smaller low key venues over the big giant events.  It's just more relaxing.

In the mean time, I'm curious as to what next Wednesday's event at Xfinity Live will be like.  Who knows... Maybe I'll land some small part in some indie movie from it and then from there I'll end up getting more and more into acting.  Only time will tell!