Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Short Days, Long Nights... Struck By Ideas & A Dead Boss?


My sleep cycle is terribly unbalanced.
I look tired, feel dirty and have very little sense of direction. But there have been changes, my time in Leonberg since I returned has not gone as expected. The plan was always to come back and get to working right away, but my boss seems to have vanished. When someone doesn't answer the phone, respond to SMS's or e-mails for a period of longer than ten days. Something must be wrong.

My mind is filled with possible scenarios, what happened to him? Is he being held against his will by some AIDS infected rapist cannibals? Did he have an unfortunate accident which put him in a coma? Did he actually die? All good possibilities, but none likely. I may have to face the possibility that he simply didn't like me and is purposely avoiding me. Perhaps I have to face the fact that I'm a douchebag, not liked, not loved and not sought out for.

That matter aside, I am now forced to seek employment elsewhere, anywhere. I need a fairly balanced income to sustain me as much as it can. My nationality is nothing to be proud of, any mention of it and people look at me like I'm Olaf Ragnars fuck buddy. My goal these days is to apply for a job anywhere within walking distance, until I get one or until my M.I.A boss makes a call back. Whenever that may be.

This is where Thor The Thundergod came in and struck me with an idea. This one idea opened a door of fading memories, it all came flooding back to me. I used to be a voice actor goddamn it! From 1999-2002 I voiced about one hundred cartoons. I voiced biblical figures, royalty, African-American school kids and even a small ape. These German studios in Stuttgart are always looking for people with good accents in the english language. I voiced an ape, that must count for something. I must explore this possibility.

My only set plan for the next two months is to finish a short film in time for the competition in Las Vegas next March. No easy plan to complete. If everything works out, I'll be moving into an apartment in two months. The situation today is not solid enough to make any half assed predictions, so I won't try to...