Monthly Archives: October 2009

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Magnificent Mexico!

For the past month or so I have been staying on the west coast of California, mainly living by the beach at my friend Evan’s place. It has been pretty easy, as I rented a car for a couple of weeks, had my GPS, and could happily get around to wherever I wanted, the only […]

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Heading down to Mexico.

I had an early start yesterday, and two flights later, after a short delay in Mexico City, I arrived late afternoon in Oaxaca (pronounced “Wa-haka”). A shared taxi minibus, at a bargain price of 44 pesos (less than $4) dropped me off right at the front door of the hostel I had booked. I left […]

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Next goal invite.

One of the longer term goals that I have been working on steadily is to learn to recite the poem “If…” by Rudyard Kipling, and I feel that I have now got it! However, I also feel that to be able to class the goal as achieved, I need to recite the poem in front […]

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Deadliest catch!!

I have had a couple of relaxing days around San Diego, and enjoyed catching up again with John and Ivy on Saturday, including a look around the historic US Grant Hotel where John works. On Sunday I met again with Kurtiss for breakfast at Hash-House-a-Go-Go, which was obviously a very popular place judging by the […]

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Making pens in San Diego.

When I was at Pamplona in Spain back in July, I met up with, and eventually stayed for the week with a great group of people from San Diego. One of the group, Fipps, who’s first name is actually John, told his folks back home about me and my journey. John’s dad Dennis contacted me […]

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Downtown Hollywood!!

On Sunday afternoon I met again with my Segway-riding voice-over pal Ari Ross, who had kindly offered to give me a try at doing a voice-over in his sound booth. After some debate over the type of thing I should try, we settled on a movie trailer that Ari had done for New Films International, […]

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Progressing slowly.

The last few days have been pretty hectic, and although it only seems to be slow, I think I am making progress towards goal #61. I got a tip from one of Evan’s friends, and took a look at craigslist for opportunities as a movie extra. From adverts I found there, I have been to […]

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RV for sale!

Well, it’s time for me to part with my current home, as my USA journey is just about complete. I fly down to Mexico at the end of the month, and ideally need to sell the RV before then. I will be sad to see it go, but my US funds are running very low, […]

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Goal 60 – helicopter skydive.

I had to be in Beverley Hills yesterday morning at 11am for another casting agency interview. When I saw a similarly full room to the previous morning my hopes faded, but when I had a brief one-on-one interview, things looked much more positive. I now have to go back in on Monday morning for a […]

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Rejection!!

Last night I stayed in downtown Hollywood!! There are quite a few hostels on or near Hollywood Boulevard, and as I had to be in Burbank early this morning I decided to stay overnight in the city. I found a quiet little hostel just up a side street, almost right behind the famous Chinese Theatre, […]

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