Published on September 8, 2009 in Uncategorized. Closed
I decided to drive by La Tartine to do some research on a company that my best friend Joe, and I are doing. I think that it’s going to be a great company. I don’t want to say that much yet, but we are going to be thinking up ways to target our audience and make a great living out of this. I’m very excited and so is Joe. Other than that .I need to do some more networking.
I just got a text from my trainer and he said he’s coming over to La Tartine, so yay. I won’t be alone I’ve got someone to talk to and laugh with and joke with and kick ass with lol. Yee-haw!
Okay, I feel bad. I’ve neglected this blog for quite some time now. I would think that with my start of my journey to losing weight that I would document it here, but alas, it did not happen that way. Instead I got sucked into the micro-blogging world that is Twitter and shared my deepest thoughts there under 160 characters. I think blogging has come a long way, and now it’s getting old. Micro-blogging is the new thing since, like, 2007? So I seem to think it’s useless to write paragraphs in a blog now. Or maybe I just gotten lazy to actually write something. I’m going to be posting some hightlights of what’s been going on:
Weight Loss Achievement
I actually did it! I lost over 100lbs and I feel great! From pant size 58 to 36 has been a hard rocking journey for me. I have one of the best trainers at Gold’s Gym. His name is JC and he promised me he would help me in any way to become the person I have become. I can honestly say that I’ve had my doubts in the beginning of 2008, but I’ve learned to trust JC. He’s my best friend. He’s also like a brother to me. And my role model.
Career Goals
With the career path I’m in right now I can honestly say how happy I am to be working in media entertainment. It’s something I’ve always knew I wanted to fall into. Sure, when I was a kid I had dreams of working as an actor in Hollywood after crushing on little Drew Barrymore in E.T. The Extra Terrestrial as Gertie. I joined school productions all the way thru high school, after graduating I audtioned at an acting school where I got extra roles in feature films like Spider-Man and Bee Season, and The WB’s (now CW?) hit tv show Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4 (Ep This Years’ Girl). But by my early 20s I slowly got interested behind the scenes with screenwriting, producing and managing. I don’t regret having to change majors in school. I went from pscyhology, english to media communications. All I ever wanted to do was act, so thinking of a major in school was difficult to me. Media Communications came easy to me because 1) it branches out into many ent. careers like news anchors, author, writers, tv, actors, film, etc. 2) Web design is a big part of media, and I love designing. So with joining a film production to collaborating with a few celebrities in Hollywood things got really good for me, and I’ve gotten many opportunities today. I can’t wait what my future holds.
I am updating from my iPhone right now and this is very cool. I am watchig ABC family and an episode of “scariest place on earth.” love it! And can’t wait for this Saturday! Going to the grammys and meeting a few people, one from Twitter.
Hey guys! I’m sorry I haven’t updated in so long. I’ve been uber busy with things with the start of the year. First off, I’m still working on my weight loss. I’ve lost over 70 lbs, so I am very excited about that. USED to wear a 54 pant size and now..? a 38! I took out tons of clothes that I don’t want to wear ever again.
As for my projects and career: It’s going amazingly well. Just two weeks ago I started networking with one of the cast members from MTV’s The Real World: Brooklyn. We’re working on their site and it’s a hush-hush project right now. And on Twitter I got a follow from Chalene Johnson of Turbo Jam. We’re also working on some stuff now that she’s seen my portfolio. I guess the way you network on there is by tweeting keywords because people will search for that and they’ll see who mentioned those words. They wanted me to do some kind of audition, so they asked for a banner and I got good feedback – then we went on from there.
I might be traveling overseas in the next few weeks. I’m going to help out with SEO (Search Engine Operations) and Internet Digital Marketing. I’m also going to be doing some web banners and such, so that’s something to look forward to.
Last but not least, I am reading a True Crime book titled “A Dance With the Devil,” which is a true story of a woman who mas married to a psychopath and succeeds in getting out of his life. It’s such a page turner and you wouldn’t believe what the guy does to get what he wants, but the woman, Barbara, later finds out what he truly is. She’s from the Bay Area, so I wish her the best of luck on her book and tours. Check it out! Buy it at Amazonhere!
First off, I hope you guys had a great thanksgiving. I sure did. We had a lot to eat, but I didn’t eat that much because I’m strictly on a eat-healthy diet. I’m not even on a diet. I eat everything in small portions, but I don’t want to gain pounds by tomorrow.
Anyway, I was talking to my cousin Yaya, whom is like a sister to me. We grew up together since we were kids, so we can always talk about anything. Yes, everything. We can trust each other and we won’t judge each other, but we’ll say the truth, even if it hurts, to get each other on the right path. But I was talking to her about a few ideas I had recently like writing a memoire (sp?). I want to write a book about the last two years where I was depressed because of my weight from 2006/2007. The funny thing is that I can compare it to Britney’s situation. Even though I know she had it more worse because it was all very public, I can still see how we were alike. In 2006 she and I were spiraling out of control. She had that depression mode from her 2nd baby, while I was gaining weight. In 2007 she and I were worse. We didn’t care what we did. We didn’t accept that we needed help. Her family were wanting to get to her, but she wanted them out of her life. My parents and family wanted to help me lose weight, I shrugged it off. I made bad private decisions.
Then in 2008, for my birthday, I got dragged to the gym. I was furious at my parents. It felt like I was being taken to a mental institution. I still hadn’t accepted the fact I needed help, until the day after I went to a doctor’s check-up, and they told me if I didn’t lose the weight that I was going to get diabetes. I was scared, and that made me want to change. Britney got help around February…and today, I look at her and me. We’ve come a long way. We’re both the same age. She turns 27 on December 2, and me on January 10. I think being 27 will be the best year of my life right now. I am focused on being better, healthier. If I miss a day of going to the gym I already feel like crap. So there ya go. I want to write something of that sort.
WEARING: Red T-Shirt and black sweat pants. ATE TODAY: Crispy chicken garden salad. THING LAST SAID: Lost 62 pounds! LAST PHONE CALL: With Jay a day ago. LAST TEXT: Lauren on AIM text, but I can’t text much cause of the bill lol. LAST THING BOUGHT: Duffy on iTunes. Thanks, Zach. LISTENING TO: “Mercy” by Duffy. LAST SHOWERED: Last night after gym. WENT TO BED/WOKE UP: To bed at 11:03pm and woke up at 6:58am. I NEED TO: lose some more pounds really fast! and go see Twilight. WORST PART OF THE DAY: Was kinda piffed at Jose. BEST PART OF THE DAY: Feeling great after my workouts. CURRENT ANNOYANCE: The word “pwnd” CURRENT OBSESSION: Leveling my mage. From 40 to 46 this week!
DID/DOING TODAY: Going to gym early, and then maybe catching Twilight while all the little kiddies are in school, so that way, I don’t have to worry about them running, kicking the seats, pinching, taking flash photography, screaming like there’s no tomorrow, popcorn flying in the air. OMG. I’m babbling. Wait, I’m not. I’m ranting! I want my own damn space in the theater, mk? thnx.
There has been things happening all at once. It feels like a really bumpy roller coaster ride! I won’t give out details here as only a few people know, but it’s a great opportunity and I do not want to pass it up. It’s basically something to do with my career; it’s finally going to take off in the next couple of months. I’m weighing the pros and cons and carefully taking everything in.
Check out the video I made of Sharon (boss) and Jered (producer) when they came to California. It took a while to edit, but it’s finally done. Song performed by Chris Daughtry, “What About Now,” Sharon’s favorite:
I had a blast going to the film conference in San Francisco. I got to hang out with awesome co-workers who are also part of the production company. Talked about social media and networking, micro-blogging for internet marketing, etc. That interests me a lot. Because of my boss, I met this great man who has worked almost 40 years of his life doing social networking. He knows a lot of people in that side of the business. He has thousands of followers on Twitter.
On another note in the fansite world… TJ Wilk sent me pictures on a CD and mailed them to my house. Jay is helping me with the layout because I have design blockage and I want her to code it for me like she did with Juju’s fansite. It has the drop down and all. Spiffy. Oh, and I also got an internship internet marketing position for Amy Kuney, Inc. I’m really excited because I can get really inspired when I know they are really looking at my work. I’m not bragging here either. I’m not the kind of person to scream and go nuts over something like this. To me it’s all about working with someone who is wanting to get more positive exposure. They’re normal people, just famous. I remember the time my friend Brit and I went to visit Mike Vogel and we weren’t jumping or anything. I was totally cool. I just don’t get star strucked. Or when Richard Gere on “Bee Season” talked to me on set. I was just like “hey, how are ya.” Don’t get me wrong, I get excited meeting them, but when I’m meeting them right there in person I totally keep my cool. That’s just me, so don’t gang up on me :p I guess that’s about it. Jay and I are thinking of writing a screenplay. Not sure when. I made a new toon on WoW, and a friend, Anthony, who’s in the Kate Voegele forums, also joined WoW for 10 days. Very cool of him Oh, and how stupid that OTH and Gossip Girl didn’t air here in the bay area this week? I got to see it on the websites though, so that was cool.
There are news that there might be another Halloween sequel in the works. Tyler Mane will be back as Michael, though, and other cast members are in talks to return, as well. They’re hoping to star pre-production in January and shooting to start up in March.
I don’t know how I feel about this. Why do another remake of the sequel? Why not just continue after Halloween Resurrection? Fix that shit up lol. I did not like that movie. They ruined it!
Juan Guerra received his BA in Media Communications in 2006 securing an internship with a film company in Hollywood. Guerra collaborated with Bob Lloyd who won an Emmy for best special effects for Lost. He\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s also done a few celebrity interviews including; Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Kevin Schmidt (The Butterfly Effect), Robert Hoffman (Step Up 2), David Franseze (Mean Girls), Blake Lively (Gossip Girl), Mike Vogel (Cloverfield) and a few others. Early in 2009 Juan teamed up with Scott Herman as a web designer for his talent management team.
I’ve got someone to talk to and laugh with and joke with and kick ass with lol. Yee-haw!
Oh, and how stupid that OTH and Gossip Girl didn’t air here in the bay area this week? I got to see it on the websites though, so that was cool.
