Those small successes in life..., Feb 26, 2008, 7:34 PM

    This is the best week of my life here so far!  Last night, I did my scene in front of all my classmates.  My teacher loved my perfomance.  He said, "My instincts were right about you, Jovi.  Excellent, excellent work!  I knew you'd be a fast learner.  You defnitely don't belong in a beginner's class, if I'd seen you audition, I would've placed you in the Intermediate class right away.  I'm very, very surprised at where you are at. I want to see you bring this scene even deeper."

  Finally, someone cared to see me.  Finally.  And it's an acting teacher who's words are like pearls of wisdom to me.  Teaching philosophies beyond the mediocre shit I've seen around the block.

  For the first time, my entire week is booked with school, dinners, acting classes, a performance...I feel alive again.  And everything about life is dappled in color.  Right before today...I didn't know how to pull myself out from such a deep hole of lifelessness.  I decided to take what I have in front of me, and attempt to sweep away all that is toxic in my life, from habits, to people.  This isn't easy...but I'm in the process of practicing.  I'm learning to love myself.