Ok, so this will be my first blog so here goes. This is my introduction of myself from my point of view. I would ask you to read the whole thing if you are so inclined because...well, I'm not sure if you've met anyone like me.
I am...
A Christian.
A Conservative.
An Actor.
A techie.
A geek.
Driven to succeed.
A Soldier.
A Capitalist.
An American.
A Human.
I am not...
Stupid.
Closed Minded.
The coolest guy in the room.
The hottest guy in the room.
The dumbest guy in the room.
The meanest guy...no, I take that back. Never mind.
Stupid. Wait...I said that.
Having said all of that, the simple fact of the matter is, I believe in Jesus, the Constitution of the United States, Common Sense and loving they neighbor...warts and all. I did not say like. I don't have to like you to love you where you are at in life. They are not the same thing.
Help your fellow man when you can and until they show they don't deserve it. Be compassionate but not to the point of stupidity. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, I should have learned the first time. If you use your First Amendment Rights and piss me off, I will introduce you to my Second Amendment Rights.
I do not advocate violence no matter what my previous sentence said. It was a figure of speech. Healthy debate is good debate.
If you call me a racist, I'll correct you and tell you that I am a bigot. I hate stupid people. Stupid is stupid regardless of any other consideration.
You are not ENTITLED to anything that is mine. If you think you are, come and get it. I'll meet you at the door, shoot you and drag your body across the threshold before I call the cops. I watch CSI. I know how to cover up the evidence.
I have a wife. I have kids. Two of those children are girls and are still with me. One of them was my son and he is not. He died but "he's in a better place." I hate that statement. He's in Heaven with God the Father and God the Son. God the Holy Spirit is right here with me.
I know pain. If you've lost a child, you know that pain. I know compassion but have trouble showing it. I do my best.
I don't particularly like people as a whole, but I do like the occasional person. If you ever meet me in person, you will most likely find out pretty quickly if you are a people or a person.
I don't dislike people. I just get tired of their whining and complaining and then their refusal to do anything to change the things they are whining and complaining about. Shut the hell up! If you aren't willing to change, don't whine to me about it you non-contributing piece of crap. Take the crap that is shoveled at you and put a cork in it until you've taken all you can stand and then do something to change it.
I hope for other people's success. I celebrate their success when they achieve it. I do not envy their success nor am I jealous of their success, but I do hope that I achieve it as well. And I don't just hope. I actively work to achieve it. It takes both. Hope (actually faith) and work to get there. A little luck too, but I don't count on it.
I'm a contradiction. Duh! You should have figured out this by now.
I use spell check. Try it.
I make words up. Try it.
I neither laugh nor smile easily. If you manage to make me do either, consider it a compliment.
I have a sense of humor drier than the Sahara Desert. I'm often asked if I'm serious or not. If you have to ask, I'm probably not, but you are still wise to ask.
I do cry easily. That comes from pain, the kind that you won't understand if you have never lost a child. You can't control it and you can't stop it. You simply have to accept it as it is.
I don't do cheap. I will do inexpensive. More on that later.
If you are making a film and approach me for my technical skill, I will ask how much you are paying me. If you approach me as an actor, I might cut you a break on my technical skill. I'm an actor who knows how to do tech better than the next guy. It would behoove you to remember that.
I have been called arrogant a lot. I am confident. If you are going to label me, I am Arrogant Confidence. I am arrogant enough to tell you I can do anything. I am confident enough to show you.
I don't believe in the impossible. I believe I can do anything I put my mind to. Period! The saying that supports that more than any other is "If you believe you can or you can't, you're right." What the hell is "can't"?
If you are brainstorming, put everything on the table without excuses. Don't shoot down ideas out of hand. If you do, I'm not your guy. I once turned my truck on its side for a Director because I could. I just decided I could. I couldn't care less why something can't be done. I only think of why it can be done. Try it. You might be surprised.
I am me. Take it for whatever you will, but I will try my best no matter the odds, I won't count on a winning lottery ticket to be "rich", I don't believe in "rich" but wealthy and I will take my last breath knowing that I did everything I could for myself, my wife and my girls in that order. Does that sound selfish? I don't care. If I take care of me, I will take care of my wife and she and I will take care of the girls. We're a team but you have to have priorities.
And that is a summary of my life to date, who and what I am. Is it complete? Not a chance. Not in these few words, but it's the best I can do with just words.
I hope I can provide you with some entertainment and maybe make you laugh from time to time. If not, well, we'll cry together too. Take care and much love. They call me Gravedigger, James and Jaime. Ciao!
P.S. This blog was read and vetted before I posted it by someone objective. By the way, I am not a liar. Just an FYI.
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