It was a Friday. September 30, 2011, to be exact. I had just finished my last class for the week. I was about to go to my girlfriend’s house to help her pack. We were officially moving in together. But there was some puppy love drama going on. We’d been dating for just about a … More The ‘I love you’ and the motorcycle.
Today, I found out that I was accepted into my first choice medical school. I’m completely blown away. I can’t believe I made it this far. I mean, I’ve always thought I was an intelligent guy, but in looking back at my journey up to this point, I realize, I’m actually kind of an idiot. … More Med School Acceptance.
Today is my 28th birthday and I figured it would be nice to take a look back and see what happened in the last year that was noteworthy for me. My last article generated a bunch of comments and a pretty big reaction out of people and I like that. So if you have any … More My Birthday: A Retrospective.
I had this idea to move to Hawai’i and become a doctor. A noble dream, I suppose. Most people kind of laughed at the idea that a 23-year-old college dropout rock star wanna-be would actually follow through on a goal like that. 8 months later, I was boarding a plane to Hawai’i on a journey … More Crushed By Student Loans
The biggest component to making a living at something is as simple as giving it a really solid attempt. You aren’t going to be a world famous accountant if you don’t spend your days, ya know, accounting or whatever and you aren’t going to become a famous performer without performing. So last week, I entered … More Playing for an empty room.
I decided to try acting. Step one was clearly to audition for a Broadway show. When that didn’t work out, I made a smooth transition to step two: Beginning acting classes at the local community theater. $110 for an 8-week course at Diamond Head Theater for ages 16+. I signed up online. I sometimes have … More Acting Class, or Self-Help Seminar?
Being part of the Legends in Concert show is not really a route to superstardom but it would definitely pay the bills while perfecting my craft. Legends is the longest running impersonators show. They are all over the country and they’ve recently started one here, in Waikiki. At the Waikiki Rock-a-Hula, as it’s called, they … More Legends in Concert Audition
From the moment I graduated from the University of Hawai’i, I thought about art, and beauty and how to make that my life. I joined a band. I played music or wrote or watched movies in every free second. It’s what I want. It took a while to get the courage to start sending out … More Being Rejected and Yelling at My Girlfriend.
I have the perfect job for a superstar wanna-be. I’m a massage therapist. I want to hate my current place of employment so bad, but it turns out, it’s the dream job for a kid with stupidly ambitious goals. First off, I make enough money to pay my bills and buy the expensive gluten-free bread … More I’m expendable and that’s perfect.
In my quest to be a superstar, it became obvious from the start that I need help. This is evidenced by the fact that I am not a superstar, or even moderately successful. I’ve been looking everywhere for inspiration, ideas, advice, anything. I embarrassingly subscribe to “The Daily Love” which is a daily email with … More Questioning the Timeless Wisdom of Bruce Lee?
James is Trying 