The Job Hunt, Pt. 1: You Are Not Alone

Shhhh, be vewy, vewy quiet. It's job huntin' season. It’s two a.m. and I’m awakened from a dream in which I take home the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay by my cat, meowing to be let out. I am tempted to throw a shoe, roll over and ignore him (as is my usual custom), when a solitary word suddenly projects itself on the movie screen of my mind and sends me to the side of the bed in a cold sweat: Rent. I search frantically for my Oscar, but...

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My First IMDb Credit: Musical Score for "Away"

My first official IMDb credit for the musical score to Carlos Martinez's "Away", produced by Grace Smith in association with Vancouver Film School. Listed September 6, 2012. Exciting and surreal. Not quite the same as an Oscar and one day (hopefully) I'll look back and say, "Yeah, I guess that was a big deal?" But for now, it's a big milestone. Gonna go make me a peanut butter and honey sandwich to celebrat...

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