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Wow, my friends are booking gigs left and right and I can't wait to watch them. Andy booked a role in the Tom Hanks movie, Larry Crowne. Karen booked a role on No Ordinary Family. Jonathan booked a part on Big Time Rush. Well, I have some things coming up too. I did two days work on Nickelodeon's Gigantic. Don't know when it will be on TV but hopefully soon.

And, I have another audition!!! It's for a commercial and that is really all I can say for now. Many times we cannot speak about the project so wish me luck!

This is a strange business. We all go out for roles and some roles are perfect for us and some are not. I am accustomed to doing plays so commercials are quite a bit different. They are usually only 60 seconds. When we haven't worked for awhile or taken classes, you can get rusty. So it is up to me to keep working, keep training. I am working on losing weight, eating healthier, exercising in the pool and drinking plenty of water. I am also working on my Spanish. There are more and more roles lately for bilingual people and any language fluency is a great skill to have.

I am also becoming a more rounded person by reading and writing. I enjoy reading so much that I usually read one or two books at a time. I was going to Barnes & Noble but now since I haven't been working, I have been going to the library.

Well I heard yesterday that one of my favorite journalists, Rick Sanchez was fired from CNN. I am so disheartened. How many Latino anchors are there on TV? Giselle Fernandez, reporter John Quinones, Geraldo Rivera. Anyone else??? Just goes to show you really have to watch what comes out of your mouth. It sounded as though Rick was really jealous to Jon Stewart. Jealousy is a terrible thing. Green envy is a terrible thing. This business is so competitive that we cannot waste time being jealous of other people or their success. It makes you want to work that much harder on yourself to be better. I don't compete with others, I compete with myself. And if I have a bad audition or take a bad head shot, I learn from that experience and I work harder to make it better the next audition or the next head shot.

And I was hurt by the fact that my parents didn't really care to spend time with me but I cannot let that stop me. We have a dysfunctional family and it will probably always be that way. I won't be side tracked by their drama. I need to stay focused on my dreams. It's easy to give up. It's easy to blame other people. What is hard is keeping a stiff upper lip when you go on audition after audition after audition and you still keep professional. I like to read stories of how others have gone through tough times and didn't give up. Throw in the towel, no way! Do I always have the support of my family? To be honest, no. But I know that I have to be true to myself and I do think I have something to offer. And even if I don't get the job, guess what? I still win. I win because I gave it my best and I put myself on the line and another casting director who didn't know me yesterday, knows me today.