Blind Faith

At least to my face, my friends pretend to have faith in me. It's a odd feeling I can trace back to high school, singularly rooted in the constant question: "When you're famous, can I be in one of your movies."

Sure, I'd answer. Of course. You can even have a starring role! After I'm finished financing the picture with rainbows and dreams, we can all go out for ice cream.

But the questions continue in that fashion, so much and so often that I'll get calls at four in the morning by parents, hammered.

"Dude, dude. Son. Dude. What was the movie with the guy who had that black partner?"
"Lethal Weapon?"
"No, it had something to do with DC. Politics."
"What? Lethal Weapon 2? That had a diplomat."
"No, like an FBI guy. And there was a bomb. In a garage."
"Arlington Road."
"HA! Hey, everyone --- silence --- fucking thanks, man."
"My rents overdue."
"Love you too, son."

I'm not sure why people, or even as much as a singular person, would ever put their trust into a kid who routinely drinks as often as I do. I'm sure there is a job out there for someone as dangerously underqualified as myself that pays well, but I have no motivation to find it.

The trick, I'm told, is to find an environment or workforce I'm comfortable with. I have found that workplace, but my desk at two in the morning rambling on about whatever doesn't pay well. Unless you're Dave Barry.

I suppose if enough people have bothered to tell me - or even muster the energy to lie to me - about being fully capable of doing this film thing, then why not. I know I have poor social skills, even worse speaking skills, but damnit if I don't feel confident when it comes to film. I've got this one thing that drives me, this need to entertain others. And if I have to ride my laundry basket down the stairs with a lampshade on my head and a cape around my neck, I'll do it. I'll even yell 'spoon' all the way down until I break my neck at the bottom to get a laugh. If that' what it takes, I'll do it.

Reminders for the class: We're all here to have fun. I'm just trying to be the one making sure everyone else is doing it.