#Adventures in Randomness and Rock & Roll w @leah_cevoli
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Leah. She's pretty rad and has an INCREDIBLY random life. Like, no - for reals ... did you know she has an obsession with vampires, psychics, and tarot card readers ... and she had more sex as a teenager than in her 30s ... anddddd she even had two ex boyfriends die violently - one from a heroin overdose, and the other was murdered. Holy moly roli poli oli - that shit be cray cray. Either way, she's now here to write about her life, love, and all things nerd. I only have one more thing left to say ... HIT IT LEAH!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @Leah_Cevoli
I have now entered month TWO of Gypsy Mode.
I first announced my upcoming journey on Easter Sunday; and then posted an update during month one..
It's been about 5 weeks since I officially became "homeless". Homeless meaning without a home of my own, no lease, no landlord, no address outside of my PO Box.
In the past five weeks I have had some awesomely incredible freelance/thrival gigs working for many top-notch musicians (Coldplay, Mike Diamond, Sugarland, and LMFAO). I was also up for consideration to be a full-time personal assistant to a Grammy award winning musical genius and his family. The job was a salaried position, with benefits, and even possible housing down the line. I did a trial run with this family but alas I got offered the "back-up" position and not the full-time one.
Which is perfectly A-OK.
As much as I crave stability, and a regular paycheck, and the ever elusive medical insurance, my heart was already crying (after only a few days) out that it could not give up the freedom I have struggled for so long to have, to be someone else's assistant. I just can't do it. If I was in my 20's maybe, but I am not.
I'm great with temporary gigs like that, even short-term assignments, I had no problem at all, and enjoyed being a supervisor for a few months for the 2010 Census, but at the end of the day... I have given up so much, and struggled for so long, to be able to live the life that I want to live... to be able to visit family/friends when I want to, without having to worry about a boss, that to change everything for a full-time gig doing someone else's grocery shopping and errands would literally crush my soul.
However, to be on the back-up, occasionally needed list... PERFECT.
This of course, still does not solve the fact that I have no real income currently, and no deposit or rent money when I find a new spot to call home. And after losing my Hard Rock Gig... things are a bit shaky.
On the other hand, it does sort of feel really liberating and free to NOT have a rent/mortgage due, and no longer have any utility bills in my name. I literally could go and do anything at all that is presented to me at this moment. My things are already in storage, and my mail is going to a PO Box.
I feel like this would be the perfect time in my life to go on tour, either with a band, or a promotional job, and have been submitting resumes to every tour opportunity I see. It would be amazing to just get out on the road for a month or two. Cut all living expenses completely (outside of car payment/cellphone), and breathe in the air and culture all across the US, or even better overseas, all while doing something really fun, AND pulling in a great paycheck.
So I'm focusing on that, and hoping within in the next week or so, I'll have some solid leads.
I've hung out with 2 cute/interesting guys as well, and it's really funny, but no one seems to think it's a big deal that I'm "homeless." It's like, everyone's kind of like, "don't stress, you'll find something". Luckily for me, I have a solid group of long-term friends out here, and no shortage of crash pads.
Month one I spent in a spare room at a friend's apt in West Hollywood. And now month two, I have moved to a friend's apt in Sherman Oaks. I think a month is a good time-table in my situation, I don't want to overstay my welcome, and at the same point, shake it up a bit, I'm getting to experience life in different neighborhoods.
Unfortunately, for me, I have decided to leave my kitties with a friend in Gardena, CA. It's not fair to drag them all over the place right now, and it's easier for me to be able to quickly mobilize without them. I haven’t seen them in 4 weeks, and it's killing me. They've been my only constant companions since moving to Hollywood in 1999.
On the career front, there are a few upcoming projects that I am truly excited about. ACTING projects. I'll be putting together an official newsletter/announcement in the next few days with more information on that. If you're not signed up for my newsletter, you can do so here: http://eepurl.com/g7tLc
After that last career burn, I've decided I'm not really interested in helping to produce anyone else's projects. I've paid my dues and have a lot of knowledge and experience to share, including a vast community of friends/fans always willing to help out. I will be more guarded with all of that, it is dear to me, and I'm not willing to put my heart and soul and community into someone else's project, just so they can fire me days before shooting, still reap the benefits of everything I brought to the table, and refuse to pay me for my time and talents.
I will produce again, it's in my blood, but it will be something that I've created or am a partner in, not some random Joe Schmo who finds me on the internet and asks me to help produce while dangling a starring role in front of me.
I have also attended many Kundalini classes in the past 6 weeks, and am really feeling a greater shift in my level of intuition and consciousness. I'm feeling it, but I'm still not actively always listening to it. And that's where the gold lies. Being able to listen and hear the wisdom that our consciousness has for us.
So that's where I am... in Month 2 of #GypsyMode
I am safe. I am loved.
The intensity of people/jobs/projects that have come into my life recently, and then just as suddenly *poofed* vanished, truly signifies that I am on the right path, and opening space up for bigger and better opportunities in all areas of my life.
I'm excited to see what the rest of this month has to offer!