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**traithJah** · 04-24-2009, 03:51 AM

hey foosnik,

that is the question i've been asking myself my entire life. and for most of my life i thought i had it figured out. i was an actor and a comedian for about 15 years. i recently left that world because too many directors and producers only wanted to have me take my clothes off and i got very tired of dealing with those types of individuals. (downfall of being a woman in the industry)

i still love comedy but the industry is so backwards now. it used to be you could show up and wait to play a gig at any of the big comedy houses. but now just like everything its all about money and how much you promise to bring the club. i just couldn't do it anymore ... it made me very tired.

so i guess since breaking away from what i always said i was going to be has led me to a search to find my place again. i've been taking classes in different types of art like sculpting and improv etc. but nothing has stuck yet. for a while i've been resonating on food. but have been reluctant to finally say yes thats it! i am a good home cook and it brings me joy to create in the kitchen so ... i finally said screw it. monday i start classes at the french culinary institute and i hope this will be the beginning of another great creative journey.

i'll keep you posted.

thank you all so much for your kind words!!

so sad.

yes i fear you are right. new york has changed as if the whole city has sold out. i have noticed it too. i came hear for that raw, artistic, rebellious type of energy that defined the village. but all of that seems to have gone down, ironically, right along with the crime rate. cbgb's is gone. the village is full of bridal shops and stuff like that. my friend, who grew up in the lower east side, likes to joke around saying that ny is like disney land now. it's all colorful, with big flashing advertisements, and a million police officers everywhere. he says it just doesn't have the same character that it used too.

but maybe it is the whole country that is going this route. not just ny. i still think the people here are some of the funniest, insane, interesting, and sharp people i have met anywhere in the country. you are probably the same way being a comedian and all. and just about every culture in the world is represented here. i love that.

i know what you mean about yearning for nature. sometimes when i am watching a movie and i see one of those beautiful panoramic scenes of the countryside, i feel like a person who is trying to quit smoking who has to watch someone smoking a cigarette. like, "oooooo... i want that so bad." lol but for me, at the moment, it is a solid trade off to be around these nutty, loud people. i won't be here forever i don't think. and it sounds like you may be ready for a change.

i do hope you find your passion at the french culinary institute! i think to be doing and living your passion is the key. who knows maybe we will see you on the show "top chef" one day! :d

please do keep us posted!

04-24-2009, 03:51 AM	#24
traithJah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 611 Senior Member	hey foosnik, that is the question i've been asking myself my entire life. and for most of my life i thought i had it figured out. i was an actor and a comedian for about 15 years. i recently left that world because too many directors and producers only wanted to have me take my clothes off and i got very tired of dealing with those types of individuals. (downfall of being a woman in the industry) i still love comedy but the industry is so backwards now. it used to be you could show up and wait to play a gig at any of the big comedy houses. but now just like everything its all about money and how much you promise to bring the club. i just couldn't do it anymore ... it made me very tired. so i guess since breaking away from what i always said i was going to be has led me to a search to find my place again. i've been taking classes in different types of art like sculpting and improv etc. but nothing has stuck yet. for a while i've been resonating on food. but have been reluctant to finally say yes thats it! i am a good home cook and it brings me joy to create in the kitchen so ... i finally said screw it. monday i start classes at the french culinary institute and i hope this will be the beginning of another great creative journey. i'll keep you posted. thank you all so much for your kind words!! so sad. yes i fear you are right. new york has changed as if the whole city has sold out. i have noticed it too. i came hear for that raw, artistic, rebellious type of energy that defined the village. but all of that seems to have gone down, ironically, right along with the crime rate. cbgb's is gone. the village is full of bridal shops and stuff like that. my friend, who grew up in the lower east side, likes to joke around saying that ny is like disney land now. it's all colorful, with big flashing advertisements, and a million police officers everywhere. he says it just doesn't have the same character that it used too. but maybe it is the whole country that is going this route. not just ny. i still think the people here are some of the funniest, insane, interesting, and sharp people i have met anywhere in the country. you are probably the same way being a comedian and all. and just about every culture in the world is represented here. i love that. i know what you mean about yearning for nature. sometimes when i am watching a movie and i see one of those beautiful panoramic scenes of the countryside, i feel like a person who is trying to quit smoking who has to watch someone smoking a cigarette. like, "oooooo... i want that so bad." lol but for me, at the moment, it is a solid trade off to be around these nutty, loud people. i won't be here forever i don't think. and it sounds like you may be ready for a change. i do hope you find your passion at the french culinary institute! i think to be doing and living your passion is the key. who knows maybe we will see you on the show "top chef" one day! :d please do keep us posted!
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