Things That I Have Been Paid to Do:

1990s: Walk a runway with a bunch of other kids so my parents would buy me The Sims 2.

2000s: Plug in big lights and point them at soap opera stars for the Hallmark Channel.

2010s: Buy a bunch of free shit for Tom Hardy, who was already rich, because it was in his rider.

2020s: Rent out equipment to all sorts of no-budget productions from a parking lot in Burbank.

Things That I Have Wanted to Do:

1990s: Become the new Blue Power Ranger and get my own triceratops.

2000s: Listen to my grandma’s very ambitious career advice.

2010s: Get good at telling a story. Find a medium to tell that story.

2020s: Join the creative department at a super awesome agency.

Things That I Have Needed to Do:

1990s: Accept that I am not Power Rangers material.

2000s: Stop listening to old people, start thinking for myself.

2010s: Write. A lot. And stop procrastinating.

2020s: My laundry.