24th of March 2003 The Oscars Award Ceremony I was not able to get myself one of the black background with gold text Oscar ceremony invitations, but I went to the E! Entertainment channel Post show instead. How that came about I will talk about below. Around 4pm today I drove from the Santa Monica/Malibu Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 18 – The Oscar Goes To…

Back into today…. Saturday 22nd of March 2003 I spent some time in the Santa Monica area and southward looking for possible places to live. I also spent some time on the beach in Venice looking at the one meter high (6 foot) waves. I am even more confused than before, but at least I Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 17 – In Between Moments

Thursday 20th of March Hurray! One month in LA! And it has been quite a month! The Photo shoot War in Iraq sets in for full force. CNN even broadcasted it on TV, as if it was a tv game. While I go to Carlos the professional Photographer to get my model and headshot pictures Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 16 – The Photo Shoot

Monday 17 March 2003 Continued from the last post… I found a monologue piece the day after at Samuel French, a store for actors. I looked at various monologue books but nothing “clicked” until I picked up the book I had noticed for a while. I had chosen not to pick it up at first since Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 15 – Acting Class

Monday 10 March 2003 Continued from the last post… ISM Model Management company I quickly went back to Travel Lodge (the hotel I am staying at) and found some more of my business cards to bring with me to the model agency appointment as I had none left after the morning writing conference. To also Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 14 – The Model Agency

Saturday 8 March 2003 I had so enjoyed the day at the writer symposium that I decided to take another day.It was being held this day at the Beverly Hills Hilton. I arrived right before 9am. The hotell was filled with various writers, and a lunch I began a conversation with one of the others Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 13 – Writer Symposium Continues

 Thursday 6 March 2003 Last night I looked through Backstage West magazine with the thought of finding something that would catch my eye, and two ads did. One from Beverly Hills model management corporation  “Models Needed” looking for new faces for spring and summer. The other ad from Gower Studios “Get Auditions!”. They are expanding Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 12 – Writer Symposium

Wednesday 5 March 2003 My day began pretty relaxed. First getting out of the door at 12, hunting for a place to have my lunch. My brother who is in Oslo called on my cell phone while I was looking for the lunch place and by the time we finished I had found a nice Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 11 – The Book Signing

Tuesday 4 March 2003 I went to bed last night full of energy, and I had a very peaceful night, so peaceful that I in the morning for a while did not want to get up. I am up and ready to check out a few places. I walked up to the Egyptian Theatre to find Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 10 – The Musical Chicago

Monday 3 march 2003 – part 2. Connecting with Spirit There are many homeless as well as people who lack a sense of spirit in this city. The homeless are the most obvious as they are good at asking for help. When the world around someone does not function, many find a strength in their Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 9 – Connecting with Spirit

Sunday 2nd March 2003 I had a very good night and felt very strong this morning. I woke up early around 7.30 and got up. I felt ready for whatever was to come this day. I checked out and had a goal for the day, and that was to visit the Norwegian Sailor Church called Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 7 – Sailor Church in San Pedro

Saturday 1st March 2003 The Raven I have been driving around downtown Los Angeles all day. One difference is that I decided to use the map to guide me, but as I know when I rely on sources outside of myself the result is that I screw up even more and get even more frustrated Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 6 – The Exhibit

28th of February I read some more this morning at the hotel in The Urantia Book a book about universal wisdom. It is kinda funny as I write this now siting here in the car a couple of hours later in the hills above Universal Studios. To my left stretches the Universal Studios building with Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 5 – The Frustration

I drove around and came across the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and dropped by to ask some questions. It is a 2 year school for people interested in acting and I went inside and spoke with someone there. I asked him if it was possible to take a class, but they did not offer Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 4 – Floating seagulls

Tuesday 25 of February I had a feeling I needed to stay longer at the same hotel I checked into last night, so I decided to stay another night. I walked over to 7 eleven it seemed get a hot dog, and a few other things my eyes came to rest upon. Bill the white bearded Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 3 – Bill the White Bearded Man

Monday 24 of February Getting to know Los Angeles. I drove around much of the day getting to know various areas of western Los Angeles. Culver City south of Hollywood has a few major studies Sony, CBS and Culver Studios. The hill top by Culver Studios one could see all the way to the coast Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 2 – Dare Devil

The first few days in Los Angeles ………filled with confusion, not knowing how to proceed thinking that they way forward would magically appear with softness and sturdiness. That was really not the case. Here are my first days in Los Angeles. The daughter of a friend from Mindekirken (The Norwegian Church in Minneapolis) called on Continue reading Chapter 2: LA part 1 – The First Few Days