WOW, I Had No Idea............

.....that so many of you would go and look at my imdb page. This is nuts. I went to look at my page on Monday (because, yes, I look at it everyday!) and my STARmeter has increased 5,483% since the previous week. 5,483%!!!! That means thousands of people looked at my page. I really have to credit my blog buddy, Jill, though. She posted my picture and the link to my page on her wildly popular Criminal Minds Fanatic blog. It's just crazy. I really appreciate people taking a few minutes to go look at my page because it was something that was REALLY exciting for me. Here's the link if you haven't seen it yet: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2856613/. Each person's page has a STARmeter which tracks traffic on said peron's page. Pages for films have MOVIEmeter, which does them same thing. Whether the meters go up or down doesn't reflect positive or negative interest, it just reflects traffic from week to week on the page.

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. I'm working straight through it at the hotels. I work 7 days a week now, even through the holidays. I was able to get off work early on Christmas though and spend it witrh friends since I didn't go home again this year. I spent my Christmas in Compton though. How I ended up there, I have no clue, but it was a good time.

I know I had some other things to say for this post but I can't remember. I'm at work and I keep losing my focus here. I can't believe I'm blogging from work. I work so much now that I have to do this at work because I'm too exhausted when I get home. I work so much now that friends are getting pissed at me when I have to cancel plans because I'm too beat. Some of them don't understand the fact that when someone works 7 days a week, they don't get to do much else. I'd much rather work hard now and play later when my acting success comes, because believe me, it's coming. I'm leaving no other option for myself.

This brings me to my positive quote. It's my new favorite quote. I pretty much have a positive quote to look at for every mood that I'm in. When I'm angry, I go look at one, when I'm sad, another. When I'm depressed, another, etc., etc. But, I didn't have one for my impatience, until now. I'm a very impatient person. It's pretty pathetic and it just adds more stress to my life that I don't need. So, I came across this quote on TMZ of all places. I usually post quotes that can pertain to everyone, but this one is just for people in the entertainment industry who have been working long and hard at their goals. Don't give up!

"When someone is lucky enough to catch a big break after being in Los Angeles for fifteen seconds, often times they are not equipped with the professional skills and knowledge required to sustain a long and successful place in the entertainment industry."

~David Todd of Nous Model Management

I'm going to probably look at this every day. I'm all for longevity in my acting so I don't have to work these stupid day jobs anymore! If I have to be patient and diligent in order to have a long and successful career, then so be it. I will be patient. Who's with me??

Another Milestone Achieved

Hollywood isn't full of liars after all!!! Yesterday, I was bored at work with nothing to do. I had checked all my e-mails, been to every website I could think of. So, I decided to peruse through IMDb. I put my name in and noticed they posted my credit from the film I did back in August. I now have my own IMDb page!! There is only one measley credit on there, but it is a start. It's a big deal for a new actor to finally get a credit on IMDb. I originally thought they had lied to us because we shot this back in mid August, and they told us the credit would post within a few weeks. After a month and a half, I assumed they had lied to us just to get some people for the film, but they actually held to their word. So, you can go to http://www.imdb.com/, put in "kris campbell" in the search field, and two entries come up. Mine is the second one, the one that says "Actor" next to it (obviously). The first one is another Kris Campbell who is a sound technician or something. My picture isn't up yet because apprently they have to be put up by the production companies. So, it will probably be a while before a picture of me is on the page. But who cares, I have my own IMDb page!!!

I've been busy with work and helping to support the writers that are striking here in Hollywood. It's getting ugly, but we need to get them back to work. They even gave me a t-shirt that they wear on the picket line. Those glasses that I'm wearing are new. What do you think? I tried to go for something a little trendy and not so "midwestern" if you know aht I mean, haha. In the first picture above, that's me with a rep from the Writer's Guild of America on the picket line a few weeks ago. I've been hitting the gym hard, can you tell? It was hot that day hence my sweaty forehead.

Got to run some errands and head to work thereafter. Seems like I'm always on the move now. Here's the positive quotes:

"Plant the seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses."

~Norman Vincent Peale

"Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible."

~Cherie Carter-Scott

You get 2 quotes today because I liked them both. These are quotes on achievement because I'm happy about my IMDb page. That's an achievement in itself! I don't know about you, but I want to be extraordinary.

This Christmas

I hadn't realized that it's been almost a month since my last post. Want to know why? Well, simply put, all of my student loans have gone into repayment. I left the gym and started a second hotel job (because it pays a lot more). I now work 7 days a week and never get a day off, all while fitting in auditions when I can. It's tough, but it's the life of an actor and there a re many others doing the same things. Almost everyone I know here has 2 jobs, even people that are NOT actors. I initially was pissed that I had to give up my days off in order to pay these loans, but after pondering it awhile, I'm actually just thankful (I suppose, lol) that these 2 jobs provide me with enough income to pay the loans each month and still have a little bit left over at the end of the month.

Now, everyone knows I stopped doing background work back in March after I got my SAG eligibility, and everyone knows that I no longer tell people when a show I was on is going to air because it's too hard to try and pick someone out of the background. However, there is a movie that was just released called This Christmas that I was able to be a part of back in January. The only reason I'm writing about it is because I actually have some good camera time. I wasn't really planning on seeing the movie right away, but after it was realeased, I got contacted by so many people saying they saw me in it. Not just my friends either. I was contacted by people that I hadn't talked to in years, who had no idea I was even in L.A. (I don't think), and they recognized because the camera was that close to me. If you're going to go see the movie, look for me at the end of the movie in the church scene. I'm in the very front pew in the church wearing a gray suit jacket and glasses. It's kind of cool I guess, but I'm still just an extra, so not a big deal! The movie was pretty good though.

Before i end this post, I have to share a "first" that I experienced this morning. I went to my car to go to work and my windshield was opaque. No biggie I thought. It got really cold last night. I get in the car, switch on my wiper blades, and the opaqueness doesn't budge. It was ICE! I was so mad. I left Ohio to get away from ice and snow. It better have been only a 1 time thing!

Here's the (sort of) positive quote for the day:

"I don't really keep counsel with others. I'm the kind of person who will think about something, and if I know it's right I'm not going to ask anybody. I don't go, 'Boy, what do you think about this?' I've made every decision for myself - in my career, in my life".

~Tom Cruise

I guess I've done this by making my move to LA. You have to live for yourself and not for others. It's just hard when you're a people pleaser and you're looking for some sort of backing from people close to you and you aren't getting it. I wasn't getting it at first, but I am now!