about The Bachelor.

I love it.

I love watching it. I love talking about it. I love getting absurdly worked up about it.

In conversing with my mom about her lack of interest in the show (I made her watch the Caribbean episode) She said "You know that Nonna watches it right?"

(Nonna is my 81 year old Grandmother from Italy. She lives in the bay area and is amazing.)

I said to my mom, "I'm sorry hhhooooowhat?!"

Fast forward to the next day- I get a call from Nonna, and we just gab gab GAB about the show.

(She said Vienna used to be a "strip-teaser", and she just wants Jake for the publicity)

Truer words were never spoken.

So friends, The Bachelor brought my Grandma and I together on a whole new level. Thank you.

And seriously Jake, Jimmy Kimmel put it best- If you choose Vienna; If you think that's a good decision, I don't want you flying my plane.

about award shows.

They really make me realize how quickly things can change for the better.





The amazing thing about being an actor is...this year I watched it from the comfort of my home...but next year I could be there.





Of course I'm not saying the odds are by any means in my favor, but, you can see every year that it's possible. In a business that at times seems impenetrable, it gives me solace to think that new faces pop up all the time. I could be one of those faces.

Right? * wink *

- J. G.

Here's the thing...

So sometimes I have thoughts...I THINK these thoughts, and maybe sometimes I speak them aloud. Other times I might try to work them into a song. But, what happens to the thoughts that don't manage to escape my lips, or be jotted down in my book of lyrics...Well that's just it. There is nowhere for those thoughts to go..UNTIL NOW!!! Isn't this exciting?! Maybe just to me it is.

I have decided to pop my blogging cherry with a seemingly appropriate topic...dating

So here's the thing.....I have no clue what I am doing. I understand the thrill of the chase, and the playing hard to get, and the mysterious games...I get it. But at some point I'm supposed to catch what I'm chasing right? I don't think that technology has helped me at all either. Before texting, you had to speak to the person you were interested in. You can tell a lot by an actual conversation with someone. Texting is often referred to as an "Instant Message" or IM... LIES!!! Yeah they might get your text that read " Hey, I was thinking about you today :) I had fun last night." But they can take their sweet SWEET time to respond. Meanwhile you are thinking about every horrible possible reason why you haven't recieved a text back. And when I say "you" I mean ME. You know whats instant? Talking. Speaking leaves a little less to interpretation.

I don't know when to be the nice guy, and when to be aloof. I hate that I have to even pretend to be the ladder, when its just not me.

I feel like dating is supposed to be fun. We are young, and I don't know about you, but I have yet to accept any true adult responsibilities. I know, I know... I haven't met the right girl...but I have met some pretty great ones...and saying that I haven't met the right one would imply that I'm searching for her, and that I'm looking for that end result. Well that's just not the case. I want to enjoy my time with whomever wishes to join me. There is too much concern over "wasting time" with someone in the dating world. I feel like you learn and grow no matter what your interest level is at the end of the day. Its win win. So...I'm looking for someone to waste time with.

- J. G.