Casting calls: The Bachelor, Take the Money and Run, Wipeout, and You Deserve It

I've been going over the ABC web site for casting calls since I had planned on trying to get casted to The Bachelor (however they require the one thing that I don't currently have right now which is a phone so I couldn't complete the application). However there is a couple of shows that I honestly believe that would help me out, the only thing is, I can't apply for one of them, but the other I already just did.

 

The one that I applied to is the hit show on Tuesdays (or Thursday, I tend to forget since they show it on both days) called Wipeout, I hope I can be able to get onto the show, though I don't know how they're going to take my work uniform that I had for photos of myself. I know that the show tends to go after the wacky, well that's getting wacky alright. I do know that I can make it to the end of the show if I get on, I am not only that energetic, but at the same time I don't think that my energy tends to run out at all, yes strange gifts that I've been given thanks to my A.D.H.D.

 

Now the one that I couldn't go for is a show that's being currently cast called "You Deserve It". For that show, someone that you know has to be nominated for the possibility of getting life changing money, and considering the fact that right now I'm currently homeless, yeah I would say that qualifies, but like I said, I can't nominate my self at all. So if anyone that's reading this wants to help out, just go to the ABC website and check out the casting page: http://abc.go.com/site/casting to see what you can do.

 

Now the last show that they're doing a casting call for is a show that's going to be filming in certain select cities. The show is called "Take the Money and Run" and this is what the casting discription calls:

 

"Take the Money and Run

 

From the producers of The Amazing Race, CSI, and Cold Case comes an entirely new heart stopping competition show for ABC called Take the Money and Run.

 

The series is a game of cat and mouse between two teams. The week long filming process will be an experience to remember. The perfect, two-person team would be energetic, confident and competitive. We are looking for teams that know their cities like the back of their hand and are ready for the ultimate rush to try and win $100,000!!!

 

Casting Directors are currently searching for exciting teams in the following areas:

Northern California's Bay Area

Florida's Broward County and Miami

Chicago, IL

 

Please send your email submission before the December 2nd deadline to: Takethemoneycasting@gmail.com

 

please be sure your email includes the following:

 

team member names

age

occupation

address

(2)photos of each team member

and a brief description of team members"

 

Now I know that I can't take part in this show since I know nothing of the cities that they're filming in, but I figured for those that happen to read this blog, that you might want to take part, and that's why I'm putting it in there in the first place. So try to go for it and see what happens. After all, one never knows, unless one applies for it in the first place.

California Republicans back in the spot light (again ugh!)

I honestly don't know what's going on when it comes to the Republicans in this state, other then the fact that they aren't listening to their voters any more, and they seem to just love the spot light like crazy, which makes sense. After all, while others avoid the spot light, they are the only ones that seek it. The only thing is, is that when they seek it, they think that they're doing this for the bettering of California voters, and the problem with that is, they're not listening to the voters at all, they have their own agenda that they're going for and as far as they're concerned, the voters can kiss off.

 

The reason that I'm ripping on the Republicans today isn't like before, I caught the following story: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/20/2318123/california-gop-rejects-divisive.html, and I tend to wonder what the hell the Republicans are thinking. Yes I understand their whole thing of no taxes period, and that Brown needs to deliver on his promise of new jobs (which won't happen while the current climate in this state is the way that it happens to be). However the thing that they have to realize is that when it comes right down to everything, unless you happen to be super rich (like the vast majority of the Republicans are since they're the ones that are always rejecting the new (or any) taxes since they don't ever want to lose their money at all), yes taxes are a bad idea, but it's the only way that everything is going to be either paid for or repaired. And with the Republicans actually rejecting something like when it comes to nominating the right people, it only means that they want to make sure that only people serving their needs and not the people's needs are going to be met, which I personally feel is wrong all around. At least the Democrats are trying to work with the people, and now that I think about it, I've realized that when it comes to both parties, the Democrats have tried to live up to the will of the people, the problem is is that about 90% of the time when we get someone in office that's a Democrat, the only reason why we end up rejecting that person shortly after is because they can't clean up fast enough a mess that the former person left (which the majority of the time it happens to be a Republican that leaves the mess). Now don't get me wrong, both the republicans and the democrats are both bad, after all for everything that they tend to say after a while, they just say what we want to hear and then go off and do what they want to do anyway and always leaving us hanging in the air after. Not once has either party fully listened to what the people have to say after they end up in office, only during their campaign and that's it. Personally I feel that it needs to end, and that we need a new party in their that actually serves the people, but that won't happen any time soon at all.

 

Now there was another story that I had wanted to cover, but I didn't get the chance to read it yesterday, and that was dealing with a judge rejecting the anti-union situation that's currently going on in Wisconsin, however I couldn't get the article to read which would've helped out in knowing what the situation really was. Oh well so much for the idea.

Around the world and with Fresno

Well, I wasn't actually going to be doing any entry dealing with what's going on over in Liba, but it looks like I should. I know that this is a hot button topic and I really don't want to pick sides, but one has to be understanding when it comes to something like this in the first place. And I know that there are two sides to this, but the thing is you have two sides over there, and two sides over here.

 

Now I can understand what the feelings are over here when it comes to any war, at first we're all for it if something happens to us, but it seems like when something happens to someone else, that we should stay out of it and just let them handle they're own problems, that would be true if that was the case here, it wasn't and the fact of the matter is, we didn't send in the first missiles into Liba, it was actually the French that did that. However yesterday when I had gone over to the Wheel audition yesterday, there was an entire group that was out there protesting our going into the war. Now please realize that we had done this once before and that was just before we got into WWI, and we joined up in the last minute on that one since our President back then was actually trying to keep us out of it, but our interests over there got the better of us and we had to get involved with that one. However like most case instants when it comes to over seas war, you do have people that are going to take to the streets and protest every war that's out there, but when it comes to this one that's going on over in Liba, I may not be for fighting, but I do understand the reasons for this fight in the first place. Now as much as I would love for it to have been like in Egypt, that wasn't going to be the case here since the one ruling the country had pretty much stated that he was going to give up power over his dead body and even hired mercenaries to do his fighting for him, and that's was going to be a major thing right there since the military sided with the rebels. I hate to say this, but this war isn't a case of it being a civil war, the moment that mercenaries were brought in, the civil war part went right out the door there.

 

So even if you choose to take sides or not, this is one war that yes we are involved in, and more then likely it's going to end up being a very fast one no matter what the current power in Liba happens to think.

The Wheel of Fortune audition and other revelations

Well got up to the River Park area to check out the auditions for Wheel of Fortune, and it was like nothing that I had actually ever expected when it came to a game show, and trust me it wasn't like any of the reality shows that are out there either. Now since the wheather here in Fresno happens to suck at the moment, however they put us into a building that was to hold us till it was time to go before both the board and the wheel that they had set up.

 

Now when I first got there and walked in, they handed me an orange piece of paper that I had to fill out, that once we were to get over to the main place, it was going to be the name on that sheet of paper that they were going to call out for going through the lightening speed round in order to be able to try to get qualified for the show. Now the place that we were in at the time was jsut a store front that was empty, and I believe that River Park got paid a good bit of money for the use of the space (there was nothing in there at all). It got there early for the second show so I was near the start of the line to go over there, but the building front got filled quicky as the time went on. I actually got to talk to a few people there.

 

Once we got into the place, the board that they had there was similar to the one on the show, but less high tech. Please note that everything that happened today can evetually found on the web site for the show: http://www.wheeloffortune.com/contestants/wheelmobile/ and you'll see me in the photos too, I'll be the one wearing the flag hat in the crowd (I believe I also got on their video that they were shooting, but I believe the mobile host got in the way of that one, but I know for a fact that I'm in the still photos for that one). Now their were prizes that were given, but in order to get them you had to be called and get on stage in order to be able to get what was given away. Now when you were called onstage, if you solved the puzzle that they had there, then you passed on, but you had to qualify in other ways in order to be able to get onto the actual show its self. Plus the one thing that I like was that even if your name wasn't called, you might end up getting either a letter or an e-mail for you to come back at the tail end of april for the call backs (I can only hope and pray for that since I didn't get on stage at all :( ). I'll tell you that over all the experince was amazing and not something that comes along every day, and I will never forget that day in the least. They are going to be here in town still tomorrow as well during the same times, so anyone that happens to live close to Fresno, come on over and check them out.

 

Now the revelations that I realized when I was on the bus coming back, was that I had been thinking that what if I was to go to liek say "The Price is Right" another show that happens to be like Wheel, and since they draw the contestants right out of the audiance, it would be my luck that if I was to go with others to that show (namely since I don't want to go alone and would want to have a cheering section) that someone else in my group would end up going to contestants row and I would never get up there at all. I mean even if they tried to prove that I would get up there, my luck would prove something else and I would be left watching them as they were to go up there. It's the same as relationships for me, while I'll had been up at River Park, I saw that everyone there either had a spouse or a boyfriend or girlfriend, and there I was on my own with no one. Now I've already stated this to a friend of mine, but unless someone was to come into my life and forceably change it, I would never end up with anyone and that's a fact. I've got the worst luck when it comes to the ladies, and I honestly don't ever believe that will change no matter how much I would love for it to. Only an outside force can ever change that, meaning that she would have to know what's going on and stick with me no matter what happened to me, but like I said, that won't be happening any time soon.

 

All in all though, it was good watching everything happen today even though I didn't get on stage. At least I learned a few things today though, my luck completely sucks, and I'll never end up with anyone :(

Wheel of Fortune

Well I'm going to be heading to River Park today where the show Wheel of Fortune is going to be holding auditions from noon to four. I don't know what's going to be happening, but I will let everyone know, plus since I happen to be a writer I will be loving getting on there to see what's up. The sad thing is that I won't get to meet the actual host the show, but hey at least I can get to try out of the show up there and see how everything is done. So sorry for the short post today, but wish me luck.

Something that I realized

I was writing a letter earlier today to someone that's going to be getting a really big letter, and I realized as I was writing up my past history for this person that I did have my first love and never realized it and the problem is, I didn't realize it till years later when it came to this person either. So many years that I constantly screwed up and it turns out that deep down that I did have feeling for her. Now I know that you're wanting me to give her name like I've done for others that I've talked about, but this time I'm not going to be doing that since I'm actually talking to her right now about something as well, and well this is just my musings on the whole matter, I know that I haven't done something like this before, but I realized that when it comes right down to it for her, that she actually is the one.

 

I say that she happens to be the one since not only is she built the way that I like, she doesn't hold anything against me and understands where I'm coming from on everything, and would actually love to help me out if she could. Personally I would love to be closer to her, but I also know that that's not going to happen, at least not unless she was to go for it herself. Namely considering my lack on income and being homeless, which she happens to know about both. Thing is is that if I had actually gotten up the damned courage years ago, I do honestly believe that I would be with her today, and that I would not have married my bitch of an ex Miramonte Turley (the one that honestly doesn't believe in marriage only cheating, sex and having tons of kids that are constantly taken from her, yes I said all that and not only am I not drunk (since I can't drink in the first place), but I'm extremely pissed off at her and will be for quite some time to come).

 

Look I will be letting the one that I'm writing about, know about this posting, I just hope that she won't mind it in the least about it. There are other things about her, but I'm wanting to talk about those things with her, and for right now not post them.

Slow news to the Nintendo 3DS

I never thought that it would actually happen, but the only things that are even out there are just topics that are getting rehashed everyday. From the quake and the subsequent nuclear problem (that Japan continues to down play, which will blow up in their faces, after all even their own people aren't trusting the government right now when it comes to that), to the current problems that we're having out here, i.e. the money problems that we're currently having right now. So I figured that I would just surf for a possible news story that I could check out, so I first went up to the Bay Area and checked out the Contra Costa Times (hit the old home town paper first, since they also cover the entire bay area as well), but I didn't see anything that looked like it was catching my eye in the head lines (even went closer to Martinez to see what they had, but everything was centered out of Pleasant Hill instead of anything was out of Martinez). So I then went back east to Massachusetts to a paper back there called "The Enterprise" (nothing dealing with Star Trek in that name, since I believe that the paper was around long before Star Trek ever was) and the only thing that I caught from them was an article dealing with legislature dealing in raising the minimum wage for the state to $10 an hour, something that I would love for the people up in the capital of California to do.

 

Now this here is something that I will talk about for a bit here, because this here is a double edge sword topic, but it's one that does need to be brought up here. Now the one thing that was brought up in the article (http://www.enterprisenews.com/business/x1840139865/Lawmakers-seek-10-minimum-wage) is that if the minimum wage was brought up, then there would be a loss of jobs thanks to employers not wanting to hire, but at the same time the raise is needed thanks to the cost of living increase that is happening right now. I know that all over the country (not just here in California or back east), that people are having a harder time when it comes to dealing with their most basic needs, and one of the problems is the cost of living keeps going up, and yet nothing is being done to make sure that the low income people are able to keep up with it at all. The raise would be helpful yes, but I can also understand the side of the businesses when it comes to not wanting to hire since they would have to raise the prices of their products in order to be able to support their increased staff. It would also mean more taxes to be paid out when it comes to the number of employees that are working there, and more taxes is the last thing that anyone (business or personal) wants to pay. So what do they do, they come up with some excuse for not hiring anyone at all, it's like this every time. So what does one due in this situation, after all people need to work to be able to get things for their daily lives, but at the same time,...well you get the understanding and the drift, and that's why this is a double edge sword topic. It's not that easy to deal with in the least. There is one benefit when it comes to the low income folks getting a higher pay increase, and that would be the fact that the low income folks tend to spend more often then the middle income or rich tend to do, since they're more inclined to spend on not only personally needed items, but also on other things that they believe they need, which ends up helping the economy all around.

 

Now speaking of products that one really doesn't need, but would be something to keep one from getting bored, this is something that I got to try out yesterday, and it doesn't come out till March 27th. I'm talking about the Nintendo 3DS (http://www.nintendo.com/3ds) and what it plays like. I got to try it yesterday when I went over to Best Buy looking for something else that they didn't have (went there looking for a flute, and it turns out that they don't carry them in their music section, only pianos, drums and guitars and that's it, other then the tuning equipment). Now the 3DS is something that's been touted as letting us see 3D with out having to wear any glasses at all, and I've got to tell you that it's true, though for someone like myself that's not used to seeing 3D constantly, just looking at it on the screen did get a little disorientated (considering that I kept switching the 3D off and on just to see what the difference was, yes you can turn the 3D off so that it goes to 2D level instead of 3D). However when I kept the 3D on and played through about 5 of the 6 levels that they had on the demo, believe me it was amazing, and the game that I played (3D pilot wings game) didn't give me any ill effects that I've had from other games that I've had trouble with in the past (I'm not one for heights, and other games that give me the whole high up effect tend to make me feel queasy). The system was amazing and I would suggest this as a serious buy. The only down side to everything that started off with the DSi was that there's no added slot for the older games, meaning that you have to have an older DS in order to play the other games, which means that the earlier portable games are still off limits, and I honestly don't believe that they'll be bringing that back any time soon (if ever). Beyond that, this could be some serious competition for the PSP, and any other hand held system that's not Nintendo, that is if they do it right and actually make the games that would be best for the system. The DSi feel a bit flat when the only thing that it was good for with the camera was just stupid things, there was really no game that came out for it that was any good at all, and the end result was that the X-Box 360 and PS3 got to run away with things. Seriously this could bring people of all ages back out of their houses again and back to the real world around them as they bring their 3DS's with them to have something to do to stave off the boredom that comes to everyone. So this is a must check out system. The only other thing that I had checked out right quick over at Best Buy was the PS3 wands deal that they had set up there, honestly with out a normal controller I couldn't control the console at all, I couldn't move anything at all, and there was no way that I could change what was set up for the display at all, honestly I didn't like it at all. Plus from what I had seen there was no one even working it at all, the others were occupied, but not that one, it was that bad.

 

Anyway, that's what up around the place. Hopefully there's going to be something out there either later today or tomorrow when it comes to something worth writing about. Plus as you can see I don't just keep things local, I do check out other places, so let me know if there's something that I should check out when it comes to around the area that you happen to live. I check it out and write about it.