Stories By Johnny

First off, I hope you guys had a great thanksgiving. I sure did. We had a lot to eat, but I didn’t eat that much because I’m strictly on an eat-healthy diet. I’m not even on a diet. I eat everything in small portions, but I don’t want to gain pounds by tomorrow.

Anyway, I was talking to my cousin Yaya, who is like a sister to me. We grew up together since we were kids, so we can always talk about anything. Yes, everything. We can trust each other, and we won’t judge each other, but we’ll say the truth, even if it hurts, to get each other on the right path. But I talked to her about a few ideas I had recently like writing a memoir (sp?). I want to write a book about the last two years, where I was depressed because of my weight from 2006/2007. The funny thing is that I can compare it to Britney’s situation. Even though I know she had it worse because it was all very public, I can still see how we were alike. In 2006 she and I were spiraling out of control. She had that depression mode from her 2nd baby while I was gaining weight. In 2007 she and I were worse. We didn’t care what we did. We didn’t accept that we needed help. Her family wanted to get to her, but she wanted them out of her life. My parents and family wanted to help me lose weight, and I shrugged it off. I made terrible decisions.

Then in 2008, for my birthday, I got dragged to the gym. I was furious at my parents. It felt like I was being taken to a mental institution. I still hadn’t accepted the fact I needed help until the day after I went to a doctor’s check-up, and they told me if I didn’t lose the weight that I was going to get diabetes. I was scared, and that made me want to change. Britney got help around February, …and today, I look at her and me. We’ve come a long way. We’re both the same age. She turns 27 on December 2, and me on January 10. I think being 27 will be the best year of my life right now. I am focused on being better, healthier. If I miss a day of going to the gym, I already feel like crap. So there you go. I want to write something of that sort.

Do you guys think it’s a good idea?

There have been things happening all at once. It feels like a bumpy roller coaster ride! I won’t give out details here as only a few people know, but it’s a great opportunity, and I do not want to pass it up. It’s something to do with my career; it’s finally going to take off in the next couple of months. I’m weighing the pros and cons and carefully taking everything in.

I had a blast going to the film conference in San Francisco. I got to hang out with awesome co-workers who are also part of the production company. Talked about social media and networking, micro-blogging for internet marketing, etc. That interests me a lot. Because of my boss, I met this great man who has worked almost 40 years of social networking. He knows a lot of people on that side of the business. He has thousands of followers on Twitter.

On another note in the fansite world… TJ Wilk sent me pictures on a CD and mailed them to my house. Jay is helping me with the layout because I have design blockage, and I want her to code it for me like she did with Juju’s fansite. It has the drop-down and all. Spiffy. Oh, and I also got an internship internet marketing position for Amy Kuney, Inc. I’m excited because I can get inspired when I know they are looking at my work. I’m not bragging here either. I’m not the kind of person to scream and go nuts over something like this. To me, it’s all about working with someone who is wanting to get more positive exposure. They’re ordinary people, just famous. I remember when my friend Brit and I went to visit Mike Vogel, and we weren’t jumping or anything. It was cool. I don’t get star-struck. Or when Richard Gere on “Bee Season” talked to me on set. I was just like, “Hey, how are ya.” Don’t get me wrong, I get excited about meeting them, but when I’m meeting them right there in person, I keep my cool. That’s just me, so don’t gang up on me :p I guess that’s about it. Jay and I are thinking of writing a screenplay. Not sure when. I made a new toon on WoW, and a friend, Anthony, who’s in the Kate Voegele forums, also joined WoW for ten days. Very cool of him Oh, and how stupid that OTH and Gossip Girl didn’t air here in the bay area this week? I got to see it on the websites, though, so that was cool.