Day 8: Temp X and Trader Joe's Project

[The following was originally written last Sunday.  But then I quit my absurd job and had to write about that.]

Dinner:  Raisin Bran

Raisin Bran: $2.69 (20 oz.)
Soy Milk: $3.49 (half gallon)

WHY THIS MEAL WORKS? 

As was well documented last week, I pretty much ran out of food.  So I scurried off to Trader Joe's on Sunday morning to restock the cupboards and reclaim them from the dust bunnies that had moved in.  You might have recognized me.  I was the only one taking pictures of the Trader Joe's sign much to the confusion of the old Russian couple standing in front.  But after dropping $77.16, I have enough food to last me until the end of this ridiculous blog stunt.  By the way, did I mention I'm going to do a drink/blog along with the Teen Choice Award on August 9.  Stay tuned.

Oh, and regular milk makes me toot.  That's why I get soy milk.


WHAT DID I LEARN ABOUT MYSELF?
Something weird that happens every time I go grocery shopping.  No matter how fancy I get in terms of what food I buy or how determined I am to have a dinner that suggests I'm a grown up, I some how always revert back to cereal for dinner. Perhaps it reminds me of my youth when I had fewer responsibilities and pressures.  Perhaps it's because it's the easiest thing to prepare short of just ordering out pizza.


HOW DOES THIS HELP ME IN HOLLYWOOD?
It doesn't help worth a shit.  Seemingly nothing I do helps me in Hollywood.  I go to networking events -- nothing happens.  I periodically go to drinks with other underlings -- nothing happens.   I write a bunch of scripts -- nothing happens.  I suck up to execs -- nothing happens.  I attempt reverse psychology and decide to "leave" Hollywood in hopes that the Fates will then throw some good fortune my way -- nothing happens.  I do nothing -- nothing happens.  So I decided to try eating raisin bran.  Wanna guess what happened?