Who is Melissa Newman?

For my first blog only I will tell a little bit about my background. I think that's important for any reader. My blog is going to hit on all topics such as film, music, art, travel, social issues, world issues, and some life lessons I have learned. I won't say I know everything because I'm only 23 and have a long way to go before I start screaming that I know all!

The reason why I started a blog is because I feel that I have a lot to say and I have always been a writer. I wouldn't want to do it as a job but it is defiantly part of who I am. I am a naturally curious..Some call it nosey. I like to ask any question I want with out holding back. I also like to answer any question given to me with 100% honesty and with reasons too!

I am 23 and just moved to Los Angeles California about seven months ago from a seacoast town called Hampton, New Hampshire. I grew up in a nice perfect little community that sheltered me from the world. Then as time moved on I started to realize that there has to be more to my life than Hampton, New Hampshire. I started to notice how people were so comfortable with just settling like their parents did. My parents were always supportive of me even if they didn't have a clue about the entertainment industry. They are just simple people. In high school I got introduced to the world of film and that became the basis of what I wanted to do in a career. I love all film from the classic silent films of Charlie Chaplin, to War and Peace with Audrey Hepburn, to Rear Window with Alfred Hitchcock. And I just saw 300 and it was really good. It made me want to know more about Greece. There are plenty more films but I will be rambling on forever.

After high school I went to college for communications with a concentration in Television Production. I graduated in May 2006 with my Bachelors. I thought I knew everything from school and internships, and I really thought it would be easy for me to come out to Los Angeles and get into this entertainment industry. I thought that I wasn't like the "others" that come out here for the same exact dream. But I was completely wrong! I was exactly the same and compared to them by the millions! Who are they? But you know what? I got through it. Last week I finally got my first "real" foot in the door! I'm working for a entry level assistant for a very successful post-production company. So all the thought of not being in 'the biz" are out the door now. What really matters is right now in this moment. The past is gone and I will never get it back. I will never be able to have control over that. That is frustrating because when you figure out why things went wrong and the fact that you could have prevented it from happening. It's part of the control that I will never have and I have to just let it go.

Well I hope everyone is having a great Easter! And spending the day with family and friends I know I am. This blog is going to be a lot of fun for me. I hope that people will read my blog and maybe post a comment of two, and enjoy it!

I hope all is well,

Melissa Newman