Wait. Wait. Wait.

It's the different things that stand out when you are in a new place.  Here in LA for example, there is an ocean. That's pretty great. An ocean. Also, there are flowers everywhere and they are always in bloom.  They don't stop. They are spectacular!  These are two things that I would say I love about being here.

We have been noticing little things too.  Among the more humorous to us is the voice at the crosswalks.  You know, the button that you push and then you wait for the light to change and for the picture of the person walking to appear on the traffic light so that you can cross the street.  Here, when you push the button, a voice talks to you.

"Wait."

We were sitting in an outdoor cafe today that was situated on a corner where people frequently stood, pressing the button, waiting to cross the street.  For some reason, people push the button multiple times.  There is a certain impatience that probably exists everywhere, only here, a voice speaks up each time the button is pressed, so we noticed it.

"Wait. Wait. Wait."

People kept pushing the button, trying to make the light change sooner. It became a bit annoying.  Why don't people trust that one push of the button will bring about the event they are hoping for?

My guess is that we have all had the experience where one attempt did not give us the results we were anticipating, so just to be sure, we push the button again.  And again.

For Alina and I, last week was very much like pushing the button only once and then...waiting.  We were told to wait, and so we did, standing on the corner of expectations and anticipation for a whole week before we realized that there was nothing indicating to us that Alina would have any opportunities to move forward. 

She received no auditions, no calls, no meetings.  In fact, I would venture to say that by not pushing we were essentially forgotten entirely.

It is a fine line that we walk between pushing and risking being annoying, or not pushing and risking not being paid attention to at all. 

Today we pushed the button again. Actually, we pushed it a few times.  There is no point in staying here if something doesn't change.  We made a bunch of phone calls, got in touch with people who hopefully can help us, and perhaps this week a new message will come our way:

"Proceed."

If not, there won't be much point in our staying on this corner much longer.

Enjoy the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4QRqWELIco