Assignment 8 - Charlie Grimes

Fears - large insects

Annoyances - when people are incapable of having a genuine conversation, people who are overly sensitive, people who are overly competitive

Accomplishments - Good grades; Being able to make people laugh

Confusions - Why does our popular culture emphasize the lowest quality and least meaningful music, while the vast world of good music remains ignored by the majority of people?

Sorrows - None come to mind. I am a pretty happy person.

Dreams - to become a voice actor / get a good job in the film/TV industry, such as a producer, director, or writer

Idiosyncrasies - Before watching any movie/TV show, everything must be perfect (the lighting, the TV position, availability of food/drink, etc.)

Risks - starting a business or pursuing a risky career that may end in failure

Beloved Possessions, Now and Then - childhood stuffed animals and books; my music library

Problems - despising the lacrosse team, yet continuing to do it for resumé purposes

Expanding on "dreams": At some point in my 16 years of life, I discovered that I was able to morph my voice in fairly distinct ways, and it has become a form a self-entertainment for me. At this point, I have developed a somewhat wide range of characters (some innocent, some politically incorrect), from Tyrone, an impossibly deep-voiced man, to Giovanni the Italian Mobster, to Jeremy the Angry Brit. I have been told by several people that I could turn this (talent?) into a career with voice acting, and I have always smiled at the thought of that being my profession. Ideally, I would combine my desire to become a producer/director/writer with voice acting by creating my own cartoon comedy, and doing several of the voices for the characters in the show in a Seth Macfarlane-esque manner. Will any of this ever happen? I don't know, but it sure would be cool.