Ms. Gigi Van Tran and a Cayote Walk Into a Bar

in getting ideas for characters, one of the writing books i have say to take certain characteristics of people whom you(i) admire. in no order, here are some of the characteristics of certain people that i admire and hope to someday obtain:

- i admire people who can speak the truth and be honest. a true friend will tell you the truth no matter if it will hurt you or make you mad or upset, BUT will do so out of Love and not spite.

- i admire ones who will always have a positive outlook on life. no matter how the odds are stacked against him or her, this person will see the brighter side of things and no that there is another day to make things better. no day but today!

- people who give everything of themselves while doing anything (like singing, acting, or accounting) are people i admire. it's their undeniable true passion in what they do that inspire me.

- conviction. a trait of taking a stance on something and won't back down is only something i hope i can be able to have and do. a quote that has always stuck with me is, "if one sits on the fence, then one day that person will fall onto the spikes of that fence." pretty morbid, but true. take a stand, but be willing to listen to other sides.

- i admire people who have humility. we're all God's children and even though some are blessed with extraordinary talent, i look up to the ones who don't brag about what they have or what they have done. for they don't need to. just be humble and don't take advantage of what God gave you by throwing your "success" in the face of others. let your work speak for itself. "you listening, panky!"

- action speak louder than words. again from my writing books, action moves a story and keeps the audience tuned in instead of out. i look up to people who take the leap and just do things instead of saying they will. just do it and take a chance cuz nothing will move forward if you don't... and like days in a calendar, it just keeps moving forward...so keep up.

it's time to get off my soapbox and get some sleep. there's so many more people that i take something from that make me who i am, and i'm SO BLESSED. thanks to everyone that has touched my life in someway or another, and to more people that i'll meet in the future.