Dear Faith, I’m Back on My Niche, Low-Budget TV Show Grind and I’m About to Make It Everyone’s Problem

I’m back on my niche, low-budget tv show grind and I’m about to make it everyone’s problem. Last week, I started Warehouse 13, a Syfy channel original about two secret service agents who get sent to work at the government’s Ultra Top Secret Government Warehouse Full Of Crazy Shit. I hadn’t watched new tv in AGES and I had this urge to put on some random scifi show. Let’s just say I’ve watched a season and a half and the Warehouse 13 crew are my best friends (but also… Myka Bering… call me).

I’ve been using WH13 as a bit of ~escapism~ from the grueling job hunt I am still on (HELP.) But on the bright side, by the time this letter comes out, I’ll have done a second round interview for a marketing role so.. FINGERS CROSSED. If this does not work out for me, I may have to move back in with my parents which is certainly not the worst outcome, my parents are freaking awesome.

Now. Answer time. You asked who I’d host a lookalike contest for and I certainly have answers.

Dev Patel: This is actually DEVastating (ha get it) seeing as I’ll literally be in SF the SAME EXACT WEEKEND as the Dev lookalike contest but I’ll be boarding a plane as the contest starts. Evil. Anyway he’s the most gorgeous human being ever.
Nana Komatsu: My actual wife. I need this contest for my sanity.
Kirk Hammett from Metallica in the 80’s: Look at the pictures and tell me you wouldn’t want to see a bunch of Kirk lookalikes.

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I actually need to go to at least one lookalike contest in my life, preferably with you because it would be crazy fun. If you hit up the Dev contest PLEASE send pics.

I gotta be so honest… I have no idea how I put together such a cohesive, lengthy letter to you for the first installment because I have a million things to say but they all can be said in maaaybe 5 sentences. So this has quickly devolved into what a normal letter from me will look like. I JUST WANNA TELL YOU EVERYTHING.

Anyway. Here’s a lightning round before I really get into it.

★ Project Hail Mary wrapped filming! WHAAAA. You’re telling me somewhere out there, the movie exists in its purest form… Insane.

★ Absolutely LOVING Ohio All The Time by Momma. That kind of indie is right up my alley.

★ I sat on a milk dud while watching Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Not really important, I just thought you should know.

★ Here are some pics of Maverick and Charlie for you because I’ve been staying over at my parents’ house and these little freaks follow me everywhere (I love them to death)

big babies

I need to know if you eat night sandwiches. They’ve actually changed my life a bit. Imagine you’re up at 11pm and you’re about to put on a show or youtube video and you’re thinking.. okay I have to eat something with this. A sandwich is a perfect go to in any situation. And you probably have the ingredients in your fridge already. This has been brought to you by Night Sandwich.

Oh!!! I did something cool two weeks ago actually! I registered to be a stem cell donor for people with blood cancer! I found out about the program through this vlogbrothers video (big Green brothers fan) and the process seemed so easy and free-sy that I was like dude why NOT. Swabbed my cheeks with the qtip thingys they provided and sent it off and NOW maybe I can help someone with blood cancer. I wanna look more into programs like this because I find it so interesting how easy it is to help. COOL STUFF!!!

CAN I JUST. TALK ABOUT VENOM 3 REAL QUICK.

I went to see Venom: The Last Dance the day it released because I am actually huge Venom fan (you know this. I will always remember all the Venom stuff you got me hehehe). This movie, however, made me want to DIE. Okay listen. Minor spoilers. They made a pretty fucking gay movie. What am I supposed to do when Venom says Eddie would be a good father (they have 2 kids in the comics so it’s SICKENING), they call each other Thelma & Louise (gay), ending on a full gay montage, etc etc. These movies did not have to be so gay but they were. FOR MEEEEE. And you might be like Mack. It’s an alien symbiote and an incredibly loserish man. What are you talking about. And to that I say that’s EXACTLY what I’m talking about. Two total losers in a fucked up symbiotic relationship.. what more could you ask for? Anyway if I don’t get more Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock I think my life is over.

And now. What I’ve been fully consumed by these past two weeks. Tyler the Creator’s Chromakopia.

I truly believe the coolest thing a musician can do is create characters and personas with plotlines and wild personality. Artists like My Chemical Romance, The Garden, Chappell Roan, AAAND Tyler the Creator just HIT for me. I love the theater of it all.

Tyler’s Chromakopia album design is making me feel crazy because I love it SO much. His character design—the mask, uniform, spiky hair, everything—just feels so meticulously put together. You can tell he loves what he does and I believe that in itself elevates this record to another LEVEL. The songs themselves are so well produced and performed, but the incredibly detailed Chromakopia concept work brings this album’s world to life. I JUST LOVE ITTTTT.

I’d love to spend a day walking around his brain to see how he pulls together concepts like these. One of my goals in life is to put together a concept album along the lines of MCR’s Danger Days where you can truly dive into the artist’s world and get to know characters, plot, motivations, and more ALL from a single album. AGHHH I just really love concept albums… I need MOREEEE.

I’d actually love to see a Faith Zapata concept album. I know you tend to write about experiences that have happened to you, but if songs like Apollo show anything, I think you’d KILL it. If you made a concept album, what would it be about? Who would the main character be? What would your on stage persona look like? Gimme ALLLLLL the info.

LUVVVVV,