Matt realizes how cool his blog can be and saves himself from starvation.

Whew! So here I am world — an actor in New York City. You want to know what it’s like? The crazy people I meet, the struggling and starving? Well I’m prepared to give it to you. My cousin informed me yesterday that my life seemed like something out of a Seinfeld episode (which also took place on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.) In just a little over two months time, I’ve been threatened coming off the Subway because I “been messing wit’ [some gentleman's] bitch.” I’ve hung out with a really nice chap with strong anti-American sentiments from the UK and India. I’ve gotten and lost three jobs, been cast in one show that I turned down, been hit on by several people in “monogamous relationships”, escaped from a quid pro quo audition, was hoodwinked into thinking a tourist was a native (for several days) and oh yeh… lived on free samples for about forty-eight hours. It’s been tough so far but I’m here and determined to be successful. Stick with me and I promise you you’ll watch me go from a poor nobody, to a well fed somebody performing his dream roles.

As you can see I’ve got plenty of stories to tell and I’ve decided that it’s time to start writing it all down. But I’m afraid that if you want to truly get the experience, you’re going to have to stick with me for the more mundane tasks as well. As they say, show business is not always glamorous. While I’d love to tell you about the Wurlitzer organ I found on the street the other day or sneaking into see Bon Jovi, right now I need to talk about food…. I’m so hungry. Since moving to New York I’ve lost 15lbs — not good. While my kitchen’s not necessarily well equipped for cooking, I’m going to need to start using it in order to get the most out of my money. Today I lit the pilot light and I’m off to get all the ingredients to make pasta faggiolli from a family recipe.

Pasta Faggiolli (4 servings — plenty for me to eat during the week)

- 2 cans small white beans

- 1/3 cup before cooked tubetini

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