Worthy Contender

So I need competition. I thrive on it. It's my gasoline.

I'm having trouble finding someone to race with. There are those who are still in the kiddie section, the amateurs, the dreamers. I've moved past that. But I'm not at the professional levels yet. The ones who finish a book in 3 months. I'm not there yet.

But I think I finally found someone I can compete with. I mean, she doesn't know that we're in competition. She's all the way in LA and is an actress and a writer as well. (By the way, what does it say about me that I think she's on par with me? Or that I'm on par with her? Confident much, R?)

Anyways, yeah, I have finally found someone I can compete with. Here's where we are similar

1. We're both Indian.
2. Only 2 days separate our birthdays...and 4 years. 
3. We even have similar body types. Though, she is about twenty five pounds lighter. God, I really need to get this insulin resistance under control.
4. We are both writers.
5. We are both considered upbeat, or try to be.

Here's where I think I have an edge.

1. I've been traumatized more. (Ha! When did I think I could ever use that?)
2. I think the issues I want to write about go beyond being too fat for tv and shoes and girly shit. 
3. I'm hungry. Like really hungry. If I didn't have this focus ADD thing, I don't know what I would be doing. I think she might have ADD too. 
4. I think I'm not as scared to make a fool of myself. 

Here's where she has an edge.

1. She's friends with the right people. 
2. She got lucky
3. She already paved the way for herself. 
4. She doesn't have a day job. 

Yeah, that's not going to stop me. I'm going to do this anyway.