Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 28, 2009, 5:28 am
Years ago while short on money and in dire need of food, someone made the magical suggestion that I go to a store called Aldi. It's a German discount grocery store chain with a presence here in th...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 26, 2009, 1:58 pm
Ladies and Gents, those of you who are long time readers of this blog know of our little tradition here come Thanksgiving and I feel compelled to continue it. On a side note, things went very well as...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 22, 2009, 8:18 pm
(sitting in my apartment, looking at the bills, the acting theory books on the floor, and the bare white wall over my bed) I....have fallen back into a relapse of my prior illness. I......have had to...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 20, 2009, 7:03 pm
They said they wanted a Latin guy who had a mix of Obama and Denzel Washington in their manner of speaking and who came off as "upscale."  So how the hell did I land this? It doesn't matter...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 18, 2009, 10:19 pm
I interrupt the regularly scheduled blogging for this very special update. I've just been booked to play an FBI agent on the USA Network series White Collar.  I'm pretty stoked about thi...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 17, 2009, 1:50 am
Many of us now know of the scraggly drunkard known as my neighbor who fancies himself a musician. From his insistence that I meet his drug impaired girlfriend to his all night playing of music, he ha...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 14, 2009, 6:36 pm
Behind on the car payment? Check. Behind on rent? Check. Behind on every other bill imaginable?  Check! Working (at a minimum) once a week on TV show? Check! Potential to work much, much more...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 12, 2009, 4:56 pm
No, this is not going to be a profanity laced tirade about me fuming over some politician having us spend billions of tax dollars on some silly pet project to grease the palms of his or her buddies in...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 10, 2009, 11:11 pm
The pursuit of my acting aspirations has led me to meet all sorts of wonderful and fascinating people.  Even if I don't make it the experiences are still so incredibly worth it. I was sitting...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 9, 2009, 5:08 am
While still a bit sluggish from the illness, I'll be heading into the Big Apple to become a registered member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artist.  This is a professiona...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 8, 2009, 11:00 pm
Erika Luna is a thirty-something scientist living and working in Miami. When her husband of seven years; the very successful, very smart, very good-looking, founding partner of one of Miami’s most s...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 7, 2009, 7:16 am
Well I have been out of it for the past few days and I apologize for not getting to any of your blogs but I am on the road to recovering from this wretched illness. For the record, it is not swine flu...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 4, 2009, 11:19 am
I have been battling a lingering cold that began last week and has now given me laryngitis. I believe it was all of the traveling to and from New York and not getting enough sleep. While I am sure t...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Nov 2, 2009, 1:30 am
Scarlett was nice enough to present to me the Over the Top Award and I do believe that things have been such here these days. So, without further ado here is the meme which I must complete using only...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 31, 2009, 3:33 pm
Hope you all have a wonderful Halloween but try not to down too much candy, it's not good for you.  Below we see our friend and blog mascot, Space Monkey, dressed for the occasion as Space Mu...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 29, 2009, 6:58 pm
Well it may not be a starring role but I am very close to hammering down a 40 hour work week as a background actor on Nurse Jackie. Who would have thought that I'd get steady work doing this kind ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 25, 2009, 3:00 pm
There is an establishment that has specials for $3.99 and beer for $1.99 and is quite near to where I live.  After receiving a paycheck from my work on Nurse Jackie, I felt this modest treat woul...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 23, 2009, 8:00 am
Hello all! I'm currently making my 4th appearance on Nurse Jackie and will also be a stand-in for one of the principle actors. For the day, I am part of the "second team" and hopefully more days...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 20, 2009, 2:08 pm
(sitting alone in a room with newspapers and magazines scattered about, the headlines praising the stock markets massive rise) Somewhere along the line, all of the rich and mighty on Wall Street forg...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 18, 2009, 12:36 am
You are the scum of the earth. A strain of disease closely related to that of Jon and Kate which is a strain closely related to the Ebola virus. You have polluted the earth with your stupid reality s...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 15, 2009, 9:41 pm
I want my fucking unemployment check! I have very narrow time frames to pay debts and you cocksuckers are sitting with your thumb up your ass!! Sure some jackass can argue that it is I who is not doi...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 14, 2009, 8:53 pm
I want my fucking unemployment check! I have very narrow time frames to pay debts and you cocksuckers are sitting with your thumb up your ass!! Sure some jackass can argue that it is I who is not doi...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 14, 2009, 12:43 am
I have CLEARLY STATED why I refuse to partake in Facebook yet some of you (cocksuckers in my real world life) INSIST on sending me invitations to join Facebook after I explicitly told you that I WILL ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 11, 2009, 10:06 am
It's been totally boom and bust for me these past few weeks. Things are moving along with the acting stuff but I have no cash to pay the train fare to an audition that's for TOMORROW down in ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 9, 2009, 7:01 pm

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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 7, 2009, 3:20 am
A video I put together about something I'm working on. Coming up.... More background acting gigs and the push to make me union.
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 4, 2009, 12:22 am
You know what? Before I get onto the usual programing (mirth, merriment and laughter) I have to get this out of the way. I realize that I will lose many of you with this post as this is more for me th...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Oct 2, 2009, 12:37 am
It seems the more steps I take to get closer to my aspirations, the more practical things in my life seem to go awry. As if conformity and mediocrity are firing warning shots past my head to scare me...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 29, 2009, 10:54 pm
Every now and then I see these silly articles that purport the world would be better without men because there would be less war, or that the Y chromosome is somehow defective or dangerously flawed, o...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 26, 2009, 3:15 pm
I will be shooting some background scenes for the new Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg action/comedy The Other Guys. I'll be a businessman. Should be fun. Now you can go to the theater and play "Spot...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 24, 2009, 5:33 am
So I'm walking through Bryant Park in Manhattan, trying to catch a train home after registering with Central Casting when I suddenly hear the sound of boots matching. STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! Bene...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 22, 2009, 10:07 pm
Well, I have just come back from a very long day of background work for Nurse Jackie and it was a great experience. Everyone was really cool and the atmosphere was laid back, the food was great as we...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 21, 2009, 3:06 pm
Just got a background role as Orderly #26 on Showtime's Nurse Jackie. I start tomorrow. How fun is this? Let's hope you will be able to see me. Update #2 Just informed I may be a stand in...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 20, 2009, 10:40 pm
It certainly doesn't hurt for any aspiring actor to get some work in as a background actor. You can learn quite a bit on how things work on a set and network with your fellow background players w...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 18, 2009, 6:19 pm
Blow the shofar, bust out the apples and honey, refer to a dusty copy of Maxim's tribute to the women of the Israeli Defense Force if you must, Rosh Hashana begins for Jews all around the world to...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 16, 2009, 11:17 pm
Ladies and gentleman, my very special guest, author and animal advocate Mayra Calvani. Now I have heard through the grapevine that she's not feeling well, so I wish her a speedy recovery and I be...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 16, 2009, 3:40 pm
I actually have interest from a prospective employer be it in a part time capacity, but it's better than nothing. Slight problem, these people will only contract me through email and when they do...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 14, 2009, 12:29 am
Perhaps it was my stumbling across a sensual photo of an old flame that has sent me on a remembrance of beautiful women I've encountered, but this latest episode has manifested itself in the most ...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 13, 2009, 11:41 pm
Author Mayra Calvani will be my guest on the 17th and below is a sampling of some of her work. Check it out. Click the icon on the far right of the Scribd toolbar for a full screen view of the promo....
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 12, 2009, 2:36 pm
Those of you with a Blogger blog may not know that every picture you upload is saved to a photo sharing site called Picasa. It's really not that much different than Flickr except that one is owne...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 11, 2009, 1:11 am
I went out to my regular watering hole and spent the night savoring fine ales and conversing with my favorite flame haired mixologist on all manner of topics. She was, as usual, a delight. It was n...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 10, 2009, 12:07 am
Have any of you taken a look around at you life and assessed the state of things? What I am asking is have you asked yourself, truthfully, why are you still living in the same place when everything h...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 8, 2009, 3:33 pm
The weather is blah. The mood is blah. The attitude is blah. Everything is just blah. It's not a complaint, it is just where I am at right now. So, under these less than ideal conditions, I wi...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 5, 2009, 12:00 pm
As I fight to break out of my "no job" malaise, I found myself flipping through the TV channels while setting up my camera and tripod for some scene work I'm doing for another showcase. I stumble...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 3, 2009, 11:17 pm
Today I applied for a job at restaurant chain Applebees, it was a sharp contrast to what happened in the days leading up to this. Rejections Demoralized from a nasty run in with a restaurant/bed and...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Sep 2, 2009, 5:00 pm
I'd really, really, really, really, REALLY like to master the playing of these........lovely, finely tuned instruments. Sounds good, looks good. A novel concept by Calvin Harris. Calvin Harris -...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 31, 2009, 2:00 am
I have a nice home theater setup and a decent sized TV so streaming movies on my Mac really didn't seem like a viable option for good ol' movie watching. There's no Dolby Digital 5.1 surro...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 29, 2009, 3:05 pm
Well now this is rich, really. I can't make this up. I went out yesterday to score some groceries and one of the things I got was a gallon of apple juice because I like it and it's quite goo...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 26, 2009, 10:34 pm
While there are many more shots that were taken, I'll keep it to a minimum of four. Anything more is just repetitive and boring, this is just to give you an idea of how my headshot session went. I...
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Ricardo L. posted an article on Unloaded - Aug 25, 2009, 3:00 am
There's no money for it but, damn it all, I'm finally getting my headshots done. This is a MUST if you're an actor. It just has to get done. Sure I may lose power, internet access and the ...
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