Introduce Yourself : Hello! German/Spanish and assimilated Brit here - actor and writer. by Alexander Merelo

Just dropping a few lines to wish you all a great Sunday and much energy to face the coming week with a smile and the poise befitting an undaunted dreamer.

I myself am quite a day-dreamer. And though "the dreams of the day are dangerously mean" (wrote he), I believe to have a healthy balance between dreaming and achievable goal-setting.

I wish to thank RB, Amanda T., Jason M., Harrison G., and all the others who endeavor to put so many resources within everyone's reach.

Writers: I encourage y'all to pitch as much as you can. Be concrete. A clean-cut pitch means you know what your story is about. Just because you came up with it doesn't necessarily mean you yet understand what the story really is, but it's your baby, and as such, it'll unwrap for you in due time. Keep at it!

And fellow actors: theatres have taken a hit, it's blues for everyone, save for a selected few. Don't be hard on yourselves if auditions have seemingly dried out - they'll be back. Don't hammer away at your mental health - you are unique and valid. Go out and do stuff yourselves. Exercise. Eat well. Sleep your hours. Tell the good people in your life how much you value them.

Not long ago, a team of astronomers headed by Germans took the first-ever picture of a dark hole - it looks like a doughnut. The head astronomer described it as: "A devouring nothingness where all life and understanding ceases to be." The black hole is the size of the Sol System and has a mass of about 50 suns the size of ours...

Folks, compared to this, humans are insignificant.

This thought me give some of you pause. But I say it should provide solace instead. Because, in the fickle lifespan we are given, our feeble nature is still capable of creating profound beauty. Take that home and sleep on it.

I've prattled enough. Have a good week. Bless. Cheers!

Alex M.