Alex
Falcone is a comedian and writer living in Los Angeles with few notable
accomplishments. He wrote a novel about a teenage girl who dates a mummy that Publisher’s
Weekly called “unfortunate”, has a podcast about movies called Read It and Weep, and that’s
just scratching the surface. Alex also came close to becoming an
astronaut!
That
is if you consider receiving a rejection letter from NASA coming
close. And you should. How many of the companies you applied to thought you’re
so hopeless, they didn’t even bother to reply? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
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The
reason Alex was dreaming about becoming an astronaut rather than a policeman or
firefighter is because he’s always wanted to go to space. Even though he’s
supremely unqualified. “I’m dumb, have no useful skills, am hard to get along
with over long periods of time (ruined more than one road trip and multiple
book clubs), and I do get motion sick in even short car rides,” he told. “I
would be the worst candidate for NASA.”
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credits: Alex Falcone
So,
considering this rejection has crushed his lifelong fantasy, you’d think Alex
would be pretty bummed out. But that’s not necessarily the case. For one thing,
the guy already has a thick skin when it comes to getting the cold shoulder.
“Man, I’ve gotten so many rejections for comedy festivals, writing jobs, and
gigs. I used to tell myself, ‘Michael Jordan didn’t make his high school
basketball team’ but then I watched that documentary about him and realized he
grew, like, a foot and worked his butt off after that, and I’m not doing
either. So now I’ve got nothing to comfort me,” he said. Another reason is, the
rejection letter isn’t real. Alex wrote it himself. As a joke. C’mon people,
you knew this was coming!
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