I read. It's also nice for me to get involved in schoolwork, which is a totally different world than acting. It makes me feel like I am doing things that normal people are doing at my age.
I've earned my living in all sorts of terrible ways - as a janitor, a copy editor, a psychotherapist.
I do have a lot of female friends who are stand-ups and also women who are actresses and also happen to have an act.

