So actually quite a bit has gone down the past fews days. Remember how I did two auditions on Saturday? Well, I got a call-back for one of those auditions! Success! No, seriously-success. Because as an actor, call-backs are the best way to map out your success rate, not casting (if you want more info, please ask. But just trust me).
I also did another audition today for a cute new original show about vegetables. Not kidding, but it’s really cute. Hopefully I’ll get called back to Spring Awakening because that’s what I really want!
Hmm…I did a job interview today for a boutique, whoop-dee-doo. And I’m still watching excessive amounts of How I Met Your Mother. Right, so maybe I’m still a tiny bit lazy. But I have sooooooo much free time. All I do is cook, apply, interview, prepare for auditions, then audition. On days I’m not doing that, yes, I am walking around this nice new city. But some days I wake up, have a meeting at 1 and decide I’m going to watch How I Met Your Mother.
What else is going on? Not much, just trying to figure out a routine for now til I get a job, waiting for the rest of my stuff to get here (thanks extremely expensive and filled to the brim moving van. See you in a week and a half), and looking for things I might need after the moving truck gets here. But I’m not buying anything until it’s here and I know what I have/what I need/have the money to do it. All I have right now is grocery money.
I guess this is why people don’t leave their home towns. Or their home states. Getting a new job, finding new places to shop and eat and hang out. Extreme heartbreak (yes I’m still sad, but I’ve been better the past few days). So go me for taking a chance, being brave, hopeful and perhaps a little stupid. Oh well, that’s what life-changing decisions are meant to be!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Someone Hire Me!
So remember how yesterday I was kinda down in the dumps. Well, today, from 10:00 til right now (4:36) I have been doing nothing but applying for jobs. And now I have two more interviews. Along with the interview I already did (more on that later) and the two I already had planned, my life seems to be back on track! Granted I did spent that whole time applying also finishing up the first season of How I Met Your Mother.
But about yesterday. Even though it was a sad post, it was actually a rather productive day. Let’s start at the beginning.
8:30 a.m.- I did a hands-on interview to be a professional house-keeper. I’m sure anyone who knows me is shocked. My parents know me to be pretty messy. Or cluttered. My friends will agree that while I’m not a slob, I’m also not a neat freak. And some other people probably do assume that I am in fact a slob. Boo on those people.
Anyway, I cleaned a bathroom for a half hour, got critiqued and even after inspecting my mediocre work, the interviewer still seemed mildly interested in me. Now what’s sad is that half-way through the cleaning I realized that I really really really don’t want this job. I don’t. Cleaning professionally is freaking hard and the chemicals aren’t good for my voice. This is what probably brought down my mood for the day. I am smart, educated, well-read, funny, cute and have so much to offer. And there I was, scrubbing the bathtub of some bro.
The worst part is that I am so desperate that if she offers it to me and I have nothing else going on, I will probably take that job. Just til something better comes around. But it’s part-time, pays 11 dollars an hour and I’m guaranteed to get out before 4:30. And most auditions are from 5-10 at night. So maybe I could suck it up for a little bit. Or maybe I’m deluding myself...
1:09 p.m.- I’m auditioning for Spring Awakening. Yes the big Broadway musical that jump-started the career of the horrible Lea Michelle. Yeah, I’m not afraid to say I think she’s horrible! Right, Maude? Even if Maude doesn’t read this, trust me she agrees.
The audition went well. I sang “Oh Darling” by the Beatles and I feel like I might actually have a shot. The auditors seemed ok with me and to be honest, I think I sang better than some of the other girls who auditioned around me. But you kinda have to have that attitude to get into this business. I played my flute and all was well.
1:30: I spontaneously auditioned for another theatre! It was for their season, and required a rock-esque song and a monologue. So I sang “Oh Darling” again and did a monologue. The auditors seemed to really enjoy both pieces. It’s nice to audition for people who actually want to see people do well. Know what I mean?
And after waking up early, and doing two auditions back to back, I still managed to fill out an application to a spice store downtown. Go me! I was exhausted when I got back home at 3, which would explain why I was so down and cranky (sleepy).
And though I sat at my kitchen table all day applying for jobs, I feel pretty good about the day. It’s late afternoon. I’ve had lunch (posted below) and I’m going to organize my house! This place is a mess! Also our toilet might be broken…..oh deary me, that’ll be an interesting post for tomorrow…jk
My lunch today:
A Goat Cheese- Sun-dried Tomato Sandwich on Pullman Bread. Yesterday I ate the same thing, but with Edamame Hummus. Also, a ton of cherries. Getting some fruit in!
But about yesterday. Even though it was a sad post, it was actually a rather productive day. Let’s start at the beginning.
8:30 a.m.- I did a hands-on interview to be a professional house-keeper. I’m sure anyone who knows me is shocked. My parents know me to be pretty messy. Or cluttered. My friends will agree that while I’m not a slob, I’m also not a neat freak. And some other people probably do assume that I am in fact a slob. Boo on those people.
Anyway, I cleaned a bathroom for a half hour, got critiqued and even after inspecting my mediocre work, the interviewer still seemed mildly interested in me. Now what’s sad is that half-way through the cleaning I realized that I really really really don’t want this job. I don’t. Cleaning professionally is freaking hard and the chemicals aren’t good for my voice. This is what probably brought down my mood for the day. I am smart, educated, well-read, funny, cute and have so much to offer. And there I was, scrubbing the bathtub of some bro.
The worst part is that I am so desperate that if she offers it to me and I have nothing else going on, I will probably take that job. Just til something better comes around. But it’s part-time, pays 11 dollars an hour and I’m guaranteed to get out before 4:30. And most auditions are from 5-10 at night. So maybe I could suck it up for a little bit. Or maybe I’m deluding myself...
1:09 p.m.- I’m auditioning for Spring Awakening. Yes the big Broadway musical that jump-started the career of the horrible Lea Michelle. Yeah, I’m not afraid to say I think she’s horrible! Right, Maude? Even if Maude doesn’t read this, trust me she agrees.
The audition went well. I sang “Oh Darling” by the Beatles and I feel like I might actually have a shot. The auditors seemed ok with me and to be honest, I think I sang better than some of the other girls who auditioned around me. But you kinda have to have that attitude to get into this business. I played my flute and all was well.
1:30: I spontaneously auditioned for another theatre! It was for their season, and required a rock-esque song and a monologue. So I sang “Oh Darling” again and did a monologue. The auditors seemed to really enjoy both pieces. It’s nice to audition for people who actually want to see people do well. Know what I mean?
And after waking up early, and doing two auditions back to back, I still managed to fill out an application to a spice store downtown. Go me! I was exhausted when I got back home at 3, which would explain why I was so down and cranky (sleepy).
And though I sat at my kitchen table all day applying for jobs, I feel pretty good about the day. It’s late afternoon. I’ve had lunch (posted below) and I’m going to organize my house! This place is a mess! Also our toilet might be broken…..oh deary me, that’ll be an interesting post for tomorrow…jk
My lunch today:
A Goat Cheese- Sun-dried Tomato Sandwich on Pullman Bread. Yesterday I ate the same thing, but with Edamame Hummus. Also, a ton of cherries. Getting some fruit in!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Return of the Travelling Blog....kinda
So as you can see, I haven't written in a very long time. You know, basically all summer. I've been very on and off with the recipes. But my summer was all sorts of sporadic changes, with moving into a new apartment, moving out a week later into my boyfriend's place, moving back in, and taking a week off to go to Washington and Houston. Not much cooking to be done...
But this will be a new blog. I'm taking the advice of my teacher Jon Jory. I will write for 15 minutes every day. I consider most things I write to be non-fiction anyway, so keeping up with this blog with service both my non-fiction writing, letting my mom (and anyone else who may read this blog) know how my life is going and filling my time.
Let's start at the beginning. I moved to Washington last Friday, which means last Wednesday I left my home in New Mexico. And it was sad. And I cried a lot. In fact, I still cry a lot. I've uprooted my life once before. I left my childhood home and all my childhood friends in Oklahoma 4 years ago. And I cried, but proceeded to have great adventures. I left some friends and a boyfriend for a slightly unknown future in London. And I cried a lot more, but proceeded to have even better adventures.
So here I am, in Washington, having left a home, friends, and a boyfriend, crying a lot and waiting for the adventures to come. So far, it's been pretty bland....
The real world is not only hard, it's boring. I need to find a job, have auditions, rehearse, make a life for myself, oh and wait for my moving van to come! Hurrah!
It's kinda lonely here. Sure I'm living with two of my best friends (all we need is our Connecticut counterpart to come visit and the Quad will be a force once more!) But who I really miss is my best guy friend, someone I shared most of my days with for a year. Sure we still talk and text everyday. But it's only been a week. He'll start school soon and I'll hopefully have a job and rehearsals soon and we won't talk everyday. Maybe we won't take every week or every month. But for now, while I'm trying to make my way, I'm still sad and missing him.
I guess that's all I wanted to say today. This feeling has been living in a knot in my chest for the past week, so maybe writing it down, on the Internet, might make me feel a tiny bit better.
In honor of him, here's a link to how to create a watermelon keg. Which is exactly what he did two Sundays ago for my going away party.
But this will be a new blog. I'm taking the advice of my teacher Jon Jory. I will write for 15 minutes every day. I consider most things I write to be non-fiction anyway, so keeping up with this blog with service both my non-fiction writing, letting my mom (and anyone else who may read this blog) know how my life is going and filling my time.
Let's start at the beginning. I moved to Washington last Friday, which means last Wednesday I left my home in New Mexico. And it was sad. And I cried a lot. In fact, I still cry a lot. I've uprooted my life once before. I left my childhood home and all my childhood friends in Oklahoma 4 years ago. And I cried, but proceeded to have great adventures. I left some friends and a boyfriend for a slightly unknown future in London. And I cried a lot more, but proceeded to have even better adventures.
So here I am, in Washington, having left a home, friends, and a boyfriend, crying a lot and waiting for the adventures to come. So far, it's been pretty bland....
The real world is not only hard, it's boring. I need to find a job, have auditions, rehearse, make a life for myself, oh and wait for my moving van to come! Hurrah!
It's kinda lonely here. Sure I'm living with two of my best friends (all we need is our Connecticut counterpart to come visit and the Quad will be a force once more!) But who I really miss is my best guy friend, someone I shared most of my days with for a year. Sure we still talk and text everyday. But it's only been a week. He'll start school soon and I'll hopefully have a job and rehearsals soon and we won't talk everyday. Maybe we won't take every week or every month. But for now, while I'm trying to make my way, I'm still sad and missing him.
I guess that's all I wanted to say today. This feeling has been living in a knot in my chest for the past week, so maybe writing it down, on the Internet, might make me feel a tiny bit better.
In honor of him, here's a link to how to create a watermelon keg. Which is exactly what he did two Sundays ago for my going away party.
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