Always looks on the bright side of life.

First off - I would like to state my unequivocal love of ice cream.  

Now - for the "real" stuff.

I've been here in NYC - trying to audition and - I dunno - get a job.  This involves waking up at obscene hours of the morning to sit around a room for many hours with a bunch of other hopeful girl praying that the audition will see "non-equity."  There is a rather irksome rule for us non-eq people that states an audition must see ALL the equity actors that show up BEFORE non-equity.  Because so many Broadway shows closed at the beginning of the month, and because so many regional theatre are just plain cloing - aka - going out of business - the auditions are jam packed.  I went to one where there was a 155 person EQUITY wait list - 155 EQUITY girls who were not seen - not to even mention to "non-equity."  I arrived when the audition studio opened- and was already number 78 on the non-eq list.  That is how crazy these things are!  Needless to say - I was not seen.  Actually - I was only seen at ONE audition of the many I've gone to.  The trick is - to not get frustrated and stop going - you never know which audition will the the "lucky one."

Besides - I've found lovely ways to pass the time.  Dance calls I'm usually there with lots of friends.  That makes the time much more enjoyable.  At singer calls, I don't know anyone - so I could be very bored.  However, it turns out - I'm very far behind on my tv and movie watching - so my friends lend me dvds and I watch them for five hours in the morning!  This month oddly seems to have a vampire theme.  Buffy episodes, the underworld movies, and the Twilight BOOKs.  None of them are particularly enlightening, but it will be nice to be in loop when people where "Team Edward t-shirts" or quote Buffy and say things like "That is so Xander."  

Some friends came over on Sunday night and we had a read through of Giraffes Can't Dance.  I was fairly pleased.  A few typos, but I think it is ready to be sent away and have music put to it! Then - acquire rights - then workshop - then - MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  World conquest.

Other than that - its just the usual.  Lots of dance classes, voice practice, and being weird with my friends.  

Oh yeah, and apparently I have once again had a run in with the law...This time with NYS tax.  Ugh - and this whole affair it turning me into a paranoid schizophrenic  who thinks the police are out to arrest her at any moment.  Worst part is, the whole thing is a misunderstanding on the behalf of the NYS tax people.  BLARGH!  And today I am spending a whole lotta time on hold - but hey - I have LOTS of Buffy to watch - so here - we - go!