Really?

So, as an actor I have come to believe certain things about the craft. For me one of those things is that if I don't understand a character or I can't figure out why the director sees the character differently than I then I will use that as motivation. I will use all the engery I can muster to find an understanding. I would never run away just because I don't get it or because I don't see eye to eye with an instructor/director.

Let me give you background info to make sense of what you just read. I had my acting class on Wednesday. Let's just say that my scene did not go too well. I didn't get together with my scene partner during the week to rehearse and it showed. The instructor gave us harsh but warrented critiscm. I took it for what it was and it made me want to improve and do better. My scene partner on the other hand was not too happy. He started a running, somewhat aggresive, dialogue with the instructor. Needless to say he was not listening, kept talking over the instructor, and then ended up quiting the class the next morning.

I, as an actor, just do not understand this.

I just wanted to get it off my chest, share a little frustration, and now I will move on!

What Happen in Vegas...

I know from the sounds of that title this blog should be pretty exciting...unfortunetly I have no secrets or dirty stories from Vegas haha. But I did go to Vegas this last weekend for one of my best friends bachelorette party. It was awesome!

We lounged by the pool (which got closed because it started raining, so ridiculous), we did a picture scavenger hunt...hilarious, and went out to a club called Tao in the Venetian, which was rockin! We also went and saw a Cirque de Soleil show, it was soooooo cool, the story line was a bit lacking, but the physical feats and spectacle of it all made up for it. Pics-very carefully selected from the Vegas trip will be put up soon!

I had a great time with the girls, which I have desperatly been needing. I haven't seen my girlies in three months, so it was time:)

Other than that life has been pretty good. I started a four week acting class which has been so phenomenal. I am so happy to be taking classes out here finally. The first hour of class focuses on improv and the second hour is spent on scene study. I look forward to it every week.

I have a couple of photo shoots coming up this week, so that should be fun. Also got some of my other pics back from my first photo shoot...think they turned out really well!

One Photo Shoot

Interesting, people either loved these or hated them...no inbetween. What do you think?

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Taking the good and the bad

This last week has been full of really good and really bad things. Let's start with the bad and end with the happy!

BAD:
1. Got my car broken into-there was nothing to take so that is lucky. However, they did break my window and I had to get it replaced.

2. I drove fourty minutes to get my new window for $75 then got home and found out it was the wrong one. Had to drive back the next day and pay $125 total for the right window.

3. A girl in my apartement complex was robbed at gun point....freaky! But I guess they were people she let in, so that makes me feel a little better than someone random breaking into the whole complex.

GOOD:
1. I still live in a beautiful spacious one bedroom:)

2. My friend Nick put my new window in for me for free.

3. I had an awesome photo shoot that got some great pics!. Those are soon to be posted, have to get the edited versions still.

4. Got more photo shoots out of that...maybe someday I will get paid to do them, that would be sweet. But for now I will take free pics that are super good.

5. I get to go to Vegas for Angie's bacholorette party next weekend!!! Can't wait to see my girlies:)


So all in all the goods outweigh the bads!

New Apartment:)

Our new one bedroom apartment (not completely organized yet!).

We got all moved in this week! It is sooooo nice having space to really live and for the kitty's to play around in. We are still in the organizing putting away stages but it is coming along. We were also excited to get a couch. We found it on craigslist for a steal.

Other than that life has been pretty normal. Had two auditions today that I feel really good about. I have to close at work tonight, ugh not looking forward to being there until 11:30pm...I think my boss is trying to make it so that I will never have a reagular sleep schedule haha.

Hope all is well in your lives!

My weekend

Pictures from my new media shoot this weekend.

Well I can honestly say that this fourth of Julywas the most boring one I have ever had. I worked from 8:30am-4pm. After work I went home and watched a movie by myself since Andrew had to go to work. Luckily Andrew's work was so dead they sent him home early:) We didn't have any plans so when my friend Alicia said she was getting together with friends and invited us we were glad to go. It was an interesting experience. We had one guy who was really drunk telling us that if we pay him he will manage our careers...but with no real credibility behind him. It was flattering though becuase he said I should be doing print modeling becasuse of my complexion and bone structure. There was also another guy, who I am pretty sure was high, mumbling in the back of the room, and this little tiny woman full of energy just sitting on the couch talking to us. Needless to say Andrew and I were both glad that we had to leave early so that I could go to bed, I had work at five the next morning. And that was my full fourth of July. No family, no fireworks, and no good food:(

Sunday I worked in the morning and then shot a new media project. It is a competition piece for Amazon.com. There were about fifteen of us women at the shoot...I have never felt so short in my life. Almost all of the women were 5'11" or taller flat footed and we all had high heels on. We are the "Amazons" of Amazon. If we make it to the top 50 videos of the competition you all will be able to vote on it. Hopefully we make it that far!

We move into our new apartment tomorrow...soooooo excited. That is about it for now!