hello out there

Gosh, it's been over a year since I lasted posted here. I've gotten married, bought and moved into a new house, and have settled into my new life pretty nicely. I'm continuing to pursue acting, here is a link to one of my commercials http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR8bLmbDQnc .
That's about it for now, hopefully I'll check back in before another year goes by...

the news from here

Well, the big news around here is that I'm getting hitched. Yep, I'm getting married in August. I met her when she directed my in Anne of Green Gables and we're going to travel to her home town of Tulsa Oklahoma for the big event. Which we're trying to keep as low key as is humanly possible.
And I'm in the process of buying a house and moving to Quincy. Which for me is also big news.
Haven't gotten any acting gigs in a few months, but will be starting to rehearse for a ten minute play for the marathon at the BCA on June 20th.
Right now there's a guy working on my shower, getting the tile grouting in shape. A 'caravan' of Realtors is dropping by around noon, and I have my first scheduled showing at 2:00. And I'm still trying to arrange financing for my new place...I have an appointment at 2:30. I can't wait until all the crap is over with and I can return to my dull and uneventful life.

I am not dead

Just lazy. And dumb. Therefore I have not been updating my blog. More to come. Possibly.

a blur

I haven't posted in quite a while because my life has been an ongoing blur for these past weeks. My new schedule is up at 6:30, fight call at 8:45, perform at 10:00 and finish by Noon. Sounds pretty mellow doesn't it. And yet, I'm wandering about in a permanent state of exhaustion. Sleep doesn't help. Of course add stressful evenings of auditions and call backs into the mix, leavened with subsequent rejection, and you begin to get the picture. Plus I'm rehearsing for the next thing...which is wonderful but perhaps a little more than I can handle at the moment. Not that I'm complaining. I'm continually having these small moments of realizing now very very very much ALIVE I am. Life is good...but I do prefer sleeping in.

opening night

The past few weeks have been a blur of rehearsals, memorizing lines, dealing with neurotic co-performers, giving rides home to actresses who like to sing along to the radio with the window open, and some general lounging about. It's been fun, but finally tonight I get to perform one of my plays in front of a real live audience. I'm ready, in fact I'm I can't wait to get it over with and move onto the next thing.

Spoiled Rotten

I guess I have to admit my current lifestyle has left me spoiled rotten, when I curse the Columbus day holiday because my usual spot by the window is taken at Starbucks when I drop by for my afternoon grande non-fat latte. Yes, I unabashedly patronize Starbucks when there is a cooler, independent coffee house right across the street. And I say "grande" instead of "medium." To the world I wish to belong to, I can only apologize as I go about my business.

Stage Fight

On Saturday we rehearsed Caeser's assassination for the first time, and it will incorporate a stage fight. Basically I get to beat up four guys (one twice) before I get killed. It will probably take less than a minute in stage time but it's pretty intricate and I'm getting all messed up with my footwork. I've never done anything like this before. Stage fighting is now taught in any decent Theatre Arts program, but wasn't in my day. We have a special fight director for this, he taught us the moves and we ran through it in slow motion a couple of times, then broke it down to each individual sequence (me practicing one series of moves on one guy, then moving on to the next) and wrapped up by running through the entire sequence in slow motion several times again. It exhausted me and I'm still sore today! Next Saturday they will be learning another fight sequence for the battle at the end of the play, mercifully I won't be in that one.

Stupid girls

I was planning on joining a gym I've seen in Porter Square. It's on a second floor with big windows overlooking the intersection. I see the people working on the stair climbers (or whatever the hell they are) lined up all along the windows. How pleasant, I thought, I be able to workout and have an interesting view of the passing humanity. Alas, I found out this gym is for women only. Gadfrey Daniel! I suppose women might feel more comfortable in an environment where they won't be ogled at, or feel the need to assert their attractiveness, or just be able to avoid sexual politics altogether...but it makes it awfully inconvenient for me. What am I to be stuck with...a dank, windowless room with muscle bound men admiring themselves in the mirrors? Stupid girls.