Is this thing on? :tap tap:

Hi y'all.  It's been awhile.  Too long, really.

Honestly, I don't really have any good excuses for why I stopped blogging for so long.  Mostly, I just didn't have anything to write.

I was kinda taking a break from dating.. No one was peaking my interest, you know?  And besides that, not much else was happening.  

When I left off, I was just starting rehearsals to the play.  They lasted a few weeks and were a lot of fun.  Just really a great cast.  The play itself (a sketch comedy, I had 5 sketches) was very, very funny.  Went off (mostly) without a hitch.  

OK, I forgot 1 line on the first night and improvised to the next part where we picked it back up.  Still got a lot of laughs and a standing ovation at the end of the night.  Next night, same sketch and the other actress (who had to fill in for someone else) skipped a line but it went unnoticed.  The 4 other sketches that I did went perfectly.

The play didn't get picked up, so that was a bummer.  But it was worth it to meet everyone.  We all had a great time. 

I mean, really, other than that.. There just hasn't been much going on.  I've been doing the usual stuff.  Auditions, hanging with my roomie Jess, going out, movies, movie nights in, wine nights, Rebel Bingo, shows, etc.  

Huh.  OK, that sounds like a lot more than I remember.  But I swear, it's not been anything super fun.  Just regular stuff.  And honestly, it just didn't seem worth writing about.

BUT.  But now, I'm going to be 30 in 10ish days (holy shit) and I decided it's time to get back to it.  Maybe it's my 30th Year Resolutions.  

Or something.

On that note, I've gotten back into eating healthy the past 3 weeks and started an actual diet about a week ago.  Lots of veggies, lean meats, nothing but water, no sugars, no unhealthy fats, no alcohol, no fun.

It fucking sucks donkey dick but I feel great.  And I'm losing my winter weight.  Which, considering it's May, is about time.

So, that's pretty much it.  That and I'm really, REALLY going to try to keep blogging.  

Just don't hate me if I miss a few days, 'kay?

XOXO

Shame on the bad blogger..

Wow.. I can NOT believe how long it has been since I last posted.  I'm thoroughly ashamed of myself.  I just got so busy with life and school and the boyfriend that time flew by.  And of course, the more time passed between postings the more overwhelmed I felt with updating.


It's a vicious cycle.


Let's see.. A quick overview.  B's birthday just passed a week ago.  He turned the big 2-8.  I keep teasing him about looking for nursing homes soon.  He doesn't think I'm very funny.


I hear elderly people sometimes lose their sense of humor tho, so I won't hold it against him.


I'm nearing graduation from my dramatic arts conservatory.. 3 more weeks and I'll be completely done with school.  Forever.  It's a scary thought, but I'm excited to be starting on a new chapter of my life.


I went into the recording studio to record a voice-over demo.  It consisted of 5 commercials that then got cut together to create a sample of vocal abilities.  This will then be used to send to VO agents if I should want to head that direction.  I admit that I really enjoy it and my VO instructor seemed to really think I had a talent for it.  Here's a couple shots of the studio:

Recording and mixing equipment.

Inside the studio.

That was a really fun experience.


I also got my headshots taken last month by an up-and-coming photographer (Wildfyre Photography) that really did an amazing job.  Here are a couple of my favorites:

The only problem is that a couple weeks ago I woke up, couldn't do a thing with my hair so I walked down to 23rd and 3rd to Dramatics and had my hair all chopped off.  Now I have to redo ALL of my headshots since my new hairstyle makes my current ones unusable.  


Here's a pic so you can kind of see what my hair looks like now:

It's a bit hard to see but you can tell how much shorter it is now.  I have gotten so many compliments from people that it makes my head spin.  I ended up going about 4 inches shorter than I planned so I didn't know if I liked it or not but everyone I know has been so vocal about my new hair and how much they like it.  So a big thank you to all of my friends for their amazingly kind words!


Hm.. Oh yes!  B had been kind of down the past 2 months about not really finding a pro (football) team out here that he liked.  But his manager contacted him about an arena team so he went and met with the coaches.  They really liked him, set up a couple try-outs with him and now we're waiting on the third try-out and their decision.  I'm so proud of him and he's been super excited about the whole thing.  That's definitely been some good news for B.  :)


Also, today I went to Smile in the City which is an amazing cosmetic dentistry practice here in Manhattan.  I'm going to be getting Lumineers to straighten my smile.  My smile is actually pretty decent, I just have one tooth that is slightly turned inward which tends to look odd when I smile.  Also, the two teeth on either side of my front two are shorter than the front (you can see what I mean in the pic above), they'll be lengthened and my canines will be slightly rounded out so they're not as pointy.


I couldn't be more EXCITED.  I go in on May 9th, it'll take about 45 mins and then i'll have a brand new smile!  Generally I probably wouldn't have bothered if I wasn't on camera.  Everything on film is magnified and it drives me nuts.  And makes me a little self conscience.


Which I hate.


So that's pretty much everything that's been happening.  Other than filming my reel and submitting myself for auditions.  But that's only been within this past week so there's been no news on any of those things.  But you can bet I'll be blogging about it when something does happen.


Also, if you've made it thru this whole post you deserve a friggin' cookie.


So, this is for you!