sunday monday happy day

That is a lie...because Sunday and Monday are rarely happy (unless we win our softball game like we did last week!). Sunday you think about...and sometimes do...all the homework that is going to be due. You spend the day dreading Monday, and then Monday comes, and your dread becomes reality. I have something due in three of my classes and a foxtrot evaluation in another this week. I tried to finally cure myself of the chronic disease, procrastination, that I have been dealing with my entire life, and I started working on one of my assignments last week. Today is Sunday, and I still haven't completed it. I am currently at work and brought all of this homework to complete, but I have been sitting here for two hours and haven't started any of it. Good job, Sam.

Anyway, I just heard back from the casting directors about their choices in my headshots, but...I already told the photographer my choices and got them back. It had already been over three weeks since I got them taken, so I didn't want to wait longer; I also wanted to have them to start submitting again. Unfortunately, the casting directors' picks didn't match any of my choices, which is great. But I am happy with them, so I think that's what really matters. I've posted them everywhere else, but in case you STILL haven't seen them, here are my four looks:

I recently submitted for a few student films, and I'm hoping I can nab (sp?) some of those because I desperately need to add film experience to my resume and get footage for an eventual reel. I was really excited about a casting call I saw a couple of months ago for a commercial shooting in Dallas, but I wanted to wait until I got my new headshots taken to submit (since the submission deadline said April 14th). Well, I checked the site the other day, and the casting call is no longer listed. I have no idea if there are any other means for me to submit. BUT, I am going to call a casting director tomorrow about getting the sides for a TV pilot on TBS. They are doing a nationwide casting search, so if I can send in a taped audition, that would be awesome.

Oh, and though I have been changing my mind on my post-graduation plans, right now I am settling on signing a six month lease in Austin. If I'm accomplishing nothing in my life, I will head out to California in January. I can always decide last minute because I'm sure I will have a place to stay with either my grandparents or my uncle in Orange County.

curiouser and curiouser

This past Friday was the most stressful day of my life. I had my first music test at 11am, and because I am starting to believe I legitimately have ADD, I didn't get enough studying done during the week. The week before I had also purchased my ticket to see the midnight premiere of Alice in Wonderland in IMAX 3-D because hellooo, everyone knows how obsessed I am with it, and I've waited over 2 years. That probably wasn't the best idea because I didn't get my studying done, and designating 3 1/2 hours to waiting in line for the movie and seeing the movie, took out of my studying time and my sleep. I was exhausted, but I went with Whitney, and of course I really liked it. But I do wish two things: 1) the movie had included more of the story and characters from the original and 2) that Tim Burton had waited a couple of years and cast me as Alice instead. I loved Johnny Depp, and I loved hearing lines that I myself had when I played Alice in a theatre production. Oh, and might I also add that "young Alice" was beautiful. And I don't mean that in a creepy way; she was just a beautiful little girl, and I really enjoyed the flashback.

Anyway, I got less than 6 hours of sleep before I woke up to continue studying. I don't like coffee, so I mixed some with hot chocolate to wake up and did some cramming with Jule. We both almost had a panic attack before we walked into the classroom, and after 50 minutes of rushing to get the test completed, I was done. The moment I finished taking my music test (which I believe I survived, thank God), was the happiest moment of my life. Then for three hours straight I was bombarded with over 70 customers at work. So that really sucked. But then I ordered my graduation announcements and took a little nap and went to see Fiddler on the Roof. I had never even seen the movie verson, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would; it was actually funny. I also just read a book for my history class about a Russian Jewish girl, so I could draw correlations between the stories.

Oh, and I finally got professional headshots taken with Steven Noreyko. I sent the web gallery link to the casting directors I worked for this past summer, so I am waiting to hear their input before I decide on my final four images for him to retouch. I only wish I was better at taking "serious" photos, aka photos where I didn't smile. I had a lot of smiling pictures to choose from, but I was more picky about my non-smiling ones. I wasn't satisfied with my last "serious" look, so I asked him if we could shoot more. I was hesitant to ask, but since I was paying $250 for these headshots, I asked.

Once I choose the images and he retouches them, I will get started on submitting to agents. I'm not entirely sure what to include in my cover letter, so I "tweeted" to an agent who is the head of the commercial department at Abrams (the talent agency I interned with this past summer), and he said "Just basic info, but if you know an agent personally, you can call and talk about it. hint." It was a nice little surprise that 1) he actually remembers me 2) he follows me on twitter as well and 3) is willing to take the time to talk to me and help me out. I really appreciate that.

Since I don't have rehearsals anymore I have been working as much as I can. It looks good on my paycheck. :)