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. :)
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. :)
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