impatience is a virus

okay, so i had my 2nd meeting with a particularly desirable agency yesterday~and it went great. i mean even if they don't make me an offer for rep, i know i had the absolute best meeting i could have had. but meanwhile i am dying to know if they want to work with me~if they choose not to, i am certain it has to do with the current status of their roster. i rocked.
okay, now i can only hope that i don't have to wait the whole weekend to find out. argh!

must....remain....calm.
must....be....patient.
must....restrain....self.

okay. i am cool, i am calm, i am zen.
hopefully i be back later with some good news.

what's the haps?

• starting an internship with the casting office of "24" on monday
• have 2nd meeting with a well-respected agency's commercial division this week
• been on a couple auditions
• been doing new targets mailings (ie, new fall shows, feature films)
• started improv studies at second city
• found out my film "the feast" was accepted into the international l.a. shorts fest
• actually started working on the reel i've been yapping about
• no surfing, but i did watch the meteor shower last night :)

in memoriam

here's to peter jennings.

stupid actor comments

okay, so this chick can pass her ability to choose her work over to me, since i believe i can actually make a difference in society by providing people with a safe getaway from the realities of life and also touch the deeper part of even just one person, make them think, cry, feel, believe... i think this is the most obvious & discouraging display i've seen recently of an actor not realizing what an impact they can have on the world. or perhaps just not wanting to take the responsibility...

maybe she's not old enough or doesn't have enough life experience to understand the power of this medium. maybe she's just not deep enough. but for that desperate, emotionally abused wife who goes to the movies to be inspired to leave and start a real life for herself; or for the kid in the midst of a custody battle who gets a chance to laugh, to stop worrying that it's about him, to escape from the thoughts of having to shuffle homes...

maybe, just maybe, if we care enough, actors can save a life or two in our own small way.

(i'm sorry if this seems crazy to you, but this is the backbone of why i have always wanted to be an actor...and it just about kills me that someone in her position career-wise doesn't get that valuable part of it. very discouraging.)

happenings

hello there at the end of a rather slacker week. it was my b-day on monday so i sort of took it easy. also this stifling heat and humidity *forced* me to go to the beach a few times....

but here's what did happen:

• went to hear about producing your own film. interesting stuff in terms of trying to develop exposure for yourself and showcasing of your talents. also dauntingly complicated. i really liked the woman who spoke though, TAN member stephanie saxe. i hope to keep in touch with her and maybe do some work on one of her sets.
• i signed up for improv class at second city--now just have to determine what level i can enter into. that happens next week.
• went to an info session on the writer's bootcamp based here in l.a. met jeff gordon and cameron graham there, had a little lunch, and discovered that i would like to scrounge up the money to do this. but that'll be a ways down the road. meanwhile, there is an opportunity to join their writer's group in an actor capacity, similar to that of safehouse. looking forward to it.
• heard manager christie thomas speak. a new management candidate for me--she really knows her stuff, has worked in other aspects of the business, worked in nyc for years, and has a really great (and dare i say unusual) attitude about her responsibility to her clients. definitely someone i'd like to have on my side!
• also spoke to barbara divisek, recently joined with the savage agency, via referral from a friend. i'll be dropping by her office monday to say hello and deliver my material. yay!

okay, that's it. nothing too crazy this week, but hey, i was busy laying in the sand and giving my boogie board a workout! surf lessons next week...... :)

walken on cats

i love this.

giggle.

new clip on my site!

hey, go to my web site if you want to hear a short audio clip from one of the songs i recorded with robert petrarca and tom fish for the film "finding gloria bainbridge." link is on the main page.

enjoy!