Matt thinks this would be a good title for a movie. I mean, I'd see it. Is it about a wild competition where people only have 1 hour to eat as much cheesecake as they can and the loser gets thrown down the Chute of Doom (ooh, another good movie title)? Is it about a bunch of old ladies who get together the second Tuesday of every month for a slice of cheesecake and to reminisce about their lives? Or could it be about a hold-up at the Cheesecake Factory?? So many options! It was actually just something silly I said yesterday for no reason except that maybe I wanted some cheesecake.
I got a call-back. For the film. I should have opened with that - more exciting than cheesecake nonsense. Yes, that's right. I got a call-back for a FILM. Hehe. Who'd have thunk it? And it's a feature length film, so maybe if I get in and it becomes a break-through independent small screen blockbuster, I will soon be red-carpeting to Oscars glory. Or I'll just be able to do a film and that will be fun. But, as optimistic as I am in my worldly dealings, I do tend to have a more pessimistic outlook on my chance of success (less disappointment if you don't and more yay if you do). So for now let's keep our excitement in check. The call back is in a week. So fingers and toes everyone.
We went to New Jersey last weekend, to visit some lovely friends who spoiled us rotten. They fed us delightful food, yummy alcohol and took us to the movies to see 'In Time'. It's a fun movie. But I wanted to slap the pretty girl and tell her to buy some sensible shoes so that she could run away from the baddies faster. Enjoyable though. And on Friday night we saw a special awards screening of 'Super 8' (Matt gets invited to these things cause he's all important and Screen Actors Guildish). I really liked that one. It's action, suspense, comedy, sci fi AND romance - everything I love. It came out ages ago, but I don't want to give away anything. So if you haven't, go see it. And the kids in it are great. AND we got to watch it in this neat little Paramount viewing room which had fancy, comfortable seats. One day we'll own our own one of those.
Friday was Vererans Day, so we had a special at work all week where all veterans got a free bloomin' onion and a drink. I served such a lovely old man. He was so kind and talkative, and all he ordered was the onion and drink, and he enjoyed it so much. He told me that he's on food stamps and said that he never gets to come to 'fancy' places like Outback. It was such a sad moment for me. This awesome guy, who fought for his country, is all alone and doesn't have enough money to eat at Outback. He only ate a little of his bloomin' onion, so I packed up the rest and some extra bread for him, and his whole meal was free. I wish I could have snuck him a T-bone or two.
Three more auditions this week, and if I get my AFTRA card in the mail I might go sign up for Central Casting (an extras casting agency). AFTRA is one of the big unions here, but the only one where you don't have to get a role in something before you join. And if I get 3 AFTRA extras roles I can join Equity in a year. Not that I know if I really want to join Equity yet, since it's hard enough to get work non-Equity, but at least to have the option would be nice. And it'd be fun to do extras stuff in some of the cool TV that they film in New York! And if I make $10,000 in a year through AFTRA I qualify for health insurance. So look out for me in the background of everything. I'll be the one waving (I haven't been an extra before, but I assume it's like when you're in the background on the Today show).
That's all for now. I can't concentrate when I keep thinking about cheesecake.
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