It's started getting cold. And everything's started getting prettier. I love, love, love Sydney, but there's nothing quite like Christmas in New York. There are twinkling lights, beautiful decorations, and tree sellers everywhere. I bought a wreath for $15 and our hallway smells of pine. The other day I walked along 57th Street really slowly just looking at how pretty everything is.
So much has happened. Where to begin?
I got the part in the movie! Come February I will be playing Mrs Olsen, the school music teacher, in a feature film called 'Secret Guilt'. It's my first ever film, apart from being an extra in Matt's short film, so it's very exciting. They also asked if I would coach the kids in singing before we shoot, so it'll be very Glee club.
I finished up my acting class at Atlantic this week. It's been so great and I've learnt so much. But now I want to put it all to practice, so I really should get stuck into auditioning more. Auditioning can just be so draining - sitting in a room all day, and if it's Equity I might not even be seen! And there are too many people and not enough parts. Matt and I keep having great ideas about things to do ourselves, but we're both very good procrastinators...
I've started another course with Karen Kohlhaas, an Atlantic lady, in cold reading and audition technique. It's so interesting learning about the 'proper' way to audition. She talks about things you don't even think about - like the way to open the door and enter looking at the panel with a big smile, instead of fumbling with the door handle, looking down and timidly approaching them. Then when you introduce yourself to play a positive action like 'join forces with me' instead of 'asking for forgiveness'. All obvious stuff I guess, but I'm such a nervous auditioner it's good to have things to focus on to take away from the nerves.
I got a new job! Well, an old one really. The fertility centre where I used to work has very kindly asked me to work for them part time - so now I get to do something I actually like (helping people have babies) and I can stop doing something I hate (helping mean people get fatter). Of course, sometimes working at a fertility center in New York City also means helping mean people get fatter (in a there's a baby in your belly so it's kind of like getting fatter way). So I start next week and I've already quit Outback and now I'm having a little bit of me time this week.
I got new headshots done. And I'm really happy with them. This was, I think, the third time I've ever had headshots done and I realized again that I don't look happy, mysterious, mischievous or enticing when I do a serious face. I just look mad, scared and a little deranged. All of which are a very important part of my acting range, I'm sure, but not something I want to print out and use as my calling card! So I picked two smiley ones and got bundles printed and now I can stop handing out black and white ones from 2005.
Some of my dearest friends are coming to New York for the holidays so I get to cook my first ever Christmas feast! Beware all - I have been known for such kitchen foibles as washing cookies (after they fell on the floor!) and 'watching' the chicken for my mum while she picked up my brother (I sat there and watched it burn - I didn't know I was supposed to turn it or anything). I hope the fire department and hospitals don't close on Christmas day...or McDonald's.
Matt's away in Connecticut tonight, filming a training video for Pepsi. So I'm home alone. I bought a bottle of wine on the way home (one of those big two litre ones) but the minimum for credit card was $15 (yes, I'm classy, my wine was less than $15), so I had to buy two bottles (yes...classy). I've watched around four hours of television and I plan to watch more. I just wish I had chocolate and then all would be good in the world.
Happy holidays everyone. Go look at the twinkly lights. They're beautiful wherever you are.
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