Do you ever recap a situation, for yourself?
I was supposed to be some where at 7 tonight. As I was walking to the kitchen to get my bowl of soup I thought I passed a clock that said it was nearly 7. I quickly realized I was wrong about the time and that I had a while to go till 7. But right afterwards I said aloud (keep in mind I was home by myself) "I was like 'oh crap. I'm late'" the thing is, I was right there when I had that reaction. Why did I need to tell myself what had happened just two seconds prior? Silly self.
hmm, I want to write about something else...but I forget...later
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Moveon.org
So a few posts before this a posted a web site called Moveon.org. I have a feeling noone probably checked it out so I'd like to give you a reason why.
As some of you may know there was talk about the government cutting funding for public broadcasting because they felt they were giving biased reports. Public broadcasting people--NPR and PBS! They were going to take money away from these two beautiful parts of my life!
On Moveon.org they made a petition that was sent to Congress and here are the results:
"Congress Votes to Restore $100 Million to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (June 2005) We are delighted that we were able to help restore some of the cuts made to NPR and PBS. MoveOn.org members sent in more than 1 million comments and made more than 40,000 calls to tell Congress to save Big Bird and Mr. Rogers. We are glad to have helped protect such an important service."--MoveOn.org
Its so simple guys, I was part of that petition and it took like two seconds. Check it out for other things that you might feel strongly about!
As some of you may know there was talk about the government cutting funding for public broadcasting because they felt they were giving biased reports. Public broadcasting people--NPR and PBS! They were going to take money away from these two beautiful parts of my life!
On Moveon.org they made a petition that was sent to Congress and here are the results:
"Congress Votes to Restore $100 Million to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (June 2005) We are delighted that we were able to help restore some of the cuts made to NPR and PBS. MoveOn.org members sent in more than 1 million comments and made more than 40,000 calls to tell Congress to save Big Bird and Mr. Rogers. We are glad to have helped protect such an important service."--MoveOn.org
Its so simple guys, I was part of that petition and it took like two seconds. Check it out for other things that you might feel strongly about!
Saturday, July 16, 2005
I like peanuts!
This week has been amazing =)
To start off my list, I have been at the Springer Theater Academy all week, and I get to go back next week too! That in itself is enough, of course but there is more.
I put myself on a strict Sudafed regimen and it has finally given me some relief from my 3 month headache. That's not to say that its gone completely, if I wait too many hours in between taking it the headache returns. But! Its no where near where it was before my best friend: Sudafed.
Next, Monday night I danced on the Springer stage. Just me and my friend Jay, the lights were off except for a lamp, and I just danced. Amazing.
Then comes Tuesday, when I did my first contact improv. Its crazy. And I like it. You are constantly moving and touching someone. You can roll across them; pull them on you. They can lift you up. You can lay across people as they roll across the floor (aka body surfing). And it all happens without saying a word. Its so completely organic that you'll find all of a sudden you are in the air and the last you remember 3 people were laying on top of you-how did you get there!
Also on Tuesday and then also on Wednesday, I heard from two friends I hadn't talked to in a while and we hung out. Tuesday with Dane I saw Batman Begins (SO INCREDIBLE!). And Wednesday with Brett E. Barnes and Noble; where we decided that in 10 yrs we'd meet in Melbourne, Australia at this cafe on Bourke St.
Thursday Margarita night with some of the Springer staff followed by a long time spent on the stage laying on each others bellies and just talking--nice.
Friday I went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and followed it up by going to a restaurant and eating Chocolate cake with some good friends.
What a delightful little week it turned out to be. Oh I also got my State refund check. Come on! How can a week be bad when the government is giving you back your money?
So this is already long. I'm sure some of the things that have made me so happy are not included or if they are included just don't make sense... But I have been exercising all week and eating well and hanging out with good people and learning more about my craft so I pretty happy to leave this at that.
To start off my list, I have been at the Springer Theater Academy all week, and I get to go back next week too! That in itself is enough, of course but there is more.
I put myself on a strict Sudafed regimen and it has finally given me some relief from my 3 month headache. That's not to say that its gone completely, if I wait too many hours in between taking it the headache returns. But! Its no where near where it was before my best friend: Sudafed.
Next, Monday night I danced on the Springer stage. Just me and my friend Jay, the lights were off except for a lamp, and I just danced. Amazing.
Then comes Tuesday, when I did my first contact improv. Its crazy. And I like it. You are constantly moving and touching someone. You can roll across them; pull them on you. They can lift you up. You can lay across people as they roll across the floor (aka body surfing). And it all happens without saying a word. Its so completely organic that you'll find all of a sudden you are in the air and the last you remember 3 people were laying on top of you-how did you get there!
Also on Tuesday and then also on Wednesday, I heard from two friends I hadn't talked to in a while and we hung out. Tuesday with Dane I saw Batman Begins (SO INCREDIBLE!). And Wednesday with Brett E. Barnes and Noble; where we decided that in 10 yrs we'd meet in Melbourne, Australia at this cafe on Bourke St.
Thursday Margarita night with some of the Springer staff followed by a long time spent on the stage laying on each others bellies and just talking--nice.
Friday I went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and followed it up by going to a restaurant and eating Chocolate cake with some good friends.
What a delightful little week it turned out to be. Oh I also got my State refund check. Come on! How can a week be bad when the government is giving you back your money?
So this is already long. I'm sure some of the things that have made me so happy are not included or if they are included just don't make sense... But I have been exercising all week and eating well and hanging out with good people and learning more about my craft so I pretty happy to leave this at that.
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Let's Pretend
I am nannying this summer for a little girl; she's 9. She had a friend over today and as they were playing in the pool the phrase "let's pretend that.." was repeated numerously until it began to mean something else.
A young child when playing at pretend, just states the world he envisions. "I'm a magician that flys airplanes in my spare time. Don't you love being at the beach?" It makes sense. As babies we learn the world revolves around us, so is it so hard to believe that if you decide something that others will automatically except your world too?
But ofcourse we grow older, and the destinction between reality and make-believe is made. Then it becomes neccessary to preface imaginative thoughts with, "let's pretend."
So what of adulthood? Can we play pretend too? I mean I guess we do, its just in our heads. "Lets pretend" has become "What if" and rather than acting something out we all sit and imagine.
Thank god I'm an actor. I can be the child who hasn't even learned "lets pretend." I assume realities in acting classes and my classmates except them wholeheartedly.
I'd like to conclude this with something more profound...but that's all I got: Thank God I'm an actor.
A young child when playing at pretend, just states the world he envisions. "I'm a magician that flys airplanes in my spare time. Don't you love being at the beach?" It makes sense. As babies we learn the world revolves around us, so is it so hard to believe that if you decide something that others will automatically except your world too?
But ofcourse we grow older, and the destinction between reality and make-believe is made. Then it becomes neccessary to preface imaginative thoughts with, "let's pretend."
So what of adulthood? Can we play pretend too? I mean I guess we do, its just in our heads. "Lets pretend" has become "What if" and rather than acting something out we all sit and imagine.
Thank god I'm an actor. I can be the child who hasn't even learned "lets pretend." I assume realities in acting classes and my classmates except them wholeheartedly.
I'd like to conclude this with something more profound...but that's all I got: Thank God I'm an actor.
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
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