To blog, or not to blog. That is the question.

As I am discovering, I SUCK at blogging. Either I forget to post something, or a write about something dumb. On top of that, no one reads my blog in the first place so all I'm REALLY doing is creatively talking to myself. Which I guess is doing everyone around me a favor ... Now all they hear is my keyboard ... But would that more more annoying than random mutterings to myself? Because, its just the same sound over and over and over again "tap tap tap" intead of "I really should ... I wonder if ... Oh yeah ... Damn it, I forgot ..." you get the idea. Nah, I think I'm going with talking to myself is more annoying.

Just because I annoy people without even trying.

Oh, the Life of an Actor

Another audition come and gone. Another "Don't call us, we'll call you" moment. Another awkward silence between fellow actors when you tell them you didn't make the cast .. again. Another "I'll be better next time" Note-to-self.

I mean, I was on a roll for a while! I got casted in 6 shows in a row! But now it's all coming back to get me. Which is okay, I mean, now I can have a life instead of turning down invitations with; "I have rehearsal." But in the back of my mind I'm wishing that I was saying that rather than saying "I can come."

But no worries... I'll be better next time.

"We'll Still Be Friends!" (not)

I've been lucky enough to have an absolute best friend: (Instead of her real name, I'll call her ...) Franny. Franny and I met in the middle of our seventh grade year, and ever since we've been like this *crosses fingers tightly*.

But then she calls me the day before school gets out and tells me she's transferring to a different high school next year. Why? Because she "misses all our junior high friends". What. The. F*ck. I miss those friends too, but I deal with it. Anyways, I'm freaking out because every time I (or someone else) has said "Don't worry, we'll still be friends", I lose that friendship.

And so begins Operation: Stay Best Friends With Franny. We will watch many movies. We will go out for coffee A LOT. We will hang out at local parks.

"And we will dance till the sun rises!" - Anchorman.

Misunderstandings Through Texting

Body language is like, 80 percent of our communication (or something like that), so it makes sense that texts can be really mis-interpreted. My first-hand experience of this was about a week ago. A friend of mine, (instead of his real name, his name shall be ...) Tom, wanted to know if I was attending a friends party. So, through a text, I said I couldn't. Tom asked me why. I told him I was planning on spending the day with my sister (which was the real truth FYI! I considered it very important). Then he texted me this: "oh. good excuse." Which I totally took as major sarcasm so I kind of ... freaked out. I sent him this very long text about how stupid he was and how he wouldn't understand and blah blah blah.

Aaaand then I got this: "... that wasn't sarcasm."

Enough said.

Benny & Joon

A few nights ago, I rented the movie Benny & Joon from Blockbuster (I haven't tried Netflix yet ... I like doing things the old fashioned way). If you haven't seen it, you should! Benny & Joon is a story about a brother, Benny, trying to support his crazy (I mean that in a very literal sense) sister, Joon. Soon (Joon, Soon ... I just rhymed.) , an off-beat performer, Sam, moves in with the family with no where else to go. And so begins the touching and memorable romance between Joon and Sam. It has a very artistic, indie-film feel to it. If you're not feeling it yet, it starts and ends with the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers! C'mon now, that's the most epic song ever written. Plus the guys are like, Irish or something. That makes The Proclaimers even cooler.