DOVE

So! Shot my very first national commercial back in February ... here is part of the final product!



Dove.com/showusyourskin OR facebook.com/dove

very exciting! Grateful for it all! Hopefully it's just the beginning of even more amazing things!

Obstacles?

Two months into my adventures in LaLa land my beautiful car decides that it wants to break ... A cracked something or other ... It cost as much as my rent to get it fixed. And even though I'm struggling to gather the money for my rent, let alone pay for my car to get fixed, I still seem to be smiling.

I have no idea why, but I feel like LA is having an opposite effect on me. Instead of feeling cynical and negative and depressed and discouraged and all these other things that I was told I would feel by moving here, I honestly feel very optimistic and positive. Most of all I feel hopeful. And maybe I feel this way because I've only been here for two months ... But I really think that LA is what has made me even more confident in my decision to move here. Even though they've been small jobs, I'm working pretty steadily. And I know it will pick up.

LA needs me as much as I need it ... And my vision for myself will come true.

Common - Celebrate

Made it into the video! :-)

Luck = Preparation + Opportunity

It's been a minute! Decided to update instead of delete my page entirely ...

So I made the move! I officially got to L.A. November 10th, so I've been here for a little over a month now. I have been trying my hardest to make things happen. So far I have been in two music videos, an online promo and done some audience work ... So not a lot... but I'm working on it.

Taking an acting class, reading acting books, working out, making sure I'm "on" at all times ... just have to be ready to jump on any and all opportunities!

It's a crazy world out here! But the opportunities are there. Now I just have to be ready when my time comes!

Just keep pushin'

So many people are content with just living ... their goal is just to make it through ... and for some, I guess that is a big task. But ... I've never really thought like that ... and I got tired of just going through the motions of life a long time ago. I guess thats why so many people don't understand me ...

"What? You have two degrees and you're trying to do what?! But ... why not just get a job, you can make really good money. (Looks at me crazy, laughs hysterically, and walks away) "Good luck with that!"

If everyone stayed inside their comfort zone, there would be no one to look up to, right?

At the end of the day at least I can say I honestly have no regrets. I attempted everything in my heart's desires 100%, no matter how crazy or out of the ordinary it was.
Don't think I'm gonna make it? Join the club.

More motivation for me! :-)

Live. Laugh. Tweet.

I don't get how people have so much time on their hands! Who has time to tweet, blog, update facebook statuses ... And work, study, read, learn?! I feel like all my time is booked. By the time I think of something to tweet or a new fb status, I've already moved on and what I wanted to say is irrelevant. I guess I'd just rather live it than talk about it! More power to all the people who can manage it all!

Auditions & Coaches

So I am a member of a few casting websites. Basically, they send you the castings in which you fit the criteria. Out of the gazillions of jobs I've submitted myself for, I've gotten actual auditions for two ... both did not turn out as planned...

My very first audition opportunity was for a Fitness DVD for a "major" client. I don't know who the major client was, but I do know that the company has done DVDs for Billy Blanks, Kim Kardashian, Bob from The Biggest Loser, etc.  I was informed of the audition on a Thursday ... and the audition was that Saturday. It wouldn't have been a problem, if I actually lived in LA. Anyway ... I have a video to explain the problem further.

My second audition opportunity came from a writer/acting coach, via skype (So at least this time I wasn't out of $300). Prior to the audition we had chat convo on skype .. where he basically told me that he doesn't normally hire actors without a lot of experience. So I told him that I could change his mind (trying to sound confident). Anyway, the audition happens, I get nervous, I'm pretty bad apparently. According to him anyway ... blah blah blah ... and so now I have a new acting coach! 

I definitely need all the knowledge and experience I can get, so no complaints here! At least now I will have gotten my first bit of LA coaching before I get to LA. He honestly hurt my feelings a bit with his critique, but it definitely won't deter me from my dream, if anything I will work even harder. I still love it. All I can do is soak it all in, learn all that I can, and do my best! 

K, bye!