All of a sudden I have a boyfriend! We met here in the area while I’m doing my latest show just outside of NYC (he’s a local, not in the show). Alas, readers, he’s only 23!!! Same age as my immature ex! But, the new boy seems much more put together, and we also have not had any of the same problems. So we’ll see!
Other than that, things are going great professionally as well – I’ve doing well in the show and having a good time in this city and with the people. Not sure what’s going on yet after this; we’ll just have to see as more auditions come up! There was a brief bit of negative energy here because of a slew of auditions coming up for things in NYC that everyone was competing with each other for, but thankfully I think that bit’s over. I got called in and called back for a couple of those upcoming projects, and was pretty bummed for a bit that I didn’t end up getting them – one of my fellow castmates actually got two things in a row that I also auditioned for, but in retrospect it was understandable because I even knew going in that they were looking more for his “type,” which is small and peppy (as opposed to me being tall and playing the romantic leading man-type in this current show). After talking it out with myself, my boyfriend, and my team (coaches, manager, etc.), I just have to remind myself that I should just be happy that I gave really good auditions and made a good enough impression to be called back even against type; and that even though it wasn’t a fit for these particular projects, hopefully I made some fans for future opportunities. In fact, I got called in my one of the same casting directors for a different project right afterwards, so I have to think that it’s all related! Anyway, I realized that I was just being competitive for the sake of just getting work, because they weren’t even things that I thought were right for me anyway. Now a couple of other things have come up as even better possibilities, so I just have to believe that everything happens for a reason, and we’ll have to wait and see what else lies ahead!
Budget balance: +$814! That’s right, I’m in the black! Paid off a little credit card debt, treated myself to an upgrade from flip phone to iPhone 4s, and have been enjoying life (but not to excess) while still saving bit by bit. Hoping to limit my spending a in these last few weeks especially so that I have at least a month cushion when I get back to NYC in the New Year. Yay!
