Ladies and gents, I've made the decision and I'm taking the plunge...
I've decided to go to grad school.
That's right, I'm ready to shout it from the hills (blogs are like hills, right?), "I want to be an actor so seriously that I'm willing to dive into hundreds (gag) of thousands (sob) of dollars in debt to do it!"
Well, maybe not that dramatic, but I've decided and I'm thrilled.
Here's how it happened:
New York, for all of it's hustle, bustle, and booming population can actually be a very solitary place. For me, it began to serve as a mirror, I saw all of the things that I did and did not want to be reflected in the millions of people passing me by every day. Everyone here is, for better or worse, focused solely on themselves making it easy to spot the core of their being even just walking past. In seeing other people so focused I began to see exactly what I want and what I don't. I want to be an actor. Not part time, not just until I'm 30, and not as a filler until I figure out what I'm supposed to do with my life. This IS what I'm supposed to do with my life.
Once I figured that out, definitively, I started sorting through what the best route is to the kind of career that I'm looking for, and the answer was clear: Grad school.
Well, good thing that was so easy because the rest of the journey will be incredibly turbulent. Now I have the lovely task of figuring out where I want to go, applying, waiting to see if I get an audition, auditioning, waiting to see if I get a call back, going for a weekend of call backs, waiting to see if I get in, and then figuring out how to pay for the whole thing.
No biggie, right?
...No need to stress...right???
Well, you'll witness it all right here on this blog. I'm on the road to graduate school, so hop in the car!
( I know that last line was cheesy, but come on, I needed a tag line!)
- J
Monday, August 25, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
De Doo Doo Doo, De Da Da Da....
Yes, these fellas still rock....
Last night I went to see The Police at Nikon Stadium on Jones Beach Long Island with some people from my work. Our company was given 8 tickets and only 6 people from my office claimed the tickets. Um, Excuse me????? If you're given FREE tickets to see AMAZING musicians- TAKE THEM!
So one of the ladies that was already going claimed the extra tickets before I could get one for J. Sorry BroadwayBlooper fans. Only one went on this wild ride.
Sting (vocals, bass guitar): SO sexy..... needed to shave (there was a little too much grey showing through in his beard), but his tight pants and washboard stomach (which he showed us during the final encore) made up for any sign of age on his face. He had a stong voice and great energy throughout the entire concert. My favorite part of his performance was when a neon green, mushy, Koosh ball type toy was thrown onstage and he was so intrigued by it he said "I think I'm in love" bit it and proceeded to hold the toy as he went offstage after the set. Let me remind you that this man owns about 10 houses all over the world.... and he falls in love with a mushy ball toy that is probably made for 5 year olds.... Hi-larious!
Andy Summers (lead guitar, vocals): Although he didn't age quite as nicely as the other two, Andy could still break out those guitar solos without breaking a sweat. While Sting was playing up the audience, he was rocking out on that guitar. Very impressive.
Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion, vocals): He made some funny faces when the camera hit him, but thats because he was WAILING on the drums. This guy reminded me SO much of my friend Brendan that it was scary. A pretty skinny guy sporting the trademark Brendan bandana around the forehead with extreme energy and the stage presence of one of the Beatles. He was so captivating to watch that the audience actually broke out into riotous applause every time he transitioned from random percussion intruments (including a large gong and hanging chimes) to he drumset. This transition occurred several times in the middle of songs. He was genius.
I had a great time listening to all the famous hits of the band (my favorite of the night was "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"). And I feel very lucky to be invited to all these AMAZING concerts! Keep 'em coming!
Last night I went to see The Police at Nikon Stadium on Jones Beach Long Island with some people from my work. Our company was given 8 tickets and only 6 people from my office claimed the tickets. Um, Excuse me????? If you're given FREE tickets to see AMAZING musicians- TAKE THEM!
So one of the ladies that was already going claimed the extra tickets before I could get one for J. Sorry BroadwayBlooper fans. Only one went on this wild ride.
Sting (vocals, bass guitar): SO sexy..... needed to shave (there was a little too much grey showing through in his beard), but his tight pants and washboard stomach (which he showed us during the final encore) made up for any sign of age on his face. He had a stong voice and great energy throughout the entire concert. My favorite part of his performance was when a neon green, mushy, Koosh ball type toy was thrown onstage and he was so intrigued by it he said "I think I'm in love" bit it and proceeded to hold the toy as he went offstage after the set. Let me remind you that this man owns about 10 houses all over the world.... and he falls in love with a mushy ball toy that is probably made for 5 year olds.... Hi-larious!
Andy Summers (lead guitar, vocals): Although he didn't age quite as nicely as the other two, Andy could still break out those guitar solos without breaking a sweat. While Sting was playing up the audience, he was rocking out on that guitar. Very impressive.
Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion, vocals): He made some funny faces when the camera hit him, but thats because he was WAILING on the drums. This guy reminded me SO much of my friend Brendan that it was scary. A pretty skinny guy sporting the trademark Brendan bandana around the forehead with extreme energy and the stage presence of one of the Beatles. He was so captivating to watch that the audience actually broke out into riotous applause every time he transitioned from random percussion intruments (including a large gong and hanging chimes) to he drumset. This transition occurred several times in the middle of songs. He was genius.
I had a great time listening to all the famous hits of the band (my favorite of the night was "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"). And I feel very lucky to be invited to all these AMAZING concerts! Keep 'em coming!
Oh, and did I mention that the Opener was Elvis Costello??? Freakin' Sweet.
~B
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