The Drama Queen Sleeps Tonight

In which we shall see: "incendiary", "intrinsically", "foreseeable", dazzle, psychological trauma, "faceted", and underwater basket weaving. And Daylight Savings.

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I feel like I should be getting something of substance posted here, a sociological rant or political commentary or something... maybe I should add that to my list of goals: "Post something substantial and/or incendiary at least once a week." Is there a good number that goes with that?

In the interests of going along with that whole "journal" concept, here's where I'm at - still looking for a job (or two - though in all honesty I haven't been looking very hard since I am intrinsically a lazy person and REALLY need to do something about that); still looking at new schools for a graduate program (I've requested an interview date for one school, and have three more possibilities to check out - so there's at least a little more progress than the job thing); I have given up ice cream for the foreseeable future, and have managed to stick to it for several weeks now; I really need to find a date for Halloween, since I have two tickets to "Thriller" and a great idea for a costume, if I ever get it finished; I conducted a Young Women's choir last week for a Stake Excellence night and am apparently pretty good at it, or at least, "interesting"; and I have finally managed to get most of my "office" de-junked. I still have to throw away the junk, but it has definitively been categorized as "junk". This, people, is my exciting life. Try not to be too dazzled.

Also, I auditioned today - I honestly figured I wouldn't be cast, because I am technically too old for the part for which I auditioned, but too young for the other two female characters in the show. I decided it would just be a good experience to audition, and keep "potential actor" a fresh aspect of myself for the producers. Well, I got called back after all - and not only did I get called back for the part for which I auditioned, I also got called back for at least one of the two older female parts for which I did not audition. See, the director of this play is the same one that directed a production in which I was cast as a sixty-year-old society matron, so unfortunately the production team knows I can play age well. (I say "unfortunately" because that first show ended up being quite psychologically traumatic, culminating when I attended a performance of the succeeding show and was not recognized by the usher, even though I had been single-cast and was in every performance. Once the usher realized the part I'd played, his surprised response was, "Oh! You're actually pretty!") Of course I will take whatever part I'm given, if I'm cast, and I will work hard at it and make it as faceted and interesting and funny as absolutely possible. It's just callbacks, after all, and anything can happen.

Obviously, I really need to get a life - possibly one that includes football, or ice-climbing, or yoga, or business-management classes. Maybe underwater basket weaving.



FYI: Since I only had two or so people respond to my potential giveaway, I think I'll be tabling it and holding out for a Thanksgiving or Christmas giveaway. That, and Halloween is in a week and see above re: lazy.

Also, just in case you were wondering, Daylight Savings happens on November 1st this year, a week from tomorrow. I know I was trying to figure out when it was going to happen! You're welcome.

Oh, AND: Flat Stanley came with me to the audition today, and he was a big hit. He's got a decent shot at at part, except that his traveling schedule REALLY conflicts with rehearsals and performances. Ah, well. He also got a backstage tour - though of the dressing rooms he only got to go in the boys'. Naturally.