It's moving day.

I'm waiting for the movers.

They're three hours late.

Yum.

stripes o´stripes!
Originally uploaded by o´holysweet!

I shouldn't post pictures of desserts. I shouldn't even LOOK at pictures of desserts. I've indulged in way too many "cheats" lately.

But it's really pretty.

I've thought about taking a cake decorating class. It looks fun. And objects are always more beautiful when you know you're going to enjoy eating them, too.

Status

I should write something, shouldn't I. I've been silent lately, just posting photos. That's because this blog is supposed to be about my life as an actor, and there hasn't been too much of that going on lately.

I usually scan the Equity casting call web page for auditions about two or three weeks out, and I put the ones I'd like to attend on my calendar. There hasn't been much of anything I want to attend lately. There are some Equity Chorus Calls (ECCs) and some Equity Principal Auditions (EPAs), both of which require one to sing. (I don't sing at auditions unless forced. Yes, yes, I can sing. Beautifully, even, sometimes. However, I do not sing well in auditions, and musical theatre is not my goal here, so I just don't put in the time and energy to prepare songs for auditions.) Other postings ask for women 40 - 50 years old, others ask for those who can believably play 18. Or the work simply doesn't interest me. So I haven't been auditioning much.

People have been asking me lately how I like New York. I have a two part answer that seems to keep popping up. One part is that I'm forcing myself to stay here for a year before I decide whether or not I like it. It's expensive and exhausting and frustrating, but I've only been here for four months and life (housing, jobs) hasn't settled down yet, so I can't make a judgment call. I don't hate it, but I can't say I like it.

The other part is that I've learned an incredible amount about who I am as an artist and as an actor, what kind of actor I am and the work I'm interested in doing, what I'll put up with, what I won't tolerate, and what kind of life I want. New York has clarified all of that, and for that I'm thankful. I don't think it would have happened in Minnesota, or it would have happened much more slowly. I was forced to make quick decisions here, and in the process the chaff has been threshed away and only the wheat remains. It was kind of painful, but it worked.

So that's the four-month New York status report. Huge changes, but not a whole lot of activity. I'll keep you posted, faithful reader.

PS - I shook Suzan-Lori Parks' hand at the MSP airport.