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Print Audition

Print audition today at The Casting Studios on S. La Brea. I had to dress in business casual and they just took a picture of me. In and out in a couple of minutes. Nice. I'm off tomorrow and I'm going to try and make a decision on a photographer by the end of the day. Ugh....

The Coolest Thing Happened....

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ok, so I was shopping in Target yesterday and this man rolled his cart over to me, with his son sitting in the seat, and asked me if I was on Curb Your Enthusiasm ! I couldn't help smiling this very wide grin and I tell him that yes, that was me. He told me I was very likeable in that episode and it was one of his favorites to date. That was really cool! But the best part was he told me I looked much younger in person! :-) YES! haha I felt like a mini-celebrity for a split second! And what a perfect day for it to happen on - Emmy day! Speaking of Emmys, I was excited to see that Robert Weide, the director who I worked with on Curb was nominated - and Marc Buckland, who I worked with on Medical Investigation, won for My Name is Earl. It was VERY COOL to see people I had met and worked with on that stage accepting an EMMY! Maybe someday.... ;-) I have a callback tomorrow for that Chase bank commercial! And I have narrowed down my choices for a photographer, but I'm still not 100

Know Anyone?

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I had an audition this week for a commercial! Can you believe it?? I don't remember the last time I went out on a commercial audition! It was for Chase Bank, and for the "Hispanic market" - meaning it will air on Latin channels like Univision, Galavision, etc... It was fun! I played a woman who was very happy that she got her new chase credit card so she can purchase a washing machine. So she goes around town giving away all her quarters. It went well.... I'm desperately trying to find a new photographer! I need new color headshots like yesterday - and I'm pretty particular in what I'm looking for. I don't like very busy backgrounds - but I don't like the photo to look flat. I like a clear shot that says something...and I've seen many different photographer websites, but nothing really speaks to me. So if anyone has a recommendation, I'm open to all suggestions! Please help!!!! Other than that, not much else is happening. Kinda slow, and it'

My REAL job....

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ok, so yesterday I made it to both my auditions. That's a good way to start my day! :-) On my way to my first audition I stopped by ACME to drop off more headshots. That's always good news to get that they need more pics - means they are actually using them! Submit away please! :) I saw one of my agents Greg Meyer . He's such a character! He always reminds me of Jeremy Piven of Entourage ! And I mean that with nothing but LOVE! He was just asking me if I made it to my Cold Case audition yesterday and I told him that I had my manager reschedule it for that day. So I headed off to my audition for Stand Off at 20th Century Fox. It always amazes me what some actors feel they need to do to get the upper hand in an audition. The part I was going for was a hospice worker. Not a doctor or nurse - just a hospice worker. So I wore my light tourquoise button down blouse and black slacks. Something simple to SUGGEST the character but not in costume. Well, there were more than

2 Auditions!

So I got a last minute call to audition for Cold Case today at Shaner/Testa Casting in Burbank and I was temping in UPLAND - so there was no way I could make it there on time. What sucks is, this was a really good recurring role! But somehow my wonderful manager Laura at Central Artists got me an appointment for tomorrow at 3:30pm! YAY! I didn't miss out on this one! Thank God! And right before I left the office today, I got another call about an audition for tomorrow as well. It's for the show Stand Off at Stordahl/Terry Casting at 12:30pm and the part seems like a pretty meaty co-star role. :-) Looks like I will be running to Century 20th Fox in Culver City, then onto Warner Bros in Burbank. Busy day on the road tomorrow!

PINNED

Ok, being "pinned" is an interesting term. I mean, it can be good because it means I didn't NOT book the job - but it could be bad because it's not an official BOOKING - I'm just "pinned". Hmmmm....Let's see - I guess I can be the positive person, and not the negative Nelly, and see that the glass is half full. I didn't lose the part to someone else just yet. I'm "pinned". So I guess that means they like me (not sure if they like ONLY me), and they want to make sure of my availability and their scheduling before they call me for an official booking. Right? right. I think. Or, maybe it means that they can't decide between me and someone else - so they "pin" us both and make a final decision later. I don't know - but I'm going to go with the first one - and hope for the best. I need a booking. I haven't really booked anything all year! The Holiday I booked in December technically, and shot it fro

What About Me?

My audition for What About Brian went well. I showed up perfectly on time - which is a relief because traffic was so bad! I saw one other hispanic actress there, a friend of mine named Lorena Mena , and one Asian actress and then there were about 7 or 8 African American actresses. The description just said 'any ethnicity', so we'll see which way they decide to go. I found out it was a straight to producers audition when I signed in - but I got into the room and it was just the casting director and the camera - so I guess they're casting from the tape. I need to take new headshots very soon - and maybe after I do that - things will start to pick up for me - at least commercially - and I'll start to go out on auditions more. And that could lead to more bookings. And that could lead to less work temping/subbing. Nice!

Slowly Rolling

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Audition tomorrow for What About Brian at Mandy Sherman Casting. It's the role of a bank teller. And I've played that before - so maybe that will give me the edge I need! :-) haha I'll be sure to post about it tomorrow - that's IF I make it there on time. Fingers crossed!

I'm Baaaaaack!

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Back from my Texas vacation! Top pic: My neice Jessica and myself at the Kelly Clarkson Concert in Dallas; pic 2: Me and my friend Melanie in Austin; 3rd pic: Me on the beach in Corpus Christi; 4th pic: my gorgeous godson Aaron, who is always laughing and smiling :-) Well, it's good to be back. Actually, it's always better to come home from a vacation when you have a JOB waiting for you! :-) I started shooting the industrial for AchieveGlobal this week. We had rehearsal on Monday for a couple of hours. I worked all day yesterday and about one hour today - and I'm wrapped! Not bad when you consider they are paying me for the whole week! nice! :-) Everybody was SO nice on the shoot. And the good thing is they actually call people back to use again in future projects! It could be 10 years later, and they'd call one of their former actors. that's good news! I played a very professional procurement officer named Helen. It was tough being serious an