Lydia's Journey BEYOND Hollywood

Well, what can I say about yesterday? It was awesome!!! :) I can get used to days like these... My first audition of the day was for Little Britain and it went very well. The guy who was the reader in the room actually noticed on my resume that I was in Curb Your Enthusiasm . I guess that sparked his memory, because he asked if I played Maria, Larry's housekeeper. The casting associate asked what episode and the reader proceeded to explain my whole episode and said it was his favorite. That was very flattering. Then I did my audition, and had a great read. She gave me an adjustment, which I did pretty well, and that was it. I left feeling very good about that audition. :) Then I was off to audition for Lost . I was there early so I worked on my sides some more in my car. When I walked into the audition room, the casting associate said she thought she had cast me in Lost already and was looking on my resume and couldn't find the credit. I told her that I was "p...

Man, I am SO incredibly happy right now!! First I got the call last night that I have an audition on Thursday (tomorrow) for a recurring role on HBO's new series Little Britain . I was so happy just to get an audition right now! I cancelled my subbing for tomorrow and was excited to see what the role was. I read the sides and I was thrilled to see it was a role I could be PERFECT for! Seriously! :) THEN, today, I get a call from my manager letting me know they emailed me information for ANOTHER audition I have for tomorrow! And before I could celebrate and be excited that I have TWO auditions in one day - they call back within 2 minutes to say I have yet, ANOTHER audition for tomorrow. That makes THREE auditions - all in one day!! Man, I love it! And the best part is, they are all GREAT roles! HUGE auditions for me. The first one of the day is Little Britain, which is that recurring role. Then my second audition of the day is for a SERIES REGULAR for a new pilot starrin...

I wish I could write that I was busy working on set all day, but no. I did not get the job. No biggie. Honestly, I was just really happy to get the audition in the first place! It had been way too long. Felt good to be back in the game... Tomorrow: Disneyland! Just what I need to keep the good vibes flowing! :)

It went well. I got there really early...I guess I was too excited that I had an audition in the first place! haha I noticed there were a lot of different types there, so it was evident that they weren't specific on what they were looking for. It could be "anyone's game". I went in there, did my thing, felt good and relaxed. That's all I could hope for. It's 6pm now, and I haven't heard from them yet, and it works tomorrow. oh well. I'm just hoping my other drops yesterday generate more auditions! I showed my neice all over this town for the past 2 days and I am tired of driving already! Damn this town is big! I forget since I'm so used to driving around all the time! We may take the day off tomorrow and just hang out at home and chill. Need a break from all the running around. :)

YAY!!!! I'm SO SO SO happy! Today I decided to be proactive and get in my car and drive around town dropping off my headshot and resume at different offices that were casting roles for me right now. I ended up dropping 8 photos for roles I can definately BOOK! :) Well, a couple of hours after I left one office, I received an email setting up an audition for tomorrow. It shoots on Wednesday. It's a pilot directed by Zach Braff , and the role if a funny, dry one. I would love to book this! Wish me luck! :)

Wow, I'm really trying to stay positive, even though today is March 15th and I've had one commercial audition all year - and nothing else! :( I was thinking back to last year and by this time, I had shot a Guest star role on The Virgin of Akron pilot in Vancouver. Two weeks of work in Canada! Wow, I was on top of the world! Well, like I always say, this career definately has it's ups and downs. And since I feel like I'm in the downward swing - there's nowhere to go but UP - right? I did see a few projects that I'd like to submit myself for, regardless if my manager and agent have already threw my hat in the ring for them. On Monday I plan to hit the pavement and drop off at those offices, praying to generate an audition or something! My neice is coming into town today for her Spring Break, so it will be nice to have family around for Easter. :) The upside to all this "free time" I've been having lately (due to no auditions or work), I have ...

When I first started dreaming of becoming an actress, my "ultimate" goal was to be able to say that my profession was an "actor". That I could make a living doing, what seemed to be, the impossible. I used to dream of writing in the word "Actress" under "occupation" on any paperwork that I would fill out. That was my measure of success. That's the point where I can say I have made my dream come true. Well, I have been here for 7 years and the first couple of years were definately a struggle. I made barely any money as an actress, if any at all! Then, things started to change and I began to work more as an actress and less as a substitute teacher. And every year the scales would tip even further in favor of the acting. This year, as I prepare my taxes, I realize that for the past couple of years, I have made a decent living as an ACTRESS. Yes, I still substitute teach, but it's more of a part time job for extra money now. So I jus...