I'm Bringing Sexy Back

With this heat...let me tell you, I really am a sexy girl. I only wish I had a picture to prove it! I was sitting in a car with no air conditioning for over 4 hours yesterday! The heat index put it at 110 degrees. I went through 9 bottles of water, a lot of wet paper towels, and a few periods where I saw spots...when I got out of the car for lunch, there were wet patches under my chest (nice), under my arms and you could see a wet line where the seatbelt had been. I'm telling ya, I'm a REAL catch! For those of you thinking I have a death wish, it was for a commercial. It's all in a day's work!

Simon Cowell Has it Right

You wouldn't land a job with a ton of typos on your resume. You wouldn't be a master carpenter if you didn't know something about wood. AND you shouldn't be an entertainer if you don't have any talent. I'm just speaking for me, but I love Simon Cowell. He tells the truth and doesn't sugar coat it! (Maybe I'd feel differently if he told me I was absolute rubbish.) BUT and there's always a BUT...not everyone can win the prize. I'd rather know up front that I'm terrible then go on making a fool of myself. Listen, if you don't know you're rubbish, you can never get better!

I feel like Stuart Smalley

Whew...it's been a tough couple of weeks. Just gotta keep on going and repeating my mantra. "I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggone it, people like me." :)

Motivation

I'm used to thinking, "What's my motivation?" when preparing for a scene. But now I'm trying to find the motivation to get back out there in this heat to RUN. Had a little minor surgery on my eye a little over two weeks ago and was told NO exercise for two weeks. Well, those two weeks have come and gone. Alright. Now, it's time  to get back out there and do this!

The Kindness of Strangers

I know...a little too Blanche DuBois of me. What can I say? Maybe I've been in the South too long? It never fails to surprise me when a total stranger goes out of their way to help me out. It really makes my day.

Unwanted Flattery

Flattery will get you everywhere...as long as it's wanted and believable! A friend and I went to a concert last night and were in the pit next to the stage, no seats. So much fun! After the opening act, this guy kid...WITH BRACES...comes over to me and starts hitting on me. You know the usual, hey, what's up. You enjoying the concert, blah, blah, blah.

Guy: I thought this would be a different kind of crowd. You know, less kids!
Me: Ummhmm...me too!
Guy: So how old are you?
Me: 35
Guy: Oh. (His eyes get really big) I thought you were like 24, maybe 25.
Me: Nope, just an old married lady. I'll be 36 in a couple months.
Guy: No way! So what do you do?
Me: I'm an actor.
Guy: Oh, you're an actor...that's really cool. What famous people have you met? Cuz I work on planes for the military and I've met Colin Powell.
Me: Ok.


This went on for an uncomfortable 5 or 6 minutes. Keep in mind, this entire time my friend and I are on on cell phones trying to send photos to our HUSBANDS to show how close we are to the stage. Reception is bad so we keep moving around trying to get reception. We even called them at one point I love you's and all. Nothing...this kid is still trying. Keeps getting closer and nudging my arm.

Me: (To my friend) Hey, you thirsty? Let's go get something to drink.

That $4.00 water was the best purchase we made all night.

Run Like a Girl

I used to make fun of Steven Seagal's run. Have you seen it? For a badass, he runs like a girl. It just doesn't look tough...Well, I really can't make fun anymore. After the second student film that I worked on came out, it is apparent that, not only do I run like a girl...I run like a total weirdo. What do you think?

Here's a clip of Steven Seagal running like a girl.

Now here's a clip of me. Check the video out from 7:36 to 7:43 to judge for yourself. Hilarious!!