...and I'm back

Not back to work, sadly, but back to LA.  I went up to SF for an extended weekend of birthday celebration.  I do tend to celebrate the whole month, but I like to have a nice peak of celebration around my actual birthday.

The trip itself was a nice mix of busy and fun without the old over indulgence that used to happen a lot when I lived in SF.  All in all I feel like I have really come into myself and over come a lot of bad habits since moving.  Of course then I look and see I have actually lived in LA for six months and most of the bad times happened within that same time frame, so maybe I shouldn't pat myself on the back too much.  On the bright side, at least I'm keeping things balanced.  :)

I did have one day of work the week before I left on "Untitled Western", which was a code for a big budget movie.  They do that all the time here, give different names to shows and movies so people can't stalk the production.  Of course if you were a really patient stalker, you could just be an extra like me and I'm sure you would eventually come across whoever you were stalking.

One nice thing about "Untitled Western" was that its star, a highly acclaimed actor had some trouble with his lines.  This gave me great relief.  Of all the things that worry me most as an actor, it is the memorization that tops the list.  I don't fear being open or acting ridiculous or exposing myself.  I fear messing up, lines being the number one opportunity to do that.  Now I wish I was one of those people who attacked their problems head on and I could say that I was taking memorization classes and practicing every day, but that's just not me.  (Trust me, I know, I just took the Big 5 personality test).  So I guess I have to find a way to accept who I am and still get done what needs to get done to achieve my goals. 

Meanwhile, the acting world continues to tease me as I got a phone call from my management company asking if I was free for CSI Miami tomorrow.  I am.  They didn't call back.  Not really sure why they called in the first place since they have my schedule already.  Weird.

Thinking I might try creating some electronic music or maybe just play DJ for a while.  It's a good balance of creative work and play for me.

News flash: It's hot in the valley.  Even at midnight.  Sigh.