Updates, Updates

Note: I wrote these when I first began my journey to California, but the question of a blog name kept me from making them available to the public. I reveal them now.


1/4/10


So. I have vowed to make a record of some sort of my ventures in my real life. And I am really really tired right now but I am MAKING myself do it. Today was an interesting day, because it makes me feel like things are really happening. I left Tallahassee this morning around 8:15 AM and continued driving til about 6:50. We drove through Louisiana and Texas. It wasn’t too exciting. Also I have done it before. The only thing I really noticed was the sense of industry. We passed a lot of plants that were just chugging smoke evvvvvvveeeeerywhere. It made me appreciate Florida’s environmental laws. And made me glad I am going to California where most people care about things like that. Then I had my first adventure video chatting with Val. I am not too familiar with it and it took me about ten minutes to set up the audio part but as we all know I am a very expressive person so it wasn’t that hard to convey my thoughts without noise…though a little frustrating. And then we went to Outback, and I only mention this because I ordered what Maggie calls Crack Salad. IT IS SO GOOD. It is listed as a side salad and I don’t know why they don’t call it something more appetizing or feature it. It’s called like pecan crust salad. No picture. It should be called DELICIOSOSOSOSO GOOD. I could just eat it…forever. And our waiter was so super nice. Texas seems like a nice sort of place. But Lawd, is it COLD! I think it may be cold everywhere right now. Question – why do people live in the cold? Is it because they think they have to? I don’t get it. Like seriously it makes me so uncomfortable. Interferes with my happiness. Hmmmm I am not sure if I will make this a very public blog that I post on facebook or if it will be more private…or if it will be to update my friends and fam or just my friends. I am sort of an expert blogger, though I’ve been out of the business for a while. I blogged before the word “blog” had even been coined. Back then it was just online diary. So, should I tell my real thoughts and potentially make strangers uncomfortable reading about me or should I just keep it to updates? Questions. To sleep on. Also I am not even posting this in a blog yet because I have to think of a blog name. More questions.

1/5/10 Deming, NM
I am a tiiiired tired little girl. It is a great big world, after all. Today we drove through alllll of texas. Liiiike 14 hours. It is such a large place. Did no one else want it? We passed some towns on the side of the road that looked about as big as my high school. What are their lives like, I wonder? I wonder wonder. Also I was kind of wanting to stand next to the humongous rock formations. I was thinking it would be cool if someone had set up a camera at the beginning of time that recorded up til now so I could see how they formed and changed. Like they do on discovery channel when a flower is blooming or a frog is giving birth. And by giving birth I mean squirting out of an egg. Or maybe squirting out an egg. ANYWAY. I am at the Hampton Inn which sort of feels like home now because that is the only hotel we stay at and they're all decorated exactly the same. Brenda, the greeting lady, is very very nice. She is from Michigan. When I called her for directions I knewww she could not be from around here. I wonder what the people sound like around here. I researched Santa Monica on the way here and I think I will like it. I think I might be getting sick. For this I blame my little brother. He is a very jelly little brother donut right now that I am in California and he is not. Well I’m not there yet but. Okay I think that’s all I have to say right now. There were just lots of rocks. Which was really neat at first. Then they were just rocks.

1/10/10
Sometimes the question, “How does life work?” runs through my mind. By sometimes I mean it's something I ponder nonstop. But I am learning. You would think there would be something more to prepare people for real life, but I guess the sink or swim tactic sort of works for most people.
I met with a casting director today. She was very informative and offered me some valuable information and insight. She also told me I look like I’m fifteen years old, which I’m pretty happy about because it means my dream of becoming a child star can still come true. I started doubting my fifteen year old looks though…I mean fifteen year olds look like babies. Do I look like a baby? Not sure. I don’t really have a clear picture of what I look like in my mind, though. It’s a surprise every time I look in the mirror. But thennn, an exchange occurred that solidified my baby face status. I was in the grocery store, and they had free samples. Most grocery stores have laws regarding giving these samples out to children – usually a parent has to be present if they child is under a certain age. While I was reaching for the sample, the employee giving them out stopped me and asked if I was over 14. FOURTEEN. So yeah. High school here I come.

Most people here are relatively friendly and helpful. It seems everyone at one point was in your position and they vividly remember what it was like – I’ve seen lots of networking go on.