Money, Money, Money

Oh, the things we do for money. I am working a temp job right now for a large bank. I can't say the name but the initials are WF. It's a stressful job and the hours suck -- and the only good thing is I do have mornings free to sleep late, watch The View or go to Hollywood (la la land) to go on an audition. Or two or three (please fairy Agent, send me on more auditions)

I recently went to Burbank for an audition and 2 days later had an audition for a commercial for Microsoft. It was pretty cool. There was no audition script (sides) so that means you never know what they are going to throw at you. Sure enough, I went in and said my name for the camera (slating). And I had to pretend I was playing soccer. Okay, go! I do not play soccer, don't watch soccer and I am not a soccer Mom. So I ran around like a fool cause the only thing I know about soccer is you kick the ball around, you can't use your hands and you can use your head to spike the ball if it comes near your head. Crazy, but I had fun and that's the main thing. Be flexible, learn to listen, take direction and be you!

Well, my friend and fellow actor Joseph S Griffo was upset with me because I was in Burbank and didn't tell him I was around. So I called him on my way up to my audition in Beverly Hills and after my audition we had lunch together. I met Joe when we were working together on a commercial for Capital One. We were both elves in the commercial called, Santa. You can watch it on You Tube. He was very nice. He is in a new commercial right now for Jack in the Box promoting their mini sirloin burgers. We ate outside. I was good, I had a salad and an iced tea. It was very LA, having lunch outdoors in Beverly Hills and talking about our acting careers. He picked up the check even though I did offer to pay for my half. See, there are still gentlemen out there. And I thought, what a nice guy! And as we were leaving, I gave him a hug and he grabbed my ass!

Speaking of acting, I have some new classes coming up and I am very excited about them. It's a 4 week intensive improv acting class. Classes start on May 30 in Burbank. They are very reasonable and I am looking forward to starting. Improv is not one of the things I do best, so it can only help, right? Most of the time when you go on an audition they want to see you and they want to see what you can do. And since many times there is no script involved, improv is what they are looking for.

So, I'm off for a quick breakfast -- washing the car and off to my j.o.b. until I strike it rich and meet and marry an A-lister like Tom Cruise. And then I'll never have to worry about money again. And he can get me all the acting jobs I want on broadway or he can buy a studio and then I'll never have to audition again. Way to go, Katie!