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Practically imperfect in every way. Start with a lot of silliness. Mix in some insecurities and a handful of awkwardness. Add a pound of naivety, innocence, and child-like wonderings. Blend well. Half-bake and top off with a sprinkle of imagination and dollop of dreams. It’s the recipe for me!

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  • "Moral of the story: Do not look at the gap. The gap is the mind-killer. Remember how Wile E. Coyote never fell down until he saw the chasm? It’s just like that." --Taylor "Tei" Lindstrom, Rogue Ink

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  • "I think we have come to find out that the Education system, run by Liberal Hippies that really couldn't find any other job that allowed them so much time off, the ability to do drugs, and to spout their rhetoric is alive and well. It is teaching out kids things like 'Abortion is Good,' 'Government is Bad.' We have educators that, for the most part, don't teach to the subject, they teach to their beliefs. It is really sad, and even sadder when you see highly intelligent children buying into it." --Kelli

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  • Jacob: "I need to operate on my frog, but first he needs some amnesia."

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Lazy Day

November 30, 2004

I decided to skip my ceramics class yesterday. The pressure to get things finished ended the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, but mostly, I cut class to rehearse for my audition. The pieces I needed to read just aren’t the kind of things you read around 6 year olds. I needed time to practice it alone. Since I didn’t have to get to class until the afternoon, I took the boys to breakfast (if you call donuts breakfast) and drove them to school. They seemed happy enough about it. Then I went back home and napped before I showered, ate, practiced for my audition, and left for class.

We had an easy day in my jewelry class. My professor is on maternity leave, so we have a sub. He explained the next step of our casting project and left us to go to it. Kristine, my regular professor, always demonstrates everything. I was sharp yesterday. I asked the sub if he would demo for us. He thought it was a good idea, and asked if anyone had a piece ready to go. Of course, I was ready for this, so I quickly volunteered my piece. He did the demo, and I was free to leave since my piece was now finished. So far, it had been a very lazy day.

My audition wasn’t until 5:10, so I hung out in the union reading over my audition pieces again. I knew that if I got to the audition too early, I would be very very nervous. It had been 15 years since I had auditioned for anything, so I was nervous already.

The person who was supposed to audition before me cancelled just as I got there. That meant I would be going first. Not first for the day, but first first. Very first. FIRST.

When I met with the two women who were casting for the show, it was awkward. They seemed almost as nervous as I was. I think it must have been their first time directing. Or maybe it was just that I was first and they weren’t really into the whole auditioning thing yet. They even neglected to introduce themselves.

They asked me that-very-stupid-thing-that-people-ask-when-they-don’t-know-what-to-ask. They asked me to tell a little bit about myself. I really hate that. I always feel like it’s a trick question of some kind. Yeah, I know. Technically, it’s not even a question. “Tell us a little about yourself.” I know this. But it is a trick. I mean, what exactly do they want to know about me? Why don’t they just ask what they want to know? Do they want to know the basic stuff about me like my name and age? Or am I supposed to be creative and tell them my favorite color?

Luckily, I was able to blow through the interview part of the audition fairly quickly since they got started late and were only allowing us 10 minutes each. I think the audition went pretty well. Call backs are Thursday, and I expect to be called back for two reasons. One reason is because they barely had enough girls auditioning for the 18 parts. There were probably no more than 20 girls signed up altogether. The production isn’t a traditional play or musical, but more like an interpretive reading. I’ll put my modesty aside for just a minute and say that the other reason I expect to get a call back is because I was told by my interpretive reading professor that I had a talent for it. We’ll find out on Thursday if the director agrees with that statement.

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