My oldest started a few half-days at school last month. Within a couple of weeks, we both got rocked by a cold. It threw me off for about a week. Of course, on day two of the funk, I got an audition for The Office. I know, right? Could the timing be any better? I've wanted to get into Allison Jones' (casting office) for a while, and the first time I get the call, I'm loaded with cold meds. Still, I think it went fine. It was a one line, just get it out there, kind of deal...with the added challenge of trying not to breathe too much. Good move, all you CDs out there, not trying to shake our hands all the time. I would've declined anyway.
Another example of the perfect timing of auditions happened this past Friday. On Friday morning around 11am, I offered to cover a shift for a sick someone at my "other" job. Within an hour, I got called for a last-minute audition in Santa Monica, the opposite end of the 405 from where I would be working. In the end, it all worked out, but it was a very tightly scheduled afternoon. The constant unpredictability is the most predictable part of this pursuit.
The cold set us back on the running by about a week, but we're back now. I always feel better on the run days. The program track we're on should have us at 3 miles sometime in November. We're planning to run a 5k in late November or early December.
Our holiday plans are set. There really weren't any deals happening this year, and believe me, I've been on the hunt for months already. The holiday falls on the weekend, making the peak travel days almost unavoidable. We've also decided that it's worth paying more to fly out of Burbank just to avoid the hassle of getting to LAX, the traffic, the peripheral chaos, and the ridiculous lines.
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