Song Lyric of the Day:
I’m through accepting limits / ‘Cuz someone says they’re so / Some things I cannot change / But till I try, I’ll never know!
Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth & the Cast of Wicked / “Defying Gravity”
My dilemma: To go or not to go? To this Saturday’s open casting call for the new Steven Spielberg-directed Tom Cruise movie, “War of the Worlds.” Ordinarily I’d just grab a headshot and go, but the location is about 3 ½ hours away. So this is something I need to seriously discuss with the hubby. The obvious cons include another long drive and lots of mileage put on the Xterra (so soon after Thanksgiving). And, of course, there’s absolutely no guarantee that I’d be cast as an extra, so the long drive could very well be for nothing. The pros are that I previously met the casting director at another casting call (she said she liked my look) and I have a new acting credit since the last time I saw her. Not to mention that if I got cast, I’d have a lot of fun and be able to say “I was in a Steven Spielberg movie.” And I wouldn’t be stuck in a cube for eight hours. Ah, decisions…
As one of my favorite columnists, Mike Straka, would say, I’m a “Stupid Lit’l Dreamer.” That’s because I refuse to believe that I’ll be stuck in the type of job I’m currently in forever. And because I hope to do more, learn more, and experience more than cube life has to offer. Like learning new, marketable skills. Like travelling to places I’ve never been. Like moving much closer to my family. Like seeing the children’s book I’ve written (and others I’m writing) get published someday. Like hoping I get a part in a Steven Spielberg movie–if I go to the casting call on Saturday.
To sleep, perchance to dream…
