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Not much to report.  Went on a fifth callback, the second one in a week that I have waited around for an hour for.  The only good thing is that if you actually do end up waiting an hour after your real call time, you get about $100 for your time, which is kind of nice.  So, I made $200 this week.  
 
But man, was I irritated. Yesterday afternoon the spot involved me yawning.  And it’s like, hard to really yawn on cue, so they had all of these pictures in the waiting area (basically a massive lobby for 10 casting rooms, benches everywhere, etc, so there are lot of people waiting around for their audition) with people yawning and looking tired. They even had a video looping at the sign in area with clips of people yawning.  
 
So basically everyone around our waiting area was yawning all the time, which meant that when I actually got into the room I was seriously yawned out.  I mean, I had been there for over an hour--I actually fell asleep with my head cradled in my hands for a bit.  I need to bring a book, I just have to do that.  I used to bring magazines but then I wasn’t waiting as long so it didn’t matter.  Next time, book.  (Almost done with The Mailroom, btw.)  Anyway, the callback went fine--they are looking for a look anyway--but in the end I was just annoyed as all hell.  Jordan was there toward the end so we talked a bit but I couldn’t even muster up some energy to be good natured about it, which is fine, I’ve known Jordan since I was in high school, but still.  Just dreary and irritated.
 
Of course I just busted out a crazy yawn right now.
 
I saw the Liberty Mutual spot last night and I was definitely not in it.  It was the 30 second version, but wow, it was really interesting to see how few of the people they actually brought in (something like 30 principals) were used.  So, that was weak.  There will be a 60 second version of the spot so perhaps I will be in that one, but I am not getting any of my hopes up.  
 
I listened a bit to the GOP debate last night, toward the end, and it was amazing--amazing--how hectically out of touch those men are.  It was like a bad dream; that people even take them seriously just amazes me.  
 
Very happy to be better; I am back in the gym (class and yoga today) and feel much more human. It’s weird, I never was that fit in high school and college. I went to the gym after college but worked out on my own and now I work out 5-6 times a week and it’s not even a matter of feel good or whatever, it’s just what I have to do to feel normal.  If I am not aching mildly, I feel like I am getting fat.  Funny how life works.
 
Cool.  Have a good weekend.
Friday, May 4, 2007