Acting Inspired

KAES BACK!  I have my mid course class and evaluate the situation. Kae tells us all about her auditions and how she's feeling about it all and we round up the podcast but then carry on! I am happy about discovering my passion and we're off to San Fran for my friends birthday and valentines!  Kevin is up tomorrow but for now... ENJOY!

I get some great advice from Ione Butler about making the move to LA and how to go about getting a green card and keeping ourselves busy while we hustle!  I also saw a Groundlings show with my Improv teacher Roy Jenkins. Lots of fun and a busy day! ENJOY!

I reflect on yesterdays masterclass and decide it would be a great thing to do. They also have other classes and it can never be a bad thing to add strings to your bow. Its up to you to use or discard what you learn but you can never learn too much!  I get a tan IN FEBRUARY! (i might have said January on the episode)  I fall flat on my face again in improv class but this time I accept that I'm learning and try to address why I'm not getting it and what I could do to change this! Its all good people! ENJOY!

Today I try to get productive and attend an acting masterclass at the Howard Fine Studio of Acting, which was a really cool experience. I get some guests for the pod, send some emails and get taken back to me drama school days. Whatever comes of this productivity, the main thing is I did SOMETHING and had a really good day because of it!  I hope you like it, although this was a tough one to edit for some reason but i think its an improvement! ENJOY!

"What is it you're doing to help your self, Why aren't you doing it right now instead of going to the beach"  Please someone tell me what IT is... Im sure I could be doing more here to forward my career but other than what i have done already I'm unsure of what IT is! Yep thats right... we're back to whining!  I watch the Super Bowl for the first time when I should be working on my career... Kae records two self tapes... I manage to convince a couple of inspiring peeps to come and chat with me!  Lazy Sunday... ENJOY!

A round up of Friday and Saturday. After a lovely positive day at the beach on Saturday, Friday's good bits have become highlighted in my mind so I think its good I waited to do it on this fine evening. Sometimes you just need to take a step back and appreciate all the good thats going on and the opportunities which have come your way. The beach is the perfect place to do that, so thats another tick for LA!  Kae had more auditions and I met some inspiring folk. I also chuck in a very odd experience for good measure! ENJOY!

Im scared to fail, so I fail! My class went terribly tonight, I was embarrassed and my brain locked off!  Where has my imagination gone?  How do I re-ignite my spark of creativity! Kae is working like a trooper and does not crack in the face of fear! There are so many positives as well though, its just easier to focus on the other! BIG LOVE ENJOY!

This morning I read a tweet and it really got under my skin and brought out some issues I seem to have been hiding. It turns out I got the wrong end of the stick and didn't need to be as upset as I was although it did bring up an issue I've had on my mind for a while which didn't help with the messiness of my thoughts.  Im afraid I still feel a little scatty and lost, however I met some really cool people today and the downs certainly came lashings of ups!  Another audition for Kae and I decide to go to the comedy store so I don't have to think of anything at all!  ENJOY!

After a wonderful and long birthday weekend, we get back into it with hiking and my third Groundlings class! Maybe Im on a comedown from an awesome weekend or something but the mood is odd today I feel lost but good and therefore confused!  Reality can be a bitch, but as Kae says, we need to just keep going! I am being lazy and letting things get me down. Snap out of it and lets do this! I hope its not too honest!  ENJOY!

We got drunk and face timed Cai Brigden! We were going to wait until morning to do this podcast but hey we did it honest and drunk instead because Cai told us to!  I think we still managed to get some good stuff out but I am still drunk so that might be wrong!  This is sometimes what happens when you feel a bit weird about everything but still want to talk about it!  HA! ENJOY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEE!  I have had the best weekend ever! I went to the original Disney Land in California and re-discovered my inner child and we went to a Lakers match at the Staples Center where, unfortunately, they lost but I got to lose my inhibitions which means I actually won at life soooo... YAY!  Big love to Kae for making this a super special birthday and to Paul my roomie for making an awesome cake and getting us in to Disney Land fo free!!! ENJOY!

So this is Fridays Podcast on a Saturday! We're in the car, thought it would be fun, apologies for the poor sound quality!  Times have been all messed up again because people keep chucking surprises at me so I don't mind!  Saturdays will now be up on Sunday evening/Monday morning because YET MORE SURPRISES!!! Im going to a Lakers game tonight! Hopefully we will be home in time and compos mentis enough to do a weekend round up!  Back on track on Monday! Big Love... ENJOY!

Kae Alexander came with me on the hike, she learned lines and I hiked!  I had another what am I doing here/why dont I ever get seen/boo hoo me moment!  But the sun was out and it was hot so we went to Santa Monica, had some great Mexican and chilled on the beach... BUT THEN... we realised I had to get to class and we hit serious traffic!  ENJOY!

A hike, a trip to the post office and some more line learning for Kae! and a dominoes... WHAT!  yep... ENJOY!

Tuesday!!!  Kae had her first LA audition and I had my first Groundlings class. Turns out I learned more than I thought!  It was a pretty standard first drama style class, name games and fun! On my hike this morning I saw some dudes walking a dog and recording a podcast! WTF!  It inspired me to run home and do this...  ENJOY!

So... SH************T!  Don't pay any attention to the times I talk about etc. Because the FREAKING internet in the apartment is NOT working! So I've now officially broken promises! Sorry... Im angry. Anyway, Monday was cool. Two auditions for Kae, some good coffee and I make plans to become healthy again! HA! ENJOY!

Awesome weekend of drinking and comedy and learning lines and self taping and mall....ing?  We hiked and made some new friends, both caught up with old friends and had a real Sunday kind of a day!  This next week should be a corker... More meetings for Kae and I start my class at Groundlings!!! I hope you are all well. Have a lovely Monday. Big Love. ENJOY!

Friday was a crazy rush to TWO meetings for Kae, both of which, we made just in the nick of time! Kae joins us again and tells us about her meetings. I stick to my promise of writing to my Agent and the Manager for notes on my self tape and continue to prepare for Kae's audition net week and a self tape to do on the weekend!  We are two days behind because of time difference and my little brain getting confused, I will remedy this TODAY! ENJOY!

So it was another slow day in one way! Tryin'a save that dolla! However some mini breakthroughs were had.  Stop needing to do stuff and just do it! Kae has a couple of meetings lined up and Im preparing for my course to start. Tomorrow we will chat to Kae about her crazy week and I will go to the comedy store AGAIN cos I bleedin' love it! ENJOY!

Wednesday truly was a nothing day for me, Kae says hello, she hasn't joined me on the last couple due to learning lines for auditions etc. So thats exciting and she will tell us all about this once the workload is off! When you are staying somewhere for two months, you realise that you will not need to go on an excursion every day. You also realise that you are not exactly here on holiday and you are supposed to be here being an actor and "working".  I need to do more! We are self employed and as my own employer i need to give my one employee more to do... Its a brief one, but still... ENJOY!