Iced Black-Eyes

I'm drinking an iced black-eye right now.

What is this? It's an iced coffee with two shots of expresso. Yumm-O. Why WHY do I need this? I've worked my ass off this week, and was finally able to sleep for nine hours last night, then had to get up early to prep for an audition this morning, so after the audition, when I felt the head-ache creeping on, I doused myself in yoga and caffeine. The yin and the yang.

I laugh whenever I'm at work and somebody says, "Thank god it's Friday." Being a performer means that I don't get weekends off. After a week of teaching during the day, running to auditions, night-shifts at the bar and the restaurant, my Friday night is blissful not because it's party-time, but because it's sleep-time. Sleep to rest up, to get ready for three shows, to get ready for more auditions, and maybe I can eek in some time to clean the bathroom (last night I replaced my shower liners and it gave me untold joy.)

I was dead to the world by 11PM last night, and was up at 9 AM to prep for an audition with a tricky, text-heavy script. Sometimes it only takes me a half-hour to look over the script and prep, but this script deserved an hour and a half. By 11:45AM I was out of the house, to audition at 12:45. To spend five minutes showing complete strangers what I worked on all morning. It payed off, and I have a call-back next Saturday.

I feel lucky this morning, because this city has so many strong theatre companies made up of amazingly creative and interesting people. I love working hard when it means that my skills are challenged and I'm putting my energy toward unique stories on the stage. This morning the director looked over my resume and said, "Wow. You've worked your ass off." This city has given me the opportunity to work my ass off, with each experience being completely different. Not every experience is equally rewarding, and there are pitfalls, but overall I appreciate this community which allows me to keep on chugging.

On a side-note, my cat with two eyes (Spencer) has a chronic eye-disease. My cat with one eye (Maevie) is perfectly healthy. There is a pox upon cat eyes in my house. God doesn't want my cats to see.