Three in One! -September 13-15, 2013

So... I'm bad at keeping promises, it seems.

But, I will still aim to do my best to bring you the full account of this entire weekend.

Friday started out with me getting in a really quick workout before rushing to Starbucks. I met up with a guy named Bobby Galvan (check out his website! bobbygalvan.com). He's a photographer who put up an advertisement for headshots in the theater where I have my acting class. We talked about his work and what kind of pictures I'd be looking for, and he agreed to take headshots for me!!! So I'm going to have real headshots like a normal actress!! Hooray! I'm actually really excited about it. He does some fantastic work!

I started to get really super stressed out on Friday though: I had just a ton to do and my elbow was bugging me and I had no idea how I was ever going to get it all done... There's just so much to do!

I had a class, and at lunch ran into Sneha and Astha in the Campus Center. Then went back to my dorm... but decided to check the mail when I came in, you know, just in case.

I HAD A PACKAGE

I wasn't expecting a package, so I got super super excited. Turns out Annie sent me cookies!!!!!! They were exactly what I needed since I was feeling super run down and stressed out, and because they came with bubble wrap. Everybody knows that bubble wrap makes every day the best day ever :)

I started writing her a letter, then a Stress Management get together met up in the Pardee Lounge, where I was. It was an RA set up event/series with an Occupational Therapist professor who lives in Pardee tower with her husband. We made stress balls and it was really fun!!!

Some of us girls stayed afterwards to paint our nails. Yay for girly things!! :) Sneha and Kate even let me do fun nail-art stuff on their fingers, and we made a new friend who went to get us toothpicks to use for our nail time!

I had to run and get dinner then, since I had an audition for the improv group Commedus Interruptus! It was fun... but I didn't do as well as I wanted to, and I felt pretty intimidated by everybody else there.... It took me a while to make myself feel better before going to sleep (coloring books and comforting music were involved...)

Saturday was quite a big day. One other thing I did Friday was talk to my doctor back at home about my elbow, so as soon as I was up and ready for the day and the Health Center was open, I went to get my elbow looked at. They agreed to let me in when I showed them how my elbow doesn't extend down all the way like my other arm can. They checked me out and took an x-ray (which I didn't get to see. Drats), and the good news is the screw in my elbow has not moved. Huzzah! I do have to go back in on Tuesday to see what the problem really is though. In the meantime, I'm taking Motrin.

I went to grab food at EVK after that, since I hadn't eaten beforehand. I ate most of my brunch, but the fire alarm went off and everyone had to evacuate. I managed to take some food with me to finish up though, so that was no big deal.

Then it was off to the football game!!! I got there as the 2nd quarter was underway, so only missed one touchdown. It was so hot outside!!! I don't like day games as much... but at least we finally won a game!!! That was fun, plus I got a high five from Tommy Trojan!!! And got to see Traveler super super up close!!! That was the best part of the game, hands down :)

After the game, I came back to the dorm and did a bit of cleaning up. I don't quite remember what I did then... It might have involved studying... Anyways, I grabbed dinner then went to my second improv audition for The Merry Men. That audition went SO much better, even though I still stink at improv. I was not called back for either group, very understandably. It's a bummer... but oh well...

After auditions, I met up with Kieryn, Sneha, Jinny, Kate, and our new friend Julia, and we went to Julia's friend's apartment! His name is Clay, and his apartment has a flat screen TV. So we watched Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. It was Sneha and Kate's very first time watching it, and Kieryn's first time watching the extended edition. Confession: it was my first time watching the extended edition too, but oh: it's such a beautiful movie...

Why can I not get over the story? What is it about these movies that resonates with me so much? I just feel drawn to the story and the characters and the creation of the entire film in a way I can't explain...

But anyways, we had a lot of fun!!! Then we came back to the dorm rooms, hung out and talked for a bit, and I wrote that promise to write this blog.

Sorry about the not having pictures so far. I guess I'm not keeping that part of the promise....

Today, Sunday I was determined to get more work done. I met up with my group for my Intro to Acting class, as we had to rework a scene for class. It went well, I'd say! I'm pleased with the final outcome, though there's a few finishing touches we'll need to make tomorrow morning.

I went to lunch at EVK, not expecting much else out of my day... when I got a Facebook message offering me the lead in a student film I had shown interest in!!! Turns out I responded too late to receive that role, but I still got to be the other female character!!! I spent some time preparing for that for a while in the afternoon before finishing my Philosophy homework, getting halfway through my Intro to Production homework, and going to dinner.

I got picked up at 7 (adventure 1: being in a car for the first time since I moved down here), and was taken to the house of the Fraternity Delta Tau Delta (adventure 2 and 3: going to a frat house for the first time, and getting to go to the particular frat house of the fraternity Will Ferrell was in when he went to USC. Fun fact). I had 5 scenes to do, and then I got to hang out with some of the guys afterwards (adventure 4: meeting new friends on The Row). It was really fun!!

When I got dropped back off, I went to Starbucks to get myself a snack and some tea, but the line was pretty long. I started talking to the guy in front of me in line, and turns out he's on USC's baseball team! (adventure 5!) That would be a fun game to go see!!!

Anyways, it's been quite a day. I'm still worried about my homework... I got everything done due tomorrow, but there's still a lot to do.... at least things are looking up since Thursday.

Thanks for reading through ALL of this, if you did. You guys are the best. Fight on, friends!