Woeful Lack of Credits

Hello my friends!

The reason I haven't been writing the last few weeks is because I have almost nothing to write about. I had strep throat. Yuck. Katie Yak Attack was here for her birthday...unfortunately during the strep throat. That didn't prevent us from rocking some karaoke to celebrate though. The show must go on I always say.

Last week was AFI Fest!! The most wonderful time of the year! Here in LA on Hollywood and Highland every year American Film Institute puts on a film festival showing old movies, new movies, foreign movies, new auteurs, scary midnight movies etc etc etc. And it's ALL FREE!! One has to reserve tickets OR stand in long lines, but it is so much fun. There is so much energy and Dotty and I got to see movies we probably would not have seen anywhere else. We saw In Bloom a Georgian coming of age movie. Beautiful. I don't know much about Georgian culture, but this was a great peek. My favorite film we saw was The Congress. Starring Robin Wright. It was truly brilliant. I am serious. If you have a chance to see this film see it. So inventive. I have never seen anything like it. It has been two an a half weeks since I have seen it, and I'm still thinking about what if the industry turned into THAT. The technology is there. It could happen. See it!

Last week, due to over work and a date that went till 3:30 am in a karaoke bar (I can't get enough karaoke!) I was so exhausted. I have not been submitting for student films on LA Casting for months now, but also have not been auditioning. No offense to the students out there trying to learn their craft, but some of the student film scripts I have read are simply horrendous. There was one last year I read where the lead character moved to LA from Texas and had been here 3 months. Her controlling boyfriend wanted her to move back to Texas, so in a night after a fight with him, she has sex with her agent. Of course, her boyfriend shows up on her doorstep the next morning while the agent is still there. She tells her boyfriend the agent raped her. The boyfriend kills the agent and then the girl and the boyfriend have sex next to his dead body....needless to say, I did not go to this audition. First of all, what 20 year old comes up with a story like that (watching too many Russian films). Second of all, HOW in the world is a student film production going produce a story like this well?! I have been eager to work though, so last week I started submitting for student films that seemed like I could at least use them on a reel. I had three auditions and did not go to any. The scripts were awful. The one audition, I had barely any lines to say, I was just going to act while my boyfriend forced me to play Russian roulette. What? I wouldn't have been able to use any of the footage. Then of course, I felt guilty that I had opportunity to work and didn't take it. *sigh* Catch 22s all over this industry. And I'm not even in the industry yet.

After a disappointing week career-wise last week, I had an audition for a country rock music video yesterday. I got to play my violin! LOVE! I walked in and they asked if they could play the track and could I play along. YES! My specialty! I think it went pretty well. From looking at some of the other girls there, I should/could have dressed a little sexier. High waisted jeans, my hobbit shoes, and a country looking shirt from Old Navy wasn't the most tittilating outfit choice. They said to dress country. That was my version. O well.

I also did some ADR work for the short where I licked a girl's face that was filmed a few months ago. My first ADR experience! For those of you who don't know, ADR is voice over. So I had to re record my lines from the short over the video of myself. It was fun. Also a little difficult. It's hard to get the same feeling you had when acting it in a room months later. Hopefully, I'll have that footage to show you guys soon. It's short, but sweet.

This weekend we have a shoot for HOME. My band. We're producing a webseries about the band, so when that comes out, I'll definitely fill you guys in. We're also looking to produce another album next year and I'll be on it! WEEEEEE! I'm very excited! 

LAism of the Week:

Maybe this is more human rather than just LA, but this has struck me more here than in Ohio. A culture of self denile. Not because you cannot except that your boyfriend left you, but you cannot eat a chocolate cookie because you have .02 ounces of belly fat that no one else can see that you're trying to get rid of. Personally, I do not want to live if I cannot eat a chocolate cookie. What is the point of life?!

Happy Halloween!

Hello loves,

I love Halloween. I wish I could always dress up like someone else and go out and see other people dressed as someone else. First of all, it's an amazing ice breaker. You can't go up to the hottest guy in the room and just talk to him. No! But if he's dressed as a pirate you can. Not saying that I pulled out all the stops with my ARRRRRs last night. I did make peace with my arch rival, Megan Draper.

O and Ke$ha.

So before I get into my acting life. Here is the opposite! My dad and step mom were here a few weeks ago and we went up to Yosemite. If you are my facebook friend then you've seen these, but they are just too beautiful not to share!

Who Says!?

Yea Clint

From Griffith Observatory

Yay! Family vacations. It was just what I needed. To get out of the city and also look at it's beauty again through the eyes of guests.

Last weekend, I got A-list treatment, almost. I flew back to Toledo (in coach) to film a commercial for Concentrek Group. (Say that 5 times fast...hahahaha...you can't!) It was me singing a jingle my step dad wrote and playing it on ukulele. I had a blast! It was a long day on 4 hours of sleep, but I love my job! I flew back to LA on Saturday, after a day and a half because I had work on Sunday and coincidentally, I had been called to do a viral video for the show "The L Word." She called me and asked me to be in it. No audition. Very bourgie, very gorgeous, very A-list. But I didn't make a tree and leave Toledo until after I ate my yearly caramel apple.

Yum!

 This week has turned out busier than I expected. I got promoted at SoulCycle!! Yay!! I am now a Key Holder, which means I can add to my extensive collection. I have 12 keys on my key ring now...too many people trust me with their things! (j/k I love being trusted. Please don't fire me!) Also, I got a job dog walking! My new pups are so cute and they are bringing so much joy to my life just walking them. Abby and Bella are so cute and so joyful. Abby is a mini schnauzer and Bella is a chihuahua/dachshund mix. This job fills me with happiness and it will help me pay for some acting business of which I need to take care <--- what a great sentence.

Weeee acting! Some goals I want to take steps in accomplishing. Theatrical agent by pilot season/ Casting Director workshops set up to prepare for pilot season. Saving up some money for improv class at UCB. Advancing to Margie's weekend at Margie Haber Studios. With promotion and dog walking I'll be able to save up some funds :)

LAism of the Week:
Diets. Have I brought this up before? Everyone is something...except me. I just eat. Healthy. Most of the time. The other day at work my co-workers were talking about diets. One is a pescatarian and the other used to be paleo but she's working grains back into her diet. Paleo turned to me and said "Cait, what are you?" And I was like... Nothing. And then she declared "That is so not LA!! You have to be something ;)" True. I'm a minority.