i need to DO something

i seriously need a job. not only to pay my bills, but for some friggin entertainment!!!! chicago is great dont get me wrong but after several days of just going around and dropping off my application and riding the bus constantly... ugh... i need something to DO! and its a little disheartening to be going around just spending money on this and that and not be making any-makes me anxious. i've been stalking the auditioning websites crossing my fingers that i can find something to audition for... but alas, it seems that most things are either not paying gigs or things that are Christmas shows and such which isn't really all that possible for me since i'm going to be going home for that.... LAME.... i did see a posting for ROMEO & JULIET... but *sad face* its an Equity show, and being that i'm still not in the union i am guessing there is no way in H-E-Double Hockey Sticks i'll be sneaking into that one... sorry to be complaining... i guess its the rainy and dreary weather that has me a bit annoyed at the moment... Veronica works a ton and is usually pretty tired when she gets home so she goes to bed quite early...

but on a good note i have gotten a lot of reading done with this lack of things to do. in book 4 of the House of Night series... today i bought a book recommended by Katie called Blue Bloods. YES another Vamp series! But hey don't make fun, they definitely keep my interest. I also got Richard Matheson's The Box. It has some short stories in it but the main one is what that new movie "The Box" is about. I was hoping it would be some crazy horror novel but that story only took me a few mins on the bus to read. Interesting indeed though.

tonight i'm supposed to be going with Veronica and her friends to some swanky bar/club... i'm sure it will be a lot of fun i just hope to not run into too many pretentious people that lurk in the spotlights (haha no not in the shadows for this narcissistic breed) merely to give you the "stank eye" ha! hmm who knows maybe i will dress up and wear my red heels just so that i can look like the narcissistic nelly!!!? but i never feel like getting dressed up when the weather sucks... okay okay okay i see the look you're giving me, i hardly ever like dressing up really... BUT when i do it i always feel really nice! it would be an evening with long hair that i would make it curly... with this short hair i'll.... uh.... just wear it as it is i guess :) ha

alrighty i better go, i am beginning to type and blog for my own entertainment and time passing which is never good!!! take care peeps!!!

Love, Rock ON, God Bless, Cheers!

m.

BE FUNNY DANGIT!!!!

alrighty. sitting in my new neighborhood coffeeshop Caribou Coffee... I put in an app here but the manager is new and said "I just got here last week so I'll be evaluating our current talent then deciding if I need to hire more talent." Talent??? Is this an acting job? I'll be honest, I would love it if all of a sudden the Coffee staff started singing and dancing. :)

SO... this weekend I had my first Second City classes EVER! Wow! I have to say that I kinda felt a wee bit teary eyed on my way... I mean... well.. i never really cry for reasons people should cry... but here i was doing something for a LONG time I have said "Oh I would love to do that!" and its just a surreal feeling i think. weird... but i have a much longgggeeeerrrr way to go.... and i'm totally cool with that, i think its the ride that is supposed to be the best right?!

first up was my Improv class. this one is basically an introduction to improv class for actors with a degree or professional experience... if i take the next 8 wk improv class then i would be eligible to audition to be part of the conservatory. i'm DEFINITELY interested in that, but i am not sure because although it would KILL to have that on my resume i'm sure its sooooo expensive and its tough to decide right now if i wanna be in Chicago that long *shrug* i dont know yet, but if i stay and take the next one maybe i'll audition and see if i could even get in and go from there. ANYWAYS the first class has 12 peeps in it and they are a fun group. i can foresee us all being really close soon because its just the kind intense crazy stuff that forces you let down your barriers and work together as a unit. plus they are HILARIOUS :) and i think the teacher Jack is really cool too.... cannot wait for this weekend's class! there was a girl in it from Houston that knows a guy I went to college with pretty well... Okay so maybe its the same guy I had to look very dirty in silhouette with in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and I found it ironic he was her Prince Charming in a play but was clearly mine too eeeeeep! hahaha :)

then there was Standup! It was really interesting. I can tell this will be really tough for me. We did a ton of really fun exercises and the class only has 6 people in it so that means even more time on your feet (which is scary but really really good). My teacher Bryan randomly picked things our partner had to give us a fake tattoo of. Then we had to get up and immediately tell the story of how we got this random tattoo. haha mine was a giant dragon on my arm and i almost forgot to wash it off because i'm always up here wearing a hoodie and stuff :) i'll just tell you my story had to do with going to meetings for my obsession with Dungeons and Dragons... D&D Anonymous! (and for the record i have NEVER played that game)... hehe it was the best thing i could come up with at the moment. one of the last things we had to talk about was something we were passionate about either in love or hate and i talked about my absolute hate of thongs... BUT BUT BUT there was this girl that had the FUNNIEST story about Online Dating. she apparently submitted herself to Eharmony and based on her character analysis they sent her a formal letter in the MAIL that said she was not compatible with ANYONE in their database hehehe and she told of the characteristics they circled as possible reasons. let me just say that it was a true story and i felt sooo bad laughing but it was GOLDEN! She is from Houston actually but has been in NYC the last 8 years. :)

alrighty... i gotta get to my homework which is to write a routine that sucks! hahaha. really! he said if we get the crappy comedy out we are more likely to do well.... BUT the catch is i can't just get up there and ramble i have to think of what i have seen comedians do that fails and commit fully to that... i am thinking i might do really dumb puns and stuff like that because i can imagine getting boo'd off a stage for that crummy stuff :) we'll see.... sorry i'm not going to spell check thissssss

CHEERS!

m.

a look at where i'm at!

Chicago living! (we are on the 3rd floor)

front door

first flight of stairs! woahhh

view from the top of those stairs!!! better not trip

2nd set of stairs!

thats my place back there!

i cut my rock on sign out by accident!

our building from a distance

the courtyard adjacent to our building (to the right of it)

from front door-look Left

look Right

straight across the street is a neat art gallery (can you see waldo? or er... me?)

my corner! NO not the one i "work" on crazy!

inside the front door... look right! see kitchen.. and behind that is the living room (where i am sleeping)

opposite side of the kitchen behind that you can see into the other side which is Veronica's room area

part of the living room

the couch that turns into my bed!!! see DottieAbigail Veronica's cat always watching me!

bathroom is across from the kitchen in-between the two areas

the back of our building

there is a little park back there

more pics of the actual city to come this week! :)

cheers,

m.

CHICAGO 24 hrs in!

So I officially have been in Chicago 24 hrs now :) hehe kinda cool huh? okay its really friggin cool as in COLD really! Last night I got to hang out with Veronica and a bunch of her friends on a Trolley ride for Adam's (i don't really know Adam) Bday. haha it was a lot of fun and everyone seemed really nice and stuff. I did think it was kinda hilarious that the first place I went in Chicago (other than the Target, Walgreens, and Home Depot errands we did yesterday....), I mean the first actual "Chicago place" was a bar themed Texas Longhorns... WHAA??? Well the bday boy is from Texas so that was the plan... I just found it funny that at first I saw the decorations and didn't think much of it because I've been living in Austin, and all of a sudden I thought WAIT...WHAT?

During the ride we did pass Wrigley Field though AHHH! and.... a HUGE museum that the front of was totally advertising some big PIRATE exhibit that I WILL see this week when i figure out where the heck that was!!! :) anyways, Veronica had to leave this morning till next Sat for work in St. Louis so it shall be interesting figuring stuff out :) I'm excited though, this should definitely be interesting! Pictures to come as soon as I feel up to getting out in this cold weather!! feels much like Christmas in Texas out there!

Operation: "FIND OPRAH" begins...... NOW! ;)

Cheers, Rock On, God Bless, and PEACE!

m.

Gyno, Guns, and more! oh my!!!

15 seconds. does that sound like a long time? not really... i mean unless someone is poking you in the armpit with a screwdriver for 15 seconds it doesn't seem like that is too long to endure just about anything... i've been on stage before and forgot my line. thankfully this has really only happened once, but i was there for 25 seconds in complete "brain fart" induced silence... wow that sucked, and a story for another time... BUT yesterday morning i went to the gyno

so lets be honest ladies... my va jay jay is always a little angry at me for this "va jay jay violation visit." (sorry i like alliteration) so i know she is going to give me attitude all week about it... so i'm already in a bad mood... and an awkward mood. okay i'll face it, i walk around in an awkward mood about 70% of the time... but i digress... soooo.. i get there, they call my name. i'm passing through tons of patients as the nurse looking at my chart says "Oh its been a long time, Megan" (see i skipped last year.. and maybe the year before i dont know... okay i do know, but seriously i hate going) and of course i awkwardly attempted to be funny and said, "Well I mean, he didn't even buy me dinner or call me afterwards so... I've been holding a grudge!" She looked at me like I was crazy... then finally laughed.

THEN i got to "THE ROOM" and got dressed in that awesome paper napkin that really brings out the "OH CRAP" in my eyes in less that 15 seconds. I fear for some idiotic reason that after the nurse tells me to undress that she is going to shut the door and play some type of hide and go seek CHEATER counting game ("1 mississippi... 2 miss.... 14 mmm... 20!!!! ready or NOT....") so its like a race! i mean if these guys had a hidden camera on me undressing they would think i've been paid for it before! its called FEAR! so in the mad dash, i kinda dropped my purse by the chair and hopped on the table. straightened my hair and smiled at my record timing. then for the next HOUR i stared at my purse that was awkwardly by the chair and not on the chair or stacked on my shoes... i tried with my mind to move it because now sitting on the table with the possibility of them opening the door at ANY moment kept me from getting up and moving it... or grabbing my cell to text to pass the time... telepathic powers would have been nice... i could have moved my purse and who knows maybe given the nurse explosive diarrhea for making me get undressed so early and wait OVER AN HOUR nakey for the doctor... ughhhh....

i think at this point i am starting to sweat and am running out of Bon Jovi songs to sing to myself... so maybe the theme from JAWS plays in my mind as i look up at the ceiling with the dumb poster of a beach on it... I mean... if someone is going to be "Va Jay Jay Violating" me and I'm going to be looking at a poster, wouldn't it be nice if the poster was of something better than a hammock with an ugly hat on it?... Wouldn't it be hilarious if it was something random like a poster of Sarah Palin doing the wink ;) haha "You Betcha!"

finally he shows up... we talk a little about my move to Chicago he does a demonstration walk across the room to show me how i should walk in Chicago.. I could describe this but its better left to the imagination (a little model hip action going), and then he told me to buy a gun! (and i am pretty sure that even though he was telling me this for safety in Chi-Town, the idea of a Gyno telling someone to buy a gun is really the start of a plethora of inappropriate but funny jokes).

NOW... my 15 second pet peeve. when he pointed to put my feet in the dreaded stirrups and to "scoot down" he THEN decided to take 15 seconds to put on his gloves and prepare... i mean thats the longest 15 seconds ever... i'm feeling like all out there like "AHHHHHH!" (pretend that was an operatic note sounding much like Angels hahaha and thats how i was to the world). hahaha so i think next time i would rather take the screwdriver to the armpit for 15 seconds than the exposure of the Pirate in My Pants! *COUGH* Pirates of Penzance!

and this is why i never blog! i'm usually better at censoring myself, but i couldn't this time :)

cheers, God Bless, ROCK OUT!

m.