Adventures in Montreal - I'm a big girl now
So this post was supposed to be about my trek in Montreal, which was awesome, and it will be. But my train of thoughts has suddenly been interupted by this friggin train wreck.
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I GOT THE FRIGGIN JOB!!!
Yes, your eyes do not deceive you. Somehow the University of Ottawa seems to think that I deserve a position with them making a nice little salary. Seriously, I don't think they know what they are getting in to. I mean, me? In charge of a department?? WTH!?!?!
This does bring up the predicament though of: will I still be able to act?
That still remains to be seen. But as my mom puts it, the job is only for one year and it would give me the chance to get on my feet financially.
Whoah
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Anyway, yesterday was a pretty long and exhausting day. I had the job interview, the outcome of which we all now know, and I was really stressed about it. It was even harder because my boss's boss is so difficult to read. You just have no idea what she is thinking.
Well, as soon as the interview was over, I hopped in a cab to the Greyhound station and got on the bus to Montreal.
Montreal was so cool. I think I really like that city. Especially since I'm this big pro with the Metro now
...
well, I still haven't figured out where the ticket goes, but other than that, I'm a pro!
I also want to take the time to comment about the people in Montreal. Right now, they are on my list of most awesome people in the world. Not a single slow walker in the bunch. Not one!! Everyone also walks with purpose and in an orderly fashion. Everyone walks on the right side of a hallway like they were driving a car. Now, I'm told Montreal drivers aren't that great, but man, gotta love those walkers! It's also pretty cool that everything is underground and you barely have to go outside when it's cold.
I found the audition hall and waited around a bit, brushing up on my lines. There was a girl ahead of me, and hearing her in the other room actually made me feel better and more confident. Now, I don't want to sound mean, but I was influenced by the old actor mantra of "I can do better than you." If you're an actor, you know what I'm talking about. From then on, the audition was a blast.
The director told me I could do the scene with my sides, but I decided against it, even though I wasn't 100%. He was very nice, said that was ok, and that if I ran into any trouble we could do the next take with the sides.
Well, we didn't really need another take. He was really happy with the first one. He was actually at a lost for what to do for the next one. I think he was used to people going in there with no choices made about the character and then simply telling them what he wanted for the next one. But he didn't need to do that with me because I gave him what he wanted right away.
I walked away from that audition feeling really good and headed for the train station.
Time spent in Montreal: 1 hour
Time spent on the road: 5 hours
Money spent on trip to Montreal: 10$ cab, 30$ bus (purchsed in advance), 40$ train, 11.50$ Metro Tickets, 20$ Food = 111.50$
Getting the biggest rush of your life by doing something that you love?
Priceless
...
I GOT THE FRIGGIN JOB!!!
Yes, your eyes do not deceive you. Somehow the University of Ottawa seems to think that I deserve a position with them making a nice little salary. Seriously, I don't think they know what they are getting in to. I mean, me? In charge of a department?? WTH!?!?!
This does bring up the predicament though of: will I still be able to act?
That still remains to be seen. But as my mom puts it, the job is only for one year and it would give me the chance to get on my feet financially.
Whoah
*******************************************
Anyway, yesterday was a pretty long and exhausting day. I had the job interview, the outcome of which we all now know, and I was really stressed about it. It was even harder because my boss's boss is so difficult to read. You just have no idea what she is thinking.
Well, as soon as the interview was over, I hopped in a cab to the Greyhound station and got on the bus to Montreal.
Montreal was so cool. I think I really like that city. Especially since I'm this big pro with the Metro now
...
well, I still haven't figured out where the ticket goes, but other than that, I'm a pro!
I also want to take the time to comment about the people in Montreal. Right now, they are on my list of most awesome people in the world. Not a single slow walker in the bunch. Not one!! Everyone also walks with purpose and in an orderly fashion. Everyone walks on the right side of a hallway like they were driving a car. Now, I'm told Montreal drivers aren't that great, but man, gotta love those walkers! It's also pretty cool that everything is underground and you barely have to go outside when it's cold.
I found the audition hall and waited around a bit, brushing up on my lines. There was a girl ahead of me, and hearing her in the other room actually made me feel better and more confident. Now, I don't want to sound mean, but I was influenced by the old actor mantra of "I can do better than you." If you're an actor, you know what I'm talking about. From then on, the audition was a blast.
The director told me I could do the scene with my sides, but I decided against it, even though I wasn't 100%. He was very nice, said that was ok, and that if I ran into any trouble we could do the next take with the sides.
Well, we didn't really need another take. He was really happy with the first one. He was actually at a lost for what to do for the next one. I think he was used to people going in there with no choices made about the character and then simply telling them what he wanted for the next one. But he didn't need to do that with me because I gave him what he wanted right away.
I walked away from that audition feeling really good and headed for the train station.
Time spent in Montreal: 1 hour
Time spent on the road: 5 hours
Money spent on trip to Montreal: 10$ cab, 30$ bus (purchsed in advance), 40$ train, 11.50$ Metro Tickets, 20$ Food = 111.50$
Getting the biggest rush of your life by doing something that you love?
Priceless
posted by Nancy Kenny at
5:00 PM
1 Comments:
Montreal drivers are the best I've seen anywhere. They drive like they walk: with purpose. And if you're used to it, it works beautifully. People who complain are those who don't get it.
Congrats on getting the job!
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