So...the film that went on for months is finished....now what?

After having the "viewing party" at the writer/director's house, I find I have some free time on my hands to let go of this role and move on to the next project.  Check in hand (yup, paid actor to boot!), I made sure it didn't bounce and said my goodbyes and keep in touches, and kept it moving, applying and submitting for acting gigs.  And in one week got three.  Got confirmed for two as definite, one was thinking about utilizing me then never got back to me after the initial email.

So now.....I am ecstatic, and uncharacteristically post updates of what I'm up to on my FB actor page.  Bad idea.  We actors are a superstitious lot and it's not uncommon to find some secret hateration going on amongst fellow actors, even struggling ones.

Soooooo...I was too gleeful and got demands for wanting to know what exactly I was doing from ...some apparent haters who wanted me to prove things and uncharacteristically I gave in and ended up giving up information about the project (like its name) and suddenly, I get dropped from another project.  So now I'm down to one project out of the original three -- this is the one I did not get into details.  I'm human, but I also scold myself for just going down that road and allowing me to get influenced by some idiots who in the end don't pay my rent nor do anything to further my career anyway.

It is a paid gig, so I'm thrilled about that.  And I'll be traveling for a weekend shoot.  I'm very excited about it, because it's far enough but not that far that I can't come home and sleep in my own bed.  Very happy about that!

Studying lines, which is my Achilles heel, being more diligent about memorizing.  Luckily it's not a long piece, I should be fine by end of the week.  Working a temp job in the meantime to help cover home expenses and I'm trying to figure out how to squeeze in getting a new headshot or two to carry me over for the next couple of years.

And I keep submitting, while dealing with the every day things of making sure I'm not underpaid or gypped on something or another.  The life of an actor.