sorry for my delayed update... A LOT has happened, and i'm feeling a lot more settled in now. i got my internet yesterday, so i can finally update you all on my life here in hollywood. it is strange, but enjoyable. so far.
first of all, the ride down:
i made a bad decision (duh). i went out hard the night before i drove down from portland to LA with my dad, and i was drunkity drunk drunk. i can barely remember the end of the night and woke up in a haze. i stumbled out of bed, climbed into the car, and after about 2 hours of fast and windy driving, i felt sick. very sick. i puked out of the car door and felt horrible the whole drive down. yes, really. it was so embarrassing, and i felt so bad for destroying the fun father-daughter road trip my dad had talked about. oops. so, anyway, we get down to concord, CA, visit my grandma, pick up my sister, and start heading down to LA. then we get a flat tire in the middle of nowhere on I-5. yes, really. my dad takes out the spare but it's like a mini tire that can't make it, so we call AAA and they come but can't help so we drive to the nearest walmart and get a new tire. that was all the road trip drama. whewww.
the apartment hunt:
okay, craigslist was misleading. i'm the first to admit i was a bit blindsided by LA's renting market. it's less than the city, but not by much. i managed to get a good deal on a place in hollywood off the 101 and close to school, but it's a bit more than i thought i was going to pay. it's AMAZING, though. i will have to post some pictures once i figure out to attach them to this blog thing. i'm in a massive studio, and i've gotten some good deals on a bed and couch off craigslist. ikea is close by, too, so i've gotten some good stuff from there. basically, if you want to live in a less secure area with street parking, then you can get a studio for $850/mo. if you're looking for a safer area with gated/secure parking, you're looking at about $1200 and above. yikes, i know.
the program!:
i had orientation today, and, guys, i have to admit - it seems AWESOME. we have a lot of classes every week like movement, voice, jujitsu (right?), auditioning with the casting director of brothers & sisters, film with maggie kiley, a comedy class, showcase class, getting our reel figured out with clark gregg, and then a bunch of really cool guests come in every weds and fri. we're having class with the director miller tobin this friday, and there's a long line of others. plus the class is really small, so i feel like i will get some good face time, for whatever that's worth. i have josh pais' workshop this weekend, so that's another great outlet for me at the perfect time. my sister leaves tomorrow so i will be alone. yeah, i'm gonna need some pais in my life. i'm feeling like i'm going in the right direction... and i'm feeling like the luckiest girl in the world. seriously, my parents are killer.
things are definitely moving in this town, and i don't know if i'll want to stay here for very long, but it feels like the place to jump off and get started. i may want to eat these words in may when i'm still unemployed and wishing i was in nyc, but for now i'm very very content and excited for whatever may come my way, for whatever that's worth. xoxo, m.
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