Sit on it!

This is pretty much what I do all day -writers now the feeling but I'm sure many of you can relate to it as well.

Sitzfleisch: (SITZ-flaish, ZITS-) noun: 1. The ability to sit through or tolerate something boring. 2. The ability to endure or persist in a task. ETYMOLOGY:[From German Sitzfleisch, from sitzen (to sit) + Fleisch (flesh). Earliest documented use: Before 1930.

NOTES: Sitzfleisch is a fancy term for what's commonly known as chair glue: the ability to sit still and get through the task at hand. It's often the difference between, for example, an aspiring writer and a writer. Sometimes the word is used in the sense of the ability to sit out a problem -- ignore it long enough in the hope it will go away.

Quote of the Day

"We must be careful about what we pretend to be."- Kurt Vonnegut.

My mom loved Vonnegut and I consider "Slaughter house Five or the Children's Crusade" to be one of the best books ever written. Hell even the goofy movie version is worth a look.

Turn off the TV and go read a book. Now.

All the worlds a stage

"One of the worst things you can do as an actor, I think, is to forget your lines, and then get so flustered you start stabbing the other actors." Jack Handy

I went to an audition a week ago and surprise, surprise, I got cast in a 10 minute play in the Northwest Play Series at a local theater. I did a short monologue from "Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" by Jane Wagner/ Lily Tomlin. I hate auditons because I get nervous, I worry I'll forget my lines but mostly because I'm really lame at directing myself. Fortunately I got help from a professional actor and teacher who gave me some very valuable tips and it helped me relax enough to actually enjoy it.

So now I have to learn lines, work with another actor who has far more professional experience than me and a fussy director ( actually every director I've worked with was fussy). Do I look nervous? Yes, but I don't think I'll end up like Jack Handy.