I bet that waiting for a casting call is a lot like waiting for the Jury to come outta that deliberation room.
…Your fate in this, is now totally out of your hands, and it is at other people’s graces to determine your future for whatever space of time is at stake…which will almost entirely wage how you will be conducting your life, and where, and with whom…often cases in total intimacy with complete strangers, who will know more random closely guarded secrets about you than sometimes even your significant other…but there is no telling how fucking long it will take them to make this highly anticipatory decision, until they finally make it.
…And until then: you just have to wait.
…Just sit here.
One of my favorite UK classes reminded and pushed the mantra that the audition is my work, and the rest belongs to “them. ” It is not my job to fret or deliberate anything. My job is done.
…Unless they pick me up to do the show itself.
…In which case, my new job begins.
…But until or unless that happens… I’m not supposed to waste energy or worry about the outcome…
…Which, again with the “Jury” scenario, is kinda the most difficult thing I’m supposed to do.
How the hell do you actively “not care? ”
…And this gets even rougher when they draw the process out. And when you don’t know them at all, or the way they might usually do things.
…And when you are wanting to make plans and build schedules and stipend gas money and other finances.
…And you could also use a haircut.
…Many, many things, from basic personal care to several months of financial, social, and life choices are just sitting here in the box, waiting for someone else’s decision to tell me what I can and cannot do.
…Just keep counting the markers as they pass by.
We are in day 8.
…It’s already been a long 2017.
Next: As resolutions I decided to chart things. (Cuz I pretty much do that shit anyway, so am destined to win at at least that.)
…This time it’s one financial goal, one fitness specific, and some accountability for alcohol unit consumption…keeping in mind, I am no longer 20 with unlimited bounce-back before me.
…At the moment I am at stellar achievement level with my Habitbull app. Course, we’re only 4 days in, but I bet you so much money that new gym memberships are already starting to feel neglected and whole cartons of cookies have already made their first binge round of “fuckit, ” with a lot of people we know.
(…well, the cookie one for sure. That was me. But then cookies were never on my list. That’s just a fucking stupid way to start hating the year before it’s even begun.)
…Meanwhile, I’m nailing my rules shit. (Even the addendums)
…AND the cookie -eating. (You’re welcome.)
Now: onto some more freezing cold walks and movie-watching…as I pretend not to wait for that damn Jury verdict.
..This is me: not caring so hard right now.
…So. Hard…
~D
