The Alchemist

Bringing balance to the force is the wonderful news that I will star in “Zorg and Andy” after all - thanks to Karen. Karen is my oh-so-very gracious, kind, and supportive client that told me “if it is important to you, you should do it.” Thank you, Karen! You totally rock.

A root canal? You gotta be fracking kidding me!!

I’ve been nursing a sensitive tooth ever since I had it filled back in November. A month later I had a cleaning. The dentist told me that it would just take a while to be less sensitive.

But in the last few days the pain has gone through the roof and spread out throughout my mouth and face on that side. It’s like a really, really, really horribly bad sinus infection. Actually, I’m guessing it’s a lot like a migraine. I was actually weeping last night in bed from the pain even though I was on Vicadin, too.

So anyway tomorrow morning I get to go see a doctor that my dentist referred me to for a possible root canal. And you know what? After last night, I’m looking forward to it.

Last Sunday we had a fight rehearsal for Star Trek Vs. Batman. What a blast! I learned a bit about fighting for the camera, threw some folks around, got thrown around, and generally enjoyed playing stuntman!

Sadly, I couldn’t actually watch the whole thing… since I was busy being beat up by Josh (Kirk). But I’m guessing the whole thing looked pretty impressive from an outside vantage. We had 7 people in the fight at once… all crisscrossing and weaving in and out between other individuals’ fights. And I even get to rocket the boy wonder into a couple thugs in a big crack-the-whip kind of throw.

My favorite part, though, has to be at the end of the melee, two of Joker’s thugs literally jerk me up off the ground into the air slam me against the wall and pin me there… feet up off the ground, arms spread. It’s very fun and I hope very cool looking.

That said, I’m still sore today! Oh well. I’ll gladly suffer a little for my art!

I was recently offered the lead in an independent film. Yay!

Or so I thought. The trouble is they want me to shoot 10 days straight, full time (which, by the way, on the set a day is 10 hours). Crap.

So I’ve tried to pull out all the stops to make it happen. Trouble is, I’m a working man and I have clients that are dependent on my working to a schedule and a family that really would rather I didn’t use up all my vacation on a film. And this would be over 8 week days missing work and using up vacation! Still, I figured I could work in the evenings and make up at least half of the time. Ok… but I still have 3 days that I have client meetings in the morning that I really need to attend. So I ask the director, “Hey, director, could I start late on those 3 days?” Graciously, he tries, but alas, he’s saying now that it probably can’t be done. Argh! So, it looks like we’re at an impasse and I won’t be able to accept the role. Damn, damn, damn!

I really wish it weren’t hard to both be an actor and make a living at the same time. Sigh.

I’ve always been frustrated by folding fitted sheets - they just never seem to come out nice and neat. And, well, I like my folded laundry to be nice and neat. (Uh huh, I can be a bit obsessive that way. It probably comes from doing time as an associate in a Bachrach’s menswear store.) In any case, now thanks to the magic of The Internets and Target, I’ve just learned how to fold a fitted sheet! Ah. I feel better now…