Vannessa Photo Montage'

Well now that all the Hoopla has subsided and all the Mylar balloons have more that once gotten wrapped up in our ceiling fan, the party is over! However, it is amazing how life's tasks occupy our time and attention, all so often even the tinniest of task seem to be impossible. For example the posting of this photo montage', basic cut and paste stuff, yet appropriating the time seem to elude me.

Well here it is! I just hope looking at pictures of my daughter doesn't feel like watching those old silent movies of distant relatives on family vacation.

Just another life lesson, the take away for those of you who require a moral to the story; Life is TOO SHORT to not take the time to show those you LOVE, how much you love them by making time, finding time to celebrate life!

2 Seconds of Air Time!

Many of you may remember these pictures from a Face Book post last August the 12th day of 2009. These pictures represent several takes of specific scenes from the filming of a 30 second commercial for a Big Box Home Improvement retailer, not the Blue one the Orange one! Well, this particular day my Mad Thespian Skills were put to serious use, as take after take, the director and his crew worked meticulously to get the perfect visual interpretation of the script they had been handed. Yea, anyways the highlight of my day was the craft services, they are the one's that provide all the goodies! All day long! Gourmet lunch with fresh grilled salmon and delicious salads and sides all available for me! for FREE!

Let me tell you the life of an out of work actor must be tremendously taxing, but man when they land a role, WOW, the perks are fabulous! And if free food isn't enough they paid me for my supporting role! Listen, if paying the dues for the whole SAG card would guaranty me a free lunch and a pay check! On the other hand, after 6 hours of diligently maintaining my character in an effort to sell warehouse quantities of pink insulating material, only to end up on the editing floor as non usable footage, is a tad bit disheartening.

2 milliseconds of air time, just a plume of smoke on the distant horizon, but it was an opportunity not many will experience, so I placed the fond memory into that collective space where I store all my cherished life experiences.

So today June 3rd 2010, as I perused the back aisle of the Big Box retailer in route to the men's room to do number 1, as I past the in store training room, by way of my keen peripheral vision I noticed a man who looked familiar but I couldn't quite place him? Well, this particular Guy is the one who comes out and does video auditions of real life Big Box workers, for review by the producer and director from which to pick the individual talent for the next big premiere! As this individual slowly but steadily en crouched upon my personal space, I heard, "Hey aren't you gonna audition?" Who, What, Me?

So as the thoughts of craft services bounce around in my head, I can only wait and see....

Stay Tuned, I will keep you POSTED!