Thursday, July 15, 2010

Lola the Pom




I bought a puppy. She is a teeny, tiny pomeranian. My apartment doesn't allow animals, so I wasn't going to get her, but I spent the weekend at Izak's parent's house, and ended up hanging out with her a lot. I fell in love with her, and took her home. She is soo sweet, and very crazy. She will play for an hour, and then sleep for an hour. It's really cute, except at night when all I want to do is sleep. We have to spoil her because we can't let her whine or make any noise. I don't care, though. I would spoil her anyway. She thinks any piece of clothing is a threat, including socks and underwear. She also likes to bite shoes. When I put her in a cage at all, she doesn't bark, she actually cries. It sounds like a baby crying, and I can't listen to it for very long or I have to let her out. She has Izak and me wrapped around her little paw.

Hello??? WAKE UP!

So I have started taking an amazing acting class. I'm learning so much about being a real actress, but I feel like I am learning about life, too. That sounds so cheesy, but I just keep thinking about the class everyday. We talked about regionalisms, and I just keep noticing them now! In Utah and Idaho, why don't we ever say the "t" in words? Mountain, Layton, ect. One of the worst: LIKE. Oh my goodness gracious. I say this so much, and I thought I was getting better. Nope. "Like" is ruining our language. It's more than just a filler word I think, because people text it, too. I am so guilty of this. Seriously, I will say " like, are you going to the mall" in a text. I feel bad for people from other countries who are trying to learn English. The minute they come here, I bet they say, "Wait, did I even learn the right language?"
Another thing I keep thinking about is what kind of image I would want as an actress- which roughly translates to what kind of person do I want to be. Actors can label themselves, and if they do so, sometimes that sticks forever. Then, their roles are limited to that persona. Of course, you have people like Adam Sandler, who can play anything, even though he has a certain label. But most of the time, you have to watch it. As an actor, you have to know who you are and act the way you have chosen - all the time! I keep thinking about this on a larger scale. What kind of person do I want to be, period.
Out of all of this, I feel like I am thinking all the time. I feel like I am just waking up, really. There is so much to consider and think about and notice!