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!