"The Weekend: A Night-Owl Vacation"


This weekend was a relatively uneventful one, but that I appreciated greatly. Saturday and Sunday were my days off from filming in "Mr. 3000" out at Miller Park. I decided both days would be days of relaxation and very little stressful activity, and honestly I think the vacation did me good. It allowed me to reset my energy level and prepare for another full week of long days on the set.

Since my remaining nine days/nights scheduled on-set will likely be overnight shoots, I have remained in my present sleep rotation -- sleeping during day hours, waking during the night. I figure by remaining in this schedule, even on vacation days, I'll be able to more easily stay awake while I am sitting around Miller Park.

So, aside from those planned bum activities this weekend, the only real event of note was auditions Sunday evening for the upcoming Alumni theatre production at my college. Noting the convenience of these auditions, I walked down to my old campus, and auditioned, and had a lot of fun in the process. We'll see how well I did in a few days. :)

With this audition, I find I rather miss the stage actually. Since graduation in spring 2002, my energies have been focused towards work at Barnes and Noble (of which I am thankfully no longer employed at), my artwork and commissioned projects, and film acting opportunities and/or auditions. My last stage role was my last college production. I'm really itching to get back on the stage again. Afterall, once the theatre bug bites, it's near impossible to totally remove the symptoms. Acting is already in the blood. :)

So, I now sit here typing this at 5:45am Monday morning. I yawn, signifying to myself that it has become time for bed. When I awake, I'll be off to Miller Park for a 5pm call time.... Ah, the joys of working in the movies!

Take care all, and I'll be on again soon with a recap of my Monday night on-set.

Have a blessed new week, and until later,

Your happily blogging actor friend,
-Jon
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