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http://werenotafraid.com

I know lots of peopel are sick of people, especially Americans talking about London. But I think this one's a damn good sentiment for any day of the week, especially in this world.

(Granted, i think that this thing wasjust mentioned on Nightline is now making it not work... none of the links seem willing to do anything right now but reload the first page).

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I just found out that my australian groceries were theoretically delivered to my office on July 8. Either they weren't or no one told me, either way, I'm annoyed and have to deal with that this morning. They say it was signed for by a DVALET which is not promising as a real identity. Who the fuck would want to steal my Solo?

Also, just found out that NIDA will be starting a 1-year-part time course for screen acting (previously they only had a musical theatre one). This is interesting, but mostly in a way that's problematic. Less problematic is the new range of short courses (they sent me a brochure yesterday) which includes short courses in their design studio. I think there's no doubt that next time I do get down to Australia I do have to time it so I can blow a couple of days at NIDA on their corset making workshop. Because that's just cool. Anyway, I'm very charmed that they airmail me their brochures. It's important to me to feel connected to the place, I realize, which is nice, since I don't give much of a damn about my high school or University. One must have something I suppose.

Today I have a weird acting meeting thingy in a building I've always thought was haunted.

I also must go to the post office.

Spoke to my mother last night who is so unwilling to grasp the realities of acting. If I tell her about any audition or work I've done on any project she asks a billion questions, mostly not relevant. I don't like to go into details on auditions, because it's an act of emphasizing failure, especially to her who doesn't understand how much "no" there is in this business. And to her there was only student films and blockbusters, it's hard for her to understand my working on something low budget, with deffered pay that may well see DVD release.

Also she asked about the play a lot and that was extra uncomfortable, probably because being my mother she makes me into a little girl, when I can least afford to be either.

I am perhaps full of woe.

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My Australian groceries are in fact AWOL and roaming NYC.

FedEx better fix this shit.

Free performance Sunday

I'll be participating in Geek Ink's reading of Picasso's "Desire Caught By The Tail." This Sunday 7/17 at 7pm. It's at the Jean Cocteau Rep (330 Bowery, corner of Bond). The show is free (although the theatre is always grateful for donations) and somewhat indescribeable. So if you lack something to do, come on down!

P.S. we're still looking for a couple of non-union guys for this thing, if you're in NYC and interested, drop me an email and I'll put you in touch with the director. The time committment is obviously minimal and the people rock.

artistic families

I just auditioned for this play abotu Frank O'hHra thanks to the good graces of a friend who hooked me up with the opportunity. Lord knows if anything will come of it, but it has me all excited and frenetic, because oh my god, you _can_ write about this shit. I tend to have this (rather studied and ineffectual) aversion to making art about art and towards articulating why I want to, but this pleasant little audition in this unbelieveable apartment just sort of shook me out of it.

Which leads me to a quasi-related question:

Talk to me about the artistic families you know about/admire/find interesting/hate/are afraid of. And talk to me about what artistic family means to you -- genetic or constructed? love or friendship? Clear-cut or murky? What are the plausible geometric permutations? Enabling the product or part of it? Is it stuff like the emergence of Sofia Coppola? Bohemian cliques like the Frank O'Hara mess? Francis Bacon and his troubled relationships with his muses? Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh? Baz Luhrmann's Iona, etc.? Talk to me about how other people do it and why you care. And talk to me about how you do it if this pertains to you (and I can think of at least two instances on my friendslist that I think qualify).

My brain is al buzzy. Please feed me.