DOUBLE

Life is so wonderful and full! I wish there were two of me so I could get more in everyday!!!!

Double/Illustration Friday

Acting Road Trip

Lines memorized, schedules cleared, we're off to our drug of choice with heads full of sunshine. Saturday Sisters; traveling the sun-kissed Texas Highways.  Heads full of personalities, time periods and genre's, yawning our way to workshops, classes and auditions.

Shimmy between the seats for the threadbare sides needed for the afternoon auditions. Arriving to class, crisp scripts handed out by the instructor. Blood rushing through our minds in bursts, like lit firecrackers beneath our skin as we memorize, ground the characters and make the words our own.

First single file into the mock auditions, young, middle aged, ready and half hypnotized. It's exciting and never the same. In a flash, clips are watched and we're relishing in another step toward our craft. Pleased with our critiques, that prop us up like soft pillows on our way to the afternoon's real auditions, number 4 this week!

Patient in the backed up line of actors, we're "UP"! Careful with our performance, remaining in our fulfillment, accomplishments and joyousness our work brings. Comfort is for cowards, we are daring risk-takers; come sweat, dry mouths, nerves and limbs of rubber.

Back in the car driving home, we are ten again, wild and free. Talking, exhilarated, hands gesturing, baptized in the sunbeams going down, trails of ice cream treats clinging to our fingers. For a moment we see the world with wide-eyed wonder. We painted our Masterpiece!

Fourth Of July

I love the fourth but I never know how they're gonna turn out year to year. Fireman Hubby working today so no pressure to cook traditional food fair. I've gained 3 lbs!!!!!! That may sound like nothing, but do you know how hard it is to change your resume' weight on all my acting web sites? Way to much work. So it's eaiser to loose the 3 lbs back to my resume' weight. So I had a great, albeit differnet Fourth Lunch!

Start w/Sandwich Thins, the ones that are like skinny hamburger buns for 100 cal. Spread a little Marg. on and grill in small skillet, (Fried Bread,what's not to like). I don't like Hummus so I made my own using White Northern Beans, saute'ed oninon & peppers mixed in food processor. Spread 2 Tbs. on half of the grilled (fried) bread, add sprouts, figs and a little drop of that Hot Ketchup stuff, Sriacha. One opened face is only 150 cal!

Giant Leap

Today a big beautiful gift fell into my lap. My acting credit for "Friday Night Lights" was posted on my IMDB listing. It's no small thing to get your credits on The Internet Movie Data Base. They check and recheck so you can't say you were in the last Tom Cruise film, now please add that to my credits, when you really weren't. So today I checked my page and there it was!!!!! This is a small thing in the world, but it's a GIANT thing to me! I've trained and nurtured my acting career for many years, all my live in one way or another. This made me quiet down, sit still and enjoy the acknowledgment. When a director or producer looks my name  up now, it may create an opening I didn't have before. So I'm excited and awed. July is going to be good!!!!

You can go to  http://www.imdb.com/  and search "Kay Salem" and there I am !

New Things Everywhere!

Wish there were an enchanted pipline that I could update with my thoughts.
 I've been so busy with new and wonderful additions to my life!
June 2nd: Beautiful New Grandson, Jett Zimmer  8lb 4oz
June 15: Unexpected New Windfall! IRS owed us $$$$
June 18th: New Auditions! "Drop Dead Diva" and "Direct TV"  (Hope I book both!)
July:  New Vacation to Akamul, MX !!!!

I've also been traveling around for local auditions and even shot a Wal-Mart commercial yesterday.

Can't wait to see more new things God keeps blessing my life with.

The Universe Is Lining Up For Me!!!!

I haven't bloged in a while. I've been so busy with wonderful things! First of all I finally booked a role on "Friday Night Lights" ! I believe this was my 7th audition. Hey, it takes time!! I'm the School Psycologist, Ms. Rene, the most boring speech giver a teen could hope for. It will air on Direct TV this Fall and on NBC next season about this time. I was so over the moon signing the NBC contracts......

I've had other doors open! I was requested to audition for a nice family film called "Moon Ring". It shoots in Hot Springs, AK this June. I think I've got a really good chance. With the Holy Spirit being my advocate, a top notch agent and I was very prepared in the taped auditon. We'll see!!!

Then I have a GrandSon being born in 2 weeks !!!!! YEEEEEAAAAAHHHH! My heart is so full! Thank you God, ruler of the Universe!

BRAVE - Illustration Friday and Audition Trip

FOR ARTIST: Watercolor from a Christian Romance Novel. Braving the unknown to carve out a home. Models are two of my girlfriends teens. Now they are both married with children.

FOR ACTORS: Leaving the ho-hum's of suburbia, griping the wheel and blazing straight into my madcap dreams. Driving with hope, wonder and strands of hair blowing in the cold air. Stop at Buc-ees for a Red Bull and praline shaped like the State of Texas. I arrive smiling on a sugar high, eyes bright, sides in the cusp of my palm, completely exposed, yet my nerves are unrattled. I've done this a million times, I'm a stringed marionette, and like a gratuitous puppet I begin. I've temporarily abandoned my depression for a truer sense of being.                                                 I'M ACTING!!!!!
This is my social order, I'm in the midst of my tribe, snaking around the soul of my calling. How can I ever do anything else?

It's over? So soon? My exhilaration so full as I leave. Intuitions so raw my spirit howls. I scream back in my car so excited, my one way passage home begins, traveling beneath the vault of heaven and the earth buzzing fast beneath the tires. I travel hundreds of miles to experience the happiest moments I've ever known. My bank account holds only a fist full of funds, all I have is who I am. The heart and soul of a creative artist God saw worth creating. He has told me more than once, "Nothing is foolish that fulfills my passion." Thank you God! Acting, auditioning you are my passion!
                                                    ACTING MAKES ME BRAVE!