Someone found the paper towels...
Takin' it on the road
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In the fall of '99 I went on a foreign study program with the drama department at Furman to England, Ireland, and France. It was on this trip that I decided to seriously pursue acting as a career. Also on the trip was Sally, of course, but also a student named Tiffany. Flash forward nine years, and Tiffany and I are both living in LA about three miles from each other. We see each other pretty regularly and exchange career stories and ideas. She had the great idea for us to go back to Furman and do a workshop with the drama students to help fill in the gaps in their education; no matter how good an academic program is, it's still an academic program. One thing I really enjoyed about UCI was hearing visitors speak about their profession.
Just yesterday we got the official word that we will be going to Furman for a weekend in October, fully funded. On Thursday night we will present a CLP (Cultural Life Program. Students are required to attend a certain number of these on-campus events per year) that my sissy better be at! It will be for general audiences and address how a Furman education has helped (or not) our career choices. On Friday we will make a presentation to one of the acting classes and maybe do a workshop in the afternoon. On Saturday we'll do an all day workshop for students who are really serious about acting.
I'm so excited to go back to Furman and to bring something positive to the drama department. I was a history major, so I only had one foot in over at the drama department, but I know they have talented students who will benefit from a few lessons from the real world. And for all the CLPs I went to, I find it hilarious that I'll be one of those speakers! I wonder what building they'll put us in...
All ye siblings, roommates, and parents who might want to attend: the CLP will be Thursday the 8th around 7:30 pm.
And now for something completely different...
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I've started a new project. You can see it at www.letterstoaaronsorkin.blogspot.com.
E3
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Last week was a huge video game conference held every year called E3, and SOUNDAWG was there. The event is HUGE and is an industry event for media and game publishers. You have to have industry credentials to get in and companies come from all over the world to attend. We handed out 28 press kits to potential clients, and had lots of fun checking out the upcoming games. Zach voices characters in a lot of big titles coming out later this year, so it was fun to have him look around the convention and say, "I'm in that."
I'm not so into the killing and shooting games, but I did have a blast playing the new Harry Potter game on the Wii. My arm was sore the next day, but I trounced Zach in a duel with our wands.
Sounds like lettuce
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Zach confused poor Henry when he got out a bag of munchies. We get bagged lettuce for the buns, and now when they hear plastic crinkling they think it's time for greens. Zach let him have a sniff, but he was not interested. Bunny rejection!
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