Tub Dreaming - A Return

Hey Abyss,

Look, I know its been a while buddy but I have concluded that there is really no point in my writing about my progress in school. It would get repetitive and boring, and on a side note the training at NTS is one that cannot described. So I come to you with news of my return.

I am going to be making weekly entry's now that, one, I have time due to the ending of school for the summer, and, two, I am heading back to Halifax for job hunting! So lets dive in:

Today is my 4th day in my empty apartment. The only things to keep me busy are my cats, a computer with limited internet connection and a newly polished off 4kg container of peanut butter. Sounds like a ballin' time eh? I have been sleeping in my bathtub because my bed has been moved to my new apartment, that is about a half hour away, and I have slowly been packing my ONE bag with the essentials that I think I am going to need for 4 months.

This past week has been an eventful one full of much drama and learning. I will start off with my Monday of last week which started with me falling down Mount Royal and having my hand crushed and splitting my pinkie open. After a trip to the emergency room, with help from a man I had just met that night, I was back in my apartment with a stitched hand and a now lost iPod. Needless to say, I have learned to not drink 6 litres of Heineken and go rock climbing after a Canadian Solider, the guy who helped me, has told me not to.

My hand was pretty swollen earlier this week and so I could do nothing for myself, and I mean nothing.

Picture personal things, yeah those I couldn't do either.

So I needed a lot of help and was surprised by the amount of people who called and offered to help my in any way they could. Except with the personal things.

On Wednesday two of my friends helped me move all my furniture over to one of the three apartments I am currently paying for.

A quote : "You always know who your friends are when you see who shows up after you ask for help moving." Jesse LaVercombe.

I was happy to get that all done in less then two hours, but had forgotten that now I had nothing in my apartment which has made for, as mentioned earlier, a grand 'ol time.

Let's just say I think that my cats and I know each other really well now.

My hand has slowly been healing and if you follow my Twitter or Facebook you can see the damage as of yesterday. It reminds me of Frankenstein.

Always an attractive feature to have when appealing to women.

I am leaving for home on wednesday night of this week coming and am stoked to see my family again, although my dear mother laughed at me when I called her and told her what happened on the mountain. It will be nice to have a home cooked meal, or at least a free trip to MacDonalds. I am excited to see all my friends and catch up with people who I have missed for the 8 months I have been here. And most importantly getting some more acting work!

I am praying, for my student loan sake, that this summer will be lucrative and I can make some money and get a decent amount of coverage again. I feel so out of the loop with my city and I am anxious to get back and start annoying people with my public appearances.

I don't want to prattle on for too long but hopefully this has answered the question as to why I have not been writing. And if you have any other questions for me put them in the comment box below.

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Peace Abyss.

Steeped in Stench Like a Teabag in Water

If that simile wasn't attractive enough for you, I also haven't showered today.

I found out the value of a new contact case. I always forget how long I have my current contact case. The maximum period of time that one should be reusing the case is three months. I am assuming that I have been using mine well beyond that time. So I was sleeping at my friends place last night on a whim and so i went and bought some new solution and with came a BONUS contact case. My eyes feel amazing today :)

Today is showtime. I am feeling alright and have confidence that it will be a good show. I am, more or less, hoping that there will be a larger crowd tonight than expected. I was disappointed last night because I was expecting the local news to show up. They didn't, so no real press coverage for us actors.

Oh, and I have recently become the owner of two kittens. I am picking them up on Sunday.

Audition update: Nothing for a week and a day. Now is about the time something will come about.

Again, Ellen Page if you are reading this please try to make it to the show tonight. It starts at 8pm.

My friend texted me the yesterday morning to inform me that she had a dream about me. The dream was her watching the Scatman video, but I was the Scatman. Which makes sense because now I am the CATman.

For those of you who do not know what the Scatman is and think it is some killer from a horror film, this should clear your mind of those images: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Geiq0FP13uQ&feature=search

Also I came across this Trailer for a new Natalie Portman movie (Natalie Portman is one of my 3) check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jaI1XOB-bs

Thats enough for today, wish me luck.

All the best Abyss

Neil Young had the right idea; Forever Young.

Tonight was just another night of me wanting to be in film. My friends and I went to see Michael Cera in Scott Pilgrim vs The World. It was a great film. I laughed a lot and was just a whole lot of fun. It was quite clever and a multitude of great aspects. And as stated, makes me want to act even more. Every time I go to see a great film I always think about how hard I have to work to get to that point someday. That is my ultimate goal, to get on the big screen and do an effective performance. Obviously a simple request.

Work was normal. I move tomorrow from my temporary place that my roommate and I are squatting in. My parents are coming down to clean my new apartment to the standard that my mother insists needs to be meet. She actually told me that I would get crabs if I was living there without it fully being cleaned. Thats right kids, you can catch crabs from standing on a dirty carpet. I know one would think that the only way you would normally catch them is by rubbing your genitals on the carpet, literally shagging the carpet, but this is false in the eyes of my dear mother who think that STD's jump and eat through your pants.

 Lets hope she isn't right for the sake of my sex life.

Audtion update: Ziltch x2

It may be safe to say I did not get the parts.

I have been made aware of another audition that I will be submitting myself to in hopes of discovery. I just want someone to cut me a break. I need to get that union status. All I can do is keep trying.

Do you ever have those moments where you notice how far technology and medical science has come since the days of outhouses. I have them every so often. Tonight as I was taking out my contacts I was like, "shit, these things are little bits of lenses that help me see! And I put them in my eye and trust that they wont permanently injure me." I mean under normal circumstance you don't just put things in your eyes. I am sure the first person to test contacts was like, "What the eff? Are you joking me, you want me to do what?" It is just so crazy how things keep advancing everyday and they will continue to. My children will live a totally different life than me due to the gadgets and medical advances that are coming down the pipe. It is amazing.

I may have a date soon. Hell Yes.

That's is all for now Abyss, keep in touch.