Opening Night and Longtime Updates
Wow! Didn’t realize that I haven’t touched this site since January. Sorry about that. Alot has happened. I was laid off from my job (Whoo). My Sister and her husband are pregnant (and due in August) with their first baby. I am working on an Independent film (Politics of Street Crime ). And have been asked to be a part of a production crew for 48 hour Movie at the end of July! Much busier being off of work then when I was on it! LOL
I have to say that being laid off hasn’t been all that bad. Is their suckage…well of course. Less income coming in even with unemployment…and not being able to find a job in your field can be a little disheartening. But in all actuality, it has given me the impetus to work on what has always been my heart and soul – Acting.
As I told you all back in January I started taking an acting class in Royal Oak. Well when the beginning classes were done I signed up for the film class as well as the independent study classes. Well along with the film class I have been working hard on the actual film. I have a role in the film as well as working crew. I am learning many of the aspects of being a production coordinator as well as being on most of the film shoots doing whatever is needed of me at the time. Our goal is to wrap production in September in time to submit our film to Sundance. So it’s pretty exciting stuff!
This weekend we held/are holding a varietal theater show at a black box theater in Detroit – 1515 Broadway. Not only has this been an opportunity to showcase the talent in our group, but we are also utilizing this time to celebrate The Actors Workshop’s Silver Anniversary as well as fund raising for the Film. In July our director will be heading out to California to do some casting for a name actor to be a part of the film. Keep your fingers crossed!
For the 25 show this weekend – I have had 2 major and one supporting role in the 3 theater productions. It’s been a ton of rehearsals, work, time and fun! Opening night went off pretty darn good. We had some small oops’ (not from me of course) but that’s what happens in a live show. Peter was there – and I have to say…nothing made me feel better then to find him after the show, and to see nothing but naked adoration and pride in his eyes. It really made me feel like I might be good at this after all! It was awesome. I had a lot of wonderful compliments, and some really spot on suggestions. Tonight is the close of show – and then it’s back to the film world. But I have LOVED this quick foray into theater. Actually our director is looking to possibly direct a showing of Streetcar Named Desire this fall. I hope I can work with them on that as well….I love Tennessee Williams.
Through my work with The Actor’s Workshop I was introduced to Wes and Roger from BoxTruck Productions and was invited by them to be on their team for the Detroit 48 Hour Movie Project…can you say honored and excited. What will happen is at the end of July our team will be given a genre and some other information – and we will have to write, shoot and edit a film with those parts within 48 hours. All the entries will be shown at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak on the following Wednesday, then onto the Best of 48 Hour Movies which I belive will be held in Atlanta and then the 10 best of the tour will be heading on to Cannes in 2010. So it’s really an excellent and exciting opportunity. And I cannot wait to be a part of all of this.
Whew! Busy, Busy, Busy Bee! But thought I should update you all! Love and miss you – and I’ll try to be better on this!
TGIF – And Posting Again :)
Sorry Andy for not telling you all I was posting…I didn’t want to screw it up too soon! LOL
I met my new gyno doctor today…Dr. Roy. She was fantastic. My yearly isn’t scheduled until September, but you all know how I worry and with the whole not getting pregnant…figured probably a good idea to get this ball rolling! Pete came with me (and they did the whole work up – lucky Pete, his first Pap LOL). She was very intelligent and very understanding. Answered all my questions to the fullest, and let me/us know my/our options.
My BMI (Body Mass Index) is not causing our troubles with getting pregnant – let’s just get that out of the way first. Yea! She said – do I want you to eat healthy – YES. Do I want you to exercise regularly – Yes…but you aren’t training for a marathon. So that was nice to hear. I kept wondering if my weight was holding us back, but then I wasn’t sure what to do. I have been eating as healthy as I can (and organic when possible I would like to add). But I don’t exercise regularly…and that is something that I need to work on. Pete and I had starting biking, but then we’ve had this roll of CRAPPY weather that has really hindered us. So hopefully this weekend it can be back on the bike. So I was really happy to hear that for two reasons. One: she’s not a doctor that takes the easy way out and two: It just felt good to know that it wasn’t ALL my FAULT! Whoo!
She looked at my menstrual chart that I have been keeping since Dr. Harpole took my IUD out 2 years ago. I had recently (within the last 4 months) been doing an OTC ovulation testing kit, so it had that information. What she said that she noticed is that my Luteal phase is actually short. It should be 14 days, and it’s been running around 10-12. What she thinks maybe happening is that I am short of progesterone. There really isn’t a good test for your progesterone levels since they fluctuate so much every day, so they diagnose this clinically. She’s prescribed me progesterone (which is the natural hormone version). I am to take this the day I start ovulating and until my period starts again (or through the 1st trimester). I will do this for up to 6 cycles, and then we’ll meet again – but she did offer for me to feel free to make an appointment after 3 cycles if I need to talk again. I asked her for the next step after 6 months and she said that what they would do at that point is keep me on the progesterone, but also add Clomid. It looks like to her that I am ovulating, but that the clomid would not only help in the ovulation, but also in procuring a “good” egg. After 6 months of that, if we still weren’t pregnant, then it would be time to see a specialist.
I’m feeling very upbeat after this meeting. I cannot wait to conceive, and hopefully low progesterone levels were all that the problem was! (Keep your fingers crossed). Although I don’t know that Peter will be so excited about the PMS symptoms that come along with the progesterone….LOL
In other news: my mother went in on Thursday for full gasteric by-pass surgery. I’m still not sure what I think of this…but she is my mother, and I love her! More on this later, as I don’t know what else to say. She came out of sugery fine, was able to have her meds this morning and some broth and jello and that all held down fine. So it’s 21 days of liquids only then a couple of weeks of soft foods and then onto real foods. I hope this really works for her!!!
Rainy Days and Mondays…
Good New First:
Last Thursday my good friends Mr. and Mrs. Beef gave birth to their lovely son Angus! He’s a beautiful boy. I cannot wait to meet him, since I am the honorary Auntie (and the favorite one at that). They have had an interesting journey to say the least, and I am especially excited that it has ended with the birth of a beautiful boy. I hope to be joining them some day 
OK Bad News:
The Wings, lost last night. While this is not the end of the world at the moment, I am sad to report that they played like shit most of the time last night. (Yes, I actually watched some of the game…Shocking!). I had to stop watching when they went into overtime…I cannot stand over time …too stressful. But after 3 sudden death overtimes, they took a bow and lost by one 
They will be playing in Pittsburgh next and hopefully will win there – and then we get the Stanley Cup. Should they lose, then that will tie things up 3-3, and the 7th game here in Michigan will be extremely stressfull…Let’s all root for them to win!!! Go Wings!
In other news…heh…like my life is newsworthy…LOL:
Things on our own pregnancy journey are still journeying along. We started trying about 2 years ago. Last summer, we both had all of our testing done to check fertility…and all seems well. For the past couple of months (about 3 I think) i have been doing my ovulation test…Whee. And it seems normal to me. I have finally made an appointment with a Doctor here…so let’s hope we are still on track. I just want to touch base with her about fertility stuffage! I know, I know…it’ll happen, it’ll happen…
