I have a job!

I got a job working in an Insurance comany ( i know not very exciting) but its one step further to getting the money i need to fund my plans for fame...

I'm currently training at the moment, and its very interesting, but there is a LOT of grey area when it comes to insurance. I keep thinking of that Chris Rock stand up when he goes on about 'if nothing happens... shouldn't i get my money back?"...

Its only now i realise that Insurance would not exist if this was the case. But i don't want to bore you with all that... I'm just happy to be on the other side of the employment scale.

Peace...

So far so slow...

well, I've been here three weeks now, and to be honest i'm just taking it slowly at the moment. I'm registering with a casting agency to get work as an extra and i'm going to join the local amateur theatre (just to keep me in practise)...

Its going really good with Emma too... but its annoying having to live with her mother, who is a compulsive cleaner and probably has a cleaning OCD.

Anyways, I'll make this short and sweet, my five year plan is still on track. But I won't know until later if i have made all the right choices... but that's the beauty of life!

peace out

My Last Week

Well... it's my last week in Newcastle and to be honest I will not really miss it that much. I will miss my family and friends obviously, but the town can just fuck right off... The only thing it's ever done for me is hold me back and make me realise how green the grass is on the other side. At the moment i'm standing in a mud field with no boots on.

I've spent two years of my life pursuing a "career" in amateur theatre and that is getting me nowhere. I have to admit it was a lot of fun and I'll miss it, but I know I'm bigger than that. But one thing I will not miss is the total wankers I have to put up with at work talking about shite all day, and having to talk to scum on the phones who have no life apart from spongeing off the tax payer. Seeing the back of that job is one of my favourite aspects of leaving this all behind.

I have to be prepared, though, that the grass may not be greener. It can't be any worse than this though. I can only hope, and try my best to make it. That, after all, is why I am here on this planet.

Well... that's it.

The last night of my last play at Priory Theatre has been and gone, and I for one, will totally miss it. That theatre has been really good to me, and I owe them a huge thanks for all the experience and time they have given me.

Now its time to focus on the move, and making it big in Glasgow...

Wish me luck!

First Night Jitters

So the first night of Relatively Speaking went okay... well i say that. I was good (of course haha) but again Irene lost the plot and ended up getting about 20 prompts... and that's being generous! It's really a shame too, but for god's sake, she's had as much time as any of us to learn the lines, I know there's a lot, but you have to expect that with a four handed play. She even accused me of cutting her off during some of her lines... I'm sorry, but i'm not just going to stand there like a lemon waiting for her to remember lines and lose the pace.

Anyways, there's a whole week ahead so hopefully it will get better. My family is coming to see me on Wednesday... they've seen me in everything i've been in, but this one is different as it's the most I've ever had to learn and is the biggest part I've played.

I'm outta here!

I have decided that I will move to Glasgow... I know it may seem a little extreme and somewhat sudden, but I feel that it is time to do something with my life, and I'm not going to do that in North Shields. The music scene is bigger in Glasgow, so will the opportunities be. Emma and I want to do this as soon as possible, so we are planing on moving at the end of March...

...I so can't wait, this might be the turning point in my life. All i can do is hope and be optimistic.

Debt problems

I am sick and tired of having to pay out more money than I earn... I am going into my overdraft too much, bills are coming back unpaid and I seriously have to do something quick before it swallows me and I declare myself bankrupt! The only thing saving me from total poverty is my job, which I hate, but have no choice but to stay in because of my debt cloud.

The quicker I put my portfolio together and sort out some paid acting work the better, but that is always a gamble. I have no idea that I will get a break and may have to sacrifice a lot to pursue the dream.

The next few months are going to be a rocky ride!

I'm free!

NO MORE PANTO!

I was so glad to see the back of that... i'll post some pics just so you can see what I had to go through! I was covered in foam every night, had my shins bashed from jumping through a mangle, had to wear heavy eye make-up that caused my eyes to sting. Yeah, it was a real good time...

But I'm now rehearsing for a play I'm sure will be good... Plus i'm in EVERY scene! But that means I have to learn the most lines.

Bring it on!

Onwards and sidewards...

Here it comes...

On wednesday, i will no longer be Adam, but every night (for ten nights) I will be Wishee Washee! At least i no longer have to do the audience participation. And then on the 19th i will be rehearsing for the next play called Relatively Speaking. At least i will have my dignity back...

Happy new year!