In this day of media branding and people becoming obsolete as quickly as slap bracelets came and went, one’s online presence is crucial. Yet, it’s not just enough to have an online presence, it’s necessary to have an online presence that is alive…just as we are living, breathing creatures, so our site has to live and breathe with us. A thought that originates in our brains must be transcribed onto our twitter, which should be linked to our website and our facebook, in order for our online persona (within reason), to be a real-time representation of our offline selves. It’s a crazy time, but it is what it is. And I’m ready to embrace it. So here, you will have the opportunity to see all the greatest and latest updates on my life, all my “me”dia, in the way of photos and videos, my static information, in the way of my resume and bio, and for those with true ADD, comments and twitter feeds should be updating all the time, whether or not I even touch my site. But of course, with this being such a hub of activity, I can’t imagine even a day passing without my not deeming a thought or experience important enough to document! Thank you for being here and let’s keep in touch!
I shot a Lexus commercial for a dealership in Glen Cove, Connecticut. Here is the morale behind this gig: “it is worth the trouble.” When I received the call to audition for this commercial, I was excited…until I learned that it was taking place in Long Island! To be frank, I was put off by the idea of traveling on my own dime, for an hour, to this audition. I must have secured my fate at that point because my own misadventure manifested.
I missed my scheduled train and the destination was not a major hub, so the next train would not be for another hour! I called my agent and she recommended that I hop a train to a nearby town and cab it from there. I made the best of the cab ride, running lines with the driver as he gave me feedback and sang my praises, predicting my booking [he was right!] To be short, the audition was quick but the trek home was yet another feat involving no-show car services, speeding to the train station, multiple delays, and cumulative frustration over an audition that consumed half of a day!
Yet, here I sit, satisfied with the finished product, so glad that I did this job, and with some new connections from that job…oh, and I can’t forget that Lexus…keychain! So, for the future, Jeanette and all those reading, if you can do it, just do it…it might be well worth it.
