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What are you thankful for?

Wow it's Thanksgiving week! I don't know where the entire year went, but here we are at the end of November. With 2013 right around the corner, I've started thinking about where I was 12 months ago. Sometimes I feel like I haven't gotten anywhere, but I know that's far from the truth. Things have been a little slow, well more like a lot slow, but I'm still proud of how far I've come. Last December, I book my first major acting job. Then, in January, I signed with a great talent agency. I've also been in acting classes and can definitely see improvement. I've gone on almost 30 auditions this year and have made really good relationships with some casting directors and even impressed a few producers. I think that's a pretty productive year. I'm just very fortunate and thankful for all of these opportunities. It is Thanksgiving after all...

How old am I?

I get it. I look younger than I really am. But how old do I really look? Or rather, how young can I really look? I have an audition tomorrow to play 12-14. Yup, that's more than 10 years younger than I actually am, and personally I think 15 is a stretch.  But 12?! Are you crazy?! My manager says that I can pass for a 14 year old and this is "TV 14" we're talking about here, not real life 14. I'm still not convinced, but I guess we'll see. What are preteens wearing these days?

My Breakfast with Audrey Hepburn

I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's for the first time today. I know...it's a classic, and I'm a little embarrassed that I've never seen it before. I've actually never seen a lot of classics before, so I'm doing my best to change that. I decided to start with this one since it's on Netflix, and I recently went to Madame Tussaud's wax museum in Hollywood and posed with a wonderful sculpture of Audrey Hepburn. I'm sure a lot of you will disagree with me, but it was just OK in my opinion. Yes it was cute, but I'm not adding it to my favorites. I do have to admit that Audrey is charming and completely lovable in spite of the fact that her character is flighty and just a tad annoying. And that poor cat...

Finally Fall

Yay it's finally fall in Los Angeles! I had such a hard time getting out of bed this morning because I was so comfy under the covers. Now, I'm so excited to be able to pile on cozy layers and wear my boots without looking silly. I'm such a major boot person. Oh, and I had my first gingerbread latte of the year yesterday at Starbucks. Smiles all around!

Puppy Backpack

Since the name of this blog is just ":)," mostly because I couldn't think of a clever name, I figured I'd share some things that make me smile. Sometimes it's the littlest things that can brighten my day, and this is definitely one of them. I don't know any puppy that would calmly hang out like that, but this made me smile today. 

Beach in November

I can't believe how hot it is in Los Angeles right now! The weather is really starting to freak me out. Global warming at its finest I guess. It's still summer in November! And then it's supposed to be back to the 60s later this week. I know, I know...why am I complaining about gorgeous sunny weather right? It's not so bad except for the fact that my place doesn't have any air conditioning. I'll probably head to the beach a little bit later once it gets too hot up here. Not too shabby, eh?