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[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:43pm

I just had two slices of pizza for lunch. I am a bad, bad girl. There goes my 30g of carbs for the day!

Sorry to ditch you there, Ellie! That "Bye then." reeked of rejection and resentment! Anyway, I've called the store's union rep to see exactly what they can do to me. The way I see it is (assuming that I'm out of my probationary period, which is shaky - some say it lasts 60 days, in which case I'm a full employee, but if it's actually 90 days, then I'm not) they can't fire me until I've officially blown off a shift while I'm gone. Let's say I don't formally book off those days, then what have I done wrong so far? Nothing. So up until December 11, when I get on the plane, I should be safe. I think. I'm waiting for the rep to call me back today though.

I know how you feel about the wannabes in dead end jobs. When I was still working in immigration last year, I was working up the courage to audition for Memoirs of a Geisha, but chickened out at the last minute. I just wanted to see if I could do it, ya know? But then I meet all those actor-wannabe-turned-car-mechanics/waiters/computer-geeks who are of the same mentality.

The whole "work to live, not live to work" is the only thing sustaining me. I just think we need to seek jobs that will allow us to indulge in our interests if we can't find a job that IS our interest. Like I want a job in New York that will also require/permit me to travel and eat well. So since I can't be IN the theatre/film industry, at least I can be close to it!

And if you guys start a "Send Tiff to New York" fund, I may actually die from embarrassment. (Though the sentiment is appreciated, Mabel!) Half of the responses would be, "Hell no, she's a psychotic desperate twat!" and the other half would be, "Why would we pay for someone to go to New York when I want to go to New York?"

Looks like prostitution wins!

[mabel]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:49pm

Well, is that not simply another form of prostitution?! I need something to get me through the day, and the prospect of starting that thread at least got me through this morning, so if nothing else, thinking of repsonses, etc. kept me amused for a while!

Definitely keep us posted on how the pharmacy thing works out. I hope you're able to keep the job...if for no other reason than the fact that it'd essentially be like flipping them the bird every day you go in to work! I really don't think they appreciate all you do, chasing addicts down the street and all! The nerve!

OMG, it's almost 6pm and I'm still at work!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:56pm

I'll keep you guys posted. In the mean time, I'm expecting my two week's notice any day now, so I've gotta bust my ass to find another job, stat! Unfortunately, the Alliance of the Arts (which is sort of a medium between most of the arts-related stuff in Vancouver and the public) doesn't have any job listings that'll work with me, so I've gotta figure out my other options!

Time to make that list...

[mabel]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:00pm

Alas, I don't really have any words of wisdom. It sounds like the lot of us are in a pretty piss-poor state at the moment.

Oh, and I forgot to reply about MoaG...you totally should have gone, Tiff! You never know what could come out of something like that. Being an extra in such a high-profile film could be one hell of an experience!

Oh, and PU is in extremelower Manhattan. It pretty much shuts down after all the business folk leave from Wall St. Seriously, I think I've even seen a tumbleweed or two.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:09pm

...MoaG? (For once, our acronyms have stumped me.)

By 'extreme' lower Manhattan, do we mean the financial district? And how much is a daily fare card for the subway? (I suppose I should look this up instead.)

[mabel]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:14pm

Gee, how many high-profile movies were you potentially up to be an extra in...Memoirs of a Geisha. I know it's obscure, but since you were just talking about it, I figured you'd know what I was talking about. I wouldn't just pop on and say "Hey, wasn't MoaG a great book?!?"

Yeah, it's down by Wall St/South St. Seaport, etc. Each ride on the subway is $2. If you were going to be here for a week, or even 5 days or so, it'd be worth it to spend the $28 or whatever it is now (I swear they hike the fees every month) for a week's card. I'm sure we'd do some serious running around and you'd get your money's worth...and even if it was getting kind of close, it's worth it just for the convenience of not having to keep buying new cards.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:24pm

Oh! Duh. Well, actually I wasn't going to audition to be an extra (I think they were filming in Japan and LA so they'd be hiring local extras there) - I was going to audition for an actual role. I used to be an extra and didn't like it much, but I like the creative aspect of film and theatre, be it acting, producing or directing. I wanted to be an actor since I was 6 (longer than I've wanted to be in law!), but somehow, the more and more academically-focused and fatter I became (esp. in college), the farther I pushed acting as a career to the backburner. I think all of my college friends would be shocked if they knew that acting (more specifically, film) was a passion, because when you're surrounded by 80 people whose goals are to become cops and lawyers, what I am going to say? "Actually, I'm doing this degree for fun. What I really want to do is act!"

And I have been an extra in high-profile movies. I was in Josie and the Pussycats, thankyouverymuch. My close-up is in several scenes! (Okay, and by close-up I mean "if you hit ZOOM three times in your DVD remote, my face is RIGHT THERE!")

[mabel]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:28pm

Ooooh, impressive, Miss Tiffany!!! Well, as an extra or a featured role, you still should have gone. So there.

6:30...still at work. Not that it really matters, because I'd just be kicking around on-line at home too, procrastinating that mass of stuff I have to organize and pack up. Though, I do have to BS something for that Theatre Talk thing...It's worth a shot, but I really don't have any expectations of hearing anything back. We shall see.

Updated On: 8/23/05 at 06:28 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:32pm

Pshyeah, Josie and the Pussycats, baby! I only do the "prestige films", can you tell? Remember the days when Tara Reid wasn't famous for her plastic mams?

Why ARE you still at work? Are you on salary? How long will you be there for?

I'll probably get the one-week pass then. Just more convenient that way. I love NYC's subway system. It's so much superior to Vancouver's bus/SkyTrain system.

[Ellie3]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:35pm

And my sucky day gets suckier. Will and Grace is ending! (Which I knew already, but still...now it's all official-like!)

*mourns*

[mabel]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:36pm

Damned if I know...my ride is still occupied, so here I am. We've been coming in late and I had to go to the bank and the post office at lunch, which ended up taking forever, so really, it all evens out...but STILL!

Did you stalk Alan Cumming on Josie?!?!? J'adore Alan.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:40pm

J'adore Alan aussi! Actually I stalked him and the cast before I was called to be a repeat extra in JatPC. Long story short, it was the most mortifying celebrity encounter I've ever had, and I had to duck to avoid him when I was on set, but he recognized me once. I think I talked about it on the Rent Welcome Wagon thread a long time ago. I got to have a cigarette with Paulo Costanzo (who gave it to me), Tara and Rachael Leigh Cook though! (Yay for smoksies!)

Anyone else looking forward to the live W&G ep in September?

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:44pm

Ah, the dreaded question, Tiff.

Hmmm, a little about myself. I am not the best at talking about myself unless prompted. :) My real name is Stephen. I am 26, married - um, born and raised in GA currently live in Los Angeles. I was a Rent head back when the show first came out. Still love the show, but hopefully shed some of the annoying traits.

I am pretty open about everything - feel free to ask anything. It might be a fun game. "Ask Patronus"
Updated On: 8/23/05 at 06:44 PM

[Ellie3]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:44pm

Me! I'm looking forward to it! Me!

Remind me to tell you guys the story of how Megan Mullally and I bonded, won't you? We're bosom pals, y'know.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:53pm

And by "bosom", you mean that in an Anne of Green Gables way, and not in a mammorific way. Let's just state that for the record. *feels superior*

Patronus, did you see the most recent non-equity Rent tour when it was in California last fall? The actor who played Mark (Andy Meeks) was from GA too - he's doing Last Five Years in Atlanta now!

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:56pm

I didn't. I actually haven't seen Rent since Feb of 1998. It got to the point where I was getting bored and wasn't feeling the emotion I used to get. I felt it was time to take a break.

51 times will do that to you I guess. My wife has seen i 86, times.

We feel ready to see it again.

Next question.

[Ellie3]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:03pm

By 'bosom' I mean the woman won't leave me alone! It's all 'Ellie, wanna have dinner?', 'Ellie, wanna make out?', 'Ellie, will you lick my ****?'. I'm thinking of getting a restraining order, actually.

Ask Patronus. Fun!

Dear Patronus, what is the capital city of Papua New Guinea?

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:04pm

51 times?? Lordy, you WERE a fan! You should have seen this cast though. I've seen the cast on Broadway and was disappointed in the state of the show, but the touring cast was phenomenal. A lot of people were saying they were on par with the OBC. The chemistry was just fantastic.

Next question...how did you find this site? And are you addicted yet?

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:05pm

Port Moresby

Yeah, Ask Patronus could be the new game that sweeps the nation. If nothing else, it could be a great way to get me the extra 500 posts I need to become a Legend. haha.

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:07pm

>Next question...how did you find this site? And are you addicted >yet?

I came across it after a Google search when I was trying to find details on the Wicked lottery here in LA.

Am I addicted? I went to be last night at 1:00 am because I was on here posting and then I was up, in my bed at 6:30 with my laptop posting again. What do you think?

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:09pm

500?? That's it?? What, have you lived on here for the last 3 weeks??

Alrightly then:

- What made you move to LA?
- Did you see the Wicked tour there?
- When's your next trip to NYC?
- Favourite place to travel to?

BRB. Respondez, anyways! I need to get ready for work!

[Ellie3]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:09pm

Who has your favorite avatar on this thread?

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[mabel]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:11pm

It seriously is addicting...I think I'm going to go through withdrawal when I actually have stuff to do besides sit at a computer all day.

Tiff, work at the pharmacy? Eeek...could be awkward!

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:15pm

Did you see the Wicked tour there? I actually didn't get to see it here in Los Angeles, but I did get tickets up in San Francisco and drove up weekend before last. Got to see Eden Espinosa whom I really enjoyed, but all in the show didn't wow me like I thought it would. I have tickets to see it in New York the day before Thanksgiving and I am going to sell them and see something else.

When's your next trip to NYC? November. In fact, I am going to be at the 11/21 U2 at MSG!

Favourite place to travel to? No question: New York City.

Who has your favorite avatar on this thread? I LOVE Mabel's avatar actually.

What made you move to LA? Wow, that's a loaded question. It really all has to do with my RentHead/How I Met my wife story.
I posted it in a thread on here recently so rather than type it again, I'll paste the whole long saga here:

My Renthead story is very long, drawn out, personal and a bit cheesy so bear with me and bless you if you actually bothered reading it all.

In 1996, my vocal coach and very good friend took me to New York for the first time to see my favorite show at the time, Les Miserables. Back then, I was listening almost exclusively to more "traditional" musicals. Les Miz, Phantom etc. I wasn't so much into the rock operas.

On a Wednesday evening in December of 1996, my theatre dream was going to come true. I was going to see Les Miserables. There was only one small obstacle before I could see Marius, Eponine and the gang. I had to sit through a show that afternoon that my friend wanted to see. This new show that made some noise and did well at the Tony awards. Rent.

I have to admit that I didn't really care if I saw it or if I didn't, but it was important to Ken, so I decided to go.

Three years earlier Ken had a bone marrow transplant and was doing fairly well after his treatment from leukemia. The "No Day But Today” message applied to him very clearly. I enjoyed the show, but I didn't immediately fall in love with it.

In fact, it wasn't until about 4 hours after we got out of Rent, where I was sitting in Les Miz thinking about Collins, Angel and Mimi's pants (I was 18, afterall) before I realized that it had more of an impact on me than I originally thought.

I bought the CD and it went into heavy rotation for the next few months.

Fast forward to April of 1997...

We were going back to New York in April with some friends and one of the things that we wanted to see was Rent for a 2nd time.

Just before the trip, Ken went to the doctor for some routine tests regarding his transplant and he was told that he shouldn't fly because the cabin pressure would cause problems with his immune system.

So...we went to NY without him.

Literally an hour before we went to the show I called to check on Ken and let him know that we were heading to the theatre and I found out he has been admitted to the hospital and wasn't doing very well.

That night Rent touched me in a way that I can't explain in words. The message hit home in every conceivable way. Angel's death as the "light" of the group really tore me up because Ken was a similar light for our group and as cheesy as it sounds, I formed a bond with the show that April night and I will never forget that particular show no matter how many times I see it. (Currently, I am at 51)

One week later when I was back home in Georgia, Ken's condition worsened and his body rejected the bone marrow transplant and he died. Rent automatically became my support group and helped me get through this experience.

It had found a huge place in my life.

Now...fast forward to December of 1997.

By this time I had formed many relationships with people online who had a similar passion for the show as I did.

When the Benny tour opened with Neil Patrick Harris and Wilson Cruz I knew that i had to see that company so I planned a trip to Los Angeles.

I didn't have a ton of money so I arranged to stay with one of the "LA Rentheads" who I had talked to a lot. When she picked me up at the airport it was like one of those really cavity-inducing movie moments where something just clicked and it felt right. We hit it off very well and I dare say it was love at first site. (Hell, isn't that the formula of most musicals?)

We spent the most amazing week together hanging out and seeing Rent, but both of us were a bit saddened because in the back of our minds we knew that this wonderful week was drawing closer and closer to an end.

When my plane finally left on Dec 23, 1997 from LAX airport, both myself and the girl was devestated and in love.

I spent the next week at home in Georgia an absolute wreck and decided that I was a hyprocrit if I didn't live true to the message that I constantly walked around singing - "No Day But Today".

So, on Dec 29, 1997 (after talking to her about it of course) I was on a Greyhound bus bound for Los Angeles with all of my belongings to come live with the girl.

As I type this on Aug 12, 2005 she and I are happily married and have been for 5 years. We have lived together from that day and she is my best friend. We both feel that we were brought together because of the message of the show.

For all of use back in late 90s, it wasn't just about the show. It was about the friendships that were formed as a result of the experience of "the rent line." A group of people who didn't always feel that they fit in individually, but worked as cohesive unit that have one love in common.

I realize this story is a bit "fairy tale" and "cheesy" but it's really and true. I have lost a great friend and gained a wonderful companion and all the time Rent was playing somewhere in the background.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:16pm

Will and Grace is ending?! Officially? How did I miss that?!
Tiff, Josie and the Pussycats? You're a big star now! You shoulda auditioned for MoaG (you know what that means now, right?).

ETA: aawwwww! That's such a great story, Pat! It's incredibly sweet. I definitely understand why the show means so much to you. Updated On: 8/23/05 at 07:16 PM