My dream of dreams when I was a young girl was to be in movies, television. I wanted to be on the silverscreen or small screen so badly, but it just never happened. I think my mother just didn’t want to try. She was afraid of what might happen, maybe? Getting ripped off, not know what to do once we got there, etc. My dad’s best friend since childhood has a daughter who was in commercials when she was young, and I was eternally jealous of that. I wanted to do the same, but for some reason, the opportunity never fell in my lap. Ever.

But now, I’m making things happen, my way. Albeit, I have new obstacles (getting my Bachelor degree, a husband who feels similarly to how my mother felt when I was young, and an unnerving fear about being recognized by people from my past), but I’m pushing all that aside to accomplish this dream. But I thought I’d have to wait a few more years, at least. Guess I was wrong.

This isn’t anything huge, and like the director of the cast/crew I’m in said, it probably won’t launch me into anything worthwhile, but it’s a step in the right direction. It’s a step in the direction I’ve been leaning towards since youth! And funny, how I managed to find myself at this crossroad. For some odd reason, about a month ago, DH told his cousin one day at dinner that I was going to try my hand at acting.
“Really?”
“Yeah, crazy huh. I’ve wanted to do it forever now.”

The next weekend, he wanted to know if I wanted to act. The look on my face, the look of incredulousness and fear, was probably next to priceless. But he was serious. A project of completing a movie, pre-production to post, rolling to credits, in 48 hours. For a competition. The stakes? International recognition on the Independent Film Channel. We can even put our movie on IMDB. All I saw was an opportunity, my first foot in the door - networking, experience building, and most of all, something to put on my blank resume. Which got me thinking, I don’t have to wait 2 years to start this. I can start now. Work for free, in my spare time, act act act act act until I’m almost positive I’ll either be completely sick of it or inseparable from it.

So bring it on! I’m ready for this, I’ve been waiting for this since I was 10 years old. Will post photos, video, and links as soon as I get them, so keep your eyes out!