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Playing house
I had the nicest day yesterday. Geoff is currently housesitting in one of those gloriously leafy Sydney suburbs, and I got to hang out with him. I kept worrying that he was lonely, living there all by himself. I brought him some bright yellow lilies to keep him company. Geoff and I felt like someone had picked us up out of our ordinary lives, and dropped us into our fantasy life! We felt like we were playing house. The house was beautiful- every room was designed and decorated. The sun came into all the right windows. The bathroom had a boating theme. There were lots of nice couches. We walked down to the local shops to buy pizza for dinner, and we took Tilly the dog with us. We felt like a little family. Everyone wanted to talk to Tilly, because she was so cute. We went back to the house and ate the yummy pizza and this funny berry-flavoured yoghurt gelato stuff. Geoff unveiled the surprise he had been promising me for a week- he wrote me a song, and sang it to me! What a lovely day.
I love the weekends. I feel like I can live my life on these days, and I don't have to pretend to be someone else. I spent the whole week at work being a crankypants. I had the flu, but I couldn't stay home because I had so much work to do. I wish that I could have smiled and even pretended that I was enjoying myself, but I wasn't. I prayed for something to happen...something for me to think about, to tear me away from the monotony of the 8-hour office. Then my phone rang.
Here is a little explanation: when I'm not working my day job as a graphic and fashion designer underling, I am trying to be an actress. Yes, it's true! So the phone call was from my agent. She had an audition for me. It was an ABC promo about how shows from the ABC have influenced our lives. I was auditioning for the role of "Shopper". The scene featured two young girls in an op-shop who see daggy 80's clothes, and start to talk like Kath and Kim. So the night before my audition, I watched my mum's "Kath & Kim" DVD. I learnt how to say "Look at moiye!" with perfection. I also learnt gems such as, "Who sayed that?" and "I'll tell ya something for free- you could do with a shorter fly!"
I scored a few hours off work, and trotted off to the audition. It was in the city. I was meant to look like a student, so I wore the t-shirt Maree had sent me from Bangkok. The t-shirt was over another long-sleeved top. I also wore a denim mini-skirt and a woolly beanie from the Glebe Markets.
I walked into the waiting room to find about ten other Asian girls. They were all beautiful. They were also very neat looking, unlike your scruffy Spacegirl reporter. I thought that it was good that the ABC wanted to cast multicultural faces...but why did they have to audition so MANY? I signed a contract that said that I would not cut my hair until after the commercial was filmed. After about fifteen minutes of tense joking with some of the other girls (e.g. about how whenever we audition for anything, it's always for an Asian role...we never audition with blonde babes), I was shown into the audition room, which was a tiny little purple office. I was auditioning with another girl. The director held a little camera and told us to improvise. I prepared all of my best "Kath & Kim" lines in my head.
Unfortunately, the girl I was auditioning with knew more funny lines than I did. She spoke really fast, and whenever I tried to say something, she interrupted me. I did manage a few "Look at moiyes", and I did mention the line about the shorter fly. I left the audition feeling a bit sad, because I knew that neither of us would get the role: she was too loud, and I was too quiet. It was back to the office for me.
But you know what? "Kath & Kim", which I had never seen before I had to prepare for that audition, might have changed my life. I LOVE "KATH & KIM"! It is sooooooooo funny! The scary thing is, though, that I think I dress like Kim...you know, the short skirt with ugh boots, the Supre t-shirts! Why didn't anyone tell me? I am also scared that when Geoff and I get older, we will be just like Kath and Kel. You know, hanging out at the mall all the time and drinking Boost juice...WHICH WE DO QUITE OFTEN! Is there any other destiny if you are born in suburbia? |