I have had nothing to really write about on my blog the last couple of weeks. While nothing appears to be going on in my life (a few rehearsals here and there, trip to the Renaissance Faire in Tuxedo for the day, wedding dress shopping for a friend), I feel like I’m making huge progress on all the inner stuff in my life. That’s got a lot to do with my Buddhist practice – being more consistent with my chanting, throwing myself into activities with the SGI-USA and really setting goals for my life has caused me to reflect on my own attitude towards achieving what I want – and while my external life is only starting to show some proof of all this effort, I feel very different on the inside. More focused, more determined somehow. Less likely to let setbacks knock me off the road altogether, and more likely to have them spur me on to challenge even bigger obstacles in my life.

Now, saying all this, I still have crappy days where I hate my situation – I’m not doing what I really want to be doing, which is acting for a living – but I don’t feel as frustrated about it. Instead, I see this as ‘life training’ – gaining experience, good stories to tell when I’m old, and making the most of the downtime to enjoy myself, so that when that great opportunity comes around I will be ready to grab it and take off. I have found that when you change your attitude, the opportunities start to show up because you are more open to them. As always, having a family who support me, no matter what, is the biggest aid to not giving up. So thank you Mum and Dad, Joel, Carrie and Luke, and of course Vince. You all rock.

Therefore, I have decided that my life didn’t get boring – it just got good. And good isn’t always as interesting to blog about, but it puts you in a much better mood. Happy Friday, everyone!

Bored? Stuck in the city during the hottest week so far? Well, have I got fun things for you to do! Read on, dear readers, for two enjoyable events to keep you entertained and in an air conditioned (mostly) environment.

#1: TAPE by Stephen Belber. Co-produced by my company, TheatreRats, we had a spankingly good opening weekend and four more chances for you to not miss out on this fab show! Tickets are a paltry $15 and the show is only an hour long, so it’s a great one for midweek as you get out nice and early on a school night. Check out our website to buy tickets in advance or make a reservation. It’s playing Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm, Medicine Show Theatre (549 W 52nd between 10th and 11th, 3rd floor).

#2: Coyote Love plays for the working crowd! Yes, in more early-evening delights, my super duper awesome band are playing a 7pm gig at R Bar, 218 Bowery between Spring and Broome Streets. Cheap cover (only $8!) and an hour of rocking tunes. See our MySpace for more information.

That’s all for now – hope you can come out and support!

Exciting news, dear readers. I received a couple of amazing designs for my soon-to-be super awesome website last week, and got the chance to review them and give my feedback. Alison at Pad Creative is a wonder and I can’t wait to see my shiny new site when it goes online! It’ll be a few weeks yet, but I will keep the blog aspect of my site and hopefully also link to my Twitter account, so there will be yet more ways to keep in touch with my every thought and movement.

I played a super fun gig last Friday with Coyote Love at Connolly’s Klub 45 – a proper gig venue in midtown on a stage that was actually larger than a small cupboard! It was fun to have the space to move around and really enjoy the set. Thanks to all who came out! I’m still reviewing at nytheatre.com, and got to review a show I really liked – hurrah! I’m looking forward to my next review which will be part of the Fringe Festival.

And finally, my little (or not so little anymore) brother is coming to visit me! He’s in mid air over the Atlantic right now, but I’m really excited to have him over for a couple of weeks. He’s never really been able to come over before so we’re going to do loads of fun stuff while he is here. Can’t wait!

Enough for now dear readers. Ta ta.