Rodent!

This is Emo, my new pet chinchilla.

I've had him for about 2 1/2 months now. I didn't write about him before because I was just being lazy, had other stuff going on, etc. But yes, this little guy is my friend in my lonely one bedroom apt.

This is Emo, being all emo and melancholy because he jumped in the bathtub, which unfortunately for him, was filled with water. He got drenched! Hee hee!

I try to play with him a little every night. This is usually what happens after running around for about an hour straight. Knocked out!

He's turning out to be pretty affectionate, but he's pretty dumb. He has a wheel to run on for exercise, but prefers to use it as a swing. He's a creature of habit so when things change, he doesn't look before he leaps - both figuratively and literally. Thus, explains how he ended up jumping in a bathtub filled with water. Chinchillas like to jump and run around. Sometimes he'll run and jump straight into a wall. When he lands back onto the floor he'll stare at the wall stunned, like he's surprised to find that there's a wall in his path. Watching his antics kill my brain cells sometimes because he's just not the brightest light bulb in the box - but he's my boy!

Thankfully, the horrible horrible stress cramps have mostly subsided. I have put myself on a vitamin regiment of D3, Magnesium, and Vitamin B. Place emphasis on Vitamin B, which is the vitamin that monitors the intestines. I also have been trying to alter my mental state and have been working on not getting upset over little things to eliminate my stress level. So far, its been working, except for when I go to work. That's the only place where I start to feel any type of cramping. I'm seriously hoping I will see a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to my serving "career".

As far as the acting career goes, things are moving along. Steady, but slowly. I've been focusing on a lot of personal promotional/advertising regarding various projects I have been doing, and doing a lot of classes/workshops for exposure. The next task is to figure out how to get more auditions so the chances of me booking an actual gig will increase. Yup, getting new headshots - AGAIN! The headshots are never ending. Hopefully these new images will be more intriguing and interesting to casting directors to make them want to call me in, and will hopefully represent me and my personality better.

Regarding the boyfriend: It seems things in his life are quieting down a little - at least enough for him to mentally have room to consider taking a mini vacation (with me!), or wanting to find time to visit me at my restaurant job! Hey, my relationship has been difficult. Cancer and family deaths have pretty much deprived me from being able to have a functioning boyfriend/relationship. I count the baby steps!

So I will end this post declaring that I am still truckin' along. Still in transition. Can't wait for another breakthrough.