Shot my commercial today. It was quick and painless, lol. My call was 6am and I was out by 10:30am....very cool. Especially since I ended up shooting FOUR spots!! The spots were VERY dialogue heavy and the director thanked me for being so well prepared. Apparently, many of the actors who shot yesterday came in very unprepared. One girl didn't have any of the dialogue memorized. She said she figured there would be changes so she didn't bother! Stuff like that is SO crazy to me! I mean seriously, how can you be serious about your role as an actor and show up totally unprepared? Simply, amazing. Anyway the shoot was Excellent and I even recognized one of the guys on the crew from Let's Talk, which was very cool. During one of my takes he gave me a big Thumbs Up :) somehow it felt really good to know someone on the set and have them rooting for me. I felt like an old pro, lol. It was also good to see someone else there who looked like me, lol. I think we were the only two people of color in the entire building...which is another phenomenon of Hollywood that blows my mind!!
Ah well...that's another subject for another time, lol....

Booked!!!

Charter Communications Commercial!

Well, It's about time, LOL! I go to wardrobe on the 17th and shoot on the 20th :)

Sponsor me in the AIDS Walk!!!

OK, I know I'm seriously slippin...but things have been soooo busy it's hard to keep up here, LOL.

For all who read this, everythings going really well on my end. The kids came back from the south and started school (that in and of itself zapped me of like 75% of my time, LOL) I've started really writing (not that my blog isn't, in fact I'm really glad I've been keeping it now that I'm actually doing more structured writing!), I've been auditioning some, not as much as I'd like, but definitely more than others (especially considering I'm still kinda in the middle of the representation thing...which, by the way, is moving forward slowly but sho-ly :). I'm actually on avail for a commercial as we speak (fingers-crossed!!), and I had an audition today for Old Christine and Boost mobile. I've gotta get back into the habit of listing my auditions...in fact, let me start now, LOL

Avail: Charter Communications @ M Casting (for some reason "M" seems wrong...but I think it's right)
Audition: Old Christine @ Katherine Eckert Casting
Auditions: Boost Mobile @ Francine Selkirk Casting

Ah yes, much more familiar :)

Family life is great, my Mom got into an accident earlier this week but she's fine. Just a little shaken. LA is great, I'm am soooo lucky to be surrounded by such WONDERFUL people. Of course anyone who knows me knows that I refuse to have it any other way, lol. Seriously, though, I am so blessed to have my little LA family. The friends that I've made here are very dear to me...they really make this place feel a little more like home.

An old friend of mine called me last week (we worked together in Chicago...the same place were E and I both worked) and told me that two more people passed away at our old job recently. One, a retired surgeon named Dr. Johnason (affectionately called 'Dr. J') and the other a reasonably young woman named Carol. It came as quite a shock. I feel so sad for the people at the college, going through another loss only a year after E. The College was one of the best places I've ever worked, it was really kind of a family...they are all in my prayers during this very difficult time. May both Carol and Dr. J rest in peace.

Now to my title message...Earlier this year I did a Cancer walk in honor of E ( I miss u sooo much!) and my Aunt Debbie. The Cancer walk was kind of last minute and though I participated, I really didn't get a chance to do the whole raise money, sponsorship thing. Well, I have decided to do the AIDS Walk and it's not 'til next month so I have plenty of time raise money in addition to my participation! If anyone would like to contribute please visit my personal page link at: http://aidswalklosangeles2006.kintera.org/jillianreevesdeortiz

Anything you wish to donate will be GREATLY appreciated!! My goal is $1000...at first I had $500, but my friend insisted that I raise it, so I did, LOL. What's that old saying?? Shoot for the moon: Even if you miss it, you'll be among the stars :)