Back to Stockholm

We are back in Stockholm after spending a week in Vastevike. It was humid and buggy but we got to use the boat and swim in the sea and enjoy a lot of relaxation...almost too much. I managed to read 2 books, a script and start my 3rd. Also completed 2 500 piece puzzles so I am definitely ready to get back to more of a reality.

We did go boating and kayaking which was really nice and a good arm workout. We walked around the town and attended a rock show where it was a biker fest. I have never seen so many bikers in one place nor did I realize there were so many different biker groups in Sweden. We had fun and its good to be back since the girls are returning this afternoon!

Sweden

Only took 2 days of planes trains and automobiles to get here along with a delay because the copilot didnt have a chair. You think you know what its going to be like, ultimate relaxation l, until you get here. Its only day two and im already spending the days sleeping and being bored. At least for now I have the excuse of jetlag but that wont last for long.

The family isn't wasting time and driving us to the summer house already, which is good so that if im lyin out on the dock sleeping it will be counted as tanning and therefore and activity. They do have a boat so activities are a possible like waterskiing and fishing (although my uncle says they're are no fish) and going for walks and borrowing the car to go i to town. Doesn't seem bad right? Their things could take up two or three days max. We'll be there for a week before returning and spending another week here. Im not complaining, ive been looking forward to seeing my family and relaxing. But I guess without my sister and cousins here I didnt realize how much longer the week is going to seem without them. 

I guess Ill attempt to do the things I normally dont have time for, like reading and writing. But I may not have wifi which means ill have to save all my posts and put them up on my return. Or if we actually make it to town.

Bon voyage! 

Sunday fun day

Reasons an open tab should not be created:

-unlimited drinks

-easier to offer to buy shots for the group

-leads flirting with those who pour your drinks

-easier to forget credit card 

Other side effects:

-getting lost

-being found by an old lady

-lack of memory

-random texts to teacher

-cancellation of responsibilities

On the upside I am not the only one with these experiences but I am the only one who has yet to find out how much was spent between the bar and cab

6 weeks later

I haven't written since my first week in the city. Things have been crazy and honestly I down right just forgot about it. But im going to make the attempt to update it as often as possible.

Not going to recount the boring details of the last month in a long drawn out story but will simply stick to a list:

• thought I had 2 jobs and ended up with 1
• been getting steady work as an extra on tv shows
• decided to leave the salon and pursue acting full time
• had an amazing weekend in the city with my boyfriend
• my boyfriend broke up with me over facebook, which i read on the hour long bus ride home after a shoot, crying the whole way and getting odd stares from the guy sitting next to me
• I got more auditions which helped me cope with the pain...along with several bottles of wine
• my two best guy friends stand me up at the train station, luckily I was smart enough not to get off without confirmation of a pick up

This past weekend was July 4th, a boring one at that but I did manage to party with friends and get burnt to a crisp. Luckily for me i'm not nearly as bad as my sister who peeled off her burnt skin leaving a very gross and infected mark on her boob. Tonight i'll be attending a call back to be a UK rapper's main girl in his music video and performing sides from law and order in a paid-for seminar with the show's casting director. Im sure nothing will come of it, but hopefully will be a positive experience. This week doesnt have anything exciting to look forward to other than a party saturday celebrating the life of my friend who almost died a year ago in a motorcycle accident. 

More details to come as the experiences unfold but one this is for sure...I am so glad to be living in NYC. As much as I miss my theatre friends, I am lucky to be able to see them on the weekends and use my CT house as a weekend home.