Fate...

I sit here in exhaustion and exhileration from the last 2 months of anticipation post grad school auditions. I had a roller coaster ride process going from one appointment to the next. One appointment I didn't plan myself was written in the stars for me. I don't want to sound cliche. I hate cliche. I laugh at cliche. But---BUT somethings are just meant to be....and this is one of them. I went to the Double Tree hotel in Times Sq hoping to be seen by an " undisclosed " MFA program as a walk in ( as I was told to do by an administrator in this particular program via email to do) when I arrived to the hotel room of the auditor ( yes we have to audition in hotel rooms) the woman greeted me in a cold and awful manor. She seemed surprised that I came to audition, even though outside her door was a table that said " AUDITIONS. PLEASE FILL OUT FORM" She told me " Your here for a walk in? Hmm.... who sent you?You know there is a FEE for this audition?" I said, " Yes" with a huge smile...confused why she was being so cold and yucky. She slammed the door in my face and said she would be with me soon. Five minutes later she opened the door and told me ( in an empty hallway) that she could " squeeze me in." ...of course as long as I had payment. Long story short---I contemplated leaving the scene and taking my hard earned $40 bucks to go...but had my Aunt Anna's voice in my head to stay, stay, stay....so I did. The audition was cold and impersonal. She gave me a weird interview asking me questions that someone asks on the first date when they wish it was over. It was awful. I left sad and annoyed about the waste of time and money ( $40 is groceries or a cute pair of something :( )....and in the lobby of the hotel I saw a HUGE sign that said " CAL ARTS, 3rd Floor" ..... and that is when my life changed and fate took over.


To be continued.......