Australia; Acting Tips

Hey everybody, sorry it's been so long. I've been really busy with my internship in the corporate law sector, and I've also been working hard on my networking skills, as well as spending a lot of time personal training. Combine that with constantly looking things up on my iPod Touch, meeting people at clubs and buying them drinks out of my online poker winnings, and watching the ol' sports whenever I have the time, and you've pretty much described my summer in a nutshell!!

Actually, I just got back from a long vacation in Australia. If you’re wondering what it’s like, allow me to paint a picture:

1. Full of sharks.
2. Full of Christians.
3. Rich cultural heritage.

By the way, I’ll be leaving the Millennial Crier tomorrow to start my job as Chief of the Australian Bureau of Tourism. It’s been a good run.

Toward the end of our trip, the Pope arrived in Sydney for World Youth Day, a huge gathering of young Christians from all over the world, and all the TV news stories were about the Pope just doing things. Here’s a verbatim transcript of Australian TV that week:

Anchorwoman: During his visit to the Sydney Zoo today, the Pope revealed that he has a soft spot for koala bears. But he’s not so sure about those snakes!!!!
Anchorman: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Anchorwoman: We don’t have a Bill of Rights.

In conclusion, Australia is a land of contrast. One thing they export is corn or, as the Indians call it, “maize.”

Another big surprise was that on my flight back, Dennis Quaid, the reigning king of in-flight entertainment, was only in two movies. He was dethroned by Phillip Seymour Hoffman, of all people, who was in every movie I watched (The Savages, Charlie Wilson’s War, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead). That guy is alright, but I wish he would try a little harder at acting. Just hone your craft a little, is all I'm saying. Maybe you should try getting into the mindset of the character you're playing, and staying there -- even after the camera has stopped rolling. Remember, you won't win a People’s Choice Award for being “good enough.”

Speaking of which, I just went to see Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. Here’s what people love most, it turns out:

1. loud visual ironies
2. the Red Hook sugar refinery
3. things being reflected in pools

People also like gloomy visions of urban decay, still. I thought that was a 90s thing! People are so 90s.



That's just a little gift from me to you, friends. A lil' gift from me to you. I was going to get you an actual gift, but I spent the last of my Australian Euros at the club, buying shots for all the friends I made while backpacking at the youth hostel. Really, really chill people. We had some intense conversations. Study abroad. BLOGGER OUT