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September 17, 2007

40+1

So. Here I am, now well into my 40's. I've had two whole days to explore the experience and so far, I would have to say it's not that bad.

Of course, it helps that people still think (or at least say they think) I'm in my early 30's. That takes some of the edge off.

I had a rehearsal on my birthday, a workshop with some of the cast members of Midsummer. Because I was running the rehearsal and it was my birthday, I scheduled it with the group I wanted to work with most. One of them made a card for me. And one of the boys made a cake!!! It was a lovely afternoon. Playing with actors, discovering stuff and eating cake. Really, can you beat that?

It turns out you can. Because my other rehearsal on Sunday was cancelled. So I got to spend the evening with Dave. Who made dinner. And another cake. On which my age was spelled out in M&Ms because we didn't have any candles. It was a two-cake birthday. I call that special. He also let me, nay, encouraged me to watch Gosford Park for about the 72-millionth time. That's love.

Also helping to make the day special, my parents came to town and celebrated with me. We (Mom, Dad, David and I) all got tiddly together at one of the nicest restaurants in town. It was a lot of fun and a really lovely visit.

And because I felt I needed it, I bought myself a present. The day before my birthday, I went to the local "antique mall" and bought myself a pretty 18k gold & peridot ring. The stone is this amazing cross between olive and forest green. It doesn't have a lot of "fire", but it's a beautiful color. And the setting is really delicate and old fashioned and I just love it. I felt like I needed to give myself a gift on a birthday so momentous. To make a promise to be good to myself. I wanted to give myself the gift of love and fidelity, and a ring seemed like the perfect symbol of that. It hasn't been off my finger since I bought it.

So all in all, despite the still difficult issues faced by being an actor in a world where women aren't desirable after about 35, it was a good day. And continues to be a good life. Provided I can manage to get caught up on all of the grading.

On the other hand, SOMEBODY messed up somewhere. I never got my phone call. How the hell am I supposed to get on with my life if nobody tells me the secret to doing so?

Posted by sally at September 17, 2007 09:34 PM

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