Getting Out of the Office

It's good for anyone. Change the scenery up a bit. Get a peek at
how others might live. Do some people watching.

I did all of that today, as I went into the city for a casting call.
This was my first audition where I wasn't the performer. A big part
of me was able to justify good performances, but as we went through
dozens and dozens of actors, I found myself trying not to lose the
connection between their face shot and the fact that they are human
beings.

There is no doubt that there are people who are right and those who
are wrong for a position, but I found myself rooting for people,
hoping they would make an amazing performance, though it didn't
always work out that way.

I think we found enough viable candidates for our commercial, which
is nice. We busted through 4 hours of 5 minute auditions!

Afterwards I got two Gray's Papaya hot dogs. I was pretty lucky that
it was just across the street!

It was very nice getting out of the office, especially on a nice fall
day, just to remind myself that there is a world... a very cool
world... outside the cube.