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I am sore today pretty much everywhere, so I decided that today would be a good day to take off from weight lifting. I have some very interesting sore muscles in my butt and legs that I think came from my weird sideways-running exercises that were inspired by basketball warmups. After my morning workout I headed out for my two auditions! (I did shower first...) For the first one, I played a 16-year-old band geek. The script was super cute (a little "Freaks and Geeks") and I was so excited when I realized I owned the perfect shirt to wear: This was my dad's shirt, so I'm pretty sure it's really old. The audition went great. But I was a little early and they got me in early and then I just had time to kill. I was on the AFI campus, which is a gorgeous little campus adjacent to Griffith Park on a hill overlooking Los Angeles. It was super clear today and I didn't want to leave so I just walked around the campus for 45 minutes or so, dawdling and talking on the ph...

Life has been pretty much the same - audition, work out, look for acting jobs, watch new TV shows, repeat. I've eaten more Indian-Spiced Yellow Split Pea Soup , brussels sprouts, salads, and Instant Colcannon . I even made two brussel sprout converts at TJ's the other day. Score. On Tuesday night I went to a friend's house to watch Boardwalk Empire and Glee and they sent me home with some salsa and guacamole. I mixed it with assorted greens to create a salad o' leftovers. I also made some PastaSlim noodles (like Shirataki noodles) made of tofu that I've had in the fridge for a while. I just heated them up with some garlic, two tomatoes, basil, and onion. It was good. Part Two of my new TV reviews: Outsourced (NBC) : Many people thought this sitcom would be offensive because it deals with a business outsourcing to India. But who is it offensive to, Indians or laid-off Americans? I would say neither. I didn't find this show offensive at all and in fact I ...

I met a friend from high school for lunch yesterday. I hadn't seen her since high school but she went to USC and then stayed out here so we finally met up and we had a great time! We met at California Pizza Kitchen, I let her choose and said I would be fine with any restaurant with a half-decent salad or coffee with soy milk because I'm very flexible. And that's true, I don't really like eating out very much so I don't mind just getting a drink. But luckily, she chose a restaurant with good vegan options. The CPK website is great because they have a very clear list of vegan items (and they know that honey isn't vegan) and nutrition information for all their menu items. Yay! So I could pick out what I wanted beforehand as well as know the nutrition content of what I was eating. I hate surprise calorie bombs because of the inordinate amount of oil most restaurants use. So I ended up ordering a cup of the asparagus soup with no croutons. This may not look l...