hELLO!

I really love rain. it is one of the things that people usually moan and grown about, which is not the case with me. Today is one of those rainy days. I am happy to have the day off as well. the day is being used to answer emails, send emails, research and make decisions on the months ahead. I am really excited about this coming year, though I can not reveal what all is happening.lol.
OOoo But i am seeing my dear friend Krystin on Wed.! we are going to one of my favorite spots called Pure Food and Wine in NYC. So excited.

Becoming Ageless

I am purging my mind of things that do not serve me. I saw that I had characteristics in my personality that did not serve me, and I was honestly surprised that they even got there, and so I have gotten rid of them. I used to be jealous. I used to be controlling. I used to be possessive. I used to be stressed and worry. I used to be angry. I used to be sad. I used to be envious. These characteristics were minuscule, but they were there, and sometimes they would make an appearance and ruin the whole show. So, I got rid of them. Just like that.

Now I am on the quest for a deeper peace of mind and a higher state of living.

I am getting rid of the idea of time by forgetting my age. When you are young, you want to grow up, when you have grown up you get pissed because you look terrible and are sagging- I don't want to live like that.
All the emphasis one puts on age is something that holds no meaning to me- I am happy to be alive, I don't care if I am eligible to drink or if I am now a senior citizen- I am changing and taking liberty of what "I" choose to put emphasis on. I see life a continuous moment. I have decided to live in the continuous glorious moment of now.

I am forgetting my age by taking the first step.... the day in April has passed that marks the day that I was born- my official birthday.
Yes, it is indeed a cause for celebration! I love celebrations- gifts,parties and just the effervescent energy of this special day.
This year, I did not celebrate my birthday. I have decided to not celebrate my birthdays or any other holidays. This is not because I don't like to celebrate. I am not a scrooge. But yet it is the reverse. I want to celebrate every moment . I love celebrating Christmas's, thanksgivings, birthdays and everything in between- I wish they would never end----- So I am getting rid of them.
I am getting rid of the philosophy of "there is a particular "day" where you are happy and celebrating".
I am celebrating everyday!

I am not dumbing down the holidays but yet raising every other day up to that level!
Treating every day as being no more or less important than the rest. This is my philosophy in a nut shell. This will challenge me. It is easy to get pissed off and angry when bumps happen, it is harder to stay positive and see the magnificence in every moment- But I and excited for this challenge.


I love life, in fact I am obsessed with it, and I am constantly searching for the ways that I can live the best life I possibly can. By living this way- it inspires the changes that I want to happen in the way I treat my life and the way life treats me. I am excited for the future!

Hello Lovelies,
I have to share this with you. I went to the museum today on my day off to see the "Roberto Capucci in Fashion" exhibition. First, I was amazed. Then, I became blown away and then I was just speechless. How can anybody truly describe the experience I had today looking through this show? Here are just a few- literally a few- of his mind blowing designs. His career started in the 1950s and continues...
He is a genius was beyond his time...

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I JUST got back from the west coast where I attended a 5-day acting intensive with TVI Studios.

Things in LA went very well. The weather was amazing. It was raining when I left, but that was the only day that wasn't sunny. Having mid 70's every day really is a treat when you come from "freezing your nips off" kind of weather. Though the weather is frigid, I am glad to be back with my loved ones ( dog and mom). AND may I add how great my mom is looking, juicing really makes her feel and look ravenous.

I came back from LA surprised. Surprised because of all I had learned and all I have to do for the future. It was a good kind of surprise. IT was the kind of surprise I was seeking to better my craft. As much as acting is about talent, so much of it isn't about talent!

To make it easier to understand what I'm saying, here are some bullet points I'd like to share to those of you who are interested:

- if you can make them (casting director, agent, manager) money, they will pick you up.
- versatility can hurt you in the beginning of your career
- know your "type/essence."
- you have to brand yourself as something, and be able to sell that hard.
- once you make a name for yourself, then you can be versatile.
- more Australians are leads on TV shows than Americans.
- confidence books jobs.
- you have to make the casting director's, agent's, manager's job easy.
- you have to be likable.
- don't give them (casting director, agent,manager) a reason to say "NO" to you, i.e wardrobe.
- schmooze when ever possible.
- LA likes comedy, so by all means do comedic monologues.
- AFTRA union is getting more work than SAG (but there are current discussions of a merge possibly next year).

This may sound shocking, so let me elaborate on a few things. Yes, versatility at the beginning of your career is bad. POR QUE? WHY? because Hollywood is all about fast and easy business, shocking right? lol. The minute you walk into a room they (i.e casting directors, agents, managers) will already know if they like you or not and will have already "typed you"- all of this will happen without you even opening your mouth. SO, know your type/essence and sell the crap out of it. How do you sell it? You sell your type by dressing like your type, by having a monologue that is your type and by having a head shot that shows your type.

Well this is all I can think of right now....haha, but I am sure I'll be reminded of more, and when that comes, so will another post.

Last piece of advice, keep your head above water, but not in the clouds.

Have a good week.
Carter

The fun thing bout blogs is that you can take them any where you choose. You can talk about any random noun or verb. Even on a broad spectrum, talk about life. What does life mean to you? What does it mean to me? Our relationship with life is an ever changing one, just like life's relationship with us is ever changing. We change, we deal, we love. Familiarizing ourselves with moments and things is essential to then loving the moments and things. Don't cha think?
When I changed everything, the familiarizing process began. New tastes were experienced, new breaths were taken as my world was turned on its head. My mission, in this ever changing world, is to use this blog as an entree to deliver life's changes that I've encountered and get you, my reader, to leave famiarized and loving it!

Firstly and broadly, there is a world of raw vegan eating that I never knew existed(!). Man oh man was it a shocker. Raw vegan, simplistically, IS in fact fruits veggie and nuts. Pretty complex, right? lol. Well, what I found out was that I didn't know anything. There are raw nut cheeses (any type of nut cheese can taste, smell, feel like cow's milk cheese). There are raw burgers, tacos, quesadilla, dumplings, nachos, pizza, lasagnas and every other food that you feel bad after eating can be "RAW Vegan"-fied. And taste exactly like...or some cases better than the "real" stuff. Don't believe, look here....

Lasagnas

PIZZA

Tacos

BURGER assembled

Burger Pattie

and the nut cheese...

and for dessert......

So dont be afraid of change, as I found, it's kinda cool.


Try this! One of my favorites and very easy recipes.. 5 bunches of Baby BokChoy Marinated for at least 15 mins in a mixture of.. 1/3 cup of olive oil 3/4 cup of Nama Shoyu(unpasteurized raw soy sauce) but if being raw doesn't matter than any soy sauce will do. for an extra punch add 2 cloves garlic.

Carter

Happy New Year !
I don't have any New Years Resolutions, I have gone through enough changes for now lol.
I have gone through a huge transformation the last months of 2010. My mom first brought up what a transformation I've gone through yesterday and I have to agree with her. I replied back to mommy "Well, I've changed my perspective. It is amazing what happens to everything you believe in when you look at it from a different angle".

It all started after I left high school. My style changed, my eating habits changed, my views changed, what I say/ think and how I say it/ think it have all changed. I have always noticed that there were two sides of me and at school I was projecting one side of me a lot louder than the other. Now it is in reverse. I have let one part of me subside so the other may be projected to the world. After knowing what it feels like, I have made a choice, through feeling, as to which side I want to be. I asked myself "which side feels more like home?" "Which side shows who I really am/ which sides best communicates my message to the world?" I am no longer dressing to the 9's, for I feel no need to wrap my body in restrictive clothing. I no longer eat dairy, meat, eggs, or any animal derived products nor do I cook anything-in society my eating lifestyle would be called "Raw Vegan,"too me it's just the product of a new perspective/choices. I no longer live a life of over consumption, but yet a life of minimalism and one where experiences are cherished more than "stuff". I no longer use lots of makeup. I no longer dye my hair religiously. I no longer paint my nails. I no longer worry or stress over anything. I no longer judge anything. I no longer fear anything. I no longer feel anger. I no longer feel envy. I no longer compare myself to others. I no longer wear high heels religiously. I no longer struggle. I no longer hate. These are the changes I have made. I am not stuck on any one way of living. I will live in this way till it serves me no more. When I do not feel all of the spiritual, health, internal/ external benefits that I do from making these changes then I will change once more. I am a woman with no bounds and I am the happiest I've been in a long time.
I saw the world one way, and it was beautiful. But the way I see it now is mesmerizing.
I saw myself one way, and it was beautiful. But now I see myself anew and you know what, it is beautiful.

Happy New Year love birds,
Carter