Opportunity

Yesterday Stu, Elizabeth, Michael and I drove to Asheville to visit our dear friends Jeff & Mila. We had not seen them for quite some time and it was lovely catching up. We were able to visit the Biltmore [free tickets!!!], wander around four stories of awesome, and the Winery, where I tried 4 different wines!

I still hate wine.

Mila made a lemonade/vodka drink which was great, so I sipped some of that with dinner. Vodka I have no problem with IF it's mixed with other drinks. I can't smell it.

ANYWAY

While we were wandering around the Biltmore, I began imagining myself floating down the winding staircase in a huge ballgown; wondering what it would be like to live there [not as a servant...], with a bowling alley, 2 pools, and stables that have turned into shops...

And then I wondered what it would take for us to live there. What if a bunch of us got to live at Biltmore? What would be the reason? *writer mind engaged*

A zombie apocalypse.

It's perfect!

We're touring the Biltmore, seeing the sights, when all of a sudden we realize there are zombies coming our way! We barricade the doors and live in the Biltmore until...well, I don't know what happens next, but I can imagine us doing a lot of really crazy things! We'd have food b/c of the cafe/confectionery, there is electricity, and there are things to do - pipe organ, pool, bowling alley, thousands of books...I could have fun there for a while. And, it's mostly easy to defend. Just have to be careful scooting from the stable area to the house. Weekly raids?

So that's what I thought about yesterday while we were at the Biltmore.

But I've also been thinking about opportunities. There don't seem to be many of late, mostly because of a sad lack of cash [opportunities = investments, classes/lessons, fun travel, etc.]. We're surviving, but there's nothing on the horizon that extends any hope of change. I used to think I didn't want a career, but honestly, if I was able to be a writer or an actress for a long running t.v. show, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Or I would be in a movie. Lots of other people from odd places have done so!

1. Felicia Day - homeschooled her whole life in Huntsville, Alabama. Went to college for violin & mathematics at 16. Now she's got her own webisodes and she was in Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Crazy, right? She started out doing theatre work in her hometown.

2. Christian Kane - raised in Oklahoma. Need I say more? He's got a great voice and he's a musician [guitar] and he's ALSO been in a Joss Whedon production - Angel.

3. Jonny Depp - I know, I know, but listen: he was born in Kentucky, raised in Florida, and was selling ball point pens before he got his big break [courtesy of Tom Hanks, I believe].

4. Vin Diesel - he worked as a bouncer for quite some time before he got into acting.

That's all I can think of for now, but really...all they needed was an opportunity. Look where they are now! As more and more Christians get into the acting racket [Dule Hill, Zachary Levi, Tony Hale, and Justine Bateman to name a few] I see that it isn't impossible to work in that world. I think we need good people in that business. And I'd like to work there...but do I pray for an opportunity? What do I do when one comes along and I don't think I can take it? What then? Have I already missed my chance? Do I need to be in classes? What can I do to try and get more opportunities for this kind of thing? Is this even what I'm supposed to be doing?

Deep, deep down I feel like I would be a good actress. Not the best, perhaps, but good. I've been tested to see where I score highest in abilities, and acting came out as no. 1. Maybe if I can't be an actress I'll start running my own cons.

...kidding.

Opportunities. People never know until after the fact what they are. And I'm unsure if I've even got any headed my way.

In other news: I'm going back to Violet's Monster: Volume I to see if I can get a few more chapters done today. This IS an opportunity and I intend on seeing how far God will take me on this path. It will definitely be interesting.