We knew we had a busy day ahead of us today with 8 castings. We mapped it all out last night and were ready to go at 9:15 this morning. Decided to cab it to the first casting....the book cover which was postponed earlier in the week...so Cath would be super fresh. Turns out that really didn't matter, as they were looking for only redheads and Cath wasn't quite ginger enough. Calling all Madden girls!!!!
Into the next cab..cuz the next casting was a call back and "we" REALLY want it. (Plenty of opportunity to ride the subway later.) Once we arrive to a casting, we step into the lobby, Catherine removes her flat boots and slips into her 5 inch heels, brushes her hair, and up the elevator she goes. My job is to stand in the lobby and wait. and wait. and wait. For this one I waited an hour and almost did the stage mama nono and went upstairs to see what was going on. Turns out Cath was trying on lots of things. A hopeful sign... While I was waiting in the lobby I heard someone call the concierge and say there was no water on the 4th floor. Then on the 2nd floor. Turns out this was foreshadowing to our next subway adventure.
Off we went to the Q line to head to our next stop. As we get to the platform (after we've paid of course!) we're told there has been a water main break and the Q line is no longer available. Nor is the R. Or the N...all of our familiar routes. Net, more taxis (and more time and money cuz it isn't easy to drive around the city!)
Next stop SoHo. A couple castings and a stop for lunch at our favorite chain, Le Pain Quotidien (Who can tell me how to pronounce this?) We finally ordered the giant meringue we'd had our eyes on since day one! SWEEET!
Another long cab ride to several more castings, including one at The Out Hotel, billed as the only straight friendly gay hotel. A very nice hotel with lots of room for me to wait, and a really fun casting for Catherine. Fingers crossed...
End of the day, getting very cold, subway still down, cabs everywhere...but all full. Ugh, long walk til we decide to stop at a starbucks and check our subway map for a new way home. Decide to try the F line, and soon, we're back at Rockefeller Center and into familiar territory. We stop and order up a couple of pizzas at The Duke and head home.
Soon the castings for the weekend start coming in and we get excited again for what's ahead. We actually have a couple of A list castings on the agenda. By that I mean shows that are listed as official Mercedes Benz Fashion Week shows at Lincoln Center. (A lot of things being cast this week are ancillary shows and presentations, plus other modeling opportunities). So, off to bed we go with visions of runways dancing in our heads.
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