On Thursday I responded to an ad on craigslist for REAL tradespersons to be in a Govt of Canada\/Ontario(?) commercial, no experience required. Off goes my headshot and a white lie of my skills and the headhunter calls me within 30 minutes. <\/p>\n

I blush! That fast!<\/p>\n

Okay I know what you’re thinking, I barely know which way a hammer goes (the heavy sidey thing hits the flatty sided thingamagigger). But I did do cedar siding for cottages around my home town when I was a teen so it’s not THAT much of a stretch, okay? With all my butch clothes from working at the Black Eagle, I had a ton of clothing options, so I was pretty hopeful to get a callback. (taps fingers)<\/p>\n

Auditions were just like I remember them from Queer As Folk: the actors greeting each other and exchanging work info like hobos giving rail riding tips. Plus there were a few REAL tradespeople who I avoided in case I got called out. One guy had drywall dust all over him and I was instantly jealous of his character choice. <\/p>\n

I’m called and I saunter past the actors trying out for office parts. All eyes on the REAL guy going in. <\/p>\n

I stand and deliver a 30 second monologue of my skills. Done! The guy before me was equally fast so I couldn’t tell my chances. <\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

After, I met up with SharkBoy and went into HomeSense to oo and aa over bear lamps. <\/p>\n

Shrug. Wish me luck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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