I got to shake Martin Freeman's hand today. For those of you who don't know who Martin Freeman is, I'll let Wikipedia clear that up for you:
"Martin Freeman (born September 8, 1971) is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe winning comedy The Office, and as Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
He was a guest on an XM Radio program today and I got to tag along and escort him up to the fifth floor. I made sure to introduce myself and, when leaving, I stuck my hand out again and waited for him to notice, thus getting another shake (this wasn't awkward, the wait time was only a second). I did NOT reveal any of the following facts:
1. I cried at the series finale of the UK Office.
2. I contemplated making an action figure for Tim Canterbury (his Office character) out of a Fox Mulder and Arthur Dent figure.
3. A picture of him as Tim appeared in my 'heroes' section on my myspace page for years.
4. I was cast to play him in a stage production of an episode of The Office. I was cast by myself and this idea only made it to the early levels of planning, but the whole thing was cast (David, Gareth, Dawn).
5. I was him for Halloween.
6. I run one of the first, if not the first Tim Canterbury myspace profiles.
He's short (5'7" according to his imdb profile) so that makes him infintely cooler in my book. A good day.
1. I cried at the series finale of the UK Office.2. I contemplated making an action figure for Tim Canterbury (his Office character) out of a Fox Mulder and Arthur Dent figure.
3. A picture of him as Tim appeared in my 'heroes' section on my myspace page for years.
4. I was cast to play him in a stage production of an episode of The Office. I was cast by myself and this idea only made it to the early levels of planning, but the whole thing was cast (David, Gareth, Dawn).
5. I was him for Halloween.
6. I run one of the first, if not the first Tim Canterbury myspace profiles.
He's short (5'7" according to his imdb profile) so that makes him infintely cooler in my book. A good day.
"Coal Miner's Daughter" is a great great movie. This and "Walk The Line" both make me think of/miss home. Is there a southern-film genre? I think I'm running out of country superstar biopics to watch, and I really don't even like old country music all that much and I hate new country. I just miss the Southerny aspects of my old life.
"Manband" has been an awesome show, the three episodes I watched. It was both insanely cheesy (the music video, "Whatchu think'bout nights in manHYATtin") and touching (Color Me Badd guy has a drinking problem and a catty wife! LFO guy has Leukemia!). Even though their songs are so 1997 and their voices leave a lot to be desired, I want them to succeed.
The new Go! Team album is too much fun, but of course not as strong as Thunder, Lightning, Strike. It's still better than Challengers and Kala, so it might be the album of 2007 after New Magnetic Wonder.
My 401 class show was yesterday. I think I performed strongly and I, for the most/most important part, had fun. 401 was filled with mixed emotions and some really tough scenes, but Delaney was a great teacher who gave some of the best notes I've ever gotten. He was always honest and also surprised me with how friendly and open he was. It was a good experience and I hope to start 501 soon.
My 401 class show was yesterday. I think I performed strongly and I, for the most/most important part, had fun. 401 was filled with mixed emotions and some really tough scenes, but Delaney was a great teacher who gave some of the best notes I've ever gotten. He was always honest and also surprised me with how friendly and open he was. It was a good experience and I hope to start 501 soon.
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