If he could see me right now...

Up until a few minutes ago, it was a normal day of office-y / housework-y stuff. I did, however, learn that my "hair in the wind" movie is one of only a short few that IS going to make it onto the official DVD of the short films from last week. They threw out many of the others, but kept that one. Yay...I think!

I have to tell you this, no matter how unattractive it may make me sound. (We're friends and I'm hoping you like me anyway.) I'm sitting here doing desperately-needed laundry, wearing (gasp) blue, white, and yellow striped pajama pants and a pink, green, and brown flowery shirt that I wore to work today. I'm a clashy colorful explosion (clashy, not classy)! I have Clearasil on part of my face, and a tummy full of mac and cheese and chocolate milk. (Really, I rarely eat like this...but it's cold tonight and this combo sounded good.) Oh, and I called Paskal (from Saturday's pockets/poutine) earlier tonight and left him a message indicating that I'd like to take him up on his offer to be my tour guide of Montreal. I keep checking my phone, but he hasn't returned my call yet. Maybe the message didn't record. Maybe the sound cut out as I left my phone number...I really have to stop checking my phone...

Okay, keep this less-than-flattering image of me in mind as I continue...

So, as I sit here feeling entirely ho-hum, I hear my Facebook window "click" with a new instant message. I figure it's Shelley or somebody like that. I look, and much to my surprise, it's an actor named Andre, who's in the "hair in the wind" movie with me. We didn't really speak at all the day of that shooting, other than introductions, and he paid me a nice compliment. Yesterday, he sent me an email (via Facebook) asking if I'm still in town for awhile. I heard he has a girlfriend, though, so I didn't reciprocate at all. I told a couple of the guys at work about the email. They were shocked. Little did I know, he's a relatively famous actor in Canada! I looked online, and lo and behold, he's all over the place -- he's even done a couple of successful TV series here, among other things. Famous or not famous, though, I'm not looking to play a "personal supporting role" with an actor who's already in a committed relationship. That'd be slimy. Here's a picture of him that I found online.

Back to my story. I hear the click of an instant message, and it's him. Here's the conversation. Forgive me for keeping it in French...I'll translate...the French is just for my own record-keeping so I can look back at this someday and laugh.

Andre

Sarah serais-tu à l'aise de faire ma girlfriend dans un short film? (Translation: Sarah would you be comfortable playing my girlfriend in a short film?)

7:22pmSarah

Salut Andre. Qu'est-ce que ca veut dire exactemment? :) (Translation: Hi Andre. What does that mean exactly?)

7:22pm Andre

lollll

7:25pm Andre

Un de mes amis doit finaliser un scénario de court métrage... Et je vais avoir une copine dans le film... Es-tu comédienne un peu... Peut-être que ça t'intéresse simplement pas !! (Translation: One of my friends is finalizing a script for a short film... And I'm going to have a girlfriend in the film...Are you a bit of an actress...Maybe that interests you a little!!)

7:26pmSarah

Oui, je suis comedienne "un peu". (Translation: Yes, I'm an actress "a little.") (Internal note: Am I? Since when?)

7:26pm Andre

loll

Est-ce que ça peut t'intéresser (Translation: Might this interest you?)

7:28pmSarah

Tu sais que je n'ai pas d'accent quebecois...c'est plutot francais/americain... mais si ca ne te derange pas...oui, peut-etre, apres avoir lu le scenario... tu me flattes. (Translation: You know I don't have a Quebec accent...it's more French/American...but if that wouldn't bother you...yes, maybe, after having read the script...You flatter me.)

7:29pm Andre

ok je te reviens la-dessus... Je crois qu'il y a cependant une scène intime... Anyway je te ferai lire. Tu me diras si ça t'intéresse!! je t'ai trouvé très naturelle, charmante et jolie. bonne soirée !! x (Translation: OK I'll get back to you about it later...I think, however, there is an intimate scene...Anyway I'll let you read it. You'll tell me if it interests you. I found you very natural, charming, and pretty. Have a nice evening. x)

7:31pmSarah

Merci beaucoup. :) (Translation: Thanks a lot.) (Internal note: Remember how I look right now? I am laughing out loud in super, extreme embarrassment and humility...I am SO not whatever he thinks I am...this cannot possibly be happening...blush, blush, blush...)

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I PROMISE you I will never in my life do an "intimate" scene beyond anything I'd feel comfortable having my parents watch. And my Granddad. And you. I don't even know if I'll do this at all. Contrary to what my must-have-been-possessed fingers typed, I am not an actress, even "a little." I work at the phone company.