been losing sleep over this casting coming up. gotta cry on cue... like, who even comes up with these requirements??? i mean, yeah, it's acting or whatever, but making yourself cry in 5 seconds flat feels like asking someone to fly. tried the usual stuff: chopping onions, watching sad movies, thinking about my ex (lol), but nope!!! nothing's working. just staring at myself in the mirror like a weirdo hoping for tears. i'm not some robot that can just turn on the waterworks at command.

seriously though! what are we supposed to do? fake it till you make it only goes so far when your eyes refuse to cooperate. looked up stuff online and everything's so vague: 'just think of something sad...' wow! amazing advice!! never thought of that... 🙄 it's not like i'm trying to become the next academy award winner here; i just need to get through this freakin' audition without looking like an idiot.

i read somewhere that pinching yourself helps?? can't wait to show up with red marks all over my face as if i'm surviving a bug attack or something (what fun!). is there a secret club of actors who share tips on crying fast? cause i'd really love an invite right now. oh well, maybe i'll just go with plan b: perfecting other parts of the audition so they don't even notice if i mess up this crying nonsense.

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