Diary of Dan Frank

Treasured Chests was great last night. Kelly walked us through exactly what the show was going to look like, and then she assigned the girls their specific rolls and at the end we had a diva off. All the girls walked down the runway to music and then all the guys walked down the runway. I had a weird song and ended up doing what I thought was super stupid and slutty...The crowd ate it up like eggs at breakfast time.

The Treasured Chests event is going to be awesome. The event is not simply a runway show, but is an evening of music, art, fashion, and entertainment. We are currently looking for business sponsorships, art donations, and volunteers. The proceeds from this event will be given to Susan G. Koman, and 75% of that will be staying here in Minnesota!

If you and or the company you work for is interested in helping out you check out the Treasured Chests web site. Click on the "needs" section and there are links where you can download all the necessary forms.

No Woman should have to go through the agony of breast cancer, and no one should have to deal with the tragedy of loosing a loved one to this disease. The current statistics are 1 out of 7! How many women do you have in your family? How many do you work with? With these statistics it is improbable that our lives not be touched by breast cancer at some point.

Incase you missed it the first time, here is that link again.

Treasured Chest Gala
July 28th, 2005
Zurah Shrine Center
2540 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis
Doors open at 6:00 for VIP guests, and 7:00 for general admission.
cocktail attire

For tickets, contact Kelly Moore

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Caryn just called me and they said they were interested in taking a second look at me. I am supposed to call them back before Friday to set up an additional interview.

I don't see the harm in setting up the extra interview plus I do need to call them to inform them that I am unable to afford their services at the time, but perhaps in the future.

Tonight is the first model practice for the Treasured Chests Gala. That runs from 6:15-9:30ish...GORSH I am a busy little boy aren't I?

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Yesterday I had my audition at Caryn International.

They started us out by having us do a do a cold read for a commercial. My commercial was for a skin care product by Ralph Lauren. I do not feel confident in how I delivered the lines, and I forgot to smile until the person working the camera told me to smile.

Then they brought us into a main room where they had a huge catwalk where we filled out audition forms and waited to be called in for an interview.

I feel like my interview went pretty well. They seemed a bit concerned about my time commitments with having two jobs and going to school at the U of M full time.

Then they had me stick around for the runway audition. I ended up being the last person called to walk the runway, and the song playing was Vogue. Of course some of the people who had been up there before me walked a bit slowly so I got up there towards the end of the song, which did end half way through my audition.

They have asked everyone who auditioned yesterday to call back between 11 and 12.

The interesting thing about Caryn International is that it is more like a school. Yes I guess they do represent you, you do work for them, but they have training classes that you take while they are representing you.

Of course none of this is free, which brings me to one of my concerns. In almost everything I have read it says be weary of people asking for your money. Is this a different situation because you are paying for training?

If their decision today is, "No thanks” that’s fine. If their decision is, "We want you” I am going to have to decline for now. I really do not have the time or the money that I would need to invest.

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Friday night I worked at Bonfire. I had an ok time working, but was really mad when I had to roll a gigantic bin of silverware; way more than one person should have to roll.

Saturday I went to go see Bewitched with Jessica, but we had to leave the theater early so we could get to Treasure Island in time for the Gary Spivey Show. I am a little dissapointed I had to leave the movie, because I was enjoying it... "Where art thou dog?"

The Gary Spivey show was pretty cool, but Total Traffic Guy, Dan Riggs, is an asshole because he would not let me ask Gary my question... Now the world will never know how many licks it takes to get to the center of the tootsie roll pop.

After the show we went to the liquor store and then to Applebee's. After we ate it was off to Joe's party...Swim Trunks and Hella Drunks...both were present. The party was a lot of fun, but we didn't stay too long because I was not feeling too great, and my beer was warm so that made me feel even worse.

Sunday I went to the Pride festival with Katie and Tony, had a couple beers, bought some sun glasses. Tony got hit on while he was eating a hot dog. Some creepy guy said to him..."Hey take another bite of that..." GROSS.

After the park I was going to go home because I had school the next day, but Katie and Tony convinced me to go out to the 90's with them. The Bicardi girls were there with cheep shots so we had two of those, and a lot of Malibu cokes. I don't remember drinking all that much while out that night, but apparently I did.

I was in the retro bar dancing on top of a box where I cut my pinky finger on the wall...don't ask me how...

I saw some deaf people signing earlier so I thought to myself that I should go talk to them for awhile...So I did... thinking back on it now, the conversation was incredibly odd...Note to self do not get trashed and then try to meet people who use a different language than you, because you will look like an ass.

I think I may have hit on Tony...I know I put my hand in his back pocket while we were outside smoking... that may have been a little over the line.. oops.

I don't remember walking to the car.
I remember driving through Minneapolis, thinking it was a good thing Tony was driving.
I don't remember any of the drive after we got on the freeway.
I do remember getting home and going to bed.

I woke up in the mornging in time for school, but went back to bed thinking I would just wake up in another hour. When I woke up it was 9:30, my class starts at 10:00. My choices... go to school late and hung over or go back to bed...sleep sounded better.

When I woke up again I thought I better get a start on my homework so I worked on that until I had to rush upstairs to purge what little alcohol my body still had in its system. After I was finished "sushi-ing" my eyes were playing wierd tricks on my and I could see what looked like shooting stars. It was kind of pretty but made me a bit dizzy, so I closed my eyes.

Overall it was a great three day weekend, perhaps there will a repeat this weekend as well!!!

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Today has been a really odd day.

Dad's girlfriend told her husband that she was seeing my Dad and he has been dropping things off at our house all day.

I got an e-mail about the Treasured Chests Event that I auditioned to be a model in...I got it!! Practise starts this Wednesday.

Yesterday while I was at school I was bored at school so I went online and ended up at the Caryn International web site. For those who may not know Caryn International is a local modeling/talent agency. They had something to fill out on their web site and I thought, what the heck, might as well...I HAVE AN AUDITION ON TUESDAY!!!

It's time to celebrate!!

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Last night was Katie's 22 birthday. I would love to tell you all about it, however...like most books, this story is much better when you include the pictures...Stay Tuned!

Pride is this weekend...Who is going and on what day?

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I was sitting by one of the fireplaces in CU today; trying to think of something witty to write about when suddenly the possibly homeless guy sitting across from me started talking in his sleep

I couldn't exactly make out what he was saying but he did get out a few full sentences. It's too bad I couldn't understand him as I am sure it was something important...Like a vision of the future warning all of us of the impending doom if we don't change our ways...Homeless people are always having apocalyptic visions…crazy!

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Head over here to check out Jason Mraz's new music video for Wordplay. I loved Jason Mraz's first cd and cannot wait for the second one to be released. July 26th!

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I was in a serious mood for Howie Day today and thought I would share it with y'all.

End of Our Days- Howie Day, Stop All The World Now

Here, where they can't find us,
I dare them to call me out.
Or tell you
We met here on purpose
I bet they can't wait to wake us up.

It's all a little bit strange...
I know it's a little bit strange.

Make a point and ignore them,
Come on let's wait this out.
They'll find out
We never stop turning,
Sometimes it's tough to change direction.
I know it's a little bit strange...
It's all a little bit strange.

At the end of the day, I...
Gonna say what i mean, I...
Slipping all away...
At the end of our days
We'll escape...
We'll escape...

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This math course I am enrolled in here at the U is not so bad, but I still feel like I will have some problems in it. I am not as worried about this course because I am taking it S-N instead of A-F, but I still need to pass it. To help me do this I am going to have Tony tutor me.

However, Tony tutoring me in math is not the reason this entry is called Gonna Be Some Changes Made. I have decided that the best way for me to concentrate on this math course, and school as a whole, is to quit my job at General Mills.

This is a big decision, and one I could still be talked out of. Again the benefits of working there are I can make my own hours, and it is great experience for me in my future career, whatever that may be. I do have another job that I could quit, Bonfire, however I make more money working there.

I pretty much made the decision yesterday when I went into work. I got out of class at 11:00 yesterday, then I had to wait for the bus, then the light rail to take me back to my car. I got back to my car at 12:00. Then I made my way to Golden Valley, but got stuck in traffic because of the construction on 62 and because of the rain.

I got to General Mills and up to my desk at 12:50. I need to leave General Mills at 2:00. I left at 2:20. Thats an aweful long drive to work for only an hour and a half two times a week. It hardly seems worth it for me to drive that far, and it doesn't seem fair to the people I work with that I am only available to them for such a short amount of time.

I have been at General Mills for almost 7 months now, not exactly a long time, but I think the experience will still look good on my resume, and I will still have made many, many contacts in the PR field.

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Yesterday I started my first day of Algebra here at the U of M...It is yet another class that is not taught by a professor, but by a grad student. Why does the U do this? I can see there are some possible benefits for being taught by a grad student, however I am paying a lot of money for my education here, and would prefer to be taught by a professor in each of my classes.

I guess I wouldn't mind it so much if the U of M wasn't so god damn expensive. This must be another consequence of this school trying to become one of the top three research institutions...

All the professors must be busy researching something so that they can become published. Or are they all auditioning to be on the Real Gilligan's Island so that they can win some prize money?

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Not only was yesterday the 200th Entry, but it was also the one year anniversary of The Diary of Dan Frank. Throughout the year I have shared with you my hopes, fears, and frustrations. I have been through good times, bad times, and drunken times. Thank you to all who have been reading and I hope you are as excited for the next year as I am.

In the next year you will be able to read as I prepare, and graduate college, get a new job(s), possibly move to another state, or at least out of my parent’s house. Perhaps I will meet someone and fall in love; or at the very least have a reason to through a de-flowerization party.

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Welcome the the 200th entry of The Diary Of Dan Frank!

So Wednesday was the big audition. I was really nervous when I went into it and even more nervous when I heard the type of music we were auditioning to. Kelly Moore, co-founder of the Treasured Chests Gala, said that we would be auditioning to slower music. When one of the other people were auditioning I heard classical music playing in the room. How are you supposed to walk down a runway to classical music?

Needless to say when it was my turn to audition I was even more nervous. I went in, and they asked me some simple questions about myself and why I wanted to be in thier show. Then came the walking...Before I started they pretty much told me that they forsure wanted my help promoting the event because of the work I did for the PRSSA last school year. They also said not to be too worried about the walking, they just wanted me to feel the music and move around.

So I did...At one point in my audition one of the judges said, "Beautiful," and someone else agreed so I must have done pretty well. The funny thing is that instead of walking down the catwalk I pretty much did interpretive dance the whole time.

When I finished they told me I did a great job, and one woman even went as far as telling me that I would not just be helping out with the promotions side of things. I think that was a bit premature for them to say that because they holding auditions this Tuesday and Wednesday for more models. With that in mind I cannot really hold them to what they said, but still I can't help but think, model, Dan Frank?

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Many people thought they were gone forever, only living on in our memories or in some kind of online archive, however as I am writing this I am watching that old television show with the loveable blue characters who live in a town of mushrooms.

UPN apparently has made the smerferlicious delcious to air the smerfs! Yes know you can watch Papa, Snappy, Smerfette, and all the others in their classic adventures.

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This friday I will be done with my second language at the U of M! I am really excited about this because it brings me one step closer to finishing college. At the same time, I am nervous because I don't know what my grade is looking like, and as soon as this class is over I have my math course. I am taking algebra.

This Wednesday, aka tomorrow, I have an audition for a runway show that benefits breast cancer research. I will be wearing one of the hot hot outfits that I purchased on my re-virginzation day...Wish me luck!

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I know what you are all thinking...It's about time I updated...Well I have been busy with school and what not.

Here is a little update about me before I rant...

Have been drinking slightly too much latley...Saw Blane at the 90's last Sunday! (shout out to Blane) HOLLER!!!!

Anyway I was just listening to my new Howie Day CD that I made Katie give me...It was a download from his concert here Feb 22, 2004. It is really good, but I always get pissed off at Howie Concerts, or when I listen to them because there are always morons who shout to Howie, "BUNNIES" because they want him to play it.

I am sure at this point Howie is upset he even wrote the song. Yes it is a great song, and I would love to hear him play it live, but he never will now because all you fuckers have to yell, "BUNNIES" everytime he plays live! Maybe if you shut the fuck up you will hear bunnies one day. How about you all grow up and enjoy whatever music Howie decides he wants to play for you!

Ok thats it, I'm done...

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