SlimKatie

I have a call to action of sorts. So if you have been following (or started following and binged all the content ❤️) You would know I have had some production delays. Which can be due to a few things, like I’m getting married, budget, talent schedules, and finally the Budget. The budget being me with a dream and some nice people in my life and online who want to see me succeed. I have hit an impasse recently that has rattled me a little bit.

Let’s start from the beginning. Two years ago I was watching my favorite show with my dad while I was recovering and starting treatment for a newly diagnosed genetic disorder at home. I stayed with my parents for a long time during this stage, I still am until I move in with my fiancée after we are married. So these times where I watch Supernatural with my Dad and Mom were very important to me. Frankly they are still important to me (my mom is on season 10 btw :)). One day I was watching it with my dad as normal and I said out loud, “it would be so cool to have that car.” And, to MY SURPRISE, my dad looks at me and says, “we could get it if you want. I’ll rebuild one with you.” I was almost brought to tears. On my hands and knees pleading, “REALLY? Oh YES YES YES.”

A little on my dad. He LOVES cars. When he was around my age and a little older he HAD a project car. He had an old black mustang that he built himself. When he got married to my mom he didn’t have any place to put it yet so he asked to keep it at my Grandpas (his dad’s) house. Now, my Grandpa wasn’t the best person. He ended up selling my dad’s car right from under him. This story was told to me by my mom. And it still ties knots in my stomach. My dad loves cars and working on them so much, to the point where he rigged his Senior year of high-school schedule to where he had automotive class for two periods in a row somehow, and made it so that was ALL he did his last semester in high-school and then he went home. So knowing that and being told by my mother that story, I know building a car with him would mean the world. And it really means something that he wants to do it with ME.

After two years, we found one. One that we can afford, one that wasn’t so beat up that it would be impossible to rebuild, it was perfect. When it arrived after being shipped to us, there was a gathering of certain family members. He sent photos to his friends. It was a whole thing.

I wanted to put this in perspective, the car came first. It was always the car. THEN I thought of doing the show. It started as me and my dad, and it still is. I don’t plan on hiring any place to fix it up for me. It’s going to be me and my dad. Kinda poetic in a way when you think of Dean Winchester.

Here is where the problem lies, the show can’t happen without the car. My dad wants me to succeed with the show. The car takes the most money. I’ve decided to make a go fund me. I’ll link it in my linktree and maybe this post if I can figure it out.

But, if the only thing I could do was build the car with my dad, no show, I would do it ten times over.

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I finished the third draft of my pilot episode for SupHERnatural last night. Coming up at a whopping 61 pages, which is a few more than the original shows pilot, this is my favorite draft I’ve written. I sent it off to my costar for her to read and change whatever lines make her the most comfortable to say out loud comfortably.

It’s these little wins that make me keep going. These little stepping stones that are taking me to where I wanna go make the process worthwhile.

Wanted to share this funny video here too.

I get some hate here and there but a lot of the times it really feels like one of two things. One, they just don’t like women doing things they like. Two, they expect a fan project to be as well done and polished as a fully funded feature film or TV show.

I know I have a lot to learn and prepare for, and one of those things IS ACTING. I’ve been acting all my life, but acting on camera is very different than acting on stage. And I can’t wait to improve.

Hey guys!!! Wanted to share this prop I got with you guys on here. It’s actually so cool.

Currently posting on tiktok on my own account! My username is Slim_Katie1