Joel McDonald

A kid in a ton of winter clothes

When it drops below 50 in Texas

a man says that 's my boy in front of a brick wall Alt: a man says that's my boy

Kiddo: Dad, can you help me run lines for my audition?

Me: Sure. But what am I gonna ask you?

Kiddo: ... If I already marked all the beats and wrote my subtext in the margins...

Me: And?

Kiddo: (sigh) Okay, 10 minutes.

a man in a red shirt is saying where are my pants Alt: Michael J. Fox asking "Where are my pants?"

Wifey: We should go out.

Me: (grumble)

Wifey: It'd be nice to get out of the house...

Me: (grumbling intensifies)

Wifey: ... maybe meet some people...

Me: (grumbling reaches fever pitch)

Wifey: ... I'll even wear that thing you like.

...

Me:

Anagram it.

Deez Melanins

Sure, dunk on AI voiceover because yes, as of NOW, it's just a piss poor robot's idea of what humans sound like, funded by rich idiots and approved by bigger idiots who will never be rich.

But don't forget! This is early days. And with another few years of practice

THE ROBOTS WILL BE MUCH WORSE

Kiddo: Mom, what's for dinner?

Wifey: Well, I have my barre class tonight so that's up to your dad.

Both boys: UGH, CORN DOGS AGAIN?!

The third "Somebody To Love" wasn't bad.

The second Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow thing was a war crime.

a man with a beard is looking at the camera with his eyes closed . Alt: Dead stare

For reasons I can't control nor do I care to explain, I have been stuck in a karaoke bar for the last 2 1/2 hours. 45 minutes to go.

If you tell your potential coworkers "you have until X date to submit," that's your word.

It's okay to have an early frontrunner. Happens a lot. But that can't affect your word.

And bruh. The number of times an absolute banger slipped in right under the wire?

Come on.

Let your people flex.

With the holidays coming up, don't forget this handy dandy actor's guide for the degenerate in your life.

Paperback for the nerds:

a.co/d/0Az9I7L

Audiobook for the illiterate:

Listen to Getting In by Joel McDonald on Audible. www.audible.com/pd/B0FSG7L3S...

Tray of Human Treats - pretzels with pecans and melted Rolos.

Wifey made a batch of Human Treats (TM) and left for an hour.

Gonna eat em all and gaslight the hell out of her.

Bartholomew Mew-ma

a man says you know how this is gonna end while standing in front of a lamp Alt: a man says you know how this is gonna end while standing in front of a lamp

When Wifey asks me to text another dad to coordinate something:

"What if Star Trek but the opposite?"

Talked with a non-actor friend who's jazzed about AI and I told him it's a major existential threat to art, my industry, and my livelihood.

"Yeah, but you could just learn to prompt the AI and make it good!"

Sir, you could also gargle these nuts.

The set for a play.

I'd wager that roughly 120% of theatre kids know what play this is just by the set.

Kiddo: Hey, Dad? I lost a tooth.

Me: Another one? You just lost one yesterday!

Kiddo: Yeah, that's the one I lost. I was just looking at it and I dropped it and now it's gone.

Me: Okay, where did you drop it?

Kiddo: In your keyboard.

Best fan interaction of the day was the dude who said he wanted to be a voice actor but didn't think he had a very good voice.

Then he heard me in something and was like, "Hey! If that guy can do it, I DEFINITELY can!"

New geocaching badge for Tennessee

Welp. I think that's all I came to Chattanooga for.

(only real ones will understand)

Oh my god, I just listened to the Audible preview. Can you pick out the two cameos?

Getting In Check out this great listen on Audible.com. If you've decided to ignore your family's wise advice to get a "real job" instead of pursuing acting, prove them all wrong by picking this book up. If the w...

LOOKIT I MADE AN EAR BOOK

Listen to Getting In by Joel McDonald on Audible. www.audible.com/pd/B0FSG7L3S...

They truly did! They're free to announce whenever they want. I'm not gonna take the privilege from em. Glad you're playing!

Half the neighborhood just turned out with flashlights because we heard a kid crying and screaming outside for like 15 minutes.

Turns out it was a baby goat with its head caught in a fence.

So... partial credit, I guess.

Dude, you're already cast. Shut up.

a storm trooper is holding a gun and wearing a white helmet Alt: a storm trooper is holding a gun and wearing a white helmet

Man.

If there's one thing Borderlands 4 has taught me so far

it's that for somebody who's spent the last 7 years working in game dev

I am exceptionally bad at video games.

YouTube video by Borderlands Borderlands 4 Voice Cast Answer Community Questions

I cannot wait for you to love these people like I love these people. youtu.be/jDMojROhvKE?...

Borderlands 4 - Steam News Hub Updates, events, and news from the developers of Borderlands 4.

store.steampowered.com/news/app/128...

If your life had a narrator, whose voice would it be and why? "Gabe Kunda. If you know, you know."

Got interviewed for This Week On Kairos on Steam News. You're free to ignore most of it but this is important:

No, I don't *only* cast super attractive voice actors. Though I can see why you'd think that.