It is always nice to have an audition buddy. Someone that is going to get their butt out of bed at crack-o-dawn with you as you sleepily grab your bag of everything but the kitchen sink, hope the N or the Q and walk on over to Telsey in the cool/cold morning looking like a hot mess. Having the companion is nice for a couple of reasons. First, they keep you accountable (so that you actually DO get out of bed). Second, misery loves company. (I'm kidding- I'm not miserable... just tired and grumpy.) Anyway, you get the gist.
The bad part about having an audition buddy is the infamous callback in the room, or even the callback phone call or e-mail. Inevitably, there will be times when you don't get a callback and your friend does and there will be times when you do and your friend does not. Both of those situations are awkward for different reasons, that I trust my "reading audience" is bright enough to figure out.
The thing that I've noticed myself feeling that is incredibly frustrating is... jealousy. I am not delusional enough to think that I should be above EVER getting jealous. I truly think it is best to own up to that kind of feeling, address it, move on. But it still doesn't feel good to be THAT person. The one that can't just be happy for someone, but at the same time thinks "Why not me?"
The two emotions are not mutually exclusive. You can be happy for your friends even when that jealousy still tries to sneak in there. I find it is important to remind myself: "Other people's successes are not MY failures." Everything in good time, keep trekking and getting out of bed at crack-o-dawn, even if your audition buddy is off on a gig. Be happy and realize that what is right for someone else at any given time may not have worked out for you. Things have a way of working out. I believe that.