Friday, March 21, 2008

New Magazine I love and think is absolutely fab!



I should probably immediately send my resume to this magazine because it seems like the perfect place for me.

Travelgirl is a hip magazine founded in Georgia for chic, cute girls who love to travel. They have fun trips with cool sites that only a true travelgirl would treasure. they describe themselves as sexy and fab! The only thing is... I wish I had thought of this idea myself. (it might be even cuter, if i had.)

if you think you're a travelgirl- you should check it out. fyi: the website could use some work. (i mean, the name of the site (the inc part) sucks.
www.travelgirlinc.com

Monday, March 17, 2008

London- a work in Progress

So I started writing my mini series about a girl who studies abroad and her adventures. It has a lot of my own experiences, but I'm going to throw in a bunch from the trip and mix and match for added drama. Hopefully it won't be complete crap and we will film them. I mean if those quarterlife people can do it, why can't a bunch of my friends do it too!

I'll keep you posted and maybe even upload the scripts so you can read them and let me know what you think.

BMI

so, just for fun, i decided to calculate my BMI. Lately I've been running an average of about 3 miles every other day and two days a week playing tennis. Usually I do some muscle toning too but not as regularly as the other things. So I calculated it and I'm 24.8. which is still considered in the Normal range, but very close to the Overweight range. So, I then calculated how many calories I'm probably eating now, and how many I need to cut out to lose 10% of my body weight. Which on this website- said that was the way to do it. anyway, I'd have to lose about 12 pounds. and cut out 500 calories a day. and that is already including when I'm exercising. So I read the article and I need to up the amount of cardio, do three times a week of strength training and not eat any sweets, refined cards or drink any wine or beer. So, basically if I wanted to move my range closer to the middle of the Normal range, I have a lot of work to do. Only really sucks because i'm at work right now, and I would love to work out. I guess I need to bring a treadmill and put it in the spare room. I'm sure my boss would love that. anyway, I'll keep you all updated on the progress of this and maybe if my body gets slamming- I'll post pictures too. but only if it's slamming!

Friday, March 14, 2008

Hulu

This is something that makes me very happy. Bob called me at work to tell me about this new site that is a company or offspring of Fox and they have a bunch of movies and tv shows you can watch for free on your computer. So I spent the last four hours watching past episodes of The Office. It was great and I can't wait to spend more hours at my job watching other really great shows. Thankfully I got a raise today, so all that time I'm making a few extra bucks. Check it out at www.hulu.com

also, for all you office fans out there- New Episodes air April 10th! which just so happens to be the day I get back from Mexico and one of my best friends birthdays! so happy birthday to him and happy return for me and the office. I've missed Jim, Pam, dwight, Jan, Oscar, tobey, angela, kevin, stanley, Phyllis, Creed, Ryan, Kelly, the warehouse guys and Michael.


happy friday!

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Striving to... be.

This isn't going to make best of Craigslist or any other best of list- but this is the best I got for right now.
this is like one of those exercises they teach you in freshman english. just start writing and see where it takes you. so this is that. and this is about money.
I'm striving to save money. Pay off credit cards and save money. There is no dress that I "have to have." NO matter how cute it may be. There is no restaurant that is so delicious that I "have to eat there." The only thing I should spend money on is my health, my car and my education or career. I should spend money on new headshots. I should go to the dentist. I should get my stomach problems checked out. I should send out headshots to agents. I should take a dance class, a cooking class or an acting class. I should travel. Because traveling broadens your mind and makes you understand and accept other cultures, and maybe even adopt some new ideas and ways of thinking. I should save money to one day be able to buy my own house. Or condo, if I still live in L.A. I am really talented. For some reason I am just sitting here wasting away and I don't know why. And I'm pretty cute. and I'm very friendly. which is funny that I just wrote that because I was talking with a friend today and she said "so, she's friendly, and she's cute- but is she special?" And, I don't really know how I feel about that, But I do know that I am special. and not in a corny way or special needs way, but in a I deserve to be here and people should take notice kinda way. I used to wake up and feel motivated to go and conquer the world. or at least conquer the tube to camden town. I mean, I navigated my way through Rome and wasn't the least bit scared or intimidated. Why am I timid when I meet new people? Or scared to stay home alone? (oh, that's because rob did a lapdcrimewatch.org on my neighborhood and let's just say, lapd should probably be watching the crime a little better!) and i'm not perfect, by any means. I'm not the best at anything. But when I really want something, I try really hard. I like being challenged. I find it upsetting when people think I can't do something or even worse, they don't even look at me and see the same things I see. and it's really horrible when those same people are supposed to be your best friends. uh, Friendships are puzzling. They are constantly evolving and changing and developing into something more, something less, a tighter bond or just confusion because you wake up one day and have no idea where the other person is coming from. and we are looking for love. this undeniable sensation, an attraction that only grows stronger. the person we laugh with and tells our fears too. some people i know find love in every person they meet. they are more accepting of it, maybe. they are open to it. we'll call them "openers". then there are others who try over and over, and i think in their quest- they stumble and settle. we'll call those "stumblers". (unfortunately the "stumblers" usually meet, and fall for other "stumblers". ugh.) the solution is the "stumblers" need to find the "openers" and everyone would be a lot happier. And we are all growing up, when is the time when we are grown up? when we definitely know right from wrong? when we know exactly who we are and what we stand for? When does that happen? or does it ever happen?

I have an image in my mind- of the person I am. I hope you can see it too.