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| Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 | | 3:22 pm |
If you are not excited about the Golden Compass movie you have not read the books and if you haven't read the books, go do it! | | Friday, May 4th, 2007 | | 2:24 pm |
| | Thursday, May 3rd, 2007 | | 1:35 pm |
Open Question
If you know you always change your mind, how can you evern be sure of a decision? (Gotta love coming back to LJ after months (years?) with a ridiculously ambiguous question.) | | Monday, October 31st, 2005 | | 8:43 am |
So I'm thinking of re-starting this journal as friends only. The odds of me actually doing this are probably 50/50, but if you want in on the friends filter and I don't have you on my friends list already, let me know. I went back to Brandeis this weekend for the first time since graduation. At first I thought it was going to be really weird. It felt like it had been so long since I was there, since I was that person. But a few minutes after walking onto campus, it just all fell back into place. It felt so comfortable, so right for me to be there. I know I can never go back, but Brandeis will always be the place that I turned into the person I am today, the person I am so happy to be, and for that reason it will always be home. I didn't tell many people I was coming, figuring I'd wander around campus and just see who I ran into, which turned out to be so much fun. I saw Steph, Alex, Ian, Sarah, Talia, Eli, Pete, Dave, Rebecca, Mark, Omer, Jay. I didn't even realize how many of the seniors I still knew. All my wonderful sophomore Orientation Leaders. Eighteen of them stuck with it and were third year OLs this year. EIGHTEEN!!! That's unheard of. Usually there's maybe six. I dragged Dan to the variety show Saturday night to see B'yachad perform. It was a long show, but totally worth the wait because my girls looked so good! I was so proud to be an alumni of the group. As happy as I am in LA, as much as I love what I'm doing and love my friends, I know nothing will ever compare to those four years at Brandeis. We all complained about the bubble, but there are so many days when I just wish for that safety, security, fun, and learning. It was almost as hard to drive away from the campus this weekend as it was after graduation. A part of me will always be on that campus and I am so grateful to that place and those people for the best four years of my life. Current Mood:  nostalgic | | Sunday, August 14th, 2005 | | 12:27 pm |
I know I owe y'all a real update, but this is just too good not to post. Plus, I know there are a ton of you Buffy fans on my friends list who haven't even heard of Veronica Mars, which is a travesty. The DVDs of season 1 don't come out until October 11th, but if you get any chance to see an episode, I strongly recommend checking it out. Best non-Joss show ever. Joss Luvs Veronica.
This is my attempt at posting my own thread. My peeps and I just finished a crazed Veronica Marsathon, and I can no longer restrain myself. Best. Show. Ever. Seriously, I've never gotten more wrapped up in a show I wasn't making, and maybe even more than those. Crazy crisp dialogue. Incredibly tight plotting. Big emotion, I mean BIG, and charsimatic actors and I was just DYING from the mystery and the relationships and PAIN, this show knows from pain and no, I don't care, laugh all you want, I had to share this. These guys know what they're doing on a level that intimidates me. It's the Harry Potter of shows. There. I said it. People should do whatever they can to check out this first season so the second won't be a spoiler fest. I'm nutty.
I'm a little calmer now. Oh God, no I'm not! Wait. Wait. Okay. Some of you may already be all up on this, and some may disagree, but I'm urging peeps to check it out, 'cause there is great TV afoot, and who doesn't want that? Thank you for your time.
Still not calm! Wait... wait...-- Joss Whedon. August 11, 06:54 CET [from WHEDONesque, here] | | Monday, May 9th, 2005 | | 8:42 pm |
So I've been running (well jogging/walking, but that takes to long to say) 3-4 times a week for the past 3-4 weeks and I'm definitely noticing an improvement in my stamina. Not that I'm in great shape yet or anything, but I can go longer before I want to fall down and die. I'm so happy to have finally reached that point where the exercise is part of my routine so I don't have an excuse to not do it. Current Mood:  pleased | | Monday, April 25th, 2005 | | 8:49 pm |
Alright, so the gym thing never worked out, but amazingly I've started walking/jogging around the neighborhood. This is the start of the second week and I haven't given up yet so we'll see how that goes. The job is still going well. I've definitely settled in, started making friends, and while it's not exactly making my life more exciting, I am enjoying the stability and steady paycheck. Oh, and the seeing of celebrities, that's kind of exciting. But I'm in the industry now so I have to play it cool. Had a seder at Hanah's on Saturday. It turned out really well. Half my friend, half her friends. I was the most Jewish one there, so you know it wasn't exactly a traditional seder, but lots of laughing and singing and of course Hanah's amazing food made it a great night. I'm hoping the weather gets a bit warmer soon. I'm looking forward to being a beach bum on the weekends. Current Mood:  content | | Saturday, March 19th, 2005 | | 5:13 pm |
So I want to join a gym. Any advice? (Oh, how I missed my mood icons. Aren't they cute?) Current Mood:  curious | | Tuesday, March 15th, 2005 | | 8:12 pm |
Yes, I'm still alive
Okay, I know it's been forever and I totally don't have the energy to catch up on everything so I'll just skip to the latest good news. I got a new job. I am now a receptionist at CAA. For the non-entertainment industry folks, CAA stands for Creative Artists Agency and they're one of the biggest agencies in town. Regular hours, amazing benefits, and if I stick around and put in my time I can pretty much go anywhere I want from here. So yeah, I'll try and be a bit better about the updates, but my life probably won't be all that exciting for a while. | | Friday, October 22nd, 2004 | | 8:19 am |
Okay LA Buffy fans...have you heard about this? Yes, it's a fundraiser for John Kerry, but Joss Whedon will be at the LA party! And Amy Acker and J. August Richards are coming too. And possibly more Buffyverse actors. And Joss has promised to spend some time talking about X-Men 3 and Serenity. So two questions: 1) Is it worth spending the money to go to this thing? According to AICN the LA one will be on the large side so I don't know how much real interation will be possible. 2) If so, anyone want to go with me? | | Sunday, October 17th, 2004 | | 7:11 pm |
Does it bother anyone else that at the beginning of the new U2 song, Bono sings '1, 2, 3... 14'? | | Monday, October 11th, 2004 | | 8:49 pm |
First Day
First day at the job went well. It was a pretty slow day and a laid back office which is nice. The other PA and the receptionist, my comrades in bottom-of-the-rung jobs, are both very cool and I had fun hanging out with them. The job doesn't seem like it will be extremely challenging at this point, but I do think it's a good environment to learn in, or at least confirm the skills I have. Things should pick up a bit as we get closer to shooting. Current Mood: post-y | | Saturday, October 9th, 2004 | | 5:10 pm |
Exciting news...
First and foremost: I have an IMDB entry! All shall go look and be impressed (except perhaps ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) madbard 'cause he has one of his one.) Two: I start a new job on Monday. I am now Production Assistant for Phil of the Future, a kids show on Disney/ABC. What does this mean? Guaranteed employment until June! 5 day shooting weeks with weekends free! Plus, working at an established company that knows what they're doing. As much as I loved working at Universal, I think this will be a much better place for me in the long term. Current Mood:  excited | | Thursday, September 23rd, 2004 | | 9:38 am |
Woah, lj totally changed the update format. I don't know why I don't update anymore. I mean, there really is a lot going on. I had a crazy weekend which I will attempt to describe here: Friday night: - Had dinner and hung out in Santa Monica with Hanah before her choir concert - Drove all the way across town to Silverlake to put in an appearance at a party the UCLA class people were having - Drove halfway back across town to the Beverly Center to see Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow with Jeremy and Zeke (movie people) - Fun incident of the night - I ran into a guy from my film class at Brandeis outside the movie theater. I knew he was in LA, but what are the odds we'd go to the same movie on the same night at the same theater at the same time? Saturday night: - Went out with my cousin and his friend Alex. We went to a bar and they were paying for my drinks, so of course I had to many. Didn't get to sleep until 3am, which was bad as I had to go to work the next day. Sunday: - Spent the afternoon helping the short film I was supposed to be working on. We were doing extras casting. Oh, let me tell you how fun it is to call about 80 people and say the same thing over and over. - That night I met more UCLA people and saw Wimbledon. It was as good as expected. Not disappointing, but not good enough to reach the level of Legally Blonde or Bring It On in the guilty pleasure file. Monday: - Had a doctors appointment that lasted 3 hours! Nothing's wrong, they just wanted to do some tests, but it wore me out. - That night I got to go to the premiere of Shark Tale with Nathan (another UCLA guy) as he works at Dreamworks Animation and had an extra ticket. It was so much fun. The movie was much better than I expected it to be and the party after was huge. Now, starting Tuesday, I'm working again, with the same guys as the film before. They're doing reshoots this week and I'm quasi-production coordinator, though that hasn't really turned into anything more than I was doing before. Still, it's good to be working again and the paycheck will be much appreciated. Phew. Think that's everything. Have been continuing the enjoyment of TV premiere season. If any of you didn't watch Lost last night, you're seriously missing out. | | Tuesday, September 14th, 2004 | | 5:18 pm |
Just got back from a wildly successful shopping trip with Hanah. Aside from the slightly expensive but too cute to pass up skirt from the Gap, everything else I got was on sale which includes: a pair of shoes and a purse from Payless two shirts and a belt from American Eagle a brown jacket from Mervyn's a watch from Robinson's May Now I've been looking for a brown jacket for about a year now and I've been without a watch for about 5 years. And the shirts from American Eagle are exactly what I needed. The sandals were pretty much exactly what I was looking for too. Nothing like buying new clothes to brighten your day. Now if only I was making money to pay for all this... Current Mood:  cheerful | | Sunday, September 12th, 2004 | | 10:11 pm |
Problem...I have already become addicted to a new show. Jack and Bobby. I suppose it's to be expected, as it's from the same people who produce my other love, Everwood. And man, that Matt Long. Sooo cute. Alright, done drooling now. So glad the new TV season has started again. | | Thursday, August 26th, 2004 | | 11:12 pm |
Good lord I'm behind
Well, I no longer have the excuse that I'm working too hard. We wrapped last Friday. Things look good for working with them again, the question is when they're going into production again. In the meantime I have an interview for a very cool short-term job tomorrow. Wish me luck! The housing situation has also changed. Long story, but the apartment fell through and now I'm house-sitting for Hanah's fiance's brother as he will be away this semester. It actually worked out quite nicely and I've put off being somewhere permanent until December. I think the reason I haven't been updating is that things just feel too god damn normal around here. I mean, this is a new chapter of my life, I'm doing entirely new things in an entirely new place. It shouldn't be this easy! On the other hand, maybe the fact that it feels so normal and right means that this is exactly where I should be. Not that I'm doubting that, but perhaps it's an explanation. Orientation leaders arrived at Brandeis on Monday. And I don't wish I was there, I don't miss them, it doesn't feel all that weird that it's going on without me. It feels like graduation was so long ago. I'm in a different world. But I'm not that different of a person. How is everything going so well? When is it really going to hit me? Current Mood:  confusedCurrent Music: but happy | | Sunday, August 8th, 2004 | | 5:31 pm |
I have an apartment!
Just got the official word that I got the apartment I really wanted. It's a gorgeous place. I get my own bedroom and bathroom. The bedroom is a bit on the small side, but the rest of the apartment is huge. The two bedrooms are upstairs and downstairs is a gorgeous, already furnished living room/dining area and a very nice size kitchen, with half of the cabinets open for my stuff. The place is in Sherman Oaks, right off Van Nuys is a really nice area, within walking distance of a lot of cool shops on Ventura. And there is laundry in the apartment. No more saving quarters for me. Planned moving date is August 21st. Hopefully my mom will be able to come out to help me buy furniture and stuff. And we're going to try and get my cousins with pickup trucks to help with the move. Current Mood: happy | | Wednesday, July 7th, 2004 | | 12:17 pm |
My first appeal to the livejournal genie
Has anyone used roomates.com before? I did the free sign up so I could poke around a little bit, but is it worth it to pay for the upgrade to read messages and such? Alternatively, does anyone know of someone in LA who needs a roommate starting in August? | | Saturday, June 26th, 2004 | | 6:35 pm |
So I'm off to LA on Monday in much better spirits now as I have 3 interviews set up for next week. Granted they're all for unpaid internships, but people might want to actually employ me someday! As soon as I'm settled in there I'm sure I'll tell you all about it. And classes start next Tuesday. Yay being excited again. |
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