Archive for September, 2006

From Beautiful Santa Monica

Posted in Quick Thoughts on September 10th, 2006
  • I’m writing in this from the beautiful new library in the heart of Santa Monica. I say ‘new’, but it actually opened in January - it’s new to me, and that’s what matters - and it’s pretty fantastic. Huge windows, high ceilings, large rooms, many many computers and volunteers….nicely done.
  • There’s a Google building at the corner of 6th and Arizona. I don’t know what goes on there, but I’m constantly tempted to walk in and start asking them stuff in the hopes that it’s a brick-and-mortar version of the website. “Where’s the post office?” “Cognitive dissonance!” “Define: alabaster!” I also like to imagine that anything that comes out of the building (reports, bills, etc.) comes out accompanied by a healthy stack of pornography.
  • My search for a decent late-night laundromat was ended by my friend Jasmine, who pointed me towards Lucy’s. Lucy’s Laundromat seems to be designed to cater specifically to the domicile-averse. I’ve seen a few, but thus far only patronized the one near Sunset and Western, which combines a 24 hour laundromat, a 24 hour Subway, a late-night Burger King, a Wells Fargo station and an Ace Check Cashing place into one building, along with a few other useful services like water bottle refills. It’s kind of kooky but insanely useful - a capitalist commune, as it were.
  • Just to hint: The song I’ve been working on with Darrel is coming along incredibly well. I’m itching to get it done - ideally by the end of next week or so. Whenever we finish, it’s going straight to the MySpace page, so please check it out. He’s spending a well-earned week in Hawaii with Kara, partaking in what I like to think of as a wake to their pre-parenthood lives. I can’t wait for him to get back, and I mean that in an entirely non-gay way. Mostly, at any rate.
  • I had my first open call audition yesterday, and it was kind of fun. Silly, but fun. ‘Cattle call’ doesn’t begin to describe it; this was like being inspected by the person who tosses out inadequate Hershey’s Kisses as they scream by on the assembly line. On the other hand, I said I wanted to read for a voice-over part and they suggested an on-screen one, so who knows….

The 99¢ Store is Beautiful

Posted in Random, Logistics, People on September 6th, 2006

A few thoughts

Posted in Quick Thoughts on September 6th, 2006

Here, compy compy compy….

Posted in Random, Logistics on September 5th, 2006

To people who say things like “I already wish it was Friday!”

Posted in People on September 5th, 2006

Quick thoughts as I bounce around

Posted in Random on September 2nd, 2006

Quick and dirty first night recap

Posted in Logistics on September 1st, 2006

Probably shoulda seen that coming…..

Posted in People on September 1st, 2006