Gifted
Here are some of my favorite gifts of 2009: Help with a plane ticket to Tokyo (given to me by my parents) I’m going for a week February 2 to see my bestie, who happens to work as Cinderella, Arial, the Blue Fairy, and Cruella DeVille at Disneyland Tokyo. No big. This Japanese tee (given … Read more
The best things in my room
Despite my frustration with being stuck in Pleasanton (I know, of all places to be financially destitute), I kind of love using my old room as work space. Even though it usually exists in a state of seeming chaos which inspires my mother to tape Zits comic strips, depicting stinking mountains of teenage mess and harried … Read more
Things I learned while staying at my parents’ house
Apparently I do not even look old enough for “Can I see your ID, please?” when I purchase wine and beer at the grocery store. I just get “Uh…Is your mom gonna get this or what?” The more expensive an item was, the more inclined the dog is to destroy it. Give her the cardboard … Read more
Ways to be cool in Pleasanton (July 2009)
As I am temporarily derailed from my dreams in L.A. while staying at my parents’ house in the charming little NorCal city of Pleasanton for a bit, I’m doing a hometown pride special edition of my cool list. Play soccer as a kid. If you’re under the age of fourteen, life between June and November looks a … Read more
Ways to be cool in L.A. (June 2009)
Dress down. If you show up anywhere in L.A. and act like you’re supposed to be there, you can wear pajamas and no one will question it. Jeans, hats, t-shirts, sneakers, leggings, skintight plastic-y leggings that swish like the garbage bags they appear to be made out of as their wearer walks through my office … Read more
Ways to be cool in L.A. (May 2009)
Own a MacBook. PCs are UNACCEPTABLE, especially if you want to have anything to do with the film/TV business. I once asked a Co-Head at the production company where I worked why this was, and the answer I got was essentially “because everyone else has a Mac, and you want to be familiar with the … Read more
