Friday night

Last night I went to a "Pretension Prevention" party. It was at an apartment and it was actually really fun. The theme was to avoid "Los Angeles Pretension" and while it was not as pretentious as some parties, there seems to always be at least a little bit of pretension in LA. They had two poster boards on the wall where people could write what pretension means to them and it was funny to see what everyone wrote. Also, the food was an array of chips, brownies and shrimp cocktail! It was a cool theme and I met some really nice people.

Movie!

I just found out that I booked the female lead in an independent feature film!  It is called "The River" and I will be flown to Arkansas for three weeks at the end of June/beginning of July  to shoot!  The script is great and it is opening in a movie theater in Arkansas before being distributed on DVD!    I'm so excited:) :) :)

This is further proof that good work leads to more work, because the guy who wrote the film and offered me the role is someone who I worked with on the set of "Love's Unending Legacy!"  I'm really looking forward to this opportunity.  Gotta go learn my lines!:)

ALSO, my website is up and running.  CLICK HERE to check it out!

Graduation Photos

As promised, here are a few photos from my sister's graduation!

These are both photos of my sister and me right after she graduated.  I am so proud of her! Congratulations again, Laura!

Harold and Kumar

Last night I went to see the new Harold and Kumar movie.  I went to the same high school as one of the writers and I really enjoyed the first one.  The new one is pretty funny too and I especially liked the part where they shot Neil Patrick Harris three times with a double barrel shotgun.  (I know, I'm still trying to figure out how that is possible too)

The funny things is that movies have become really unrealistic for me.  I worked with 

Rob Corddry for a few days on his short-lived television show, "The Winner", and I know what a nice, kind hearted, funny, cool person he is.  To see him be so rotten and stupid was hard for me to believe. Also, Beverly D'Angelowas on a flight that I took from Ohio to Los Angeles not too long ago. We didn't chat or anything because she was in first class, which I was not, but it is still funny to see people that I have met and/or worked with in feature films!  

On another note, yesterday afternoon I went to lunch with a literary agent and as we were leaving the restaurant, we ran into Kareem Abduel-Jabbbar!He used to be represented by the agent I was out with so he stopped to talk with us! He seemed nice and he is SOOOOO tall.

Check back tomorrow for graduation pictures and I'm hoping my website will be up and running by tomorrow too!

Graduation

My sister's graduation was a lot of fun. Friday when we got to the hotel, we my met up with both sets of my grandparents and my sister came over from campus. She opened her graduation presents and we had cake that my mom made. The cake was beautiful. It was decorated to look like a book that said congratulations. After my sister's "party," she and I went back to the house that she was staying at, packed some things up and hung out.

Saturday morning we went to the ceremony for her major and that was short and sweet. There was a reception and photo time after. Then there was the big graduation in the stadium that lasted for 2.5 hours. There were speeches, awards, and they called everyone's name. I was so proud when they called her name and she walked across the stage wearing her honors cords!

When it was all over, we took a bunch of photos and then went to lunch. After lunch we played some games at the hotel and then she went to celebrate with her friends. My grandmas, my mom and I went shopping for a little while and then went back to the hotel.

It was cool to be with my mom on Mother's Day this year! I saw both of my grandmas this morning and then spent the day with my parents. We were out shopping and the tornado sirens started going off. When we made it from the store to the car, we turned on AM radio which said it was a warning because there was a rapidly approaching storm with "swirling" clouds. It fortunately passed by us with nothing more than high winds and heavy rainfall. This evening my mom and I watched old tapes from when my sister and I were little and in the morning I fly back to California.

It was a whirl wind weekend and I know when I get home tomorrow, after I unpack, I am going to have to rest up for work on Tuesday. When I have photos uploaded, I will post them!

Don't forget to watch my friend Justin tomorrow night on "How I Met Your Mother". He has one line where he notices the character 'Lily' walk by in a hot dress.