I had to buy a new office chair. A bolt in the arm of my old one broke clean off! It broke clean off with part of the bolt still firmly screwed into the seat of the chair. Well, shit. And worst of all, it was the arm that has my mouse pad attached to…
I had an audition on Friday. It went pretty well, and I was hoping for an e-mail inviting me to call backs. For some reason, it never occurred to me that they might telephone. My cell phone rings. I don’t recognize the number. Must be a telemarketer. I HATE telemarketer calls. I REALLY HATE telemarketer…
I have not been in the mood to do much in the way of cooking for a while. But last night I got a wild hair and decided to actually cook something for dinner. (I know alert the media.) Up until maybe a month or so ago, I had never heard of Hasselback Potatoes. Then,…
How do you get funding for your research? Associate it with weight loss! No matter how tenuous the connection, no matter if your research already shows that it doesn’t work – more research is needed. You know what? I would love if being fat were a choice. But for most people it isn’t. Just like…
Of all my babiest cats, Esperanza was the babiest. I was living in Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. I came home to discover that me and my roommate had a new kitten – a mostly white calico (just a few spots here and there of gray and tan). He had come home and heard…
My weekday breakfast of choice is either instant Cream of Wheat or instant Oatmeal. It’s quick and easy and I like it. The package instructions tell you to put water and the cereal in a cup and pop it into the microwave. LIARS! Anyone who has actually followed those instructions can tell you that you…
I used to simply love auditions. Now it’s more of a love/hate relationship. I still love seeing what other people choose for their audition songs, and how they perform them. I still love seeing the acting choices people make in their auditions. I will always and forever HATE dance auditions. Sorry choreographers, it is nothing…
