Unfix the Gamine

With thanks to jackbabalon23, the photog and original poster.

Thanks for the birthday wishes. Always nice.

And now, a letter to the editor... of Maxim Magazine.

Dear Mr., uh, let's see here... Ah! Kaminsky,

Why am I receiving your magazine, your little bit of pop culture detritus, in my name at my home? Why would I, a heterosexual female and feminist, order a subscription to a magazine that makes its money peddling the hypersexualized, airbrushed, not-quite-but-almost-totally-unclad flesh of female pop stars and too-long-out-of-the-public-eye actresses looking to hook into the ADHD-addled brains of the American mainstream? (Shame on you, Gillian Anderson!) I don't see this as something I really would have done. I anxiously await your explanation.

Breathlessly,
Ellie

'Spell Checker Blues'

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rarely ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect in it's weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

Anon

(Source: http://torch.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/poetry/spellchecker.html)

Dear Universe,

I realize it's important to knock a person down once in a while just to make sure she knows who the hell she is dealing with. I know it's important to make sure that I don't get too damn cocky as I am wont to do what with all the tremendous good fortune, you know, the money, the fame, the respect and admiration of all who cross my path. Yes, yes, I get it. But, do I have to get it all in one week? The car and the ankle on top of this unbelievable schedule all leading up to a Very. Important. Interview that I would like very much not to blow. Look, I'm not saying I have it as bad as some. Atlanta is not Darfur. My ankle is not cancer. My car woes are not the same as being, say, homeless. Yes, you're right on those scores, but I get it. I'm humbled. Could you please back off just a bit?

Thanking you in advance,
ellie

The Van Gogh Cafe
Adapted for the stage by Lauren Gunderson from the book by Cynthia Rylant
Directed by Clint Thornton with Musical Direction by Bryan Mercer
Synchronicity Performance Group
at 7 Stages Backstage Space, 1105 Euclid Ave., Atlanta (L5P)

Friday, April 25: FREE Preview at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 26: Soft Opening* at 1:00 p.m., Hard Opening at 3:00 p.m.

Tues-Thurs mornings and Saturday and Sunday afternoons through May 18th.

Featuring Ayesha Ngaujah (Angela's Mixtape), Edwin Link (Night Travels), Patrick McColery (Fix Me So I Can Stand), Katie Merritt (The Ghastly Dreadfuls), Tim Stoltenberg (Indulgences), and Kara Cantrell (Pecos Bill and the Ghost Stampede).

Tickets are $15 reg / $12 for children 12 and under. Click the image below to view box office policies or purchase tickets online.



*Regular ticket pricing applies.

x-posted to my LJ

Last night,

yamguitar's sister, Dee, gave birth to a "strong and healthy" baby girl! That is all the news I have because they are still reeling from the birth in Colorado as you do from a birth, but those of you who remember Dee and Arpad's struggles with the birth and death of Roka just one year ago will know that  this is a wonderful moment for our whole family!

 

 

 

 

Things I think are pretty crappy that other people (a lot of other people) seem to be to think are great:

1. American Idol
2. Disney (the movies, the parks, all of it, in fact, I think it's rather evil)
3. South Park
4. Chris Farley
5. 50 Cent

http://www.groovygrooves.com/dancing-videos/the-ultimate-lindy-hop-showdown/

Strike? What strike are y'all talking about? Oh. I must have had extra life this week.

Speaking of which, the luncheon on Tuesday was great. The interview on Thursday went pretty dang well, I think, and the audition on Friday by phone yielded my first ever paying VO gig (though it's still unclear if I'll be Woman 2 with one line or Woman 1 with 43,612 lines. Pays the same either way.) Thanks AQ!

I want to buy a house. I want to plant a garden. I want to make a baby. I want to make a company. I really should get a full-time job or...

Goddammit, George Bush, where the hell's my cheap gasoline?!

The tornado that hit downtown this weekend was the result of a huge line of storms that swept along the I-20 corridor for the most part. The main tornado touched down in downtown Atlanta on Friday, March 14, and a second line of tornado-spawning, hail-riddled storms swept through about 24 hours later. Strong thunderstorms are not uncommon in the South and as the tail end of tornado alley, we expect a few twisters each spring, but one of this magnitude is pretty rare for us.

A collection of links to archival photos/video of the events of this weekend for my own remembrance and for out-of-town readers:

A collection of aftermath photos from wiebke 's friend Tom:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomhaney/sets/72157604123859300/show/

A photo of touchdown from 11Alive News:
http://www.11alive.com/news/graphics/big_MG_6751.jpg

A video of touchdown nearing downtown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5THCsnxRVQ

A collection of aftermath photos from photognome :
http://pics.livejournal.com/photognome/gallery/0003t2f9

A post in the atlanta group with the NWS report. It was an F2.
http://community.livejournal.com/atlanta/2774399.html

An explanation of the fscale for tornadoes:
http://www.tornadoproject.com/fscale/fscale.htm

x-posted to atlanta_acting , atlanta , ljatlanta , atlantatheatre and atlantajobs.

Returned from SETC late yesterday afternoon. The conference was a terrific experience as I was an auditor this time around and it impressed much upon me seeing so many auditions especially just weeks before the Unifieds. However, between the travel, the bit too much to drink on Friday, the lack of sleep overall, the hyper-networking modality of the event itself, and the time change, I feel... surreal. I am not ill or in pain. In fact, I feel remarkably comfortable and happy about the mild weather today, but  I am utterly weary and yet I am unable to sleep (not last night, not this afternoon). It may be jet lag, which seems an odd by-product of a two-hour driving trip from Atlanta to Chattanooga.

Getting to the party late on this one, but whooo, boy! Just for "keep's sake."

So, I'm going to SETC next week in Chattanooga to assist in recruitment for SMP. I've attended SETC a number of times over the years in several locations (Louisville, Miami, Jacksonville...) usually as an auditionee and, having not attended for several years except for the time they were in Atlanta last year and then only to visit old college chums for an hour, as a much younger person. (How's that for a convoluted sentence?) Anyway, so now I'm going as an auditor , an older more mature professional person generally, and nowadays, a married person. I was making my list of things to pack and things to buy for the trip. It's amazing how much that list has changed due to my changes in status. For example, though I'm considering buying an all-purpose little, black dress just in case, I'm not packing anything to really party in: nothing slitty, slutty, titty, or butty as they say. And, I'm not packing alcohol... or condoms.

Because disbandedtoastr hates productivity...

yamguitar and I went to see The Signal finally last night at the invitation of Cheri Christian, one of the film's stars and an old friend of ours. I know, I know. Everyone in Atlanta has already seen it six or seven times, but this was our first screening. We really, really liked it! I have to say it was entertaining as hell. It was very, very funny. It had tremendous pathos and was, as one reviewer described it, "hilariously violent." This is absolutely no slag on any of the other performers, who all gave really intense, frightening, funny performances, but I think Scott Poythress as Clark completely steals the show. He's subtle and human and all of his reactions stem from real needs. Cheri was amazing as Anna, too, She autographed my ticket.

For Atlantans, the flick also features performances by Anessa Ramsey, Justin Welborn, and AJ Bowen in the leading roles, as well as Suehyla El-Attar, Matt Stanton, Chad McKnight, and hilarious and disturbing cameos/extra perfs. by Steven Westdahl, Tracy Martin, Angele Masters, Stacy Melich, Marc McPherson, Steve Warren, Claire Bronson, and Robert Sanders among many others. And, of course, Atlanta itself plays the role of Terminus. Always amusing to point to the screen and say, "Hey, I ate lunch there last week," or "I sit in rush hour traffic at that intersection every morning."

Really tremendous indie horror flick fun though it's not for children which one patron found out the hard way last night. "Mommy, I'm scared!" Who brings a child to an R-rated horror flick?!

Name five...

1. ... things you can't live without.
   Oxygen, water, food, a modicum of sunshine, my delusional reliance on the goods and services provided by our consumerist culture
   
2. ... of the best moments in your life.
   My three graduations, my engagement, my wedding
   
3. ... celebrities you can't stand.
   The usual suspects: those famous for being famous or for being in rehab, reality show celebs, Ann Coulter
   
4. ... books you enjoy(ed) reading.
   The Secret History, The Little Friend, Circle of Friends, The Lake of Dead Languages (right up until the end), The Venetian's Wife
   
5. ... items in your purse/backpack/on your desk.
   Bath & Body Works Citrus Basil Nourishing Anti-Bacterial Hand Lotion, a paycheck from Actor's Express, Wet n' Wild Mega Wink curling mascara, a pack of Stride brand Sweet Peppermint chewing gum, my Stone Mountain Park badge/ID.

Was just reading an article on a website that purports to cover neurological science, intelligence, etc. The author used the word "supposably." I'm going to bed.