Good day and great day

Today was a really good day, that was very close to being a really great day.

What started it off on the great side, is that I got to sleep late (8am). The weather was fantastic and I got to ride motocross and see my kids ride. Wonderful family time. What almost made it into a very bad day, was that I didn't realize there was a race today, which I wanted to go to, so I could cheer my friends. I really feel like shit on that one. But then I got to play some soccer with my friends and that bumped the day meter back up to great. Unfortunately, after 15 minutes, I was breathing like a 3 pack a day smoker and I don’t’ smoke! (O.K. back to the gym tomorrow!) One other thing about playing soccer, I’m way too competitive (at least when I can breath)! I was so worried that I would hurt or trample my sweet dear friends. Of course they are all film makers and therefore tough as nails, but still...

Sitting around the tree afterward, talking and spending time, was super good.

Came home and the kids were ready with hugs and kisses and of course that made everything right.

Valentine's Guilt Day

Valentine's Day.

Yet another commercialized, Hallmark card holiday. I think I dislike it so much because its very nature is one of manipulation: Get the cards, buy the flowers, don’t forget the chocolates. I think it should be called Guilt Day.

But here’s the problem. Secretly, I really love it. I love giving lovie cards to my hunny and giving the kids the chocolate covered strawberries. I love getting them too (and let’s not forget the flowers). At my kids school party, it was absolutely adorable to watch all these little kids open their valentine cards and carefully read them, as if each card had been hand made and written in gold ink. Then when I got home, the boys wouldn’t let me come into the other room for over an hour as they worked on my “surprise.” Finally, with great pomp and circumstance, they unfurled a banner proclaiming their love for their mom, in popsicle sticks and sparkles.

Leave it to your kids to totally sweep you off your feet!

So, yes Valentines Day is a manipulative, commercialized holiday. But what’s not to like about flowers, chocolates, and messages of life long love.

Twizzlers!

Of course my little guy is fine now. Only a couple day’s of cold/fever. Which means he missed a lot of school and was totally ready for the weekend. Figures…

So spouse takes the kids for the weekend and I have the house to myself for a whole 24 hours!

What do I do? Movies and Twizzlers!

Finally rented:

Devil Wears Prada – Fun film, made me wish I had more clothes and fashion sense.

Little Miss Sunshine – A very cute and quirky film. Didn’t feel like an “Indie” film though…humm...

Capote – I loved it. Fantastic film!.

Then, what with it being vey late and having stuffed myself with twizzlers (groan), my brain had completely stopped working, and at 1am, started channel surfing between Batman 3 and Taxi Driver. (bad, bad combo) Totally overdid it.

Overall though, a really great Saturday night!

stopping

My littlest one is sick, which means everything stops. No errands, no calls, no major work.

Only snuggling and reading stories and broth in fancy tea cups with toast cut into shapes. It means a sleepless night as I check on a fever and quiet a cough. It means reconnecting to the most important things in my life.

TXMPA

I was really glad to volunteer this evening for the Texas Motion Picture Alliance (TXMPA) event. If you don’t know about it, go to the link and sign up.

Texas Motion Picture Alliance.

It’s a very important organization that works to get film initiatives passed here in Texas. I don’t know how many people attended, may 600?, but everyone there donated money and participated in the very cool raffle. The event was a huge success and there were even a few celebrity sightings!

Now if only the Texas legislation can get firmly behind the incentives to bring more films/TV/gaming here to Texas, millions and millions will be pumped back into the community.

Simply put, Louisiana and New Mexico are getting the business that should be made in or should stay in Texas. It’s time to get action oriented.

feedback on FNL

Got great feedback on my work on Friday Night Lights. Got emails and calls from all over. Talk about positive reinforcement! Thanks!!

What was particularly neat was that my mom got to see it and was just thrilled.

I’m so glad it turned out well.

p.s. I love my agent! Heather Collier is AWESOME!!!

Friday Night Lights

I’m so thrilled with the scene!!

If you want to check out my character in Friday Night Lights, go to this link http://www.nbc.com/Video/rewind/full_episodes/friday_night_lights.shtml .

I’m in the episode “Upping the Ante” and you can see me as Anna the bowling alley waitress, towards the end of Part Three.

(Hopefully one of these days I’ll learn how to put video on my blog)

Filmmaker Magazine

I am so impressed and proud of Ms. Stacy Schoolfield. She is to be published in the upcoming edition of Filmmaker Magazine. Like the writer, the article is honest, straight forward and with humor. In other words, it totally rocks!

Check it out at :

http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/winter2007/line_items/lessons_diy2.php

Friday Night Lights and webgroup

Talk about crazy. I've been getting emails from folks that are part of a web chat group, that are totally into the hit television show, Friday Night Lights.

It seems someone from their group saw my blog about being on the show and now I’m getting email from around the world. Pretty damn cool!

To those of you at televisionwithoutpity or, http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showforum=884, I really with I could tell you more about what’s going to happen, but that would probably get me into trouble.

I will tell you though that Taylor Kitsch who plays Tim Riggins is as incredibly good looking in person, as he is on TV. Positively smoldering. And he seemed very nice too.

Thanks for all the mail and look for me on FNL in a couple of weeks.

recap

Recap of the last month:12/18/06 to 1/8/07

Last minute helping with school holiday parties.

Last minute crazed holiday shopping

Last minute crazed shopping for snow trip.

Which inevitably lead to…

Got sick…Got bronchitis….still shopping and now packing for snow trip.

Xmas morning = Family opens presents frenzy. No doctors appointments available.

Got sicker…wrangled some meds…feel better.

Pack van for snow trip.

Leave for snow trip…get caught in blizzard.

Think we are all going to die.

Finally make it to Red River New Mexico. Winter wonderland!

Snowed in for days!!

Snow ball fights, angles in the snow, lots of skiing,

Play with friends, have too much wine, beer, wonderful food, laughs, take pictures, shoot video of everyone.

-feels like a real family vacations! –

Over did it, starting to get sick again

Ignore it! More fun

Drive back through blizzards

Think we are all going to die again.

Make it back home in one day. Whew!

Now feel very bad – too much fun? Yup.

But still ignore it.

Get ready for school to begin.

No more mountains of snow, but mountains of laundry.

Now can’t really breath anymore so…must go to doc.

Bed rest – sleep – eat …repeat

Better and already back to auditioning and raring to go.

Had so much fun!!!

Let’s do it again!!!!