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Loft Living in LA

Interested in seeing what the buzz is all about regarding the Loft Housing Boom that's happening in Downtown? From the "seriously interested in renting/buying" to the "lookie loos" there's something for everyone at this fantastic event happening on Saturday & Sunday February 26th and 27th. The Downtown Center Business Improvement District is hosting this 2 day Open House that consists of about 13 buildings either undergoing loft conversion or being newly built.

This is a fantastic way to get an up close view the hottest thing happening in Downtown Real Estate. You should check this out if you're remotely interested. I'm signing up for Saturday, the all access pass with Shuttle Service. Come with!!!

Exchange Me

So I think most everyone who knows me knows that I am a swing dancer. That being said there is this odd little phenonemon in the swing dance world known as Exchanges. The concept is that each city where there is a somewhat large dancing contingent invites all dancers from around the country/world to come to their city during a particular weekend to see what it's like to dance there. Combining this and various Dance "Camps", I've been to numerous cities over the past few years - DC, Seattle, Minneapolis, Las Vegas.

This coming weekend is the Los Angeles Lindy Exchange...otherwise known as The Binge. It's funny, I absolutely love going to other cities for their exchanges but hate attending our events. I guess it's the fact that it's Los Angeles in the winter so EVERYONE wants to come here, hence it's usually really crowded and hot and steamy in the venues.

With no dancing on the schedule this weekend I'll be running my show and drinking afterwards...anyone wanna join me?

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Weekend Update

Had my directorial debut this weekend. I was very happy with the end result. My actors were so committed to this tiny little piece and it really showed. It was a bit odd looking at the program and seeing the word Director in front of my name. Usually it's Stage Manager or Board Operator....but never Director. That was kinda fun. I have no idea if I'll ever attempt directing again, I may just want to begin and end with a bang. Plus, not having to deal with nudity onstage is going to make everything else so much less fun.

Maybe next time I'll give acting a try.....

Miscellany

Hello all!

Hope everyone is doing well. I just had a horrible realization that I've neglected my blog for far too long and am back to give it (and all of you out there) some lovin'.

HELLCAB just got a glowing review in BackStage West. Unfortunately I can't put the link up because they don't allow it but suffice to say, it's a MUST SEE!!

I'm in the thick of things right now with Los Angeles Conservancy stuff. I'm mentoring new docents and doing random special tours whenever they need me. Last weekend I was Downtown on Saturday leading around a group of people from Seattle's Historic Preservation Group and on Sunday I was in Little Tokyo learning more of that tour. I wish learning the tours could be my day job. I just sit around and learn History of Southern California. Then again...reading makes me sleepy....maybe that wouldn't be a great job.

I'm starting Spanish class in February at PCC. I'm also taking a UCLA Extension class in Sports Broadcasting. You have NO idea how excited I am for that...just no idea.

I wanted to go to the LA AUTO SHOW but I was far too busy. I hope some of you out there were able to go. Please let me know if you did and give me the full details.

I'll be a bit more vocal next week. Promise.

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My Directorial Debut

Because SOOOO many of you were wondering....here's the info:

Saturday Night Lites

Saturday January 22nd

Elephant Asylum
6320 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038

11pm

$5

Hellcab

New show opening this weekend, Hellcab. Click on the picture to see a bigger version of the postcard. No other information to give other than it's a really great piece, only 80 minutes in length, produced by a wonderful group of actors from a Theatre Company called The SpyAnts. There are tickets available from plays411.com. I'm in tech all this week. FUN.

And other exciting news to tell everyone.....drum roll please.....I'm attempting my first directing gig since college. There's a late-night, once a month program run at the theatres I work at called Saturday Night Lites. Once a month three 10 minutes pieces are put up at 11pm on a Saturday night. There was a call for directors recently and I thought to myself "I've watched so much theatre in the past umpteen years, I had fun directing in college Directing Class, I should give this a try." And with that I was given a script and away I go! Here's the fun part....the show that I was assigned has three actors in it who all, at some point in the script, have to get nekkid and run off stage. I'm still trying to pin down the last of my actors today. Wish me luck.

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Double Egg Yolks

Every morning I start the day with a healthy breakfast of scrambled eggs, turkey bacon and toast. Well to my surprise and amazement, this morning I opened an egg with 2 egg yolks in it! I've never seen that before and I must say it freaked me out a bit. Then the second egg I opened had double egg yolks too! Ahhhh, what does that mean?

I decided to do a little google search on it and there are various old wives tales ranging from pregnancy predictions (not feasible in my current situation), bad omens about a family members' death, general bad luck and in some instances good luck. I think I'll take the latter.

For the curious, here's an interesting website on eggs.

Let me know if you have a good yolk story.

Little Tokyo

I'm adding a new tour to my roster at The Los Angeles Conservancy...Little Tokyo. You see, training for new docents is starting this weekend and I usually serve as a mentor to these newbies. We are in need of getting some more good LT docents on the street and in order to mentor I kinda have to know said tour so I'm in the process of learning the script. And you know what...I like it. Very interesting. Especially the Buddhist Temples....makes me want to go learn more about Buddhism.

Happy New You

Phew! I'm so glad the holidays are over and life can go back to normal.

I did my fair share of traveling over the past 2 weeks. First there was New Orleans which was unbelieveably cold. It snowed on Christmas! I had fun hanging out with my family and resting a lot...mid afternoon naps were an essential part of the trip. Got to go to a Saints/Falcons football game. And speaking of football, I ended up losing the Fantasy Football "Super Bowl" to my cousin Kevin by 4 points. Yes, 4 measly points. UGH. I really wanted the trophy and the satisfaction of beating him! :P At least I put up a good fight....there's always next year. Watch out!

After New Orelans I came back to LA for 3 soggy days and last Thursday drove down to San Diego with Lisa and Lily for a big New Year's swing dance event. The shortened version is that everynight we danced until about 4am and every morning we woke at 9:30am to torture ourselves in dance workshops. I was very health conscious, consuming lots of Orange Juice (and Vodka) during the evening dances.

Now it's back to work, just like I like it. I'm starting a new show, mentoring new Little Tokyo docents with The Los Angeles Conservancy and possibly taking a quick trip to Phoenix this month. Ahhh, it's good to be busy.

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