Katherine Ross costars in two of the greatest movies of my parent’s generation: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Graduate. She just seems to embody something about the late 60′s and early 70′s as I understand them. I love looking at my parents’ yearbooks and checking out what they wore. I love the [...]
Archive for January, 2011
The 30 for 30 Winter Challenge
Posted in 30 for 30, Fashion, Projects, Seasonal, Uncategorized, tagged 30 for 30, 30 for 30 Winter Challenge on January 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I’m considering entering Kendi Everyday’s 30 for 30 Winter Challenge. Here are the rules (per Kendi): 1. Pick 30 items or less from your closet. Shoes are included, but accessories and jewelry are not. 2. Remix the 30 items into 30 different outfits. That’s it! Well not entirely so.. 3. Don’t shop for 30 days. [...]
Musical Auditions: Part 2: The Audition Day
Posted in Art, Auditions, Career, Chicago, Music, Musical Auditions Series, The Musical Project, Theatre, tagged Chicago, Musical Auditions, Musical Theatre, Musicals, Theatre on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Part 2 of a series about Musical Auditions. (Click here to view Part 1: Preparation) We all have our own little rituals when it comes to stressful situations. Some people do a little yoga, some meditate, others pray. Some people seem to be immune to audition nerves and bully for them. For me, I like [...]
Every Little Step
Posted in Art, Auditions, Career, Inspiration, Movies, Music, The Musical Project, Theatre, tagged A Chorus Line, Auditions, Broadway, Every Little Step on January 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Every Little Step sat in my watch instantly queue for quite some time. Meanwhile, I was recently promoted to admin from receptionist so I’ve been getting to know the executives I’m assisting. Living in a big city like Chicago means you really don’t have the luxury of making a lot of assumptions about people. I [...]
Coming Up!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What a crazy week I just had! I want to take this time to say my goal was to post more regularly…not necessarily everyday. heh. K. So, this week, I want to follow up my post about preparing for musical auditions with Part 2: The Audition Day, a post about the documentary Every Little Step, [...]
Que Sera
Posted in Art, Beauty, Inspiration, tagged Katie Makkai, National Poetry Slam on January 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Not usually one for poetry, this one left me in tears and (fairly) speechless.
I’m Going to Need a Bigger Closet
Posted in Art, Beauty, Fashion, Inspiration, Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, tagged Andrea Linnet, Chief Brody, Jaws, Personal fashion blogs, Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider on January 7, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I am on a bit of a fashion kick. These January clearance sales have me doing a two-step. I’ve also recently happened upon some very cool DIY fashion blogs that are charming and packed full of ideas. A few I recommend checking out: Kendi Everyday Blue Collar Catwalk What I Wore I Want To Be [...]
Auditions: Musicals – Part 1: Preparation
Posted in Art, Auditions, Books, Career, Chicago, Music, Musical Auditions Series, Projects, The Musical Project, Theatre, Uncategorized, tagged acting, Advice, Auditions, Chicago, Musical Theatre on January 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This is the first post (sort of) in a series about how I prepare for auditions. I actually enjoy auditioning now, but for years it caused me much stress. Was I doing it “right”? Why was I so nervous? How do other people do it? I’ve been lucky enough to experience both sides of the [...]
It All Starts With a Question – The Work of Bill Bryson
Posted in Art, Books, Inspiration, Literature, Theatre, Uncategorized, tagged Bill Bryson on January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This post was in danger of being about books and as I said on Monday, book talk is for Fridays or weekends. (This whole category thing is in danger of failing before it even truly starts.) But I pushed myself to make it fit the Wednesday category which is about Art, generally, and lo and [...]
It’s a Doris Kind of Day!*
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, Inspiration, Midwest, Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, Music, Projects, tagged 1960's, Doris Day, Fashion, Inspiration, Movie Hero of the Week, Movies on January 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »
In a revolutionary move…for me…I have decided to test out a combination of Fashion Inspiration and Movie Hero of the Week. So, first and foremost, let me bring your attention to Doris Day. She’s very famous, don’t get me wrong. Yet, I find her reputation is over-simplified. She’s sort of known for being the virginal, [...]
