I am an avid reader. And now that I have a Kindle? Oh my god. I’m a reading machine WITH a reading machine. I sometimes get so overwhelmed by titles I have to read or watch that I come up with complicated spreadsheets to keep track. True story. And I’m fine with it. I know [...]
Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
Gone for a Soldier – My Spring 2012 Reading List
Posted in Art, Books, Career, Chicago, Inspiration, Music, Musical Auditions Series, Projects, Seasonal, Theatre, Uncategorized, tagged Civil War, Reading List, Spring, Theatre on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Running with the wolves
Posted in Books, Inspiration, tagged Books, Inspiration, National Parks on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I love esoteric and self-help books, and if somebody throws both into the mix, all the better. Usually, I don’t get much out of them except a weird and exuberant read. But occasionally, one hits home. And that is just exactly what I am NOT going to talk about right now. The Renaissance Soul is [...]
A deliciously fresh flight becomes hazy and sensual when the vanilla and powdery notes of its sweet, sensual base are discovered.
Posted in Books, Fashion, Perfume, tagged Bombshell Manual of Style, CVS, Diorissimo, drugstores, Guerlain, perfume, Shalimar, Shopping, Tabu, White Shoulders on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I done lost my mind. Will doesn’t read my blog so I don’t feel bad about writing this: I just spent exorbitant amounts of money on classic perfumes. I don’t even like one of them. I just wanted them on my vanity. My goal is to have a bottle of Joy by Jean Patou and [...]
It starts with Perfume
Posted in Beauty, Books, Inspiration, Movies, Perfume, tagged at home beauty treatments, eyebrows, perfume, Perfume (film), Visioning on May 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m going to have painters behind me all day fixing signage. (Signage is a word I never knew until I started working in the corporate world.) And here’s the thing. I kinda wanna help. I sort of love painting. It’s kind of zen. And seeing a wall change color by hand is kind of cool, [...]
