A castmate and I were musing about our respective moves to Chicago and how our 21 year old selves would view our current lives. While I sort of wrote this blog post to my 21 year old self, I also know that I couldn’t have learned these things by reading a list. I really had [...]
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11 Things I Have to Tell Myself About Theatre…and Nachos
Posted in Auditions, Career, Chicago, Inspiration, Midwest, Musical Auditions Series, Network, Projects, Theatre, Uncategorized on April 13, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Fall!
Posted in Chicago, Fashion, Household, Inspiration, Midwest, Projects, Seasonal, Uncategorized, tagged Autumn, fall on September 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am a hustler. Like the aptly named Ginger in Casino, I want my end. So when the Christmas season takes a full 21 days off my beloved Autumn, I look out for me. No it isn’t really Fall yet, but I snagged 16 days from Summer. Post-Labor day is Betsy Autumn. I am sipping [...]
Salute Your Shorts
Posted in Midwest, Movies, Seasonal, Uncategorized, tagged Camp, Summer Camp on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I recently read a blog post that made me smile with delight: 6 Things I Learned From Sleepaway Camp. My days at camp were some of the most uproariously wonderful times of my youth. In retrospect, I’m not quite sure why I loved camp so much. On paper it makes very little sense. If given [...]
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, [...]
Movie Hero of the Week* – Edie McClurg
Posted in Midwest, Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, Receptionists, tagged Movie Hero of the Week on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So much of the pop culture of my childhood has the stamp of Edie McClurg. Even before I had seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, she was voicing characters on “The Snorks”, “The Smurfs”, The Secret of NIMH, “Tiny Toons”, “Darkwing Duck”, “The Addams Family (cartoon”, and many others. She’s even the voice of Carlotta, Prince [...]
These Boots Weren’t Made for Winter
Posted in Beauty, Chicago, Fashion, Midwest, tagged Boots, Celebrities, Rachel Zoe, Shopping on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I need a winter boot. For most people, this would be the sort of thing you say breezily on a Saturday afternoon. Then you wander into the kitchen to make a sandwich. Then you say, “Well. I think I’ll go to Target and buy some boots.” And that’s that. Not for me. I have to [...]
