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The world is again a blur as I work simultaneously on two short films. Its crazy how much you forget the world around you when you're busy. Such is life in the big city. Such is the life in the big city.



Since January began, my work life has picked up quite a bit. As strange as it seems... to me anyways, I have been working mostly in Costumes and Wardrobe. Two months ago I was looking to get out, and now here I am running the show. Its funny how things turn out... how life works out. Costumes balance my need to run the show, and as odd as it is I think I want to get to producing through wardrobe.



At least right now, that is what I think I want. Do we ever know what we want when we see it? When we are exposed to it?



No, I don't think so. I think we get ideas and the ideas run away with us. Do we then take steps to make the ideas come to life? What happens then when the outcome is not how we pictured it?



Is it ever supposed to be?



from time to time perhaps... but in general no...

Best of 2007!

As I look back on 2007, here are some of my highlights as I see them:


Best Overall Move: Deciding to pursue a film career in New York

Coolest New Move: Unpopping Collars in Bars

Most Surprisingly Movie-like Story: Me moving to NYC and Starting work

Most Surprisingly Awesome Project: Planning and Coordinating the Summer Camps

Most Memorable Movie Worked On: Red Hook.... it was my first and it will always hold a soft spot in my heart

Coolest Short Term Freelance Gig: Helping to make Turbans for Marc Jacob's Holiday Party

Coolest Temp Job: Working in GQ's Fashion Closet

Worst Temp Job: Tying bows on books for Cole Hann

Best New Beginning to a Story: This is what was suppose to happen... This is what actually happened

Coolest Night Out: Going to get RENT tickets at 12pm not getting home from that whole endeavour until 5am

Best Day Trip: Anita and I going to U of M to see 12th Night as done by a children's theatre... and stopping by trader Joe's while we were there

Sweetest Engagement: Tom and Amy getting engaged the last Saturday in August!

Most Memorable Kiss: Grant... although that kiss at Dive 75 also ranks up there (more because Tom won't ever let me live that down)

Person I Wish I Could Get Back in Touch With: Grant

Most Interesting Celebrity Met: Vinnie Jones

Sweetest Networking Contact and Friend: J.B... he's been a mentor to me since he took me on as UPM for Venice

Coolest New Friend: Lauren Loeb... though I have met many new people over the course of this year, Lauren ranks as coolest because she has many a time been my partner in crime

Best Sporting Moment: Red Sox Winning the World Series

Favorite New Player: Dustin Pedroia

Best Book Read: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Best Movie Seen in Theatres: Juno... Hands down this one was by far the best I saw in theatres and it luckily snuck in under the radar

Worst Movie Seen in Theatres: this should actually be classified as movie I saw in theatres that I like the least.... 1408

Most Watched Movie: Love Actually, for grand total of 15 times.... that I can think of

Favorite New TV Show: Private Practice

Most Watched TV Show: Firefly

Favorite New CD: Travis- Boy with no Name

Most Listened to CD: James Blunt- All the Lost Souls (there is something completely mesmerizing about it)

Hardest Goodbye: that's a toss up between Elaine, Elana and Anita... all were very special and dear in their own way... and all were very hard to let go of

Most Over Used Turn of Phrase (by me): Fair Enough

Most Over Used Hand Gesture (by me): the sign language Y with a little nod


While there are many other bests and worsts of the year, these are among the ones I chose to share... may you enjoy and laugh at these little sentiments

A New Year State of Mind

New Year's is a time for new beginnings, a new start essentially for anything you want to better about yourself. I started my new year by taking a risk, I made eyes at a complete and total stranger on the bus from New York to VB, until he invited me to the empty seat next to him where we talked for the majority of the 7 hour trip. He was really cute, really nice and we had quite the interesting conversation. Honestly, how many times do you meet a stranger that you can talk to for 7 hours and not find them boring or in any way trite.

We got to VB, and parted ways. No numbers, no e-mails, no last names, just the experience of having talked to each other for the duration of the trip. Probably dumb on my part, but you know... you live and you learn.

Here are my projects for 2008:

• Never drink vodka again (I know I have said something similar before... this time I'm for real)
• Drink less
• Get into a regular exercise routine
• Eat healthier
• Read at least 1 non industry book a month
• Write 1 short story every two months
• Meet nice guys, and go out on at least one date (I find it hard to believe that I am 23 and haven't exactly been out on a date)
• Stay Positive (My whole living situation in Detroit really took a toll on my positivity... I still have a little ways to go to get back to my old self)
• Figure out what I want, and go for it
• Repel the guys I am not interested and attract the nice ones I am interested in
• Trust myself, others and the world- everything will fall into place as it already has

So this seems like quite the list... lets see how I do. 2008 here I come!