I had no idea there was a film magazine called Fade In. We are not associated in any way. If you are looking to break into the industry, it looks like they have a few contests that you might be interested in.
Fade In
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Sometimes a clever name isn't so clever
I had no idea there was a film magazine called Fade In. We are not associated in any way. If you are looking to break into the industry, it looks like they have a few contests that you might be interested in.
Fade In
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Not sure where to go to eat?
There are so many places to eat in this town. L.A. is very much a town where no one cooks at home. (including myself) I wonder how long it would take someone to eat at a different restaurant for breakfast lunch and dinner in L.A. 10 years? I am not rich enough to sponsor you, but if anyone is thinking about doing this let me know, I will be your biggest cheerleader.
One great L.A. blog to help you weed through where to go and where not to go is:
Eating L.A. is a blog by a senior editor of Los Angeles' Variety Magazine. Interested in something new and adventurous visit this blog.
One great L.A. blog to help you weed through where to go and where not to go is:
Eating L.A. is a blog by a senior editor of Los Angeles' Variety Magazine. Interested in something new and adventurous visit this blog.
I just want a normal breakfast Damn it!
In L.A. it is hard to find a place to have a nice normal eggs and hash brown breakfast.
1) the lines are just too long to eat. (See Doughboys (3rd Ave. might still be closed because of some"issues"), Toast, Griddles)
2) The food often starts out normal, but gets a weird L.A. twist. For example, american fries with a tomato consomme, wasbi infused hash browns, omlettes covered in vegan chili.
I thought I finally found that place that I was looking for in Eat Well, a local Los Angeles chain of diners. I really love diners for some reason, maybe because they are no nonsense, in and out places to eat.
Eat Well has a great menu. It has something for everyone from the breakfast traditionalists like myself to the vegan set. I was very impressed by the food, but there were other things that didn't sit well with me.
Visit 1: On her first day of training and little menu knowledge our waitress began to take tables only 45 minutes into her very first shift. It took a long time to get our food and our poor, nice server looked like she was going to burst into tears at any minute.
Visit 2: Fine, nothing happened out of the ordinary
Visit 3: Our waiter had over half of the restaurant because during out hour and a half visit, a cook left a waitress left and so did a cashier. Odd.
I think I am leaving this place alone for a while. It doesn't seem like it has its act together yet and the management seems to be on the fucker side.
As a side note, if anyone thought of franchising Hell's Kitchen in Minneapolis here in Los Angeles, I think it would do really really well.
Email me fadeinmmail@gmail.com
1) the lines are just too long to eat. (See Doughboys (3rd Ave. might still be closed because of some"issues"), Toast, Griddles)
2) The food often starts out normal, but gets a weird L.A. twist. For example, american fries with a tomato consomme, wasbi infused hash browns, omlettes covered in vegan chili.
I thought I finally found that place that I was looking for in Eat Well, a local Los Angeles chain of diners. I really love diners for some reason, maybe because they are no nonsense, in and out places to eat.
Eat Well has a great menu. It has something for everyone from the breakfast traditionalists like myself to the vegan set. I was very impressed by the food, but there were other things that didn't sit well with me.
Visit 1: On her first day of training and little menu knowledge our waitress began to take tables only 45 minutes into her very first shift. It took a long time to get our food and our poor, nice server looked like she was going to burst into tears at any minute.
Visit 2: Fine, nothing happened out of the ordinary
Visit 3: Our waiter had over half of the restaurant because during out hour and a half visit, a cook left a waitress left and so did a cashier. Odd.
I think I am leaving this place alone for a while. It doesn't seem like it has its act together yet and the management seems to be on the fucker side.
As a side note, if anyone thought of franchising Hell's Kitchen in Minneapolis here in Los Angeles, I think it would do really really well.
Email me fadeinmmail@gmail.com
Good Breakfast-Beautiful people
If heaven were to exist, it would be filled with Banana Nutella crepes. The best place I have found is the Farmer's Market French Crepe Company on 3rd and Fairfax. The one in the Hollywood and Highland Center isn't as good, and the ambiance isn't as great.
If you are in the mood to people watch, this is a great place to find the beautiful people. I am the ugly girl who sits at the counter with the menu covering my face.
Decoding Minnesota Nice
I knew I was on a plane bound for Minnesota when I was struggling to put my carry on in the overhead compartment and a man asked me if he could help me. I didn't know what to say, other than "thank you that would be nice" I was shocked, I guess the city has made me a bit jaded.
It didn't stop there.
Phoenix Sky Harbor airport is my least favorite airport, ever. I always end up arriving there late and I always end up running from one side of the airport to the other never having time to anything but run and board. This time I did have the chance to grab a packet of those super salty cheese on cheese cracker packs.
When I was on the phone w/ my sister arranging her to fetch me and I happened to mention how hungry I was. The woman next to me offered me her extra granola bar.
You have to deny something three times when you are dealing with a Minnesotan. That is just how it is.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
So now that you live here, your life is like entourage?
Ha ha Ha Ha He He he. Nope.
Before I moved out here I was instructed to watch Entourage because that is what LA is really like. I don't think that person ever set foot in L.A.
The thing that surprise me most about living in Los Angeles is how residential it is. The downtown area is a lot like Minneapolis, this little pod of buildings that is like a ghost town during non-work hours and picks up with the fratty crowd after 10 on the weekend nights. There are a lot more apartment buildings than clubs and not everyone has a pool where beautiful people just hang out.
The ways in which my life is not like Entourage
I am not out here to be an actress or a model.
I didn't bring my hometown with me when I moved. Just me, just a few suitcases and boxes.
When you are here it is not like you run into Jessica Alba on the street all the time (I have seen Pauly Shore at the Newsroom though)
How my life is like Entourage
The Pauly Shore thing
I like to go to Toast
After season 2 of the show I started having problems with it. Isn't the same show over and over again?
Plot:
Vicent has found a new hot fuck,
Vincent is up for a role, but only if his brother can be in the movie too,
Turtle, just plays video games, watches porn and drives places,
Eric has to fix everything,
Drama does something stupid,
New Fuck is in love with Vincent and Eric has to find a way to let her down easy.
It is just the same show over and over again.
Also, there is a story line that is extremely similar in season two, names and all, to a friend of mines play that played right before they shot that season. Coincidence........ (Not, sure, but when we ran into them at the Magic Castle one night, they kept looking at us, uncomfortably)
Have you read this article from the LA times Calendar section.
If you want to see shows that are more indicative of the acting experience see, Extras, Unscripted and Ellie Parker.
Before I moved out here I was instructed to watch Entourage because that is what LA is really like. I don't think that person ever set foot in L.A.
The thing that surprise me most about living in Los Angeles is how residential it is. The downtown area is a lot like Minneapolis, this little pod of buildings that is like a ghost town during non-work hours and picks up with the fratty crowd after 10 on the weekend nights. There are a lot more apartment buildings than clubs and not everyone has a pool where beautiful people just hang out.
The ways in which my life is not like Entourage
I am not out here to be an actress or a model.
I didn't bring my hometown with me when I moved. Just me, just a few suitcases and boxes.
When you are here it is not like you run into Jessica Alba on the street all the time (I have seen Pauly Shore at the Newsroom though)
How my life is like Entourage
The Pauly Shore thing
I like to go to Toast
After season 2 of the show I started having problems with it. Isn't the same show over and over again?
Plot:
Vicent has found a new hot fuck,
Vincent is up for a role, but only if his brother can be in the movie too,
Turtle, just plays video games, watches porn and drives places,
Eric has to fix everything,
Drama does something stupid,
New Fuck is in love with Vincent and Eric has to find a way to let her down easy.
It is just the same show over and over again.
Also, there is a story line that is extremely similar in season two, names and all, to a friend of mines play that played right before they shot that season. Coincidence........ (Not, sure, but when we ran into them at the Magic Castle one night, they kept looking at us, uncomfortably)
Have you read this article from the LA times Calendar section.
If you want to see shows that are more indicative of the acting experience see, Extras, Unscripted and Ellie Parker.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Day Pass
Today the Metro Day Pass went up to $5.
Wouldn't you think a city this congested would want to make to make public transportation easier not more difficult?
Wouldn't you think a city this congested would want to make to make public transportation easier not more difficult?
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