Barbara Corcoran Breaks It Down
Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings – Barbara Corcoran Raise your hand if you love Shark Tank. It’s one of the few programs my whole family watches together. Naturally, j’adore Barbara Corcoran. If you don’t know (where have you been??), Barbara is the ever stylish Shark who famously took a $1000 loan from […]
HOW TO BE: John Waters’ RISD Commencement Speech
I hope no one notices that I’ve re-posted-as-blog-post two weeks in a row. But seriously, John Waters’ RISD Commencement Address is a Must Read, Must Flag, Must Share. He reminds us How To Be. I had the pleasure of meeting John Waters when he was a guest on the original VH1 RuPaul Show in, gasp!, […]
Pay Your Dues
I don’t always have time to write but I always make time to read and I am a subscriber/regular reader of The Lefsetz Letter, a music-industry centric daily blast, er, rant, from critic and analyst, Bob Lefsetz. (Here’s an amusing “Who The Hell is Bob Lefsetz?” article from Wired.) I often disagree with Mr. Lefsetz […]
How To Bee
In case you missed it, the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee finals were last Thursday, May 28th. Vanya Shivashankar and Gokul Venkatachalam were this year’s co-champs – the Bee ran out of words after Gokul nailed “nunatak.” (A nunatak is an isolated mountain peak projecting through the surface of surrounding glacial ice and supporting a […]
Influencers! May The Fourth Be With You!
MAY the fourth be with you! I love theme days like Pi Day and May The Fourth Be With You. If you’ll indulge me in a Yoda/Obi Wan moment: You have the force within your grasp. Success on-camera in the Galactic Media Empire – whether you are a host, actor or comedian – requires not […]
How To Get It Done
A lot of us have ideas. Sometimes even great ideas. But how many of us are able to go from idea to execution to distribution? Like you, I have notebooks, journals, scraps of papers and Pinterest boards full of ideas. Slowly but surely I am putting ideas into action – this blog, for instance – […]
Rejected! Part 2
Many of you were kind enough to take the time to comment on my repost last week of Dr Darcy Sterling’s blog “Rejected. Thank you – I appreciate it – and am feeling the need to dwell a bit longer – Rejected Pt 2. This section especially resonated: “I told people I was applying to […]
How to Cope with Rejection
Warm hello from the Lazy Blogger. I have missed you. What pushed me to pop my head out of the deep, dark casting rabbit hole was this post about rejection from my friend and client, Dr Darcy Sterling. It’s a wonderful, healthy reminder that we all face rejection from time to time and that we […]
Fun Casting Opportunity!
Hi Friends! Here’s my latest fun casting opportunity. October Films is an absolute pleasure to work with and this is a great chance to get some screen time + experience in a studio. Read through for details. Must be able to work NYC local. Hope to hear from you! CASTING: Couples, Friends, Family and Duos […]
How To Create Your Vision Board
All my life I wanted to be somebody, I see now I should’ve been more specific – Lily Tomlin Inspired by Lily Tomlin and a Facebook post by my fab friend and client Dr Darcy Sterling, this New Year’s blog is all about How To Create Your Vision Board. This is one of my favorite […]