Hey everyone!!! Just a quick note to say Happy Holidays!
AND to plug in a little note to let you know about all the loving creatures that need safe, loving homes this holiday season and beyond!!! If you're thinking of adopting a pet there are SO MANY loving creatures that need your home, love, and attention. And the best thing? They will return all that and much more to you throughout your life!!!
So go to your local Humane Society, AND the pound! Or check out these two great shelters:
Chicago
http://www.furryfriendsfoundation.com/index.htm
Minneapolis
http://www.felinerescue.org/
THANK YOU
Kisses from Honey and Jolene
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Monday, December 06, 2004
It's been almost a month
hey-ya
Okay to my three loyal fans...and others that may loom around, I do so apologize for not writing sooner... I have been a busy girl...I've been working a ton at the Duke...when I am not there then I'm at the Improv Kitchen performing my little heart out..... both places are driving me CRAZY right now.... I feel like I am being taken advantage by both at the same time... we lost a waitress at The Duke and instead of hiring someone now, the manager has decided to wait until after the holidays.... so guess who's covering a bunch of the shifts? And to top it off I'm already working doubles on Saturdays! Geez they even ask me to skip class at Second City for them...and I almost say "Oh sure! Of course!" (Is that the Minnesotan in me?) But then I remeber why I'm here and it's NOT to work in a stinky old Scottish pub!
The Kitchen on the other hand is cutting our performance pay come January. However what I initially thought was a horrid turn of events, I realize now could be ok... I saw the "B" group's late show the other day and was inspired. You see the ensembled paid members (I'm one of them) have been asked to sign new contracts in Jan and create a show with total artisitic freedom. Well without going into great detail suffice it to say there is amazing potential to create something great. Since everything is done through the television studios and we have access to tech and film crews, we can create an interativce, funky and almost Mtv-ish like show, part of it will already be filmed and part will be the interacting through the Tv Screens to the audience and of course we also have the green screen studio, (Drew Carey eat your gravy-laden heart out) So while I was initally insulted to lose the money I'm actually cool with it, we'll at least get a cut of the house and the contract will only be for six weeks of my life. Anyway you'd all better come for it, we are planning a Valentine's show, three women, one man, PURE INSANITY!
In other Improv Kitchen news, The Chicago Reader (For you Minnesotans, the Reader is equivalent to Citypages, but MUCH MUCH MUCH bigger) was at last Saturday's performance to review us. There were only three of us performing and I was the only girl. I was sick scared... the article should be out this week and I feel REALLY nervous because he asked for the spellings of our names, so he may say something... The improv community is INTENSE here and everyone reads about everyone. A few months ago three magazine-type television programs in Chicago came to tape us and interview us for their shows and for a brief moment I was all over Chicago TV!!!!!! (There goes my 15 minutes, wait I think it probably totaled like 9 minutes, so I still have, um wait I need a calculator, oh okay I still have 7 minutes left, I mean 6, I have six minutes left!) Okay so my point is that when I went to SC for class during this time one of my old teachers was like "Hey saw you all over the TV...."
Soooooooooooooo, okay okay my actual real point is if the Reader trashes me I can never work in this town again, insert throw-up emoti-con guy in theory here....huh?
But alas I am doing my Level 5 show at the Second City Etc. Stage on Monday nights. Oh it's the best thing. We are only up for 45 minutes, but it's just the best! I want to be there forever, on the stage, in the lights...I don’t want to have to work anymore, not even to create a show, I just want to perform and perform and be funny and dance..... oh and write, like I'm not aware that I'm doing it....oh and I also want to just do crosswords and pet Honey's 16-pound belly.
Okay well I should be wrapping this up, wait let me think if there is anything else I need to report on.... oh yes! I was finally in my first major motion picture, be on the lookout for Derailed, starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen. There will be a PIVITOL scene where Clive runs to a building (where Jen's character lives, I think) anyway he runs down the corridor towards a revolving door and just as he's about to go in he stops to make-out with a beautiful mystery woman with long dark hair and smoldering eyes.... no wait he didn’t do that.... but he almost bumps into this woman ... and that's me!!!!! Oh but I shoudl warn you I am walking towards Clive and the camera is behind me, so it's not like my face will even be in the shot, BUT my hair and ugly gray coat will be! Yay!!!!!
All and all though I was on my first real movie set and it was frickin' cool!
Ciao!
happy holidays
:)
P.S. I will be making appearance in Minneapolis for the Holiday Season, would Looooove to see you!
P.P.S. or is that P.S.S.
Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is my cat Xena and world peace.
Okay to my three loyal fans...and others that may loom around, I do so apologize for not writing sooner... I have been a busy girl...I've been working a ton at the Duke...when I am not there then I'm at the Improv Kitchen performing my little heart out..... both places are driving me CRAZY right now.... I feel like I am being taken advantage by both at the same time... we lost a waitress at The Duke and instead of hiring someone now, the manager has decided to wait until after the holidays.... so guess who's covering a bunch of the shifts? And to top it off I'm already working doubles on Saturdays! Geez they even ask me to skip class at Second City for them...and I almost say "Oh sure! Of course!" (Is that the Minnesotan in me?) But then I remeber why I'm here and it's NOT to work in a stinky old Scottish pub!
The Kitchen on the other hand is cutting our performance pay come January. However what I initially thought was a horrid turn of events, I realize now could be ok... I saw the "B" group's late show the other day and was inspired. You see the ensembled paid members (I'm one of them) have been asked to sign new contracts in Jan and create a show with total artisitic freedom. Well without going into great detail suffice it to say there is amazing potential to create something great. Since everything is done through the television studios and we have access to tech and film crews, we can create an interativce, funky and almost Mtv-ish like show, part of it will already be filmed and part will be the interacting through the Tv Screens to the audience and of course we also have the green screen studio, (Drew Carey eat your gravy-laden heart out) So while I was initally insulted to lose the money I'm actually cool with it, we'll at least get a cut of the house and the contract will only be for six weeks of my life. Anyway you'd all better come for it, we are planning a Valentine's show, three women, one man, PURE INSANITY!
In other Improv Kitchen news, The Chicago Reader (For you Minnesotans, the Reader is equivalent to Citypages, but MUCH MUCH MUCH bigger) was at last Saturday's performance to review us. There were only three of us performing and I was the only girl. I was sick scared... the article should be out this week and I feel REALLY nervous because he asked for the spellings of our names, so he may say something... The improv community is INTENSE here and everyone reads about everyone. A few months ago three magazine-type television programs in Chicago came to tape us and interview us for their shows and for a brief moment I was all over Chicago TV!!!!!! (There goes my 15 minutes, wait I think it probably totaled like 9 minutes, so I still have, um wait I need a calculator, oh okay I still have 7 minutes left, I mean 6, I have six minutes left!) Okay so my point is that when I went to SC for class during this time one of my old teachers was like "Hey saw you all over the TV...."
Soooooooooooooo, okay okay my actual real point is if the Reader trashes me I can never work in this town again, insert throw-up emoti-con guy in theory here....huh?
But alas I am doing my Level 5 show at the Second City Etc. Stage on Monday nights. Oh it's the best thing. We are only up for 45 minutes, but it's just the best! I want to be there forever, on the stage, in the lights...I don’t want to have to work anymore, not even to create a show, I just want to perform and perform and be funny and dance..... oh and write, like I'm not aware that I'm doing it....oh and I also want to just do crosswords and pet Honey's 16-pound belly.
Okay well I should be wrapping this up, wait let me think if there is anything else I need to report on.... oh yes! I was finally in my first major motion picture, be on the lookout for Derailed, starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen. There will be a PIVITOL scene where Clive runs to a building (where Jen's character lives, I think) anyway he runs down the corridor towards a revolving door and just as he's about to go in he stops to make-out with a beautiful mystery woman with long dark hair and smoldering eyes.... no wait he didn’t do that.... but he almost bumps into this woman ... and that's me!!!!! Oh but I shoudl warn you I am walking towards Clive and the camera is behind me, so it's not like my face will even be in the shot, BUT my hair and ugly gray coat will be! Yay!!!!!
All and all though I was on my first real movie set and it was frickin' cool!
Ciao!
happy holidays
:)
P.S. I will be making appearance in Minneapolis for the Holiday Season, would Looooove to see you!
P.P.S. or is that P.S.S.
Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is my cat Xena and world peace.
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