The Supermodel and Bloodshot Eyes

I seriously cannot believe how long I have been away! Life simply just moves us in so many directions! No excuses and not feeling bad about it. It is what it is! All good, in fact. Still blazin' the trail with Blake on the weekly radio show. Gaining steam and in the radio biz, it often takes several years. Fitness and training. Ca-ray-z! Lovin' it, as they say. Decided to take a casting this week in San Diego. Drive from The OC to SD is lovely and I'm not being sarcastic. Quickie as usual. Really love that I was right behind Miss SD Supermodel...right...5'8, 120-ish, long black hair and, well, attractive. Fine. Stunning. Whatever. You never know. Producers might be looking for short, muscular and average all-American gal who would never be mistaken for a model. Coolest thing. I don't care. Of course, the next day, I get a referral to submit for a narration job. My friends, that is how it works. Nothing, zero, nada, goose egg and then two talent opportunities within 24-hours. I know this happens to you. Let's roll with it. Whatever. As long as the oil doesn't somehow end up in the Pacific, I'm looking forward to getting up tomorrow and starting another day! I'll let you know if I book either job! By the way, Lucy the Dog is reminding you to get a designated driver this weekend. She has a legit reason for her bloodshot eyes, but not a good look behind the wheel! Be safe and help keep the rest of us that way, too! God Bless America!

Back From the Dead

Okay, not really. Just haven't been around for a while. Interesting thing when you absolutely have to make some money and everything else stops being a priority (with the exception of your family and your health...and, a nice glass of wine once in a while.) The good news is, I have been incredibly booked with personal training clients and really enjoying my time with all of them. Have I been on some auditions? Yes, a few here and there, but haven't been able to get to all the L.A., castings. Darn it. Really miss that drive. I was up off Santa Monica Blvd., last week, though. Paired up with "my husband" in a Dell Computer audition. We were supposed to be driving in a van and I was supposed to pass my laptop to my son in the back seat. Funny thing when you don't pay attention to directions. I forgot and proceeded to get up (out of my seat in the van that my husband was driving) and walk behind my seat to place the laptop down (on the box behind me). That resulted in a polite, "Okay, let's do that again. You can't get up, you're in a van driving along the countryside." What? I get up and walk around all the time on our road trips...shit...such a simple direction, but my mind was on other things, like the client I had to cancel to do this 10-minute audition and getting back to the OC in time to pick up my kids from school. At least my actor-husband messed up, too. Other good news, my radio show is doing really well. Check us out: The Blake Aaron Radio Show-Thursdays, live, 3-6p/PST on 88.5/KSBR and streamed on ksbr.net. We are in the process of syndicating so I will keep you posted on our progress. The BA Show is a 3-hour artist interview program with live jamming between the star of the show, jazz guitarist Blake Aaron and our guests. I'm a co-host - sort of a clean version of Robin Quivers! Overall, my life...all good...no swine flu, yet. And, I'll be back more often. In the mean time, get your holiday shopping done early so you can actually enjoy the season and give yourselves a 7:30p cut-off time for eating until Dec. 30th and you'll save yourselves a ton of calories! NEW PODCAST POSTED for more ideas. Check out my link! Cheers!

Flying Cars and the Return of the Zit

Always happy to get castings so I have to start off by NOT whining about my drive to Sherman Oaks, today, although I would have given my right arm for a car with wings. I swear - I'm done complaining about my drive. Just had to mention that I envisioned a bat mobile or jet fueled hydraulic pumps sprouting out of the sides of my Honda mini-van, so I could fly away over all the nasty, backed-up traffic on the Ventura Highway...okay, onto the real stuff...my chin zit showed up again. Weird, ya know, since today's audition for a VERY BIG JOB was an infomercial for a vacuum cleaner...didn't I deal with this same zit during my filming for the Mop & Go infomercial? Hmmm, what is going on here? OMG, it will become my personal brand...the gal with the zit on her chin. Lovely. Anyway, the casting agency probably saw about 20-25 women for this, but as they say, you have to swing the bat to get a home run...or, something like that! It's so crazy, this biz, and it's sort of like gambling or childbirth - bare with me, I've done both. You take chances and spend money on it (gas, your time, wardrobe, headshots, etc.) and hope for a few small pay-offs here and there and a few big ones, too! Or, childbirth. Painful and a bit scary, but you forget about it right away, especially if you book a job - even a small one. Don't you all want to jump into this biz, now!? Yeah, right. Stick to Vegas and c-sections! Shalom and Peace on this upcoming Easter weekend! (BTW, I did book a testimonial job for an ad agency. Thank Yooouuu! The pain is gone already!)

Freakazoids on Melrose

Whew! Two days in a row of driving the 101 North into Los Angeles. Traffic, accidents, traffic and more accidents, oh, and more traffic. But, I did book a gig. The paying kind, again, so all good. Melrose Avenue is too f-ing fun. Crazy shops, boutiques, tattoo parlors and freakazoids walking around mingled in with the trendy, corporate types. Love it! What is it about being around funky, different people? A ZZ Top-looking guy riding a motorcycle with a suit on...a clown-juggler-mime looking character eating a sandwich next to me in Subway, and a beautifully-muscled, seriously cool "brother" chatting on his cell phone, inside some very expensive sports car, parked right next to my lovely, soccerMom-Honda Odyssey van and a few homeless or downtrodden folks mingling about. Today's audition - I don't think I was their type. You sort of get that inkling when the casting director asks the person before you to stay in the hallway for callbacks and then says, "thanks for coming in," to you. Whatever...it's the biz. Anyway, my zits have cleared up, just in case you're wondering...ah...yeah...and I am really enjoying my personal training job at Total Woman. Co-hosting on KSBR tomorrow, too. (ksbr.net). I am into so many different things right now. Just seeing what sticks, if you know what I mean. What kinds of things are you hoping might stick? "And, did I mention, I just shot a steamy love scene in a new flick starring Ashton Kutcher...APRIL FOOLS! Peace Out!

The Sound and The Mop

Spent all day at 100.3, The Sound in Los Angeles yesterday, filming and interviewing. Seriously, fun! I could do that for a job, as in everyday. Hopefully, the footage will be as good as I think it is. The Sound is a newer rock station in our market. And, Whew-Hoo, I booked that infomercial/testimonial for the Mop & Go I auditioned for last Sunday, when I was driving home actually thinking I actually had a chance on that one. For once, I was right, in a good way. (Verses the self-talk that goes something like this..."well, that sucked. I definitely didn't get that job.") This is such a strange biz. I'm all excited about a mop...

Testimonial Time and Getting Screwed

Two auditions over the last several days, both for testimonials. Funny thing, after I was done, I actually wanted to buy the product and service! Hate to admit our dirty little secret, not that you don't already know, but those are "posers" and "fakers" when you see ads with satisfied customers. Well, not all of them...but, most! Anyway, felt good about both the companies so that helps! In fact, I was feeling really good about today's audition so I was happily driving home from Marina del Rey - all good and thinking to myself, "what a great day" - until the driver in front of me, who appeared to be going around a car that unexpectedly made a right turn, actually didn't and I couldn't stop in time, thereby slightly tapping the back of her bumper...enough to leave a small imprint of a little screw from my front license plate on her rear bumper. Back to f-ing reality. Nothing like getting screwed by a screw...If I do get lucky enough to book one of the jobs, the pay will probably be eaten up in "bumper" charges. Whatever...working on a new VO job and get to write as well...should be starting a new infommercial VO job tomorrow...now, if I can just not jump anymore rear ends...okay, you know what I mean! Drive carefully!

Playboy TV, Asian Minority Bachelor and another Podcast

I can now say that I have seen the inside of Playboy TV. Had an audition there last week for a "non-nudity" commercial, as they put it. It's kind of what you would imagine, and not. Yes, there are pics and posters of naked women all over the place, but the employees are very normal/average lookin' folk and the offices are basic admin-looking rooms. The lobby has a big flat screen playing scenes from their shows, but no boobies, thank goodness. That would be a bit awkward. You find Playboy mags all over the place, of which I was free to take. (I took one for boys...JUST KIDDING...for my grown-up boy, that is!) Didn't get the gig, but it was a fun improv'd scene. Also auditioned for a Charter Cable spot as an American Idol-like judge (Paula) so I got to argue with "Simon" the actor...let's see, did I get that one...hmmm...no...nor did I get the children's theatre gig playing a fairy...what-ever...Another podcast is done and this one is on white wine. My friend, Greg, provides some good wine tips, too. It's on iTunes. Have a VO gig that just came through. I get to record some affirmations for a client in London. And, finally, Asian Minority Bachelor is finally up on my website. This is a funny piece and I am so glad that I got to do it with my friend, Justin (my husband in the scene). Check it out if you get a chance and tell me what part worked the best...talk soon! Shalom!