well hello!!!

this has been a really fun week! let me tell ya bout it...

first off, last night, i got to see a screening of the final version of love naturally! parker came with me to the film school:



it went really well. for a student film, i think it turned out great! i wish there was a way to put it up here, but hopefully i'll have several parts of it on my reel, and that i'll post on here eventually. it was fun to see myself on the big screen again, and i think darlene was a success!

secondly, i had a BIG week because i auditioned for, booked, and shot a NATIONAL COMMERCIAL for expedia.com!!!!!!



now, don't get too excited, you'll only see my hands...ok, yeah, go ahead and get excited!! so, i booked the commercial as a hand model, and spent this past wednesday morning at the paramount pictures lot filming the 30 second spot!



it will air nationally, regionally, online and as an industrial for expedia. i'll definitely let you know when it comes out, but start watching in a little over a month from now, the main visual of the spot is my hands moving blocks around, and the storyline is going on inside each block! it's cute!

being on set was so great--i seriously got treated like a star--custom breakfast and coffee orders brought to me, on set manicurist (who has done the nails of a ton of celebs: gwen stefani, lindsey lohan, jessica simpson, vanessa hudgens, etc. etc.)



so much fun!!! i really hope that i get to do more hand modeling work soon! not a bad job, i'd say!!

thirdly, things in general are still swell! wedding planning is a lot of fun, and i get more and more excited to marry parker every day :) other than that, i'll be looking for more hand modeling work, and i'm still working with my ladies on their writing projects, so no complaints here!

friday marked the last day of filming for love naturally. i'd not been around the other cast and crew or darlene for the past couple of weeks, so it was really fun to have an afternoon and evening to revisit them all for one last time on set! i can't wait to get the footage and put together my reel-finally!

as far as reels go, i've been working with my friend, matt, to get together my hosting reel, which will hopefully go up on youtube/here/my almost live website pretty soon! i'm actually really excited about our progress on it. hope you all like it, and hope i'll get some hosting work from it!

let's see, what else is new? ah yes, last weekend was full with two concerts, the avett brothers, and the shins, and a dodgers game!!!






we got so lucky with our tickets for the dodgers game! parker works for a company that does lots of sports graphics, and he actually edited the dodgers' opening video! anyway, so we got to sit in box seats this game. we were on the third row, which was actually the first row from the field. and, we got to eat as much food as we wanted from a special buffet, pictured above. now, that's the way to go to a baseball game! too bad we lost, though :(

busy busy next couple of weeks. i'm headed back home for my brother's high school graduation, yay! and then some of my best girlfriends are coming out here for a visit! then, i'm moving!!! (more on that later, don't worry, it's just a mile away to venice. nothin crazy!) oh, and, this wednesday, i'm performing potentially with some celebs (to be mentioned later) for a young screenwriters performance group! can't wait to tell you all about it!!!

as promised...a post devoted entirely to my recent days filming the short film, LOVE NATURALLY! in this film, i play the lead role of darlene harris, "a small town Southern girl who, in order to avoid her fate as an old and very alone cat lady, begins her search for love. Her dysfunctional family and quirky best friend lend their helping hands to Darlene’s dire situation by setting her up on blind dates. Darlene goes through these men like a knife through butter, to no avail. Finally giving up on love, Darlene accepts her destiny as a librarian spinster whose only friends are covered in fur and lap milk from a bowl. BUT, then along comes a Stranger who has the power to change all that if Darlene will only be brave enough to give him a chance."

intrigued? shooting the past two weekends has been so amazing, and i can't wait to have some of the footage and of course to eventually see the final product (which will most likely be in a couple of months)! the rest of the cast and crew members are such a pleasure to work with, and make the long days on set totally worth it. it's just been great to be a "working actor," and i feel very fulfilled and affirmed doing what i love to do. plus, i love being darlene, she is a wonderfully rich character, and i'm happy to get to "be" her so much lately! she's pretty great :) although, without giving too much away, i've basically sworn off powdered donuts and iced tea, considering i've eaten and drank so much of both of those in recent days on set!

below are several awesome stills from the footage and some behind-the-scenes photos! for more, check out the LOVE NATURALLY facebook page HERE and become a fan!!!!

darlene and her bff, sara sue, stamping books in the library



some....ahem...interesting dates?





movie stars (amelia and me)



darlene all done up!



i'm so excited about the potential that this project has! i'm very proud of it so far, and can't wait to watch its progress (and darlene's progress from frumpy to fabulous!). again, i'd really appreciate if you check out the rest of the info on the facebook fan page. and let me know what you think!!!