Brainstorming

Tonight I've been able to help brainstorm and read through Jeremy's portfolio. His work is very good and it was nice to take a look. I enjoy helping him brainstorm so I am glad I got the chance to help brainstorm for his booth layout and how to display his work.

I feel like I can be good at research. I don't know if that is true or if I am just lucky sometimes. I was able to find everything I wanted to use for our wedding from research on my own and for various other things since. It's like a scavenger hunt. When I have a mission, I enjoy the quest to find it.

Well, I am off to find a table!

Face Off

Tonight I am watching my latest episode of Face Off. I really enjoy this show because I am fascinated with theatrical and movie makeup. I loved learning about it when I took a teen class at SCR (South Coast Repertory) and I took a theatrical makeup class. I have always loved creating a new persona, a different character. Makeup is a great way to change some one's look without a huge effort some times. I wish I had more opportunities to use some theatrical makeup techniques. I helped with makeup on a film I was the production manager on in film school. I also helped a friend prank some other friends by putting big bruises on him. I love creating that illusion. I think that is why I like Halloween. It give me an excuse to try something new. I made myself a construction site victim and my husband a ghostly cowboy just to open the door for treat or treaters and we dated. I need to find something new to try to satisfy that urge to create a creature.

My Television Holiday Weekend

Happy Labor Day!

I spent this weekend getting some things done around my house, vegging and hanging with family. I also watched a lot of TV marathons. As I mentioned before Doctor Who started the next series (season) on Saturday. They showed the last two series leading up to the new one over Friday and Saturday. I watched a little on Friday but it was pretty much on all day on Saturday. I am full of Doctor Who. The new episode was good and gave a surprise peak **Spoilers** of the new companion that will be joining the Doctor around the Christmas special. I think she is an intriguing character that could challenge the Doctor depending on the timeframe in which he finds her again. 

Yesterday, I got out into the fresh air and spent the day with my parents. We saw Hit & Run with Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell. I really enjoyed it. But back to the TV.

Today I had two marathons I caught. The first was a rerun of last season's Ru Paul's Drag Race. I've already seen it but I enjoy the antics, the hair and the clothes. After awhile I looked to see what else was on and I found a Saved By The Bell marathon. Now that's what I'm talking about. I love me some Zach Morris and Kelly Kapowski. I love the classic episodes like the oil strike in the football field. The zit cream Zach sells to get closer to Kelly. Zach gets a 1502 on his SATs. I love the charismatic misdeeds of Zach in the interest of good. I'll never get tired of that show. 

Fashion Smashion

Another reason I like Fall is that I get to wear some of my Fall clothes. It (eventually) gets cooler and I can pull out my sweaters, jeans, boots and coats. There is also the vests, new wool shorts I got last year, tights, and hats. I love fashion. I get an idea of something I'd like to wear or recreate from something I've seen and I usually try and figure out a way to do so.

My latest quest was to find a button down shirt I can wear a bow tie with. I had success and got to wear it to work this week. I am excited to find other bow ties or make them and wear it the rest of Fall. I also want to find some cute boot socks/toppers. I've seen such cute pictures of a little skirt, tights and cute boot socks popping up over the top of boots.

I think I am lucky that my birthday is in the Fall and that I love Fall clothes. I own more jackets and coats than a So Cal girl should. My downstairs coat closet looks like a coat check somewhere much more cold than here. I still find times to wear them though and I always manage to get one more each year (if not more...).

Today I plan on going through my closet again. I try to get to it two to three times a year. I have to in order to fit everything in, but it is good to start fresh and make room for new fun things.

Doctor Who

Sorry for no entry yesterday. I was resting after getting a filing done. Thank goodness I got that over with.

The new series (Brits call it series instead of seasons) of Doctor Who starts in two days. They have been releasing a mini web series daily since Monday leading up to Saturday. They are wonderful little tidbits. My friend also just watch the entire second half of series 6 today. She sent me her commentary and I could reminisce about the episodes. It also reminded me I need to watch at least the last one Saturday afternoon.

I really need to a better entry about my love of Doctor Who but this will be a little taste. I am sure I will have more to talk about after Saturday!

Girl Time

I just had a nice dinner with two of my cousins. It was nice to spend some girl time together. I have really been enjoying getting close to my cousins now that we're adults. Plus, every girl needs some girl time.

It is usually around this time that I miss one of my dear friends the most. My friend lives out of state and has since we graduated high school. We've maintained our relationship over school breaks, visits to each other's homes, texts and phone calls. She gets me in a way that not all of my friends (though I love them so much) do. I wish we could just hop in a car and grab coffee or go on impromptu adventures.

We'll have to maintain on those texts and phone calls for now. Maybe someday we will be in the same state again. And if not, we'll have to get started Facetiming!

Spooky Story

I really want to write something creative and fictional but I am not finding a place to start at the moment. I need to try and write earlier in the day. I think that would help.

Maybe I'll write a little Halloween story. I am a Fall person as I've previously said. I know that isn't something most Southern Californian residents admit seeing as we don't really have "real" Fall. But Fall holds some of my favorite things: My birthday, Halloween, pumpkin carving, pumpkin flavored things (bread, drinks, etc), that Christmas is around the corner....

I have always loved Halloween. I have always having an excuse to dress up. There was one Halloween when I was probably 9 that I wore a costume to school but I decided that I wanted to wear something different for trick or treating. I completely changed and put together a different costume. I am sure my mom loved spending money on the costume for me to not wear it all day.

To this day, it isn't hard to give me an excuse to dress up. I wore a bow tie to work today. I liked it. I think I have my idea for my work costume for Halloween already too, but it might change. It usually does.

Now I think I'll start working on ideas for a Halloween short story!