bliggity, bloggity, boo! and the paparazzi too!

So, I realize Halloween isn't until next week, but today for fun at the end of my keyboard accompaniment class we played "Monster Mash" so I'm in a Halloween-ish mood. I'm actually really excited to see Halloween in LA, especially in Hollywood- I've heard that it is quite an event so that should make for an interesting week next week! I don't know what our plans are yet for Halloween, but I do want to dress up as something fun. Last year I was Pam Beesly and had a blast with it (see pic collage below).

(you can make the pictures bigger by clicking on them)

Me and Laura don't have a lot of money to spend on costumes so let me see how creative you are and throw us some suggestions! pretty please, with sugar on top! :)

Well, I guess it has been a while since I blogged so let's catch up shall we. Last Monday (the 15th) Me and Laura had the great pleasure of going to see another comedy improv show at IO West! It was called "The Armando Show" and the special guest host was none other than Miss Angela Kinsey aka Angela Martin of "The Office". The show starts with a topic suggestion from the audience and then Angela tells stories from her life based on the topic. After a few anecdotes she runs off stage and the improv actors do several scenes taking bits and pieces of the stories or things indirectly related to the stories. It was absolutely hilarious and I was amazed at how quick they all are on their feet...pretty amazing I must say! It was also a treat to see Tim Meadows (come on, the freaking LADIES MAN of SNL!!) perform with the group- he had me laughing like a hyena hahaha (but who are we kidding, I ALWAYS have that kind of laugh!). Anyway, after the show Laura and I went outside to meet up with Angela. Luckily, a ton of people didn't stick around so we didn't have to wait to talk to her. Let me first just say that she is totally adorable....I just love her! A sweet, twangy southern girl like yours truly! She was SO nice and genuine and funny (duh!). I know I only spent like 5 minutes with her, but I'm a good judge of character and she is one great lady! Here is our picture with Miss Angela!

Oh, and side note- Angela lives in Sherman Oaks (where we live) and was shopping at our Target just a few days before we met her...perhaps we will bump into her and Jenna there one day!?

The rest of the week was pretty uneventful compared to Monday night. I went to school everyday, and I have really enjoyed my classes so far. I must admit that I do feel out of place a lot of times though- most of the kids at the school are 18-21 and this is their first college experience. They are still trying to figure things out, skip classes all the time and are totally bold and confident in their performances (and the last is what I am SO jealous of). I guess it's just different for me- this is my life at stake here...I quit my job, picked up and moved across the country to pursue this dream so I have a lot more riding on this at age 26 than they do at 18. But, I will say that I am glad that I'm here at this time and point in my life. I don't think I would have been ready at their age and what I have learned in my life so far has prepared me for this exact time. I just need to have more faith in that and in myself. My performances still aren't where I want them to be, but I think I'm improving and each time it gets a little easier and is more fun so that is good! This past week I stepped outside of my comfort zone and did the modern rock live performance workshop. The song we had to sing was "long way to happy" by Pink. It's not what I typically listen to but I had fun with it and really enjoyed singing with a live band. Next week I've got 3 performances for 3 different classes so you can guess what I'll be doing all weekend!!!

In other news, me and Laura went to the mall last weekend and turned in lots of job applications to work seasonal retail. So far I've got interviews at Sephora (yes! my favorite!!) and The Gap so keep your fingers crossed! I can pretty much only work friday-sunday because of my school schedule so I hope one of those works out!

Oh yes, and something else new- me and Laura have found an awesome church to go to!
It's Bel Air Presbyterian on the legendary Mulholland Drive! The view while driving up the hill and from the church is absolutely breathtaking! We went to Sunday morning service this past week and also to a young adult worship service tuesday night. Lots of cool people and things going on there- I can't wait to get involved!

And, last, but not least I teased you with the word paparazzi in the blog title and I'm sure you were wondering what that was all about so here's the story! Yesterday, I was walking to my car after school and checking my phone and saw I had missed 4 calls from Laura. I was immediately panicked and thought something must be wrong so I called her right away. I was relieved to find out that she was okay, and then she told me she was calling to let me know there had been a really bad car accident right in front of our apartment and she wanted to let me know so I could take another route home. When I arrived at the apartment the street was partially blocked off and I saw 3 mangled cars scattered across the road. Laura was standing outside with some other witnesses (Laura saw part of the accident from our porch) when I walked up and she filled me in on what happened. Apparently a drunk guy hit another car which sent his car spinning out into oncoming traffic and then into a parked car. As I stood there I noticed a few people with cameras (who weren't real paparazzi but more like struggling actors trying to make money). Apparently the driver who was the cause of the accident was the actor Gary Collins and these guys were intent on taking pictures to sell to tmz.com (hollywood gossip site). The police did arrest Mr. Collins on suspicion of DUI and carted him off to the Van Nuys jail. This morning I checked TMZ to see if the had the story and sure enough there it was. Here's the link:

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This literally occurred on the street right outside our apartment. You can actually see Laura's legs in one of the photographs hahaha. Laura made the tabloids!!

And, on that note I'm going to wrap this up! I hope you all have a fabulous rest of the week and remember to give me your costume ideas and leave a comment :) As Laura says "even if you just write that was dumb and you blog too much"! haha.

Huggy Hugs,

-B


PS-Is that not the best blog title ever?! It just came to me and I laughed my butt off. well not really, but almost. ;)