twenty four.

in the past few days,

a number of my friends have been bringing up

me going to new york.

i'll preface this post by stating that i am not, in fact, going to nyc

i have no immediate plans to do so, either

but it's been something that several people in my life

have been bringing up,

and i'm starting to think that perhaps

eventually

they may be on to something

i was chatting with a friend of mine,

and he mentioned my current theatrical projects.

he went on to say that i belonged in new york,

starving and happy and starring in some buzzed-about off-broadway show

rather than sitting behind a desk,

"throwing together marketing portfolios all day"

even as recent as today,

at church

several of my grandmother's "cronies" mentioned my going to the big apple

striking out on my own

making it big

the thought alone terrifies me.

i don't know anyone there.

i suppose the opportunity has crossed my mind a time or two,

but i've always brushed it off.

after all, my resume is less than impressive,

or even formidable

and i've seen it happen where,

a local star has packed up and moved her entire life

only to fall flat on her face and limp back home to nashville.

i don't know

maybe it's in the cards

perhaps i just lack the courage,

and i'm hiding behind excuses

"i have a job here"

"i want to build my resume up"

"i want to be close to my family"

or maybe i'm being responsible?

in any event,

it's been something itching at me for the past few weeks

twenty three.

"sometimes you have to die to really live"

twenty two.

twenty one.

i'm going to need someone to dress up as nite owl II
so i can go as silk spectre for halloween

that's all i'm sayin'

twenty.

"glee is like fashion week -- with music"

so
ready
for
this
show

nineteen.

pretty exciting news.
a friend of mine notified me that Mad Men will be auditioning
here in Nashville on August 1st.

I don't keep up with the show
but I've heard good things
also, my boy Vincent K stars
and I've followed his work since Crime + Punishment

needless to say,
I'm a little giddy

I'll have to find out if I can wear my green taffeta dress from Sabrina Fair
perfect

eighteen.

" Q: The original Let the Right One In is, as you said, adored by genre fans and critics. Can you talk about what you think Matt will bring to his take on it?

A: I think the original is fascinating in its exposition, but at the same time there is a doggerel element to it in terms of the mood and setting. So I think it takes it out into a more accessible setting. I think perhaps there is a little more characterization in terms of the two central characters. To be perfectly frank with you, this is making an astonishing story – which however hard you might try or I might try to get people to go see the original, they're never going to do it – more accessible to a much larger audience. I think perhaps, again, the roughness of the original is great – and when I talk about faithful, I don't want to put words in Matt's mouth, because he is the creative filmmaker here, and we very much protect that with our directors – but I think it'll just have perhaps a little sheen to it that makes it a little more accessible I think. But again, I don't want to tempt faith. It's a relatively faithful adaptation. There are a number of things that we're doing which I don't want to give away, which I think open it out a little bit more, and make it a little bit more thrilling. But at the same time we're not gonna mess around by having crazy effects and stuff like that. I mean, one of my favorite scenes in the original is when she goes outside, and the camera pans back on a dolly and you see her scampering up the side of the building. That's just genius. [Laughs.] I love that.

Since Matt made the Godzilla film more accessible to many people with Cloverfield, he seems to be a good choice to adapt this material.

I think that's right. And he's one of the world's great enthusiasts, which is fantastic."



well, I can appreciate the honesty?

"a little sheen", as he said,
can mean a number of things

but i'm willing to bank on:
violent vampiric fight sequences
fangs
sexual situations and/or themes
eli will be a girl, versus what she is in the original,
which i won't spoil for those who haven't seen it

do
not
want