Until May 18th, I am participating in The Indy Convergence, an annual retreat for artists that is also an incredibly intense experience. Every day (mostly) I post a Flash Blog about the experience. You can also hear from the participants on Facebook and follow my off the cuff thoughts (and where I drink) on Twitter. …
Tag Archive: twitter
Jan
07
Echo Park Walk
I unexpectedly saw more of Echo Park today than I intended, while doing some outreach. I met some great people and enjoyed having the excuse to walk into storefronts I’d only read about or seen. Check out my twitter feed for all the fun updates, but here are the only pictures worthy of posting:
Dec
24
Why Use Tumblr to Learn About LA?
My husband and I could not use social media more differently. He has winnowed his way down to a Google+ account but only checks a stream when someone tags him. I literally live off social media but only if I find a real use to it (Sorry, Pinterest. I hardly knew ye.). Along these lines, …
Oct
14
NASA or Bust
I love Twitter. My husband loves NASA. Whatever shall we do? Attend the NASA Curiosity Launch Tweet Up! I was accepted to the Tweet Up and it looks like I can get there myself, but the only reason I even care is because I caught the NASA bug from my husband, Dan. It wouldn’t be the …
Sep
01
Notes on Social Media For Nonprofits Conference
On Monday, August 22nd, I attended the LA Social Media For Nonprofits Conference. Not only was this a wonderful way to connect with others I hadn’t seen in a while (Robert & Caitlin Negron of The Indy Covergence, SM Consultant and Professional Distraction Gedaly Guberek, Marlon Deleon of Long Beach Theatre Arts Collaborative), but also …
Aug
02
Re-Writing Jesus
Jesus_M_Christ Jesus Christ 8/2/2011 Sure I helped the poorest unconditionally, but that’s okay America just keep screwing them over and pretending like it’s what I would do. _____________________________ “If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we’ve got to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we …
Jul
26
Live-tweeting Twelfth Night | What You Will
After reading the ClassicsFest Tuesday Night Tweeting for The Doctor’s Dilemma, I got very excited to try it the following week at Twelfth Night and a new play, The Insidious Impact of Anton. I detailed a bit of the experience last week, but want to follow up in more detail on a question I …
May
17
Stepping Away With THE CAR PLAYS
I had the privilege of being invited to submit for Moving Arts‘ next series of CAR PLAYS, which is part of the RADAR LA International Festival at CalArts REDCAT this June. Get all that? I’ll explain below. The very cool part, though, is that Moving Arts asked me, I submitted a total of three plays, …
Feb
20
MYTHistory: the mythology of history
I have a lot of writing projects in the hopper, and many of them are in that phase when they need a little more articulation. By writing about them here, I’m hoping to get some feedback and possibly meet new collaborators. This first one will be incredibly interactive soon, so I look forward to exploring …
Nov
21
Sagradia Familia, or how I lost my entire first draft of my WIP
Above is the Sagrada Famlia. National Geographic introduced me to this giant temple designed by Antonio Gaudi. All design elements inspired by shapes in nature, this building deserves an entire post of its own. It’s been under construction since 1882. We in Los Angeles are used to construction projects being infinite, but over one hundred …
Sep
07
It's Fringe, not The Ring Cycle
Guest Blog by Jacquetta Szathmari I asked Jacquetta about her experience with the Hollywood Fringe Festival last June, bringing her short stories to the L.A. stage. Despite not being able to get arrested in the NYC comedy scene, I decided to debut my one-woman show 3000 miles from home, in a brand new festival, in …
Sep
01
Guest Blogger: Jacquetta Szathmari
I’m starting to invite Guest Bloggers here, people who have a unique perspective on my topics. Here is an introduction to the first Guest Blogger, Jacquetta Szathmari. I first met Jacquetta online while she was promoting her Hollywood Fringe Festival show: That’s Funny, You Didn’t Sound Black on the Phone. With that title alone, I …
Aug
03
Username burnout
It’s probably a vast understatement to say that I have many interests. Strange times are afoot, when my previous obsessions (theatre) fade into the background and newer (neighborhood council) or latent interests (writing) prevail. Unintended consequence (my new favorite phrase)? Username burnout. Account schizophrenia. You know what I mean and it’s horribly embarassing. Your very …
Aug
03
Atwater Village: more information on the sewer repairs
I popped onto Facebook for a 5-minute break this morning and saw this headline via the Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce: MAJOR SEWER REPAIR ON FLETCHER DRIVE EXPECTED TO CREATE HAVOC FOR COMMUTERS AND ATWATER VILLAGE LOCALS So I got a little distracted. Actually, thirty minutes later, very distracted. Instead of fuming and imagining the …
Jul
14
Bringing art & community to people
When people ask me what I’ve been doing lately, we always come back to it. Yes, I’ve been writing. Yes, I’m teaching and coaching more and loving it. Outreach is what I am most interested in pursuing, though. While trying to explain how my work on the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council is a natural outgrowth …
Jun
13
Life From a Home Office
It’s been about a month since I really set up my home office. It’s been a little over a month since I quit a steady job in theater (contradiction in terms) to focus on a freelance lifestyle. All I knew was that I wanted to write and I wanted to connect the community to their …
Jun
13
Fail Whale has a cult following? and other things to ignore on Twitter
After experiencing a slow connection and more than my share of downright outages (how dare my third hour of #litchat be interrupted?), I learned the term “Fail Whale”. It sounded a little cute. The whale held in ropes towed by the twitter birds looks downright darling, and so I got bored tonight and looked him …
Jun
03
Representative-At-Large: hey, that's me!
A year ago I don’t think I even knew what a neighborhood council (NC) was. Never one to leap into an unknown topic (Voices From Chornobyl, anyone), I set about educating myself. But not until two members of the East Hollywood NC approached me to become Project Director for Imagine East Hollywood. The combination of …
May
06
LAPD Announces DUI Checkpoints
At first, I was very surprised that publications in Los Angeles were spreading this information. This very night, I had planned on finding out why. Then I received this email through a google group. I like it! The LAPD will be conducting *4 Sobriety Checkpoints from tomorrow night and through the weekend* in order to …
Apr
24
Such Tweet Sorrow: Utter Brilliance
The RSC released Such Tweet Sorrow , a version of Romeo & Juliet played out entirely on Twitter. In real time, and fully encompassing tools of Twitter, from photos to videos to posting playlists, I have to say that I’m hooked. I don’t have TV, so it’s very hard to get me addicted to a …
