On Monday I had a photo-shoot with Inez Lewis of http://www.inezlewis.com

She and the make-up artist were right on time and we chatted while Tanya did her magic of keeping me looking like me while appling make-up. This is something I can’t tell you how much I appreciate. We started the shoot, and I was a little nervous as always and then something great happened. I just felt completely at ease. I admit after hundreds of photo-shoots, being in front of the camera is not a new thing for me but being at ease with someone I had never met before certainly is. I guess I have a little of that old Midwest modesty that tends to haunt me. Anyway, Inez is very easy to pose for and professional. We were able to get 3 setups done very quickly, all the while having a fantastic time. We laughed and joked and I couldn’t wait to shoot again on Thursday. I received my pics on Thursday after our second shoot and WOW, she captured the real me. I’m convinced that she is the photographer that I have been searching for and I’m really looking forward to working with her again next month.

Here is one of the pics and as you can see, Inez captured real emotion and I think this may be one of the best pictures ever taken of me! Some other pics from this shoot will be posted in the gallery soon:)

I was in LA and by myself for the last remaining hours of the evening after a long photoshoot. I decided to settle in and have room service and a movie. I thought about the movies I hadn’t seen yet or wanted to see but probably wouldn’t watch at home. Then I saw a sequel to a very scary film that I had seen last year. So I ordered a steak and after it came I curled up on the couch and pushed play on “28 Weeks Later”

Yikes! This movie was scarier than the first one. They did an excellent job of making me jump, and once almost spitting out my iced tea! After the movie was finished. I sat and thought about what I had just seen. I looked around the room and decided it would be a good idea to close the closet doors. I then found some tame program on the television that would not have me thinking of flesh-eating zombies and read a chapter or 2 of my new Stephen King book to sooth me to sleep.

Lesson learned: No more zombie movies while I’m traveling,lol!

So I made it to LA without a hitch this time, no crazy drivers, mad honking trucks or or little old ladies blocking my journey. It was just a beautiful drive through all the mountains and desert. There is even a rock station to listen to. I got to my condo for my appointment with a Realtor to discuss selling it. I really have no need to keep it now that I’m in Las Vegas and not really in LA often enough to utilize it. She was very informative and helped me decide what the game plan is. It looks like I’ll be coming back to LA 2-3 more times this year to get things done with it and while I’m here I might as well stay a few extra days:) I’m going to miss my condo even though I didn’t live in it that long. Its the first place I owned, I guess I got attached. The good news is that the realtor was very positive and saw no problem with being able to sell it in a couple months. Now I just have to get it painted, buy new appliances replace carpet with wood flooring in 1 room and haul away all the stuff left in it. I decided to have it staged once all the painting is done so it has maximum effect instead of being empty. Furnished homes sell faster and for more money than an empty one. That also means I need to work my tail off a little to get things rolling, lots of phone calls, estimates, ect. I’m coming back to LA next month before my birthday and I think that’s when I’ll redo the floor in the 2nd bedroom. I was going to do it this weekend with my bro but he has a big project for work going on and is exhausted. I understood and told him that we’d just plan to do it another time. So we’ll bring out the elbow grease in a couple weeks. We’ll have to rent a saw to cut pieces to fit but that the only thing I need before the installation. We put in a bamboo floor in Encino to replace some really ugly resale-tan carpet. We should have it knocked out by Sunday afternoon and I can have a company I know of haul out all the scraps and the rest of the furniture that is left. Then the stagers can come in and give me an estimate for their work. I’m excited to see what the place will look like when professional decorators get their hands on it.

I was extremely inquisitive and pretty much a run-of-the-mill dork. Yeah, I said it and I’m still a dork. I was painfully shy. I was always the smallest kid in class.I probably read every sci-fi book in my little hometown library. I didn’t play dungeons and dragons but I loved to read(still do) One of my favorite is Dean Koontz. I love his sarcasm and the way his stories weave around and suck you in. I would check out at least 4 books at a time and preferred reading to watching TV. I played video games and computer games with my brothers, still do when they are visiting me.

I grew up poor and wore goodwill clothes and hand-me-downs from my mom and brothers. We didn’t have a lot but we always had food and a safe place to sleep. We moved a lot and I attribute that to my versatility, adaptability and the need to find a better way to do just about everything. I learned how to repair, fix, mend and build many things growing up. I was the child that was good with her hands and could take things apart and put them back together the next day, still working. I believe there is always room for improvement but it’s ok to be content with your present situation. Contentment is a commodity that I rarely feel. Yup, I’m a workaholic, overachiever, overly ambitious. When I was 5 years old, in kindergarten, the teacher asked all the children to draw what they wanted to be when we grew up. I froze, I couldn’t picture what I wanted to me because it was more of a concept than an actual person. All the other kids were drawing firemen, policemen, doctors, ect. The teacher noticed that I wasn’t drawing anything and she come over and asked me what was wrong. I told her that I didn’t know how to draw what I wanted to be. She looked puzzled and asked me to describe who. I immediately looked up at her, directly in her eyes,”I want to be the boss.” She asked of what…”Everything!” was my reply.

My average grade was a 3.8 and I was bored out of my mind. I really enjoyed biology because I able to dissect and actually see what I only read about. I was disappointed that the section on evolution could not be taught but we could read it. We weren’t even allowed to discuss it. Yup, bible-belt America. Land of the corn and as creepy as the movie at times. I was not religious but enjoyed learning about every religion. I was always attempting to learn the answers to all of life’s questions. I asked many many questions until right when someone was about to get annoyed then I stopped. Its was a pretty good system really:)

I was good at sports and liked to play basketball, volleyball, tennis, and floor hockey, but I never played for any teams. I loved floor hockey because I was small, fast and I could carry a big stick. I was pretty aggressive during games and I still love to watch ice hockey. My mom took us kids to games and we never had a favorite team. I also loved watching boxing. When I was 2 years old I learned how to curse at the TV like a champ while sitting on my grandpa’s knee. I never got into much trouble and was basically a good kid. I never went to jail or had to be driven home in a police car. Actually, I just never got caught but never you mind about that.

I was quiet most of the time, kinda mousy with long hair that fell in my face. I wore big oversized shirts with sculls on them and boy’s Levi jeans. Luckily, I was short so I didn’t have to worry about high-waters. I was pretty much a loner/outsider. I did not let people intimidate me though and would stand up to the biggest bully even though I wasn’t even 100 lbs until I was 19. Most of my friends were guys and I was “one of the guys” being such a tomboy. Moving every year made it difficult to make friends and keep them. Some became penpals but we eventually grew apart after a few months.

I learned many great lessons from my upbringing in the “heartland” of America. I’ve also had to relearn a few things too:)

What am I like now?

Meet me and find out!

Laughing has to be one of the most healthy things that you can do. I was reminded of that today after an argument that really stressed me out. My little dogs started to play and Loco started to look around like the crazy thing she is and started to chase her tale. I had just hung up the phone, blood pressure up and glanced over just in time to see her decide her tail had irritated her for the last time. I burst out laughing and ran over to give her a big hug. She ran of course in her “chase me, chase me” way and continued to run around the house stopping only to make a go at her tail again before taking off again. I sat on the couch and watched her run and laughed until my sides hurt. I thought about the conversation I just had and was happy with myself for being stern without losing my temper and that I was able to get my point accross. I had to laugh at myself then.

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to new blog spot on the net:) As some of you may already know I have another blog on my paysite which dates back about 4 years. I’ll still be writing there but decided to share here as well. You’ll find diary entries here as well as just random articles about things going on in my life. If you really want to get to know me, then its better to meet me but you can get an insight into my personality here as well.

You’ll notice that I haven’t posted much on my paysite for some time. That is due to my mom becoming ill and having to prioritize and family comes first. She is doing better but recovering from a stroke is never easy. Most of my time is dedicated to her but I’ll be doing more with the paysite very soon. I have been writing in the meantime but I haven’t been posting it. Some things must be my own but I will be sharing.

I hope you enjoy my little spot on the net and at the very least I bring a smile to your lips or maybe even a giggle:)