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Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
4:00 pm	OMG for those of you who aren't myspacey, this is my newest mini-obsession. it gives me chills and makes me cry each time i watch it. but, you know, in a good way. ALSO: the season at the theatricum is in full swing, through the end of september. the shows i am not a part of are: A Midsummer Night's Dream Blithe Spirit they are wonderful, but i don't know the schedules by heart. the shows i AM involved with are: the Tempest >every sunday at 3 >i'm a sprite, which means i sing and dance, but don't have lines unless someone gets sick Dracula, an original adaptation by Ellen Geer >friday and saturday at 8pm >it's kind of a musical, so come if you're into original young composers--someone described this guy as sondheim and philip glass' lovechild. >i'm in this much more >it's VERY close to the novel >>> and i get to be a part of an original cast recording!! tix are pretty cheap, come one come all! Current Mood: silly
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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
6:18 pm	i just got a parakeet. any help with a name?? i'm leaning toward 'shakespeare'... for a variety of reasons. Current Mood: ecstatic
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Thursday, May 24th, 2007
10:22 pm	the reason i don't write anymore is because my computer definitely freezes every time i click livejournal. and now i'm doing my nanny thing, and i always feel guilty about falling asleep after i put the kids to bed... so here i am! on someone else's computer! i recently came into some money... plenty to buy a new computer... but let's face it, it's not high on my list of priorities. plus, i am a dreader of change. even at 23 i'm hating the youth and their newfangled machinery. i've now been through the entire process of egg donation. if any of you are considering it or know someone who is, PLEASE know what you're getting into. i thought i did. it is a HUGE ordeal. overall, i'd say it was worth it--i had a lunch with the intended father, and he actually had 'baby pictures' (photos of the five-day old zygote (or whatever they're called at five days) that was implanted). and he was so excited and thankful. and i talked to my case handler yesterday and she said so far, the implantation was succesful (meaning a baby is on the way). which was incredibly exciting! but it was four months of my body not being my own... i'm finally back to myself. i forgot how good if felt to feel good! hmm. maybe i'm going to rethink my falling asleep policy. i'm WIPED. Current Mood: tired
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Friday, February 16th, 2007
10:52 pm	i just reread MONTHS worth of entries looking for the one about david hasselhoff, and i couldn't find it. which possibly means i didn't write it. i also realize that i sound like a boycrazy egomaniac the majority of the time... which i think is delightful. and that as much as i think i don't, i definitely write like i'm doing dialogue for buffy. also delightful, in an embarassingly silly way. but back to david hasselhoff, about whom i apparently did NOT write. since i'm a whore for easy money, i went to watch a taping of the craig ferguson show on valentine's day (and i won a mug--it was a VERY good day). david hasselhoff was the main guest, because apparently he's playing the gay director in the producers in vegas this very as we speak. but does anyone remember when i thought david hasselhoff may have hit on me at the coffee bean last year? or was at least nice to me when i was having a really bad day? except i didn't realize it was him until after i'd left, leaving me unsure? well... after being a couple of feet away from him again on wednesday, i can say with full certainty (fairly) that it WAS INDEED david hasselhoff last year in the coffee bean. about whom i apparently did not write :) in other news, i'm well into the egg donation process. feel free to hit me up with questions, comments, bad jokes... but anyway, i've started the hormonal stuff and i'm seriously like SIDE EFFECT CITY. right now my body thinks it's pregnant (it is not, it's a CRUEL CRUEL TRICK), and i've got the gamut with the morning sickness (except i get it at night) and the bloating and the exhaustion and the emotional sensitivity. and the worst part? my post-workout buzz is missing, and i'm SURE it's because of the drugs. which sucks, because honestly, WHY ELSE do you workout? although on that note, i've started taking ballet again (i found a version i could afford), and aside from being totally sore, i'm very happy with it. the kicker is that most people barely suffer any side effects from these drugs. i'm the exception to the rule. THANKS, MURPHY.
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Sunday, January 28th, 2007
12:12 am	lj has been so out of my life lately that when i clicked to log on, i entered the wrong password. (because remember how lj won't let you have passwords that are SANE? it kept telling me i couldn't use dictionary words, and i literally looked up like my first five tries which, SHOCKINGLY, were not listed in the o.e.d... bygones) for the first time i got in trouble for something i'd written in a blog. it's a rite of passage, no? ( it's worth it, but too long to fill up your friends page ) Current Mood: uncomfortable
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Friday, January 12th, 2007
5:55 pm	adorabell?? the problem is... my jewelry is ANYTHING but adorable. it's also not really blingy. ie: i have no small fuzzy animals or diamonds... just a lot of really cool glass beads and inspired twisty wire. i love a pun too... which is why i looked to see if the website was available... but i don't know...
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
2:30 am	hey, guys, this is important: if i were to launch a jewelry line of stuff that would sell really well at, oh, venice beach (funky unique twisty beady double-take type stuff), what should i call it? -bellabell -adorabell -bellbling -bellabella (this list determined by the availability of domain names... if i chose bellabella, it would be shopbellabella.com) OR just out of the base courtneysarabell.com? please give input! a launch has been festering for some time now.
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
10:37 pm	saw dreamgirls last week. ultimately, i thought it was sort of long and ended WAY too abruptly... this coming from a musical theater lover who was NOT familiar with that show at all. so... eh. underwhelming. that being said, the rose's turn song (whatever it's called YOU KNOW WHICH ONE) was so fantastic it got a standing ovation. so i'm totally on the jennifer hudson oscar bandwagon, even though i think it's pretty stupid that she'll be up for supporting. whatever. i had worked on dreamgirls for about a week, which was a hell week of ugly 70's formal wear, great eyelashes, and long hours (18.5 was the longest. have you EVER worked for 18.5 hours??). i saw myself several times, and each time got embarassed that i was even LOOKING for myself. but i knew where to look, and there i was. jerad saw me a whole bunch of times too, most notable when the camera did an all-but-closeup of my cleavage. SERIOUSLY. it was a shot from above and suddenly there where really pale boobs in a chartreuse ballgown... yes, ladies and gents, my big screen debut. unless you count 'bobby', which i haven't seen yet, but apparently i'm all over it (if you can recognize me, i was wigged and made up and not me at all-really cool). the thing is... everyone i went with was REALLY EXCITED to look for me, and that embarrassed the HELL out of me. the more i tried to assure them that it was NOT a big deal (because background work, as everyone who's done it knows, is FAR away from important), the more excited they got. but then erica realized that, as far as we know, i'm sorta the first one on a big screen from our graduating class. and even though it's the LAMEST work of all time... it's not nothing. i wish my ego weren't so sensitive, but that did make me feel good :) Current Mood: sheepish
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1:53 am	happy new year lj? long time no type. so here, for your pleasure, i've got some more of the same crap i always complain about :) ace young DEFINITELY hit on me today and was ENJOYING the fact that i kept turning redder and redder. i mean, i bragged before that he hit on me, but theoretically he could have just been being nice. today? NO SUCH AMBIGUITY. he went out of his way to talk to me. and his brother (who's the same but taller and less famous) knows me by name. but seriously. he was intentionally and successfully provoking me to turn redder. and after he left, i flushed when i thought back... so the real question is... who ARE the masked bandits, REALLY? or am i going retarded because he's attractive or because i knew who he was before i met him?
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Thursday, December 14th, 2006
2:06 am	i was all set to tell jerad about running into jared leto at whole foods (since he LUVS 30 seconds to mars), and tell him all about how i'm sure mr leto like boys and how i felt my soul sucked from my body by his piercing eyes/freaky haircut/scary weight loss... AND THEN HE TOLD ME HE'D SEEN LEONARD NIMOY AT THE CINGULAR STORE. WHAT?!?!?! he totally beat me. i would have crapped myself to see leonard nimoy. or any of the original star trek cast. dear GOD do i still have a huge thing for william shatner!
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
8:53 pm	i'm in a play. i know none of you will bother coming, but i'm here to cheerfully post anyway!! shakespeare's lovers @ the next stage (1523 la brea, one block north of sunset, upstairs in a janky strip mall) fridays dec8-22,jan5-12 8pm $15 i'm proud and ashamed all over one show! come check it out. i'd love to feel support! BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY: after my show this friday, the 8th, i'm having a birthday party. my place. late. call for details. BE THERE AND BRING EVERYONE YOU KNOW!
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
4:56 pm	two strange things happened to me today: 1. i left my wallet on top of my trunk after i got gas. i had pulled out of the gas station and was waiting in the left turn lane when i started getting irritated by all the people honking at me. i finally look in my rearview, and the girl behind me is MADLY gesticulating toward my trunk... and i had to do my own little personal chinese fire drill to get it (you know, where everyone gets out of the car, runs around, and gets back in before the light turns green?). the light was already green... but hey. they'd already started honking. yes, i AM that scatterbrained. 2. i saw my first celebrity-shopping-in-beverly-hills. i didn't think that actually existed. i mean, i've been to beverly hills a LOT of times in my almost-23 years, but i'd never seen it. i thought it was a cleverly conceived myth by us weekly. but no! today, on beverly and santa monica, while i was stopped at a red light, molly sims + entourage crossed the street loaded with shopping bags. and my first thought? 'i hope there were no paparrazzi today--her dress looks really bad with those shoes'. if we say molly sims is a b-lister, then i am now off to go work and serve the d-and-below-listers. of whom i see many, frequently. i HATE my job. am i supposed to pretend not to recognize them? or just make an ASS of myself when i try to bring up that a friend of mine guested on their show (i've tried both) (i give up) (i wish i didn't have to wear a name tag, because i don't like it when strangers call my name and i'm stuck with do-i-know-them or do-they-just-have-really-good-eyes) (no more parentheses).
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Friday, November 24th, 2006
1:57 am	coming at you LIVE from the doldrums... here's my list of the past... oh... month or so, including rentals, in no particular order: >keeping up with the steins: very cute and heartwarming, but ONLY if you grew up as a jew in the san fernando valley. which i did. but small demographic, i think. >firewall: i'm glad i didn't pay for it, but it has one of the best fight scenes at the end... really crunchy and good. harrison ford says it's because he does his own stunts physical acting, so they can get close ups. whatev. >casino royale: love daniel craig. but the 'romantic section' was way too long, thus making the movie 2.5 hours. you knew it couldn't last, so the movie either needed to end or move on. otherwise i loved it. >stranger than fiction: i loved it, boyfriend hated it. i was definitely impressed with will ferrel(sp?)'s calmness, and emma thompson is amazing as always. but queen latifah's character was COMPLETELY pointless. >running scared: AMAZING. first half hour i thought, ok, paul walker can cuss, now what. but then it got FANTASTIC. i really liked it. >unscripted (the whole first/only season): i LOVE it. actors, go rent it. now. it's hilarious and depressing in it's accuracy. >you, me, and dupree: HORRIBLE. >borat: you should know by now. fanfuckingtastic. >click: really sweet. not normal adam sandler... basically 'it's a wonderful life'. but charming. >big love (entire first season): GREAT. GREAT GREAT GREAT. >something new: liked it... but maybe didn't totally identify. sue me, i'm not black. >kinky boots: TOTALLY LOVED IT... but it kind of made me want to be a drag queen. or at least in a drag show. >matador: great, but didn't grab me til about halfway through. >brick: loved it. i also thought it was a little masterbatory on everyone ivolved's part, but i still loved it. >benchwarmers: i'll never get that hour 1/2 back. that's all i can remember right now. does it still count as just a celebrity crush when you see the person regularly, have flirted with him and blushed a lot, and he wasn't all that famous to begin with? cuz... uh... i've got a 'celebrity' crush.
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Saturday, November 4th, 2006
10:46 pm	i definitely just avoided ringing up ace young and his brother because my hair is frizzy and he is ATTRACTIVE. i'm such a girl.
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Friday, November 3rd, 2006
10:29 pm	i've recently taken up two things, and when admitted together, it's sort of funny: 1. due to a recent influx of free rentals based on my previously bashed new job at blockbuster, i have started watching the show 'weeds'. 2. i've been baking a lot of brownies. but not funny ones, i swear. but it is sorta funny, no?
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
11:19 am	i'm going to author a new dieting book. it shall be called : "Getting a Job You Hate: Slim Down by Accident!" Whaddaya think, bestseller? In other news, is it bad to drop your agent if you haven't found a new one? Because this whole small fish/big pond situation is sort of CRAP. OR: Happy Halloween, see you tonight at the El Capitan for a little Burton magic.
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
12:05 am	got into a 'heated discussion' tonight with blake about monogamy. he kept telling me my reasons for sticking with it were invalid. maybe he's just jealous. :) but frankly, it got me thinking, because i'm not all too thrilled with the idea and really never have been. i mean, sure, i've had my fair share of wedding dress fantasies, but when it comes to reality i've never been all that comfy with the notion (this coming from the girl who was with that daniel character for 4 years!) but even then. so i ask you, livejournal: in terms of monogamy, isn't reason enough that it's important to the person you love? Current Mood: contemplative
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
12:48 am	so tonight, for the first time since jerad and i are 'on-again', i was overtly hit on by an extremely attractive man. i mean the make-you-weak-in-the-knees type. the you-know-he's-good-in-bed type. the please-say-my-name-one-more-time type. you know the type. but the afterglow of it was totally busted by that whole dang 'monogamy' thing. but you make sacrifices for people you love. so here i am, not in bed or even in cell phone with hunk-of-the-decade. and in reality, he's probably just one of those charmers who's a real jerk in reality. and you can't pursue someone you can barely make eye contact with because they're so gosh darn attractive. i love jerad. but i'm still tingly in my tummy when i think about mr mchottie.
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Saturday, October 14th, 2006
10:49 pm	had an audition last night for a script that was so bad, i contemplated sabotaging my audition to not get cast (you see, i had talked to the director and confirmed my audition time SEVERAL TIMES before seeing the sides, so i didn't feel right not showing). then i thought: this script is SO bad that if i sabotage it, that'll probably be what he's looking for and he'll cast me. so i did it straight. i actually kind of had fun, but mostly because it was GOD AWFUL. the worst part? it was for a ucla thing. at ucla. so i had this weird mix of nostalgia in with my nausea. why don't ucla film peeps get the amazingly talented ACTING STUDENTS to be in their movies? the guys actually seemed kind of surprised that ucla even HAD an acting department. this is so very messed up. this morning i went to a consultation about donating eggs. it's something i've been thinking about doing for a long time, so now i'm offering myself up. we'll see if anyone wants babies that look like me... although, judging from my userpic, WHY WOULDN'T THEY? right? and i got a great vibe from the women at the consultation this morning... it just seems like something i should really be doing right now. what great gift is there? and yes, the compensation is quite good too. but seriously, i would really love to help someone fulfill their dream of becoming a parent--i know when i want children, it will be the most important thing in the world. i can't even imagine how horrible it would be to have obstacles. then off to a first rehearsal for that shakespeare-y show i was cast in. got a great vibe from the cast, looks like i might actually have found something satisfying. then an audition for a low budget horror film, which went FANTASTICALLY well. more good vibes. even if i don't get cast, i know i made a good impression on the casting director. so that's never bad! and i just got back from my kiddies SCREAMING THEIR BLOODY HEADS OFF all night. but i had had such a good day that even though the baby wouldn't go to bed because the 7 yr old and his two friends were making so much noise, i was ok with it. so that's my weekend so far; how's yours? Current Mood: bouncy
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Saturday, October 7th, 2006
10:00 pm	i can now officially cross 'having food poisoning' off my list of things to someday do... the TRAGIC part is that i got it (i'm 98% sure) from a spicy tuna roll at a really chic sushi place on ventura blvd called kintaro. i had never been there before, and i'm sure i'll never go back... but food poisoning from sushi is SO cliche. and i seriously hope it doesn't turn me off from sushi next time someone's willing to treat me (because i OBVIOUSLY cannot afford it myself). i hadn't vomited since the fifth grade until about 6 months ago, and now twice in a YEAR?? WTF?? that was a 12year streak, ladies and gents. but it seems to be out of my system (as of about 8.30pm), so i'm thinking i can still catch that shakespeare audition tomorrow morning. sweet. and on a totally twisted and vulgar note, i'm taking new headshots on tuesday, so the absence of calories can only be a good thing. i know, i know, i'll probably lose some friends over that. but my agent wants me to do a lingerie shot... i can't help but be a little body conscious... and hey... at least it wasn't spinach. Current Mood: puketastic
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