tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100841302011-10-24T10:37:55.221-07:00"When you're alone And life is making you lonely, You can always go downtown When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know, downtown..." celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.comBlogger5191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-76265828071423919292011-10-24T10:37:00.000-07:002011-10-24T10:37:55.390-07:00

Hello long-time fans of 5th and Spring! Check out my short, fun, Halloween film, GOODBYE KITTY Please "like" and share GOODBYE KITTY if you enjoyed it!

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I've been writing for DTLAX Magazine, a quarterly magazine for/about Downtown Los Angeles, published by my friend Bert Green (longtime downtown resident, director of the Bert Green Fine Art, and founder of the wildly successful Downtown Art Walk). My latest, titled, "Peeing In Public" can be found on p13 of the Winter Issue and "I Can See The Streets From Where I Am Now" is on p16 of the Summer

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-87164629835206804222009-11-28T14:40:00.000-08:002009-11-28T14:40:49.750-08:00

A friend once told me that my best stories were the ones I didn't blog about. Although I never published those stories, they are written. And it's almost a novel. Which could then be adapted into a screenplay. I just wonder if it's dramatic/comedic/cinematic/interesting enough to warrant that kind of effort/attention.

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Got a nice mention in the Hollywood Reporter, which named all the FIND Project:Involve fellows and their area of concentration, and Variety, which didn't.

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I received some great news last month - I was named a Film Independent Project:Involve Screenwriting Fellow, Class of 2010. You probably already know Film Independent (FIND) as the fine folks who bring you the Independent Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, this is one of their talent development programs. From their website:Project:Involve is Film Independent's signature diversity

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"Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge, to make America what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make America a better nation."-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-25341845225392209362008-12-31T13:15:00.001-08:002008-12-31T13:15:45.560-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } wonton bling xmas 2008, originally uploaded by awecelia. Bling!

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I joined blogdowntown's Eric Richardson and Central City East's Don Garza at Cole's last week for the First Blogdowntown Pub Crawl. While waiting for a sandwich, I enjoyed a Sazerac and shot some video footage on the Nokia 6650 for The Nokia Chronicles.

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This is a video showing how Jim and I celebrate Christmas every year:Send your own ElfYourself eCards

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I received this email from Darrell Miho (my wedding photographer and old college friend) and I thought the readers of this blog might want to help him help the Asian Pacific Women's Center:... the Asian Pacific Women's Center would like to have a DVD player for each of the units in their shelter. i am going to go buy 6 of them at Best Buy for $43.29 each. if you would like to donate 1 please

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A friend called earlier this week and asked me if it was still okay to eat at Blossom Restaurant."What are you talking about?" I yawned, covering the mouthpiece and squinted at the clock. 10:30am. Jeez, don't people sleep during the day anymore?"There's a "C" rating in their window," she whispered. I reassured her, "I don't know anything about it, but if it were anything but Asian food, I'd be

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-18996719961422560052008-12-11T16:43:00.000-08:002008-12-11T16:43:36.024-08:00

It's that time of the month again, tonight is the December Downtown Art Walk. As always, lots to see and do. blogdowntown has a good rundown on what's going down, check it out if you want to plan out your evening. As they mentioned, Raw Materials is hosting "Getting Your Sh*t Together" tonight during the Art Walk, an evening of workshops, Q&A's, and demonstrations of business software for artists

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In case you haven't heard, tomorrow is the Old Bank District's Holiday Block Party and Art Bazaar at 4th & Main in downtown Los Angeles. Are you going? Raw Materials is participating - the store will be open until 9pm and we'll also have a table at the entrance to the Art Bazaar (we're selling custom framed Obama LA Times commemorative posters and a custom framed metal plate of the front page!).

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Me with Monica May (Banquette, The Nickel) at the Grand Opening of Raw Materials (the art & architectural supplies store that I co-own with my husband Jim and brother-in-law James).

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Featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Margaret Cho, John C. Reilly, Allison Janney, Andy Richter, and Jack Black as Jesus. I don't know what to tell you if you need anything more to convince you to watch this video:See more Jack Black videos at Funny or DieThanks to FishbowlLA.

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Jesus Christ, is it really December 1st already? I just woke up from my Thanksgiving-induced food coma. That reminds me of a joke:Three Wise Men arrived to visit the child lying in the manger. One of the wise men was exceptionally tall and smacked his head on the low doorway as he entered the stable. "Jesus Christ!" he exclaimed. "Write that down, Mary," said Joseph, "It's better than Derek."BTW,

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-2173375921469585012008-11-27T13:05:00.000-08:002008-11-27T13:06:12.942-08:00

I've been looking forward to seeing this Korean action-western since I first heard about it almost a year ago:Does anyone know when and where it's playing locally?

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This is the best parade ever. Thanks to Dave's twitter.

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On the night that America voted to make history, voted Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States of America, Ralph Nader ended his career in a spectacularly disgusting fashion by calling Barack an "Uncle Tom":I never ever want to hear from Ralph Nader or his followers ever again. Truly disgusting.Watching this made me feel better:Thanks Benjamin Sarlin!

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I just got this email from President-elect Barack Obama:CELIA -- I'm about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first. We just made history. And I don't want you to forget how we did it. You made history every single day during this campaign -- every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about

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I was so glad that I managed to wake up early to to vote. Although there is a polling place across the street from my loft, I had to walk to the polling place two blocks away, down the street from our art supply store, Raw Materials. One look at the long line across the street from my loft and I picked up my pace - I'd probably be in for just as long a wait. I walked up Main Street and took my

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-27030820325303213752008-10-31T11:26:00.000-07:002008-11-03T12:28:53.397-08:00

One more day. I don't trust the polls and I have a little bit more faith in what the the bookmakers are doing, but still - don't get cocky people!

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My Gossipy Neighbor and I met for brunch at The Nickel the other weekend - we love that we see everybody and their mother dining there. Then I saw this guy at the cash register, paying for his to-go order. Motioning to him, I said to my Gossipy Neighbor, "Look at this guy, he's dressed like a cholo at Easter." The guy then turned around and I recognized my friend and makeup artist extraordinaire,

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My cousins in Hawaii forwarded this link to my brother Angel - a little snippet on MSNBC about the Baskin-Robbins in Honolulu where Barack Obama once worked as a teenager (his first job!). The coconut-frond hat maker in the article? My cousin Eddie.

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Photo courtesy of trainedmonkey.comMy Shih Tzu, Wonton, has commandeered my laptop to update his blog.

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Twelve days until Election Day.

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During his last visit to Los Angeles, Cousin Angel forgot to pack swim trunks. So he asked my dad if he could borrow a pair. Minutes later, my dad pulls out his swim trunks from 1972 (I'm still trying to locate a picture of my dad wearing the swim trunks) and Cousin Angel is all over it. Here's Cousin Angel wearing the swim trunks and holding a disco ball aloft. Thankfully this pose doesn't show

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I brought our Prius in to the downtown Toyota dealership for servicing and took advantage of their courtesy shuttle to get back home. When the car was ready, they sent the shuttle to retrieve me. I probably shouldn't have gotten into it with the other passenger, but I felt my neighborhood needed defending. Let me back up: I opened the back door of the courtesy shuttle, climbed in and said hello

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I sat in my Wednesday night film financing class at UCLA, listening to Big Shot Producer lecture about the many ways to lower a screenwriter's quote, how to negotiate with writers and lessen our risk, how to not pay a writer and get away with it, etc. It was nothing new to me, nothing I hadn't heard from him before, and as a fledgling producer, something I thought I had to learn. I looked around

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-57866356826538907682008-09-26T16:15:00.000-07:002008-09-26T16:15:47.818-07:00

McCain first used the work "gook" in the mass media in his 1973 article for U.S. News & World Report. The word appears 12 times in the article.Most recently, McCain used the term in his 2000 presidential campaign, as documented by the San Francisco Chronicle.To learn more about Mr. Tang's book, which also details McCain's connection to white supremacist groups, visit his web site, or read his

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-48288186274296047722008-09-22T01:56:00.000-07:002008-09-22T01:58:15.228-07:00

Riga is an interesting mix of gothic, baroque, medieval, art nouveau and Soviet-era architecture. Here are a few pics from yesterday's tour of Old Town and New Riga, more can be found here.

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Riga, Latvia. That's where I'll be in about 13 hours. I'm somewhat unprepared for this - I'm still packing but I have no idea what I've thrown in my suitcase so far. We depart from LAX in a few short hours, then a short layover in Paris before touching down in Riga. Wonton has been moping around as if he knows we're taking off without him. He's already in his crate, pouting and refusing to play

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-44095570513972278142008-09-13T13:00:00.000-07:002008-09-13T13:00:41.218-07:00

Have you seen the Les Misbarack video yet? "It was better than Cats. I'm going to see it again and again."

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If you saw an Asian guy running around downtown dressed in a nun's outfit a couple weekends ago (he was at Sh*ts & Giggles and The Hideaway), you weren't seeing things, that was my Cousin Angel visiting from Chicago. He was in town to promote his show, Nunsense II: The Second Coming (where the sisters are brothers), which is playing this weekend at the Metropolitan Church in the Valley. Cousin

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Is anybody else headed over to The LoftyDog Academy's Open House at the Bark-er Park? It's downtown's only indoor dog park and one of Wonton's favorite places to hang out (he loves to slide down the doggy slide). Stephen wrote it up on Angelenic and took some great pics, check it out if you haven't already. As they mentioned, it's a membership dog park, which gives me some peace of mind since

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-57505786540533700632008-09-03T10:35:00.000-07:002008-09-03T10:35:41.508-07:00

Laura Esguerra AdamsJuly 5, 1969 - September 3, 2005

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I'm working on a new screenplay, an updated, hip-hop reworking of Romeo and Juliet based in present-day Los Angeles. A big part of my research involves dissecting West Side Story, the best musical ever. I stumbled into an amazing video on YouTube - a historic rehearsal of the 2007 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' 19th Annual Gypsy of the Year competition, one of Broadway's most celebrated fund

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-53268391529316783042008-09-02T00:18:00.000-07:002008-09-02T00:19:44.773-07:00

I've been a longtime fan of celebrated writer Rick Moody. During my sister Laura's battle with cancer a few years ago, I used one of his short stories, "Boys", which uses repetition to evoke multiple images of the same characters through time, as a jumping-off point and I wrote an homage-of-sorts using the same structure and aping his style, titled "Girls". I wrote it for Laura, because by then

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-8263950214100593122008-08-25T15:50:00.000-07:002008-08-25T15:50:17.227-07:00

Will I see you there? I'm bringing dessert. Please RSVP to Dan directly.

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Although we were able to sell tons of our stuff at the last Yuppy Yardsale, we still have boxes and boxes of stuff. So we're doing it again. Tomorrow.What are we selling? Tons of books, CDs, my VHS movie collection, big-ass speakers, computer equipment and accessories, shoes, clothes, tchotchkes and whatnot. Trust me, I have good stuff, just too much of it.Here's the info:Yuppy Yardsale II:

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-91402757726953507842008-08-22T22:33:00.000-07:002008-08-23T22:38:22.969-07:00

UPDATED 08.22.08: I need to clarify a few things - The Nickel's pastry chef is Sharlena, and she worked for Thomas Keller at Per Se and Bouchon as a Pastry Chef de Partie, of which there are many. She was not the Pastry Chef, she answered to the Pastry Chef. She also worked at 11 Madison as a Pastry Chef de Partie.This past Wednesday, Jim and I had the pleasure of a sneak preview of The Nickel

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-62214392825869992532008-08-11T11:11:00.000-07:002008-08-21T10:01:37.445-07:00

UPDATED 8.21.08: Sold the fridge, kitchen cabinet, kitchen table/chairs, small sofa, microsuede sofa/chair set, wardrobe and Mer-Lion! Yay!Unbelievably enough, the washer/dryer, gas stove, and metal shelving unit are still available. If they don't sell by Friday, we're hauling them to the Yuppy Yardsale this Saturday (oops, the site isn't updated with the new info yet). I mentioned in an earlier

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-29004189971553295092008-08-06T11:36:00.000-07:002008-08-06T11:36:51.983-07:00

This looks like a fun thing to do in downtown Los Angeles - a three-week series of rooftop screenings of sci-fi flicks at the Bonaventure Hotel. The FREE screenings are held on the Plaza Pool Deck, 4th floor, and begin at dusk. Making Strange: Rooftop Sci-Fi at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel404 South Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA 90071Screenings will be held on the Plaza Pool Deck, 4th floor.Blankets

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My husband Jim has told me repeatedly that I have a tendency to take on too much. This time, I think he may be right. We have our art and architectural supply store, Raw Materials, opening in just weeks. We just finished taking down the drop ceiling and are ready to paint, shelving is being delivered as I type this, and we still have inventory to order, electricians and the phone company to deal

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I've been cleaning up the loft like crazy this past week, going through boxes, cleaning out closets, rethinking all the stuff we use and the stuff we ignore and let pile up in the corners. We're selling two sofas, a chair, coffee table, end table, several desktop and laptop computers and accessories, a bag of CDs, three boxes of VHS tapes (lots of porn!), two huge boxes of handbags, a small pile

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-30882262213928466882008-07-23T15:10:00.000-07:002008-07-23T15:10:48.299-07:00

A few months ago our Prius got a flat, so I went to Costco for a replacement tire. I also needed to pick up some anti-aging face cream (they sell it for a lot less than the $165 that Macy's charges), so already you might have a clue to what my frame of mind was. It was a weekday, and the parking lot was full of middle-aged housewives. Partly because of the company, mostly because of what I saw

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-20242495984487109882008-07-23T15:00:00.000-07:002008-07-23T15:00:35.923-07:00

I am a longtime fan of Jenny Holzer, a conceptual artist whose main focus has been the use of words and ideas in public space. Her Twitters are one of the few non-downtown Twitters that I follow. Today, she sent out one "truism" that resonated with me, especially in light of all the changes that will come with the opening of our new art supply store, Raw Materials:"Routine is a link with the past

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Photo courtesy of trainedmonkey

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What does it mean to choose a life of art when success is impossibly out of reach? What kind of person does that? Selfish? Delusional? Or someone who just knows? How can you tell the difference?I was reading about a woman who gave up a successful law practice to write her first novel. Twelve years later her debut novel was released to Critical Success. So how long do I give myself? Ten years?

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-31923988901677341642008-06-24T18:58:00.000-07:002008-06-24T18:59:18.794-07:00

Cousin Angel is in town, visiting from Chicago. He was in San Francisco for another cousin's wedding, then down here to lock down a venue and confirm details for bringing his hit play, Nunsense, to Los Angeles in September. Much like me, Cousin Angel seems to have gotten a lot of his ya-yas out. But then again, he's full of surprises. I don't know if he's going to be seducing another one of my

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-58638729940050530192008-06-16T13:00:00.000-07:002008-06-16T13:03:45.626-07:00

My husband Jim and I were talking to our business partner/brother-in-law James Adams the other day about the July Downtown Art Walk and how we'd still like to participate despite our lack of dedicated gallery space (we'll be getting the space ready for our store's grand opening in August, and our two other exhibits at the PE Lofts come down on June 22nd and revert to other Phantom Gallery LA

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-90236984149175834802008-06-09T20:45:00.000-07:002008-06-09T20:46:06.977-07:00

I realize I've cheated you. A lot has happened between January 10th and May 30th and we need to do some catching up:Jim and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary in January. Couldn't be happier. I got my hair cut. It's short. I liked it a lot, but now I think I'm bored with it and want to try something new again.Wonton was fixed and was a grumpy conehead for a while. But then in April we

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-75315806394657063572008-05-30T20:43:00.000-07:002008-05-30T20:44:03.533-07:00

You may have noticed I haven't been blogging lately. It's not that I don't miss you, it's just... I've been a little busy with this writing thing. And a million other things I don't want to bore you with. So what do I want to bore you with?Jim and I have been working stealthily on something and now we're ready to let you know - we signed a lease on a retail space on Main Street and together with

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-35526472967175443332008-01-10T17:02:00.000-08:002008-01-10T17:01:52.989-08:00

1) Bring Wonton to The Lofty Dog for grooming. (Done! Wonton is there now and I think he's liveblogging.)2) Check out some of my favorite galleries during tonight's Downtown ArtWalk. (Done! Sort of. Passed by Lost Souls Cafe (ube shake, yum!), Art Murmur, and Bert Green Fine Art on the way back. I'm so glad I walked back from The LD instead of taking the DASH. I loved Lost Souls' new menu and

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-22345254658816644642008-01-09T16:10:00.000-08:002008-01-09T16:09:48.534-08:00

Check out this video from United Hollywood - they have a new video campaign called Voices4Action and the first one features writer-director Tony Gilroy (Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum) speaking about the partnership between writers and studios and about the trust that needs to exist between the two.

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-14180026618240614312008-01-06T23:29:00.000-08:002008-01-06T23:29:02.236-08:00

Tomorrow is the first official day back on the picket lines, so tonight the Gate 3 Team (that's most of us in the picture above) gathered for margaritas and Mexican food at the Acapulco across from our new gate at NBC. The rain probably kept a lot of people away, but we had a nice turnout and I got to know some of my fellow picketers a little better. I hope it doesn't rain on us too hard tomorrow

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-68723380778143889752008-01-04T12:15:00.000-08:002008-01-04T12:12:52.066-08:00

I've been feeling a little blue lately. Then I saw this video and felt better.

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-63628288018868371222008-01-04T12:10:00.000-08:002008-01-04T12:10:45.691-08:00

Jim gave me the Hello Kitty 2008 calendar pictured above, titled, "Hello 2008". So happy. I follow Jerry Seinfeld's advice on writing every day and will continue doing so in 2008, so I'm looking forward to crossing off the days with my neon pink Hello Kitty pen. Silly? Yes. But I do whatever works.I don't usually make resolutions (though my dog did), and I don't think this year will be any

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-14360228753653441452007-12-31T18:48:00.000-08:002007-12-31T18:48:12.820-08:00

So many options for NYE in downtown Los Angeles, but Jim and I decided to stay in tonight and celebrate the New Year at home on our patio with a romantic dinner and some bubbly. I hope all my blog readers have a safe and fun New Year's Eve. Best wishes to all for a happy and healthy 2008!

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-91351946907907469602007-12-29T10:30:00.000-08:002007-12-29T10:28:34.593-08:00

I know, my dog blogs more than I have been lately, I suck. But the days really have been full. Some of you have noticed my Twitter badge there on my sidebar - I usually update that every morning when I show up for the 6am shift of the WGA picket line at Universal Studios. I do realize, however, that my blog readers don't want my twitters, they want stories. On my first day of walking the 6am

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-65490734274643555292007-12-29T09:56:00.000-08:002007-12-29T09:57:50.090-08:00

On December 18, 2007, I attended the City Council's Affordable Housing and Economic Development Committee's Hearing on the impact the WGA Strike has had on the local economy. I took a few pictures and some video.Seven-thirty AM and the room fills up with striking writers.Sitting in the Council Chambers, Kurt Voelker suddenly realizes I'm taking a picture. That's Joan Ling in the background,

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-8205529686546027762007-11-20T12:01:00.000-08:002007-11-20T12:01:52.518-08:00

Sorry for the scarcity of blog posts, but when I get home from walking the WGA picket line, all I want to do is sit on my sofa. BTW, I've been picketing at Univesal Studios from 6am to 10am and will continue to do so. Wonton guilts me into taking him out for a walk when I get home, but Jim has been doing all the heavy lifting there while I just shuffle along for the ride.I've met a lot of really

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-79333451583160435792007-11-14T17:37:00.000-08:002007-11-14T17:37:21.458-08:00

What does it mean when my puppy, Wonton, has a more active social calendar than mine? Hope to see a lot of other downtown dogs and their owners tonight.

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-44028704313240857692007-11-09T15:09:00.000-08:002007-11-09T15:09:43.149-08:00

Something happened in the lobby of my building the other night that reminded me of the elevators and the stairwell outside my front door when I lived at the Alexandria Hotel. I don't remember if I ever wrote about it, but I often joked that the 8th floor stairwell outside my front door was the best place to score a $5 handjob from Cheryl the coke whore. I never saw anything, but when I'd pass by

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-43082091559411350692007-11-08T17:27:00.000-08:002007-11-08T17:27:42.154-08:00

I haven't written much about what's really been going on with me, there's been so much "doing" rather than reflecting, and unfortunately the lack of activity on my blog shows that. As the WGA strike continues and we head into the holiday season, I'm afraid it's not going to get any easier.Tonight is the Downtown Art Walk, which means Jim and I will take Wonton to The Lofty Dog for Yappy Hour.

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-49019493428561619872007-11-08T15:35:00.000-08:002007-11-08T15:35:11.597-08:00

Wired News' Jenna Wortham wrote a story about Dave Bullock's Downtown Locations Filming Map and how it's being used during the WGA strike to picket downtown location shoots. It mentions me briefly, and how Dave's traffic has spiked since the strike started. Check it out here.

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-26982841267987883422007-11-05T12:56:00.000-08:002007-11-05T13:27:05.177-08:00

The WGA strike is on, I'm reading Shawn Ryan's reasons for striking on Nikki Finke's blog (I heart you Shawn Ryan), and I'm trying hard to not be annoyed by the Fox production that's shooting on location below my window. The phone rings, it's our location rep asking if they can send a location scout over this afternoon to look at our loft. My husband Jim asks me if we'd rent out our space to a

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-708107338888556262007-10-30T14:11:00.000-07:002007-10-30T14:12:00.179-07:00

To celebrate my husband Jim's birthday, a few of our friends gathered for a sushi at Frying Fish at the Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo. I made reservations for 20, so we didn't take up all the available spaces at the sushi counter, but in the end we were 16 diners strong. Diners included: Albert, Neonboy and the Gentrifier, Shannon, me, Jim, Angel, Helena and Garen, Jim, Gabrielle and

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-82942814274678903612007-10-24T15:45:00.000-07:002007-10-24T15:42:18.494-07:00

I wish I could be in several places at once, there are so many things going on tonight and through the weekend. I'll be attending Creative Screenwriting's Screenwriting Expo, which kicks off tonight and wraps up Sunday evening. This event used to take place at the Convention Center, but last year they moved it to the LAX Marriott and another adjacent hotel. I think the venue sucks and would love

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-6455884635223784552007-10-22T16:14:00.000-07:002007-10-22T16:13:18.921-07:00

As promised, here's my Oktoberfest 2007 photo essay:This sign welcomed us to the fairgrounds.Horses pulled wagonloads of beer to the various halls. Locals and tourists alike get their pictures taken with the horses and wagons.The beer tents are huge temporary structures, with each tent catering to a specific crowd. Our beer tent for two nights, the Hippodrom, gets a supposedly younger, hipper

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-49970855812236451332007-10-19T15:53:00.000-07:002007-10-19T15:52:47.141-07:00

I've been home for a couple weeks now and I still haven't posted pics and stories from Oktoberfest or finished up on Heidelberg. Quite a few things happened while in Heidelberg that I'm still processing, so yeah, I'm slacking on my pimping but I think the wait will be worth it. On Jim's free day in Heidelberg, his employer arranged for a visit to two castles, the Guttenberg Castle in Hassmersheim

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-59556958334878042102007-10-19T15:30:00.000-07:002007-10-19T16:16:45.318-07:00

Here it is, another weekend. Big plans? If you don't have any, I strongly urge you to check out Point Break LIVE at Charlie O's in the Alexandria Hotel. I blogged about it the other week and then Jim, Shannon, and I went last Saturday night and laughed our asses off.This past Sunday afternoon I got a call from a friend who went to see Point Break LIVE on Friday, their opening night. She wanted

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-90942936493211652492007-10-16T11:24:00.000-07:002007-10-16T11:23:44.556-07:00

This Thursday is the deadline for submitting materials to the Downtown Writers Group for review at the next meeting on November 1, 2007. I've got my finished screenplay to submit, but I'm working on the outline for my next project and I'm hoping to finish it quickly so that I can submit that for review as well. After the last meeting, which was also our first meeting, a couple of us walked away

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-58696584967718967062007-10-14T19:18:00.000-07:002007-10-15T10:31:08.555-07:00

killing two birds...Group 'gina was a really good idea. I had a really good time, it was chill, a good amount of people attended, and we were able to actually have substantive conversations over 'gina. We even had an out-of-downtown blogger making the trek downtown, just for group 'gina. Funniest moment? For me, when they brought out the first order of pasta and offered grated parmesan cheese. I

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-5706802234979779722007-10-12T16:42:00.000-07:002007-10-12T16:42:19.921-07:00

At long last and after a false alarm, we have an open 'gina in Little Tokyo*. Jim and I will join other downtown bloggers and readers/'gina lovers at the Little Tokyo Pastagina tonight and hopefully it will live up to the hype. Because there are few things worse than getting all riled and up excited for some 'gina, only to get some and realize it wasn't all that.*I had to point out that we're

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-75773624782415272432007-10-11T15:43:00.000-07:002007-10-11T15:43:20.397-07:00

You know how I can tell it's Fashion Week in Los Angeles? Scads of seriously hot women walking around the Fashion District. Seriously. I was walking down Los Angeles and when I hit the area around the Cooper Building, I was so distracted by the scenery that I had to stop and ask myself, "Wait, where am I going again?" After I finished running my errands, I decided to walk up Los Angeles Street

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-28372148619459186592007-10-10T14:57:00.000-07:002007-10-10T14:56:54.678-07:00

I blogged about it back in April, but that was in New York. Now the madness has spread to Los Angeles, specifically, downtown Los Angeles at 5th and Spring. I can't believe our luck, but Point Break LIVE!, the absurdist stage adaptation of the 1991 Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze extreme-sports blockbuster, Point Break, will be playing every Friday and Saturday night this month at Charlie O's in the

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-71928036898364211192007-10-09T17:40:00.000-07:002007-10-09T17:39:46.722-07:00

I've got a gift certificate for a massage at Burke Williams Spa. It was a present that was given to me a long time ago and I have yet to use it. Jim and I usually go to Pho Siam for Thai massages, but the BW massage I save for when I want to just treat myself. The gift box it came in is pretty beat up, it's been sitting on top of my desk, underneath about a foot tall pile of books, scripts, notes

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-85280980158606377142007-10-09T00:44:00.000-07:002007-10-09T14:43:46.133-07:00

Not only does Wonton now have balls, he blogs about it. He's also on his best behavior so that Jim and I will take him to the inaugural Downtown Dog Walk at Pershing Square this Wednesday, hosted by DLANC and Wonton's friend, Dodger. In other downtown news, The Lofty Dog launched a blog and this Thursday's Yappy Hour is also a Howl-O-Ween Fashion show. Did I mention that Wonton will be a model in

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-37007855658888424542007-10-03T19:22:00.000-07:002007-10-09T14:44:03.767-07:00

The next meeting of the Downtown Writers Group is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 7:00pm, at the DLANC Outreach Center at 450 S. Main Street (between 5th and Winston Streets), Los Angeles, CA 90013, next to the Regent Theater. I'm kind of on edge right now. I submitted an unfinished version of my screenplay to the group two weeks ago, but I've since completed it and submitted

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-42976171721878128112007-10-03T12:15:00.000-07:002007-10-09T16:01:06.926-07:00

I thought the long wait for open 'gina in Little Tokyo was almost over. But no, we won't be tasting 'gina tonight, at least not in Little Tokyo. Turns out Pastagina was open on Saturday for a private party, probably a family and friends test run, and not to the general public. Neonboy just went by to doublecheck and, in an email from Shannon titled, "no open 'gina","... he reports that there are

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-38648651869462917742007-10-01T17:50:00.000-07:002007-10-01T18:20:53.892-07:00

I loved Heidelberg. I had no idea Germany was so beautiful. People were friendly, the weather was mild and, although public transport was both efficient and ubiquitous, the city was walkable and bicycles were the preferred mode of transport for a great deal of the local population. There were a ton of cute dogs and they seemed to be allowed everywhere, even in restaurants, but these were some of

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-19568559196048879962007-10-01T14:45:00.000-07:002007-10-09T16:06:33.929-07:00

I'm back, I'm jetlagged, and I lost my cell phone somewhere in Germany. I think the reason I lost it is because it had a Hello Kitty charm attached and I tend to leave at least one Hello Kitty item behind whenever I travel. Yeah, I suck. I'll try to get my pics up quickly but I still have a lot of work to do. I finished my rewrite while I was in Germany (yay me!), but I want to print it out and

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-13477097184542574452007-09-24T01:20:00.000-07:002007-09-24T01:20:14.888-07:00

For the past week, Jim and I have been in Heidelberg, Germany, where his MySQL Developer's Conference is being held. We flew from Heathrow to Stuttgart, then took the train to Heidelberg. Tomorrow, Jim wraps up his conference, I finish the rewrite on my screenplay, and we take a train to Munich for Oktoberfest. The crowd at this developer's conference is a very international one. Except for an

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-12680290450429542112007-09-21T06:50:00.000-07:002007-09-21T06:51:31.537-07:00

We're in Heidelberg, Germany for Jim's conference. I'm in the hotel room, working on my rewrite (and nursing a hangover) and Jim is at a meeting in a conference room downstairs. I told him I'd stay online so he could ping me and let me know when I have to be ready for dinner and what our plans are. Shortly after lunch, he IMs me:jim: we take a boat at 6:30 for dinnerme: woo hoo. okay, i'll be

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-24627963360130515482007-09-15T18:56:00.000-07:002007-09-15T18:56:36.723-07:00

I just dropped Wonton off with Karen, who'll be watching him while Jim and I are in Germany, and I miss him already. I keep looking up from packing, as if I'm going to see him poke his head out from behind something that he shouldn't be chewing on. Then I realize he's not here and I won't see his cute little face for two weeks. He's just a dog and I'm getting all misty-eyed, I can't imagine what

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-74298749962969503982007-09-15T18:47:00.000-07:002007-09-15T18:48:39.381-07:00

I won Cirque du Soleil tickets from Fishbowl LA.

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-89182502957387635512007-09-12T13:47:00.000-07:002007-09-12T13:48:37.954-07:00

I don't know why it cracks me up rather than creep me out, but two weeks ago, my husband Jim noticed a comment on a picture his flickr account. He was at his desk and I was sitting about eight feet away in my chair, reading."Celia, do you remember that picture that I took of you on Kauai, at your cousin's rehearsal dinner?""Which one?""The one of you clowning around, making faces."I made a

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-23262869609482369262007-09-12T11:19:00.000-07:002007-09-12T14:59:13.982-07:00

First Goldstein said, "Remember the Holocaust? Picture the exact opposite of that." Now, at long last, in the sequel to Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Kumar says, "It's gonna be exactly like Eurotrip, only it's not going to suck."Now, in honor of my upcoming Euro trip, the teaser for Harold and Kumar 2:Sounds like a great premise, and Neil Patrick Harris (playing himself) and Christopher

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-33192343245235224322007-09-11T23:23:00.000-07:002007-09-11T23:24:00.646-07:00

I'm looking forward to this month's Downtown Art Walk. Even though Wonton has been misbehaving, Jim and I will most likely wind up our art walking at the Lofty Dog's Yappy Hour. If you've never been to the Downtown Art Walk, it's kind of like this video, only with slightly less dancing:And with different costumes.

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-29036052126499459972007-09-11T23:14:00.000-07:002007-09-11T23:15:08.914-07:00

I am really looking forward to my trip to Germany, but this is just one of the many things going on Downtown that I hate to miss. Photo by Dance at the Music Center"Dance at the Music Center proudly presents the West Coast premiere of Slow Dancing, an outdoor video installation of larger-than-life, hyper-slow-motion video portraits of extraordinary dance artists from around the world. Projected

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-50471692052989899632007-09-11T16:00:00.000-07:002007-09-11T16:01:02.223-07:00

I know summer is coming to an end when the New Otani closes down their beer garden for the season. This week is the last chance to enjoy the beer garden - last day is this Friday, September 14, 2007.

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-11896055550025836292007-09-11T15:13:00.000-07:002007-09-11T15:13:30.348-07:00

The Downtown Writers Group met last week for the first time. Due to too many things going on downtown, several of our members couldn't attend. Then when I got to the DLANC Outreach Center, I saw that there was a scheduling snafu and a DLANC Affordable Housing sub-committee meeting was already underway. Brady explained the scheduling mix-up and our need for another venue. So I walked over to the

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-82443293312227460732007-09-10T17:31:00.000-07:002007-09-10T17:35:23.726-07:00

As the sun went down last night, I looked out the window and saw that crews were hard at work above the Rosslyn Hotel - they were "reactivating" the neon signs for a film shoot. Jim and I stepped out onto our patio to snap a few pictures, then he asked me, "You know who would really appreciate this?"I tried to think, but I was under the influence, so I copped out "I don't know. Who?""Eric

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-11133802055891592462007-09-07T16:29:00.000-07:002007-09-07T16:49:36.512-07:00

Photo courtesy of JimHere's a message from the California Film Commission, courtesy of Ben:September 6, 2007Production Alert: New California Film Commission Policy for filming at the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters in Los Angeles.Due to the overwhelming popularity of the Caltrans Building at 1st & Main in downtown Los Angeles, this facility will no longer be able to accommodate any interior

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-42228431923694354652007-09-07T10:45:00.000-07:002007-09-07T10:45:40.536-07:00

Anybody know of fun, interesting, unusual, cool things to see and/or do in Stuttgart and/or Heidelberg, Germany? Jim and I will be there, but he'll be at a conference and I'll be looking for places to hang out and read/write. We'll also be in Munich, but we're there for Oktoberfest, which should provide plenty for me to see and do. Any recommendations? Things to avoid?

celiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940843409704980570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10084130.post-26828109364472559932007-09-06T18:14:00.000-07:002007-09-06T18:14:46.269-07:00

I won another contest. My prize was tickets to see Lucinda Williams at the El Rey Theatre last night. I won the tickets so quickly that they got more to give away. I wish I didn't already have commitments for all the other nights, but especially for Saturday when she plays my favorite (and everyone else's) Lucinda Williams album. Last night was good. Lucinda put on quite a show, her band was

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I'm really looking forward to seeing Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan biopic, I'm Not There, which just debuted at the Venice Film Festival. In the film, six actors, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Marcus Carl Franklin, Christian Bale, Ben Whishaw and Richard Gere, all embody a different aspect of Bob Dylan's life and work.Even if you're not familiar with Todd Haynes' work, you've probably heard about his

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The first meeting of the Downtown Writers Group is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, September 6th, at 7pm. We will meet at the DLANC Outreach Center on Main Street, between Winston and 5th Streets, right next to the Regent Theater. Please consider joining us if you are an emerging or professional writer interested in meeting other downtown writers, and participating in a peer-reviewed writing

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