Steph and me, ready to shred. In the snow. On snowboards. In the mountains.

Wow, it's been over a month since I posted onto this. I apologize, this is just embarrassing, really, especially considering that I actually think about posting to this all the time, but it's usually while I am in the car, or shower, or in bed. Ironically, I am actually on a conference call about blogging for my company as I write this.

But, hey, no excuses, I'm a flake. Which is irritating to admit, since I was trying hard not to be a flake these days.

No matter.

A few weeks ago, we went snowboarding! I was up in the Bay Area for a meeting with Apple and then I took the train back up to San Francisco, which I actually haven't done since college. It actually worked out really well--there's a spot where you can transfer to BART, which made things a lot easier. Though the drive with Gary and Tom was long, it was a fun 5 hours...the house that the rest of our crew got (Steph, Kenji, Matt and Jonathan) was massive and it was a pretty great weekend.

Some shots here and here...may I just make a comment about how much room for improvement there is for the iPhone camera? just one comment? there is. A lot. Of room. But the snowboarding went GREAT! I actually hadn't snowboarded in a long time (I would say decade, but that sounds ridiculous), so I took a class with Tom and Gary and it went really well. People kept saying I was going to fall a lot--people kept telling me this, over and over--and sure, I fell, but so what? I certainly got right back up and kept trying. I really enjoyed it and I want to keep going later this year. I was talking with Steph about how the sport was kind of perfect for me. I could be around people, but I wasn't competing against anyone except myself--if competing is the right word. It reminded me of yoga, in a way. Yes, you are enjoying being around a community of people trying to do the same thing, but in the end, it's just you and the mat, or the board, in this case.

here I am, looking for whales...

It's been a busy month, as usual. The pics above are from our whale watching excursion up in Santa Barbara. Pretty fantastic weekend--we saw some whales and everything--it was just nice to get back to normal, to be honest. Whit's feeling a lot better--her stomach is still a bit grouchy at times, but she's back at work and already overwhelmed with social plans, etc. A nice way to start the spring.

There's a reason why people live in Southern California. You get some really nice sunsets. This is up in Malibu.

Aw, such a lovely couple.

Finally:
- work is nuts. Next month is packed with a bachelor party the first weekend, then busy until mid May with a conference in Vegas (where I will be performing--I will get some footage, it's really, really random), a wedding in Mexico (which I am DJ'ing) then a wedding the next weekend in Florida. I am looking forward to the events, but I wish, honestly, this stuff was in LA..the traveling just takes so much time (I know, poor me, but I need to be around for auditions, remember?)...but I am flattered and pleased to be invited and involved...I just would have loved to have some space between the events. I literally get home from Vegas then leave for Mexico the next day, then 1 day after I return from Mexico, we are off to Florida!

- acting has been slow. really slow. While I've had some really solid auditions, I am not booking and I will admit that I am a tad concerned. It's not even about booking a job to get money, really--it's about, well, being worth the time and effort my agents and manager put into my career. It's so odd, that feeling. As you progress and you start getting people on your team, you realize that your success actually impacts more people than just yourself. I never really imagined that happening, I always thought, "well, i will get an agent and they will help me find work"--I never thought about the actual relationship that would develop between myself and my agents (of which I have at least 5, which freaks me out). But it's slow and everyone in my class has commented on it, but I gotta say, if you did a search on my posts for "it's been slow" you would see me complaining about it a lot. Ah, well. It's a process.

Ok, I am gonna pull a fast one and end this post and begin another and upload two posts at once...

Tags: snow, workout

gray, grey, san francisco day.

First off, Happy New Year. 2∞8. Hope you and yours had a good break, hope you had a fun new year's and I hope this year is packed with health, joy, growth, peace and all the stuff you need and want.

Ollie's boy Phineas encountering Tiberius, the greatest cat ever.

San Francisco was good, but oddly stressful at times for a variety of reasons. I was super happy to see everyone but the weather was such that I really just wanted to be home, in my apartment. It was weird, really; I loved being with my family and friends but I think stress of the last few months just made me want to hang out and be at home for a week and just stop. But the holidays are not designed to be relaxing, so I guess I'm just complaining. I had a lot fun, though, and I am looking forward to returning for MacWorld in a few weeks.

New Year's was really, really mellow, like, the most mellow a New Year I've had since I was a kid, really. Whit and I got dinner with the always fantabulous Jen Slimko and then hung out at home. It was really fun--we hadn't really hung out with each other the entire week, so it was nice, really nice. We missed hanging out with our friends in various places in LA, but it sounded like everyone had a pretty mellow time, I think, again, because of the weather.

The day before New Year's was crazy, though...I mean, I had to take my car to the shop for almost $300 worth of work (30k checkup time) and when we went to get a box spring, I went up a bit of a curb and popped Whit's car's tire! Like, the edge on the curb was just sharp, and the end dug right into the side of the tire somehow. I seriously have no idea what happened, but we went up the curb and the tire just started hissing...and was out in about 2 minutes. Then, much to my surprise, I found out (after unpacking the spare and all the tools from the fairly full trunk) that there were wheel locks on the wheels! I guess they put them on when we got the car--I actually had no idea what they were--they were originally in the glovebox--but I realized exactly what they were once I took a good look at the wheel. Basically, each wheel has an extra tricky bolt on it that you can only remove by adding a special adaptor onto the wrench. Of course, I had long since taken this out and left it at home...so we had to repack everything and walk home, look for the thing, then I went (I actually got into some workout clothes and ran) back and did the whole thing over again. Then I got home. Then I took the bus to Santa Monica to get my car. Then it was NYE.

So, yeah--2007 went out kicking and screaming. All is fine now, Whit's got a new tire (thanks to the tire store that was open on January 1) and the car is running fine. Still...a bit much.

Already things are starting to kick in; I've had a voiceover and a commercial audition and work work is making its way back into my head. It was good to get a break, if only for me to realize that yes, I do like my job a lot, and I am excited about what this year will bring. Of course, it's easy to say that when I am already in the office--I still just want to lie in bed and sleep...

okay, let's post this. more to come, more to come. I wish the iPhone would do video, I think I would post more vids up...

Tags: san francisco, christmas