melina

May 22, 2012 - via email

Wed, 23 May 2012 01:25:55 -0400

Mom: Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Melina, Happy Birthday to you> Love, MOM. I cannot believe you are just turning 36.
Me: Wrong day. Wrong age.

Video

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:52:00 -0400

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I love seeing casting notices about a woman’s journey to self-discovery, dealing with her body...

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:03:00 -0400

I love seeing casting notices about a woman’s journey to self-discovery, dealing with her body issues with full frontal nudity plus sexual situations being required.

And then the film was written/directed by men.

"To me the best audition always sucks. I don’t care how well it goes. It’s still a hold..."

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:44:40 -0400

“To me the best audition always sucks. I don’t care how well it goes. It’s still a hold up. It’s still someone telling you what to do, or I won’t let you go. Or I won’t give you what you want. You could lose yourself in it creatively and go, “Wow that was kinda fun.” But not really. You still had to get dressed and go there. The resentment to me of being put through it, of getting my clothes on and going and taking the elevator, the train or the bus or the plane or the fuckin’ whatever it is to get to these people so they can judge what you do for two minutes… I hate auditioning so much that I don’t go in on anything.”

- John Slattery in “Showing Up | A conversation about the audition”

"No, I’m listening to this in 1498 BC on my iStone."

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:14:00 -0400

“No, I’m listening to this in 1498 BC on my iStone.”

- Best comment I’ve seen yet on YouTube.

Just some questions about the popcorn at a movie theater.

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:03:00 -0400

Just some questions about the popcorn at a movie theater.

Feed Me!

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:49:00 -0400

Feed Me!

I get nervous when elderly people get too close to me because...

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:43:00 -0400

I get nervous when elderly people get too close to me because I’m afraid they’re going to chomp out part of my neck like the creepy elderly demon lady, Gladys Foster, in Legion. I lean awaaaaaay and envision my defense just in case.

Click the picture to view the scene. NSFW.

I passed by this house last night. I stood there for some...

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:24:09 -0400

I passed by this house last night. I stood there for some minutes liking it until realizing it would be unsuitable for shelter during a zombie attack.

Photo

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:56:46 -0400

Andy Cobb is a few tables away from me at a cafe. I’m restraining my inner Second City fangirl...

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:57:05 -0400

Andy Cobb is a few tables away from me at a cafe. I’m restraining my inner Second City fangirl squeals. He’s a smart dude. Check out his stuff:

http://www.andycobbonline.com/

Joy Division - Shadowplay To the centre of the city where all...

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:38:11 -0400

Joy Division - Shadowplay

To the centre of the city where all roads meet, waiting for you,
To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank, searching for you,
I was moving through the silence without motion, waiting for you,
In a room with a window in the corner I found truth.

In the shadowplay, acting out your own death, knowing no more,
As the assassins all grouped in four lines, dancing on the floor,
And with cold steel, odour on their bodies made a move to connect,
But I could only stare in disbelief as the crowds all left.

I did everything, everything I wanted to,
I let them use you for their own ends,
To the centre of the city in the night, waiting for you,
To the centre of the city in the night, waiting for you.

Joy Division’s music became a big part of my adolescence from the first moment I heard them on a mix-tape (thanks, Michelle Bordeaux). The sound was beautiful, dark and profound and I listened to it over and over.

We put so much thought into those tapes. Listening to music, noting down the tracks, narrowing down what tunes were the most important, recording the songs, listening, re-recording ‘til it was right and the lyrics… those were a big deal depending on who that tape went to. If you liked somebody, you had to make sure this tape spelled it out because your fumbling, drooling, slack-jawed teen mouth couldn’t.

The worst was when the tape started to warp or got caught and you had to rewind it with a pencil, carefully taping broken pieces together. No matter what, you still kept the tape, even if the music was messed up, there was always art on the outside.

"Existence is.. well.. what does it matter? I exist on the best terms I can. The past is now part of..."

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:31:33 -0400

“Existence is.. well.. what does it matter? I exist on the best terms I can. The past is now part of my future. The present is well out of hand.”

- Ian Curtis

RIP 5.18.1980

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:03:00 -0400

RIP 5.18.1980

"The first thing to remember about IPOs is that they are not normally geared toward individual..."

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:02:01 -0400

“

The first thing to remember about IPOs is that they are not normally geared toward individual investors. Underwriting banks typically allocate IPO shares to their best clients, which include hedge funds, wealthy individuals and large institutional investors. These investors will get the right to buy a certain number of shares at the offering price, which is expected to be announced Thursday afternoon. Facebook estimates the offering price will be in the range of $28 to $35 a share.

Intense interest in Facebook’s offering is likely to drive the price up sharply as soon as trading begins, meaning the first public trade could be well above the offering price.

”

- Doesn’t seem fair.

I like the vision of trading day exploding, all these big people and companies celebrating with champagne.

And then every user deletes their account.

I'm right, you're wrong. The end.

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:01:31 -0400

A close buddy and I hadn’t seen each other in several years until I moved to LA. Now, he’s visiting NY and wants to move there.

R: Not looking for cheaper. Looking for realer.

M: It’s not any more real than LA. Really. People are just as flaky, stuck up, etc. They just don’t look as fancy.

…

M: Besides, it doesn’t matter where you live, how “real” it seems. Realness comes from within and how you decide to curate your environment, connections.

"You know what I can’t stand? I hate actors who come and quote Nietzsche. I don’t like pretentious..."

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:51:00 -0400

“You know what I can’t stand? I hate actors who come and quote Nietzsche. I don’t like pretentious s**t. I like being around people who like to live life and understand the value of it. I need to be around people who understand we’re not curing cancer here. I like professional actors who show up, do the job and are not a pain in the a** to either myself or the crew. I don’t believe in this idea that if you’re f****d up and Method, that’s the only way to do good work. It’s bulls**t. A professional actor does their homework beforehand and they do their job. Then when it’s all said and done, they have a beer with the crew. That’s what a professional actor does.”

- Charlize Theron

Laurel Canyon looks like it’s inhabited by hippies, cannibals and Dave Grohl.

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:15:03 -0400

Laurel Canyon looks like it’s inhabited by hippies, cannibals and Dave Grohl.

Will Somebody Not Dangerous Pick Up John Waters, Please?

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:51:28 -0400

Will Somebody Not Dangerous Pick Up John Waters, Please?:

We need a GPS thing on this guy.

Dinner. Looking forward to walking home with my torso parallel...

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:27:46 -0400

Dinner. Looking forward to walking home with my torso parallel to the ground.

melina

May 22, 2012 - via email

Video

I love seeing casting notices about a woman’s journey to self-discovery, dealing with her body...

"To me the best audition always sucks. I don’t care how well it goes. It’s still a hold..."

"No, I’m listening to this in 1498 BC on﻿ my iStone."

Just some questions about the popcorn at a movie theater.

Feed Me!

I get nervous when elderly people get too close to me because...

I passed by this house last night. I stood there for some...

Photo

Andy Cobb is a few tables away from me at a cafe. I’m restraining my inner Second City fangirl...

Joy Division - Shadowplay To the centre of the city where all...

"Existence is.. well.. what does it matter? I exist on the best terms I can. The past is now part of..."

RIP 5.18.1980

"The first thing to remember about IPOs is that they are not normally geared toward individual..."

I'm right, you're wrong. The end.

"You know what I can’t stand? I hate actors who come and quote Nietzsche. I don’t like pretentious..."

Laurel Canyon looks like it’s inhabited by hippies, cannibals and Dave Grohl.

Will Somebody Not Dangerous Pick Up John Waters, Please?

Dinner. Looking forward to walking home with my torso parallel...

"No, I’m listening to this in 1498 BC on my iStone."