The Gang.....

My Session With The Other Side......

Yesterday, I had a reading with a Medium I had heard on this weekly radio show back in LA. Viewers would call in and she would connect them to the spirits trying to “come through” from the other side. She wasn’t like those hacks you see on TV who say things like, “I see someone with the letter A.” Yeah, sure that’s not vague enough.

Anyway, this particular Medium always gave really exceptional readings to the callers and she was dead on so many things (no pun intended) and since it’s now been a year since my mother has passed away I thought it would be a good time to see what this whole spirit thing was about. So I made an appointment.

Can I just say if I had any doubts before I certainly don’t anymore. She told me so many things that only my mother could have known. It was insane and highly emotional, draining and cathartic.

One of the more amusing things was when the Medium brought up my cats. I should preface this by saying lately my mother’s two cats have been driving me bonkers because they will get up in the middle of the night and I hear them playing around and meowing in the living room. So anyway, the Medium says I see cats. Do you have cats? I said yes. She goes on to say that my mother will come at night and play with them and that she tells them to be quiet so they don’t wake me up. The Medium also said that apparently the cats are very in-tune with my mother and her spirit and if I looked closely I would be able to tell when my cats saw my mother. So I know this sounds crazy but honestly how could this woman know this stuff? I mean can it be a coincidence she saw me surrounded by lots of cats who have become quite playful in the middle of the night?

The best was when the Medium started cracking up. She says to me “In all my thousands of readings I’ve never had anyone say this to me (meaning a spirit).” She goes on to say that my mother told her that they do teach hauntings where she’s at so if anyone gave me trouble I was to let her know because she would do some haunting on my behalf. This sounds exactly like something my mother would say. My mother was the type who would say things like “I wish we had an “in” with the Mafia,” when she would hear about someone in our family or a friend who was having “issues” with an abusive spouse/boyfriend. So for her to say this is nothing less than what I would expect.

Oh, and good news. The Medium said I’m on the right track for my future (a usual concern of mine). My mother told her to tell me to “stop pressuring myself.” She feels I’m so crazy about not having done enough yet but I need to just stop and relax and realize that it’s all building to where it’s supposed to (and anyone who knows me knows I am obsessed with that very fact. I just have to keep reminding myself I have time). My mother kept repeating for me to "have fun" right now as seriousness would come later.

I’m sure there are those who doubt the validity of such things but after this experience, I can’t not believe. Of course, we believe what we want to hear and in my case I do. Frankly, I like believing my mother is around me all the time watching out for me (and if need be willing to do some "haunting" on her spare time)......

I Have No Roots

“I have no roots.” These were the exact words my friend Dawnmarie uttered to me when I told her of my latest craziness. Indeed, the reason for my absence from my blog world is because I made a major life change in a very short time frame and have been going non stop since.

A little over three weeks ago I was offered a great job as a Director’s Assistant at DreamWorks. However, it was not the DreamWorks in LA but the one in Redwood City (just outside San Francisco). I was offered the job on Tuesday and started the following Monday. This meant packing up a bunch of my stuff and essentially moving up north in six days. Oh, what I won’t do for a little change.

Of course, I couldn’t find an apartment over there in such a short time but a friend of mine offered to let me stay with her as long as I needed. Unfortunately, she’s allergic to cats which meant I had to leave mine here in LA by themselves during the week. Talk about guilt!

Basically what this winds down to is the fact I’ve been living up north but having to drive (6 hours) and or fly back and forth between there and LA on the weekends. I was pretty much exhausted after the first three days.

However, there is good news to report as I finally found a place to live and moved in today. Of course, I still have my place in LA that I have to try to rent out or something but I guess I shall take it one day at time.

Despite all the craziness I do love my new job and the people have been great. There’s such a huge difference between the Northern and Southern California mentality. Everyone here is so laid back (we get to dress casual every day! Yeah..) and it just seems a world away from the LA scene.

I’m still focusing on getting my film made (priority numero uno) but in the mean time I get to be where it’s green and pretty and the air is clean (and it helps to have an actual paycheck with benefits)…..

I guess Dawnmarie’s right- I don’t have roots. But I’m still young and now’s the time to do it. Change is good. Following your bliss- even better….

Thanksgiving Musings

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. It was the first Thanksgiving since my mother passed, which was strange. Of course, I expect that until I have children of my own the holidays will always be a bit difficult....

On another note I spent the evening creating care packages to send to our troops overseas. It actually feels nice to be doing something like this. I just wish I was rich and could buy lots of supplies to send to our brave men and women abroad. I guess what I have will have to suffice.

Well,I hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

If Your Life Was a Movie....

Since I'm trying to make my own movie I thought it would be fitting to include this quiz. I thought my film genre was a perfect match.

The Movie Of Your Life Is An Indie Flick

You do things your own way - and it's made for colorful times. Your life hasn't turned out how anyone expected, thank goodness! Your best movie matches: Clerks, Garden State, Napoleon Dynamite

If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?

What's Your Personality?

This was indeed the shortest personality quiz I have ever filled out. The scary thing was, it was dead on.

Your Personality Profile

You are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant. Your mind is a weapon, able to solve any puzzle. You are also great at poking holes in arguments and common beliefs. For you, comfort and calm are very important. You tend to thrive on your own and shrug off most affection. You prefer to protect your emotions and stay strong.

The World's Shortest Personality Test

The Truth About Planes...

Last night I had yet another dream where I was in a plane crash. This makes it three or four times I've dreamt about being in a plane crash over the course of a few months. Is this dream trying to tell me not to get on a plane? Or is there some dream related subtext that I'm supposed to know about it? If only I could communicate to my subconscious to stop with the plane dreams already!

A Sigh of Relief....

As of late my blogging has fallen by the wayside and for that I apologize. Indeed, I have been trying to complete a rewrite of my screenplay. My other drafts have come fairly easy. I could make all the necessary changes within a week (at the latest). However, this current revision has taken me 2 months!

I did some major restructuring, adding/deleting characters- just a major overhaul in general. I have not been able to do anything other than work on this draft. I haven’t started any new books, I’ve had the same three Netflix movies for over a month because I haven’t wanted to take the time to watch them until I was finished, and the list goes on.

However, as of 12:27 AM I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and say “yippe, I’m finished” (with this draft any way). It’s true what they say- all writing is rewriting.

Since this film will undoubtedly be a low budget and with limited resources I’m only going to get one shot presenting the script. Because of this it better be in the best possible shape it can be. This point is particularly important (especially in the event I am engaged in an illegal act in an effort to get my script to certain individuals).

Not that I would ever do something like that… But just in case….

Emmy Ramblings.....

Emmy voters. Will they ever get it right? They constantly vote for the same people and shows over and over again. Meanwhile they manage to snub the people and shows that should be nominated (i.e. Lauren Graham and the Gilmore Girls).

However, I will temporarily forgive them because the Emmy voters were smart enough to give Blythe Danner an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Yeah! Ms. Danner is finally getting some of the recognition she so rightly deserves. Now if I can just get Blythe Danner to play the lead role in my script (I did write it specifically for her), the world will be a better place.....

In Celebration of a New Life....

With the recent tragedy I wanted to shed some light in the world....Life... A brand new life...

On September 4th, my friend Brandy gave birth to a little boy named Connor.

Hurricane Katrina

I watched four consecutive hours of news coverage tonight. That was three hours too many. I think your mind goes on sensory overload after awhile. It can only soak in so much death and despair….

As I watched all this unfold on tonight’s various news channels, my mind was filled with random thoughts…..

…..In times like these I really miss Peter Jennings. His voice was always so darn calming and reassuring. I kept thinking about how Peter would undoubtedly be reporting on World News Tonight from the heart of destruction in New Orleans. His stories would be thought provoking, compassionate and truthful…. I don’t know why I thought of this….

…..I also thought about all the poor animals that have died. Of course, the human death toll is awful but I think about all the animals that were left behind because their owners didn’t have the resources and/or ability to take them when they evacuated. That makes me sad…I have four cats and one pet carrier. I definitely need to change that….

…..I was reading this disaster preparedness checklist. It listed seven items that you should have in your house in the event of some type of emergency/disaster. I didn’t have a single one of them. How pathetic is that? I really need to work on that. I have to at least get a few gallons of water to store away. It cracked me up that one of the items they list is an emergency money stash. Okay. Let’s be honest. Who really has this?

If anyone is interested and they still haven't donated to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund I have included two links below. One for The Humane Society (they're working to help get any animals that may still be alive and were left behind) and the other for The Red Cross...

https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund_2005

https://secure2.convio.net/arc/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1161