"...Zombies feel the most, I mean, why do you think they're moaning all the time"?

RISING UP: THE STORY OF THE ZOMBIE RIGHTS MOVEMENT 

[insert laughs here first] In October I got to be an extra in a zombie movie that a few friends of mine were involved in. Mike has been one of the set photographers and I was lucky to have a few shots taken---(though I am not thrilled with the one of me that got posted). Either way I had a fun day an awesome experience. Geoff (a producer) asked me to fill in as wardrobe, so I ended up being a hippy rather than a zombie (because of the make-up time etc.). The film is a comedy and the scene I was in involved a protest for Zombie Rights  that basically goes all wrong! Hahah. 

The cool part was helping Melissa (head wardrobe) dress people and knowing they would be seen on film! I really love having supporting roles over premiere ones. Weird? Mais non! Another cool thing was that there were a bunch of segments filmed here on Staten Island!! We had a really beautiful day in Silver Lake Park. The clean air of Fall had just started to get that Winter chill, and the afternoon sun bred long  shadows like stretching kittens over the hill. I had a renewed appreciation of my home, another cool experience to add to the list of crazy stories I get to tell my grandchildren, and a sense of being a part of something great! I CAN'T WAIT for it to come out!! Will you go see it??? Come on!! Who doesn't love zombies, especially zombies in outrageous pseudo-satire?

This guy was my favorite!

There are more photos here !

What I've been up to...sort of...

October ATC Swap for ATC Beginners

I was super frustrated with these and took so long to finish them. The first mistake I made was having a clear vision of what I wanted. Whenever I do that, my projects never come out exactly as I wanted. Sigh. So, after gluing my fingers together with Gorilla Glue, and then trying everything...and I mean EVERYTHING to get the glue off of my hands, I submit to about five days of gross fingers and general craft disillusionment. So, here are my finished cards, which I partially hate. The theme was "Seasons" and I chose to incorporate my love Alphonse Mucha and two of his seasons: Winter and then Autumn. I find myself wanting to prepare for the seasons since so much of how I am changes with each, but so much of who I am doesn't know how to prepare for anything.

WINTER

    

    AUTUMN

Well, I get to scratch of another thing on the LIST ! I made apple cobbler using the apples and cobbler mix from Highland Orchards. I basically ate it all within 24 hours. Holy yes it was that good!! I didn't even give myself a chance to take pretty pictures! My stomach will remember and I guess that is all I need!

It wouldn't be the season if we didn't carve pumpkins!

and hang out with Zombies!

I got to work on a film "Rising Up", the story is a comedy about the Zombie Civil Rights Movement. I will definitely post more as I find out more! I was supposed to be a zombie, but because my awesome friend Geoff (one of the producers) needed help, I got to be Assistant Wardrobe for the day. So, from 8am-5pm I got to dress soldiers, zombies, hippies...play a hippie on screen, and generally help one  day of film production go smoothly. One cool think to add to  my 'random cool things I have done in my life' list...not really in the mood to write out any interior monologue, but here are some of the very little bit of pics I took...

And mostly, what I have been up to is this:

Work has gotten me so tightly wound that I must bite my tongue to keep from vomitting negativity. I have found out I am allergic to everything, I am tired all of the time, I have quit smoking, I have dressed up as Jerrica from JEM for a Halloween party (no pics :[ ), attended a follow-up Shakespeare course at Columbia University, survived Parent Teacher Conferences, and worked way more than I can fathom right now...yet there is still SO MUCH TO DO! waaah....sorry, I kind of sound like a cry baby! I have really been in a reevaluating mode...trying to keep me head above water...made Peanut-Butter Honey Granola Balls and am trying to find a new mantra for this episode of life....hmmm...