Creativity Galore

The best part about downtime- from life, from work, from school- is trying new things.

I've been doing small projects for my Dad, but I still have a tremendous amount of free time in my unemployed state. This has given me the opportunity to focus on my creative outlets... writing, singing, painting, creating personalized greeting cards like these...






And the newest addition- acting.

This past week I had two consecutive night shoots as an extra for Anna Faris' latest flick "What's Your Number?" It was really interesting seeing how much behind the scenes work goes into a movie. Plus, I got to see Anna Faris and meet Joel McHale!! IMDb says the movie will be released in 2011- so I'll let you know if I'm seen at all....... big screen style.

Road Trip Goals

Our goals on this grand road trip were simple- save&enjoy.

What does that mean?

Save.
Free lodging. The entire 2 week trip we stayed with family and friends... and sometimes friends of friends of friends.

Sometimes halfway into our 16-hour driving days we thought, Wait, we don't know anyone in [fill in city name].

And that's where social media came in.



And it worked like magic every time. We never had to pay for a hotel. Thanks friends! (And friends of friends of friends)

Enjoy.
With the money we saved, we did awesome things! Like buying crepes in Haight/Ashbury... and purchasing $13 dresses at a thrift store for Vegas... and grabbing fresh produce at roadside stands.