I've made a little talky blog. While my mac compresses the file and uploads it onto youtube, I will type this little introduction. First of all, let me say that it's late- after midnight now, and I've been sick and medicated recently. That combined with the stress level and what I think was a some sort of anxiety attack last night has led me to be rather contemplative. All this and little meditation tonight led me to make this video blog. I hope you enjoy it.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Quick Bullet List
- I love Mountain Dew. There I said it.
- If another person asks "So what are you doing after graduation?" I'm going to scream. I DON'T KNOW OK?!
- I took a nap yesterday and it was amazing. I should take more naps.
- I'm in Theatre History hell.
- I'm not feeling well tonight. This press release will explain why. I'm upset... it's hard to explain... I'm anxious... like I feel there's a darkness closing in around me-- or something bad around the corner.
- That's all for now. I'm going to bed and snuggle with my cat. :)
- If another person asks "So what are you doing after graduation?" I'm going to scream. I DON'T KNOW OK?!
- I took a nap yesterday and it was amazing. I should take more naps.
- I'm in Theatre History hell.
- I'm not feeling well tonight. This press release will explain why. I'm upset... it's hard to explain... I'm anxious... like I feel there's a darkness closing in around me-- or something bad around the corner.
- That's all for now. I'm going to bed and snuggle with my cat. :)
Sunday, April 13, 2008
R&J Opening!
So, we've been performing Romeo & Juliet for weeks and weeks in the mornings for school kids. But the show is finally open to the public! I thought I'd share my opening cast gift with you all. :) You see, the nurse in the play often asks for aqua vitae. Since our production is set in 2008, I joked that we should change the line to AquaFina and give her a water bottle. My opening night gifts are a play on that joke-- I gave them each a water bottle with this label:
It took a little photoshop magic to get the logo just right. I also grabbed the bar code from Google Image Search. The ingredients read "Nutrition Facts Seving Size: 1 Bottle. Amount Per Serving: Caleries 0, Total Fat 0, Sodium 0, Carbs 0, Love 100g (100% DV), Ingredients: Best wishes for a happy opening, H2O, Care & Support (Not a signifigant source of Brucine)" Cheesy I know.. but hey- it's an opening gift. :) In the end they turned out looking like this:
It took a little photoshop magic to get the logo just right. I also grabbed the bar code from Google Image Search. The ingredients read "Nutrition Facts Seving Size: 1 Bottle. Amount Per Serving: Caleries 0, Total Fat 0, Sodium 0, Carbs 0, Love 100g (100% DV), Ingredients: Best wishes for a happy opening, H2O, Care & Support (Not a signifigant source of Brucine)" Cheesy I know.. but hey- it's an opening gift. :) In the end they turned out looking like this:
Friday, April 11, 2008
I shot that!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
More Photography!
Hey! So I've had a few photo shoots recently. Mainly for headshots of a few of my friends: Tommy, Angie, & Meghan. Click the picture to check um out on my flickr page. I've also updated the photography section of my website.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Random thoughts...
The Yay List
- I'm starving but dinner time is in 20 minutes. YAY!
- I got my tax refund today! YAY!
- A friend recently loaned be the Battlestar Galactica miniseries. Um... WOW. It's amazing! I'd heard it was good but I really had no idea what I was missing. It's some of the best sci fi I've ever seen, so I ordered season one from Amazon. Why am I bringing this up today? It just arrived in the mail! YAY!
- Speaking of how nerdy I am... I'm enjoying the Star Trek manga series. If you're up for some classic Trek in comic form pick up a copy! Yay!
- I'm finding a lot of inspiration for photographs lately. Unfortunately I have little time to play with my camera.. but still thinking about it makes me happy. Yay!
- My MFA program is in jeopardy. I don't even want to get into here.. but it sucks. Boo!
- I'm homesick. Boo!
- I miss my friends who aren't at ASF-- and the ones who are! I have no social life in grad school. lol Boo!
- I starting to hate theatre. (wow- that's dramatic.. but sadly honest) Boo!
- What am I doing with my life??
- What's next?
- Is this worth it?
- Will dinner time never get here??
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
NEW WEB PAGE!!
Hey! So- I just made a new web page devoted to my photography. Check it out-- at www.themikejones.com/photo.html
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Photography, etc. :)
I had a couple of photo shoots Monday with some friends- Sarah and Jason. I think my little photography portfolio is coming together well! :) Check um out on my flickr page. Eventually I'd like to put together a web site for my photography and start a little side business. Do you have any suggestions for porfolio sites that make it easy and cheap for photographers to get their work on the web in a professional looking way? I think I might outgrow Flickr one day.
In other news-- I watched the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries last night (I'd never seen it). Let me just say this: WOW. Now THAT'S how science fiction is supposed to be! :)
In other news-- I watched the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries last night (I'd never seen it). Let me just say this: WOW. Now THAT'S how science fiction is supposed to be! :)
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
MFA Company Photo Shoot
Yesterday I got the chance to take some pictures of the 2nd year MFA acting company at ASF. Some of the shots turned out pretty good. :) Check them out on my flickr page!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
SO BUSY!
OMG you guys- I've been SO BUSY lately! I don't even know where to begin. Let's go bullet point style:
- I'm in tech for The Count of Monte Cristo. It's going really well. It's a big show with a complicated set and backstage life, but I'm enjoying it. This does mean really long hours at work though.
- My cat Ophelia has been very sick. :( Basically she was dangerously constipated. But after some time in an animal hospital (several outpatient visits) and a few ugly vet bills she seems to be much better. It's been a life changing week for her since her diet now has to change completely. Wish us luck!
- I'm getting new glasses! My old ones are all f'ed up so (despite the vet bill drama) I'm going to get new ones. I made an appointment with an optometrist for this afternoon. I'm thinking about going with thick black plastic frames. Something like this. Thoughts? :)
- On the photography front, I have a photoshoot scheduled with my MFA classmates coming up. I'm getting my picture made with them by a professional photographer and I'm shooting the acting students to give them more options for their showcase program. I can't wait! I also have a few more actor headshot shoots in the works. :)
- I updated my resume today adding in the shows I'm doing right now. I'm thinking about changing the font. Which do you like better? Font # 1 or Font # 2 or Font #3? (pdf files). Thanks for helping me out. :)
- Ok... I recently made a silly purchase. This was before Oph got sick and I had those vet bills, but it's too late to cancel it now. I ordered a utilikilt! So, it arrived the other day but they sent me the wrong size! :( It was HUGE!! They were really nice about it and apologized for the mistake. They sent me a return UPS label and the ginormous kilt is on its way back to Seattle as we speak. Meanwhile, I want MY kilt!
- Wow- it's a beautiful day! OK.. I'm off to do some laundry. Later!
UPDATE: I got my new glasses. Check um out!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Lunar Eclipse
I just went out on my balcony and snapped a couple pics of the moon. Check um out on my flicker page. :)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Just Another Manic Monday...
Yesterday was weird. Usually Monday is my day off but this week I had a random rehearsal that dominated the day. This has made me feel like I'm running behind... I hope I can catch up this week.
Here is my usual Monday routine:
- I try to enjoy the one day when I can sleep in but still get up early enough so I don't feel like I've wasted the day. This is a delicate balance but usually puts me getting up just before 10am.
- After I shower I check my e-mail and hit the "Stumble!" button about 20 times. I usually start to make a To Do list then. The list includes things like this:
- Laundry
- Dishes
- Trash
- Clean Bathroom
- Pick up Bedroom
- vacuum
- Clean Litter Box
- Groceries
- Theatre History??
- Meditate
- Call Kerrie
- Plan Photo Shoot
- Blog
- Job Search
- After I make this list I ignore it for an hour or two. If it's a nice day I'll open the windows and the door to the deck. I put up a baby gate in the door so Ophelia doesn't go out on the deck. She's so curious about the deck but when she's out there she freaks out... so we avoid that.
- I start laundry and fix something to eat. While this is happening I usually pick up the apartment a little and I might gather the trash to take it out and load the dish washer.
- After I eat I take the trash out on my way to the car.
- I end up at Wal-mart-- the evil but convenient place for one stop shopping. I buy whatever I need and come back. Usually while I'm at Wal-mart Kerrie calls me (because I never get around to calling her) and we make dinner plans.
- I come back home, put away groceries and call or im Lynn to invite him to dinner too. Kerrie, Lynn and I have dinner every monday night-- but we always act like it's a new thing, you know what I mean? The conversation is always "Hey, what are you doing? Have you eaten? Well, Kerrie (or Lynn if I'm talking to Kerrie) and I are going to get something to eat later. Want to come along?"
- Laundry
- Clean Litter Box
- Turn on the TV and promptly ignore it. I sit down and Oph jumps in my lap. About 10 seconds after she settles the dryer clicks off or I hear someone IM me or the microwave beeps. "Sorry kitty.. jump down." I end up sitting very little on Mondays.
- Internet (MySpace, Facebook, Blog, Stumble, Stumble Stumble....)
- Knock Knock. Come in!! Lynn & Kerrie come over and we talk about were to eat. Or rather, where not to eat.
- Dinner!
- Then I usually end up back at one of our apartment feeling like a stuffed pig. We lounge and chat.
- Crap! I forgot laundry in the dryer and washer! I start it back up.
- I look back at the list and mark off the couple of things I accomplished and settle in for a quiet evening of web surfing. I should go to bed early because I have work in the morning but... I never do.
So. That's my Monday. But this week it was more like
- Get up and quicky eat something
- Rehearsal
- Lunch (laundry, trash, litter box)
- Rehearsal
- Give Ophelia a bath
- Crap! Laundry!
- Dinner w/Kerrie & Lynn
- World Market... I'm so sleepy
- Crash. Crap! Laundry!
- Internet
- Sleep
Here is my usual Monday routine:
- I try to enjoy the one day when I can sleep in but still get up early enough so I don't feel like I've wasted the day. This is a delicate balance but usually puts me getting up just before 10am.
- After I shower I check my e-mail and hit the "Stumble!" button about 20 times. I usually start to make a To Do list then. The list includes things like this:
- Laundry
- Dishes
- Trash
- Clean Bathroom
- Pick up Bedroom
- vacuum
- Clean Litter Box
- Groceries
- Theatre History??
- Meditate
- Call Kerrie
- Plan Photo Shoot
- Blog
- Job Search
- After I make this list I ignore it for an hour or two. If it's a nice day I'll open the windows and the door to the deck. I put up a baby gate in the door so Ophelia doesn't go out on the deck. She's so curious about the deck but when she's out there she freaks out... so we avoid that.
- I start laundry and fix something to eat. While this is happening I usually pick up the apartment a little and I might gather the trash to take it out and load the dish washer.
- After I eat I take the trash out on my way to the car.
- I end up at Wal-mart-- the evil but convenient place for one stop shopping. I buy whatever I need and come back. Usually while I'm at Wal-mart Kerrie calls me (because I never get around to calling her) and we make dinner plans.
- I come back home, put away groceries and call or im Lynn to invite him to dinner too. Kerrie, Lynn and I have dinner every monday night-- but we always act like it's a new thing, you know what I mean? The conversation is always "Hey, what are you doing? Have you eaten? Well, Kerrie (or Lynn if I'm talking to Kerrie) and I are going to get something to eat later. Want to come along?"
- Laundry
- Clean Litter Box
- Turn on the TV and promptly ignore it. I sit down and Oph jumps in my lap. About 10 seconds after she settles the dryer clicks off or I hear someone IM me or the microwave beeps. "Sorry kitty.. jump down." I end up sitting very little on Mondays.
- Internet (MySpace, Facebook, Blog, Stumble, Stumble Stumble....)
- Knock Knock. Come in!! Lynn & Kerrie come over and we talk about were to eat. Or rather, where not to eat.
- Dinner!
- Then I usually end up back at one of our apartment feeling like a stuffed pig. We lounge and chat.
- Crap! I forgot laundry in the dryer and washer! I start it back up.
- I look back at the list and mark off the couple of things I accomplished and settle in for a quiet evening of web surfing. I should go to bed early because I have work in the morning but... I never do.
So. That's my Monday. But this week it was more like
- Get up and quicky eat something
- Rehearsal
- Lunch (laundry, trash, litter box)
- Rehearsal
- Give Ophelia a bath
- Crap! Laundry!
- Dinner w/Kerrie & Lynn
- World Market... I'm so sleepy
- Crash. Crap! Laundry!
- Internet
- Sleep
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Monday, February 11, 2008
Headshot shoot: Sarah Thornton
Here is the best headshot that I took of Sarah last week.
I just wanted to share some of my pictures on my blog and I'm testing the "blog this" feature on flickr. :)
I just wanted to share some of my pictures on my blog and I'm testing the "blog this" feature on flickr. :)
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Time Management
I've been so bad with time management lately! It just seems that all my time is squandered and I fall behind on everything (including this blog). The main culprit is my work schedule. I'm at the theatre for about 12 hours a day. But still, minus 8 hours of sleep that leaves me 4 hours to read, blog, do homework and ... what am I fogetting? Oh, EAT. That's right. Actually, that's just about all I end up doing. I eat out a lot now-a-days. Ok, enough rambling.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Failed Talky Blog
So I recorded a talky blog on my dinner break but... the audio didn't record. Still, it's kind of funny to watch. I think I was on crack. Check it out here if you want a laugh.
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