Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang = Great Great Time Time

Hola!

Sure has been a while. Wouldn't you agree? I haven't felt very much like blogging.

Right now I'm watching some old school Looney Tunes. I mean, Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam digging for gold, old school.

I'm still riding high after my night in Seattle last weekend. I got dressed up for the first time since Jan-Term, or thereabout.

My friend and I drove up to Seattle. Ate dinner and had drinks at The Cheesecake Factory. Stood in a line outside of the Paramout (the line literally went around the block). My friend, however, made friends with some random lady, so we were only at the end of the first block.

Luckily, Seattle stepped it's game up and it was a beautiful night. Warm-no rain-clear skies kind of beautiful.

After the long wait in line, we got inside of the theatre, sat in our balcony seats and the fun began.

Guy Branum opened the show. He had a lot to say about the PNW. My favorite reference to WA had to be, "Maria Cantwell looks like a cunt, but I'd fuck her." I was impressed with his knowledge of WA's senators. He was an awesome opening act.

Then, there was a video montage of Chelsea in different sketches from her show, set to the tune of David Guetta's tasteful song, Sexy Bitch.

Finally, Chelsea came on stage. She started by saying, "Is everyone here as wasted as I am?" And, let me tell you, she was waaaaaaaasted.

Needless to say, it was an amazing show.

Afterwards, we stood in line to get our books signed. The show started an hour late because she stayed after her first show and signed every single book that was handed to her. Some people in line were mad, but I'm happy that she did that, it's admirable; I didn't care that our show started late.

Our show was over around 1:30AM and, again, she stayed and signed every book handed to her.

All this with a cup of Belvedere by her side.

It was fun watching her interact with all of her fans, she seems like a pretty awesome person. I already thought that, but seeing her interact with fans in person reassured me.

(Aren't we all secretly scared that our favorite celebrities are huge dicks?)

Her brother, Roy, was there with her (I only know it was her brother from seeing him on her show a couple of times). It must be crazy/cool/surreal to watch a sibling signing autographs for hundreds of people, performing for thousands every weekend and having 3 books (simultaneously) on the NYT Bestsellers List.

If ever I were to tour the country, I would also take my family with me.

Seeing her was inspiring (that sounds corny, but I like to speak the truth); it kind of re-lit something in me. I couldn't sleep for hours after we got back from the show. All I could focus on was how to start turning my dreams into reality.

I think I've figured some of it out.

Overall, it was a great, great night. One of the best I've had in a long time.

Seeing Chelsea was the main reason it was so great. But, it was just fantastic to go out with a friend, eat dinner, have a few drinks, laugh, reminisce (we've been friends since elem. school), and feel inspired all in one night.

I've decided that Seattle is the popular, glamorous sister of the tomboyish, brooding Tacoma. My friend and I have decided to make going to Seattle a monthly thing.

This wasn't the post I had in mind to write, but it is what it is.

I'm the Next Big Thing

I'm posting this here, too, in case some of you didn't see it on the my other blog.

If you have Twitter, you can follow all of the comedians of Chelsea Lately HERE. It's a Twitter List I made so I could see all of their tweets at once.

Now, the post:

Brad Wollack, one of the comedians that works on Chelsea Lately, was doing a live stream on USTREAM. I decided to check it out because he's a funny guy and I wanted to see what he was going to be talking about. I was surprised when I got there because he was filming from the Chelsea Lately "Media Lounge" and almost all of the comedians that work on the show, including Chelsea Handler, were hanging around.

Anyway, while he was streaming, I was able to send IMs that he was able to see. So, I decided to ask for a shout out. I figured, "What the hell, it can't hurt." Well, ask and you shall receive.

If you don't care for the show, or if you do care for the show and not for the backstage chatter, skip ahead to the 4:57 mark to hear Brad Wollack and Jen Kirkman mention me! I was pretty much ecstatic, haha.

Pretty awesome, no? I'm pretty much famous now.

Title Song: 'Beverly Hills' - Weezer

Just a Day. Just An Ordinary Day...

Hello and a happy Tuesday evening to you all. 

I've come to realize: Putting hard work into something, rewards you in the end. In big and unexpected ways.

For the past year I've been working on a screenplay. Actually, it's a little past a year to the day that I started writing it. And now, a year and some-odd-days later, I have a final draft.

It's amazing to see how much it has changed from the first draft. It went from a random idea, to something I am extremely proud of. 


I can't imagine it being what it is without all of the support and feedback I got while I was writing it. Classmates, friends, professors. 


I've always enjoyed that part of writing: the collaboration. Getting critiques, hearing ideas, getting questioned about things I never thought about. I love it; all of it. I constantly learn from it, constantly become a better writer. And a better person.


I've noticed, when I'm writing, I tend to focus on what people say; how they speak. Writing has made me a better listener. 


I've found myself more sympathetic to, and interested in, situations I might not have even wondered about before. I'm finding what makes people tick more and more intriguing. I'm finding that every story can be worthwhile and every quirk is part of someone's history (though, sometimes annoying).

I was kind of in denial yesterday as I stood over that hunk-of-junk printer in Renshaw and watched as it (slowly) printed off all 111 pages. Today, I am a bit lost as I have so much time on my hands.

What's a girl to do? I feel like I should go celebrate, have a drink or two (or five), but here I am, broke and sleepy. That's alright, though, I'll just have a low-key celebration. 


Tonight, I think I'll pour myself a nice, tall glass of...water, plop down in front of the television, watch some Chelsea Lately and SVU and then go to bed.

As for tomorrow? I'll wake up and start thinking about my next writing project. 


I hope it'll take me on the same exhilarating ride.

And he said: 

"Take my hand; 

Live while you can.

Don't you see? 

Your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand."

Always,

Jamika

Title Song: 'Ordinary Day' - Vanessa Carlton