torrent of lies https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17w7twMXFm/
former advisors https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1XJk1cakHA/
mental health professionals https://www.facebook.com/share/p/187FWByxV5/
trump scandals https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18Mju9ZsQm/
I would like to communicate with the DNC about how I feel this all goes back to the way they silenced and smeared Tulsi Gabbard in the 2020 election. This allowed Biden, a historical hawk, to sneak into office without his hawkish history being revealed. They ignored the fact that the majority of Americans wanted peace.
Trump framed himself as the “peace” candidate. There were a lot of right thinking people who voted for him for that reason.
This election brings an interesting irony. Many progressive Friends supported Harris, because of her views on human rights and social justice; however, we dropped the ball on peace. We ignored the fact that the draft dodger candidate was positioning himself as the "peace" candidate. We ignored the fact that the popularity of Sanders on the left and Trump on the right indicated strongly that the majority of Americans want to step down from being the world's policeman. We went for the hawks: Hilary, Biden, and Harris. We shot ourselves in the foot. Peace has to be a bigger priority.
A lot of my friends and acquaintances are telling me that they've seen me in this vertical drama, where I play the powerful billionaire gramma. Here's my blog about it Blog link
Studio VideGro
Cindel Krajewski, CEO
Director: Jenko Kent
Location: Beacon, NY
This was such a fun project. Before I went into it, I thought that the other characters in the script: Mr Pond and Miss Tibbles would be played by other actors. It turned out that they were stuffed animals, which made the script super funny.
I was impressed with the efficiency and cleverness of this studio. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who is trying to do a video commercial on a budget.
This gig filmed in the Chicago area in June. It was an exciting gig, because it was bilingual. I didn't think that my Spanish was good enough for a bilingual gig, but they booked me.
English 60 s
English 30 s
Spanish 60 s
Spanish 30 s
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is much more common in fair skinned people, especially with blue eyes. I was chosen for this ad, because they felt I looked like an AMD patient.
My mom did, in fact, have this condition. I've been told I look like her. My poor mother had AMD, cataracts, glaucoma, and herpes in the eye. I'm hoping that the brown eyes I inherited from my father will protect me from some of this. She had blue eyes.
I learned from this ad that AMD is much more treatable than it used to be -- with injections into the eyeball. While that doesn't sound so great, the ad emphasizes that it isn't as bad as you think.
The actress for the main character told me that she was particularly interested in this ad, because several of her family members suffered from retinal disease.
This ad was filmed in the Chicago suburbs. I was out there for a personal trip and was able to combine the filming. Here's the blog about the trip June Car Camping Trip .
I am not fluent in Spanish, but I was able to rehearse the Spanish lines driving out to the site. My pronunciation is good, but I found that the muscles of my face needed a workout to be able to form the words properly, especially since it was medical terminology. My scene partner, who is a native speaker of Spanish, was very complimentary of my delivery.
#Actor #Actress #ActorsLife #ActressLife #ASRS #RetinaSpecialists #BilingualActor
All sorts of things are coming out, clips are being added to the blogs listed at the bottom, as they come out.
May 6-9 I had my first sleep away acting gig. We were shooting a vertical format web series of mini-episodes. This is a remake of a series that has been very successful in China.
Here's a promotional video for the series, my part starts shortly after 19 minutes. It's a long promotional video. These vertical series are typically viewed in an app on cell phone. This one is apparently called Short TV.
Thanks to my sister-in-law for finding this clip. She immediately remarked that the real "Raft of the Medusa" is 16'x24', much larger than the one shown in this clip.
Director: Ying Xiao
Production Studio: Paradox Films https://www.paradoxfilmsny.com/
Here are some set pix
The director gave me a nice compliment. She said I was the prettiest grandma in NYC. Swelled head.
I bought myself a little souvenir on my own. Part of the plot includes references to fake antiques. This is such a one.
The team that made this series is very impressive. Since there is vertical format, they can have multiple cameras at once, each one focused on one actor. They only had to do one or two takes of each scene. Normally they have a separate take for each view, but this way they don't have to take separate takes for different views.
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Concerns:
The characters in this show are mostly very poorly behaved. My cast mates compared this show to a series called "Succession," which I haven't seen.
Some of the characters are depicted committing crimes such as commercial bribery and conspiracy to monopolize interstate commerce. A concern I have, as an attorney, is that viewers may not realize that these acts are white collar crimes.
If you see a murder depicted on a a show, I think you know right away that that's a crime. You immediately know that you're not supposed to do that yourself.
I'm not sure if the viewer of white collar crimes -- as shown here -- knows that they are just as much crimes as physical crimes like murder and assault.
I wish there were some kind of warning about the criminal nature of the activity depicted.
#DivorcedBillionaireHeiress #VerticalDrama #ShortTV
Here's an Instagram post that I made about this film.
I can't find the post that I originally watched on Instagram, but hopefully the Ted Talk will give you an idea. I don't have the courage to watch it again.
Here are some instagram posts from my extended car camping trip -- tho I also stayed indoors sometimes
Please note that a lot of these instagram posts have multiple photos or videos, so you should click through to see everything.
Mosquito Lake, Ohio
Harrison Lake, Ohio
Original Culvers, Sauk City Wisconsin
Devil's Lake, Wisconsin
Silos near Plano, IL, with weird Moiré effects
LaSalle Manor retreat center, Plano, IL
Cottonwood Campground, Lansing, MI
Straits State Park, St Ignace, MI
Oastler Lake, Ontario
There were tornadoes that night. They sounded like military aircraft buzzing the campground. I spend a half hour locked in a shower, because it seemed safer than my car
The next day, the ranger told me she saw, I think 3, tornadoes -- but they were all spiraling upwards. She didn't know if any touched down.
KOA Holiday, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Back in the USA. Delighted to see a rest stop
Scenic Hudson Overlook, Near Bear Mountain Bridge
View from home looking very good after 17 days away
