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
Feb 16, "Protections of Geographical Indications in the EU and Beyond" IIPS
Media consumed
Movies seen in Theatres:"Venom: Last Dance", "DeadPool & Wolverine", "American Fiction", "Aquaman 2"
Audio purchased (Yeah, I haven't joined a streaming service yet) : "Impossible Dream" by Aaron Lazar, Everything I could find by Tony Ann, "Hell Together" by David Archuleta, "Fraggle Rock" with Adam Lambert, "Musical Priest" by Lucia Micarelli
Live theater & Music: Find your Light Benefit Appel Room; "Cabaret" at the Weathervane Theater in NH; "Cabaret" featuring Adam Lambert; Concert by Dave & Kat Foster in Staten Island
Oct 10 & 18 recording VO for Count of Monte Cristo
June 8&9 -- recording VO for undisclosed commercial -- very pleased that new XLR mic is giving satisfactory results -- after struggling with USB mics for years.
April 14 -- filming "Fear of Getting Old" Bridgeport CT d Leo Caserta
Courses
Netflix CD's -- Actor's Connection
CLE
11/8/23 "One-Day Patent CLE Seminar" NYIPLA in person
11/1/23 "Is It Obvious? Let's Reconsider. Design Patent Obvioiusness vs Utility Patents" NYIPLA in person
9/7/23 JPPCLE -- on Zoom
Dartmouth Lawyers Association’s July 18, 2023 program entitled, Generative AI and Its Legal Implications in IP Law,
6/22/23 "Anti-counterfeiting Procedures in Latin-America and Europe" IIPS
6/10/23 "From Madoff to SBF to Trump: The Changing Role of White Collar Prosecutions" Columbia Law School & a conversation with Dean Lester & Preet Bharara
Dartmouth Lawyers Association’s May 24, 2023 program entitled, Town Hall,
2/3/23 "The New Unified Patent Court and "UPC Land" IIPS
Media consumption
Live shows attended: Lindsey Stirling 8/1/23; Sweeney Todd 7/15/23
Recordings purchased; Josh Groban (20th anniversary edition of Closer); Mat & Savanna Shaw (2 albums); Lucia Micarelli & Leo Amuedo (Saudade, 2 Christmas Singles), Tony Ann ( Emotionally Red, Emotionally Blue, Emotionally Orange, Something I could ..., Rain); Jackie Evancho (Behind my Eyes, Carousel of time); Connie Talbot (4 singles with Boyce Avenue); Adam Lambert (You Make me Feel...); William Goldstein (Collaborative Composition); Voces 8 & Eric Whitacre (Home):
Movies seen in theaters: Trolls, Wish, Spiderverse, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Mission Impossible VII
Other events attended
NYYM Sessions in April, July & November -- all on Zoom
40th Law School Reunion, Columbia -- in person
50th High School Reunion, Livermore, CA -- in person
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.