I feel that my last blog entry was, perhaps, unfairly snarky towards L.A. Therefore, I would like to tell you about some of the awesome things I did while visiting:
1. Ate at Musso and Franks with the lovely and brilliant Mary Greenfield. Mary is the older sister to Jenny Greenfield, my lovely, brilliant, and plant [...]
Archive for October, 2008
The brighter side.5
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Margot Bordelon, Musso and Franks, Natalie Portman, Point Break Live!, The Dragonfly, The Griffith Observatory, The Spasmatics on October 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
LA LA land
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Confessions of a superhero, Hollywood blvd., LA stereotypes, Margot Bordelon on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If a place turns out to be exactly as you pictured it does that mean you have a vibrant imagination or lack thereof?
Some L.A. stereotypes that are true:
1. Everyone is an actor.
2. Smog dominates the sky line.
3. Everyone drives. Everywhere. All the time. It’s possible that I spent more time in friends’ cars than in [...]
Sunny San Diego
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Margot Bordelon, Mission Beach, San Diego on October 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Before my first visit to San Diego I prepared for a month. I spent hours doing text analysis, typing out character breakdowns, and searching the web for the perfect lighting images. I was preparing for the anxiety-inducing grad school interview. I was a finalist for the MFA directing program at UCSD and I was determined [...]
No words
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cedar Point, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon IMAX, Margot Bordelon, sunrise at the Grand Canyon, sunset at the Grand Canyon, Tusayan on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mike and I arrived in Tusayan too late to visit the actual Grand Canyon on the 18th so we watched the thirty-four minutes IMAX movie instead. Big screen today, panoramic tomorrow. At one moment in the thirty-four minute film, the narrator says “The magnificence of the Grand Canyon cannot be captured on film or in [...]
Miss Natural
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bell Rock, Courthouse Rock, Margot Bordelon, New Age Sedona, Sedona, Sedona Vortex on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, it’s mildly embarrassing that I feel little passion for the outdoors. I spent my childhood camping and going to Westport (where Washingtonians go to surf, ha!), but when I entered my teenage years, I began bypassing weekends at the lake for rock shows at grungy Seattle clubs. And [...]
Funky little shack! Funky. Little. Shack.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged India House, Margot Bordelon, New Orleans, Voodoo Room on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m staying in the Voodoo Room. One of two tiny sleeping areas in the backyard of India House, my New Orleans hostel. When I first arrived on Wednesday evening, I was delighted by the hostel’s lived-in charm. Comfy couches, festive Halloween decorations, photos of past visitors plastered to the walls. But when I woke up [...]
Fifteen-minute foes
Posted in Uncategorized on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The eating area at Ukrop’s Grocery is simply labeled Cafe. I spotted it from Staples Mill Road, where I wandered alone, desperately in search of a coffee shop. Truth is, I was looking for a Starbucks. I need something familiar. It’s 7pm and I’m stuck in rural Virginia waiting for a 10pm to Savannah. Okay, [...]
Virginia Beach memoirs
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anne Bordelon, Guy Bordelon, Margot Bordelon, Virginia Beach on October 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I recently spent some time in Virginia Beach visiting my Aunt Michele, Uncle Michael, and my Gran Anne. Gran Anne is my Dad’s mom, and I haven’t seen her since my Papa Guy’s funeral in Louisiana six years ago. She moved to Virginia Beach a couple of years ago and is the spit-fire of her assisted-living home. I [...]
