January Post

I've been using MySpace for most of my blogs and have not visited Blogger since September.
I do plan on getting back to Blogger for my personal vents and leave the MySpace blog for news that is pertinent to the entertainment industry. I do want to share some of my favorite blogs from years past on MySpace, though.

I Love to Make People Cringe

...Well, not with my singing, hopefully.

I had a wonderful dinner with director Bobby Akers, Jr. the other evening. He is directing the upcoming independent horror film, Thanxgiving (www.thanxgivingfilm.com). He told me about his past weekend at a horror convention in Jersey and about people's reaction to the film's trailer. He said there was no negative feedback. He said I was used a lot throughout the trailer and I had Hollywood actresses cringing and grabbing their stomachs. This is just the response I was hoping for! Anyway, all who saw the trailer encouraged Bobby to send it to Wes Craven. How cool would that be if Mr. Craven saw the trailer and wanted to meet little 'ol me?

He also went over his upcoming project. I think it will be great and I cannot wait to try my hand at another indie film. I just thank God for His divine intervention at this time in my life.

Ho Hum, Ho Hum, Blogger Here I Come

So, like, it's been way too long since my last post. I have some good excuses, really. Here's a little summary of all the goings-on since my last post: I bought a condo. I still have not moved in, but it is slowly coming together. I am trying to get the sterile apartment feel out of it by using paint and a little TLC. I finished my Russian classes, took an online American history course at the Community College, and am now entering the fall cluster as a junior. I finally get to take the classes that relate to my major. Doug and I broke up on June 30th, a few hours before a gig, might I add. Thanks, Doug. He has called me four times since then. I have talked to him once. I have no regrets, but I love not having a boyfriend. I honestly am not even interested in dating. I do not have the time for one, and I need to concentrate on myself. Oh yeah, I have finally been in therapy for several months now. You see, I was sexually assaulted as a kid and I have always suffered from anxiety. I remember being eight years old and afraid to eat, because I thought people were trying to poison my food. I have other issues besides that, as well. Yes, I am depressed, but I am more angry than anything, so much so, that my aura-reading friends get a little freaked out by me, until they get to know me. The band is still going strong. We have twenty-five gigs and counting over the next four months, and that is not including the dates that are not confirmed. Oh yeah, I got cast in my first full-length independent horror movie. I have a small part, but I have a first and last name. The name of the film is Thanxgiving www.thanxgivingfilm.com and it is about half-way completed. I love being on a film set; it's like vacation for me. I have a bit more shooting to go. The whole process is going very fast, because we want to get it ready for a November release. We even have a star in our film. The actor who played the original Jason Vorhees, Ari Lehman, has a role in this film. I was also offered a leading role in another indie horror film, to be filmed this November-February. I agreed to it, of course, script unseen, because I like the director so much.

Anyway, that is about it. I am still fighting exhaustion. My classes start the last week of September and I hope to move into my place this weekend.

I apologize for such a messy journal entry, but I jus do not have time for mechanics at the time. Hey, I feel like I am no longer dreaming it, but finally being it, which was the whole point of this blog, anyway. Took me long enough!

The Longest Exam in the World

I took the longest test I've ever taken in my life last night. It was for my Russian cross-cultural class and it took me two-hours and forty-five minutes to complete. I wasn't the first one finished and I wasn't the last one, either. The torture consisted of ten questions, with five and sometimes ten sub-questions. It was all short and long answer. One question required an answer in six paragraphs. Thank God it was open-note and thank God I took great notes from my reading. Six hand-written notebook pages front and back, and almost three hours after the fact I finished. I am still in recovery today, and I bare some battle scars from where the ink bled through my skin. I almost asked, mid-test, if I could be sent to a gulag instead. Then, I found myself wishing to go to a prison camp and thought that if I wished hard enough, I would be there. Extra credit?

Long Time, No Post

Sorry I haven't written in awhile. I have a MySpace addiction, now. I am also writing a lot of research papers for my Russian class. Since I am not busy enough, I thought I buy a condo, too. I close on the condo on Thursday. Hopefully, I can get back to Blogger soon!

Love,

Jeni

Happy Birthday!

First off, Happy Birthday Rich Ellington! I think I might be able to find some incriminating tour pictures of you...Ah yes! I will dig up the one of you in Saudi on New Year's Y2K, with your feather hat on...

Secondly, Happy Birthday to Me!
Doug did not forget my birthday (unlike last year). He did something very romantic and scored many points today in my book of Romantic Boyfriend Points.

He picked me up from work to take me to lunch. We got to the restaurant and he said, "We can just sit down." I was like, "But..." We walked over to the table and my drink was there for me along with a beautiful antique amberlina vase with two long-stemmed roses in it. Then I saw my other present from him and a card. I could tell the present was a framed record of some sort. I opened it and it was Queen's "A Night at the Opera." The album and jacket itself is in pretty good condition. It is not an easy album to find an original copy of. I have to say that this is one of the best birthdays yet, despite me working today and the rain. My friend and co-worker Pam brought in a strawberry shortcake for me, as well. It is just about gone!

I feel very blessed to have a wonderful boyfriend, friends, co-workers, family, and of course, my awesome cat Merlin.

Now, I think I will go home and make a special birthday "Dirty Stoli" martini when I get home from work.

Screenwriter Richard Chapman

I usually have the most fun when I go out by myself. Last night was no exception.

I ventured out to the Schlafly Bottleworks micro-brewery and restaurant to try and complete a coloquium for school. The lecture I attended was hosted by Washington University's "Science on Tapp" series. The lecture started at 7pm and was to go until 8. I arrived a whole hour early and the main bar was empty, so I sat down for a pilsner glass of Schlafly's Razz Hefefeizen.

I managed to muster up a conversation with the bartender.

I began this post in April. It is now July. In summary, I had a great time and Richard Chapman is an incredible guy.

California, There I Went

Well, I am back from Cali and my return to normal life is starting to feel less and less like a bad dream, but I will share trip details and pictures when I get my pictures back...