Though I left my last employer at the end of February, I only formally announced my latest professional endeavor a couple of weeks ago. Which means in the intervening weeks and months, I didn't really have a lot going. Sure, I was working here and there. And I did take a trip to Paris. But ...
Archives for June 2017
Review: Baby Driver
In the opening credits of Baby Driver, the latest from filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim v. the World) there's a choreographer acknowledged among the various producers and crew. After a spectacular opening heist scene - a three-man bank robbery and a getaway of masterful stunt ...
Alright, so we’re doin’ this.
Over the last couple of months, I've been working on something. Yesterday, I finally put it out into the world. I officially launched 11th Street Lot, my one-woman marketing and publicity agency. It's scary and thrilling and empowering and daunting, and I know it's exactly the right next move for ...
Chicago List: Out of Hibernation
It's been a while since I drafted a new list of things to do around the city. With summer ramping up, it seemed a perfect time to build out something fresh, a brand new list of what I'm looking forward to doing and seeing and experiencing as the city comes out of hibernation. ...
Extra, Extra
As I look for creative ways to fill my time (and pay my rent), I finally looked into a link a coworker had sent me once, for an agency called 4Star Casting. Based here in the city, they're an extras and background casting agency that provides warm bodies for everything from emergency scenes in ...