Most of my blogging tends toward my travel experiences, and diversity in media, but I will also discuss my own creative pursuits, which are generally in the film, writing, and performance fields. I'm also an editor at Solarwyrm Press. Performance: improv, acting, stand-up comedy. Filmmaking: screenwriting, directing, video editing, short films, music videos. Writing: speculative fiction, memoir, short stories. Though I consider myself a citizen of the world, with how many places feel like home to me, I was born and raised in Australia, to American parents. I'm a dual-national of both countries, lived in Malaysia for five and a half years, and now live in the US.
We’re down to less than 36 hours before we have to leave for the airport. While I’m more calm now than I was when I woke up, freaking out that we had to leave the next day, I still haven’t organised the things I was freaking out about not having done yet – namely booking … More We’re off to see the world…
We’re just a few days short of Doyle’s nine-month mark and he’s currently going through some rapid development. I’m very impressed with how capable he’s becoming at standing. Over the past couple of weeks, Doyle has been learning to lift himself up from a sitting position to a standing one while holding onto my fingers. … More Nine Months Strong
We’re now down to less than 3 weeks before we board the plane that will take us to England and I think I can safely say I’m panicking a little. I woke up this morning from a dream that we were due to leave on our holiday tomorrow, knowing full well that we hadn’t finished … More Getting into Holiday Mode
I first got a mobile phone in 2000 – wow, about seven and a half years ago now. I have been on the same plan that whole time, until tomorrow. Back in those days, they offered much better plans. I was on a “B Together plan” with my Mum, which gave us her phone, with … More The best mobile phone deal for me!
My laptop died on Tuesday, which has given me opportunity to act more like a house wife. I decided to make some muffins, but I improvised a lot from a different recipe I had, because I didn’t have all the ingredients. As the muffins turned out really nice, I thought I’d share my recipe with … More Fruit and Nut Oatmeal Muffins
I’ve been fairly busy in the last few weeks where my filmmaking is concerned. I’ve one week left of my PAC Screenworkshop 2 – Emotion Recall class, and have already screened my group’s film, Between Friends. Last week I also finally finished mastering my Journey and other short films DVD, including the DVD cover. The … More My Filmmaking Present and Future
Having bought a Playstation 3 the other week, I thought it would be good to try and take full advantage of all of it’s capabilities. I really wanted to to find out if I thought Blu-Ray was indeed better quality than DVD. Unfortunately, both of our local video stores don’t have any Blu-Ray discs to … More Blu-Ray – the next generation of DVD
I’m aware that I haven’t spoken about any of the television I watch in the past, but to be honest there isn’t much on air at the moment worth promoting. However, since I have an interview on ComedyDownUnder.com to plug, I may as well promote what I consider the best thing Australian comedy has seen … More Introducing… the best Australian comedy on TV right now
I’ve got a short film to edit at the moment, which means I’ve dragged my iMac out of son’s room (I’m glad it’s more portable than a PC box!) and set it up on the dining table. This in turn means I’ve been able to attach the digital camera and upload some of the latest … More Gratuitous Photo Entry
My husband Jeremy has long wanted a PS3, since even before they were released in Australia. My attitude was more “too expensive yet” and “you don’t even play the PS2!” For me, a PS3 was not something I really thought I’d want at least until Final Fantasy XIII is released. Having said that, I haven’t … More PlayStation 3 and other gaming consoles
