Natalie Kim

Reading TONIGHT!

2012-05-15T12:11:41Z

Tonight Tonight Tonight!

WHERE:

The Wild Project

195 E 3rd Street

NY, NY 10009

WHAT:

Come meet two North Korean sisters, Junhee and Minjee as they try to escape and survive. This is a WONDERFULLY written play, engaging, entertaining, funny and NOT Debbie Downer.

When you're an actor, you live for plays like this. It's so well written you just read the words and don't really have to do much "work". It's a very special play and you will not be disappointed. Trust me.

Come check it out!

Horatio Sanz Web Series: ESPANTO!

2012-05-04T01:26:13Z

(I come in at 3:31)

I had the awesome pleasure of working with @Mr.HoratioSanz. He is REALLY GOOD and FUNNY made everyone step their game up.

My only quibble is the mask. I'd love to see his adorable face. EVERYONE who sees this says: "Oh man, I love that guy!" and "I hope to see more of him".

HEAR THAT HORATIO? Whatever you do, people totally adore you and want to see more of you.

I also really enjoyed working with Julie Gomez and all of the kick ass UCB people, Joe Spit and Kristopher Knight.

xo,

Check me out in comics! Secret Identities Volume 2: Ching Shih

2012-05-04T01:22:36Z

I've collaborated with Robin Ha and Jeff Yang to write a story in COMIC FORM!!!!

MAJOR thanks to ROBIN HA, the AMAZING ARTIST who drew this pencils and Jeff Yang from Secret Identities for allowing me to be part of his crew. Also thanks to Perry Shen, Keith Chow, Jerry Ma & Jef Castro.

I'm beyond excited. I wrote a story for a fictitious comic about Ching Shih (a real life pirate) for the second volume of Secret Identities the Asian American anthology of the anti-hero.

A few years ago I read about this pirate woman, Ching Shih on CNN by Maggie Koerth.

To summarize, Ching Shih was an actual woman who lived in the 19th century and worked as a prostitute. Eventually she married a pirate and when he died, she took over and was one of the most successful pirates of her time. (To add to her badassery, after her husband died she married her adopted step son!) The British tried to get rid of her but she proved elusive and ended up living a very long and prosperous life.

The story struck me as so unusual because most stories about Asian women are how they had been physically abused but remained ultra loyal to an elusive man and their reward is that they sprout into a beautiful blossom flower.

Sometimes I hang out at Drawbridge, a illustrator and cartoonist studio in Brooklyn and sat at Robin Ha's desk when she wasn't in. It was very obvious that this RISD graduate and fine artist was a master. When I sat at her desk to draw my feeble cartoons, I would stare admiringly at her drawings that had such energy and fluidity.

Occasionally I would see her and some how I relayed this story to her and she agreed that it was a cool story. And we left it at that.

A year later, Jeff Yang sent out an email for stories to be included in his anthology, I knew this would be an excellent opportunity to tell her story.

This is a project is something that means a lot to me and something I'm very proud of (Once again, thanks to Robin whose work feels like it was literally taken from my brain and, of course, Jeff Yang.)

xo,

My phone right before it's death...

2012-05-04T01:11:02Z

I bought this phone in order to reduce the radiation from my iPhone. Normally people don't give me a second glance but today everyone was astonished to see me using it. I'm not trying to be ironic, I was trying to avoid getting cancer. My iPhone had a better idea on preventing cancer by completely dying.

My thoughts on Lena Dunham

2012-04-26T18:42:05Z

With all of this time I spent on this cartoon railing on people railing, I could have written a spec script. GREAT.

Cartoon - Creative Block

2012-04-05T16:00:28Z

Thoughts on my 30 DAYS OF FUN EXPERIMENT:

I learned that fun is not always planned and controlled. Sometimes what I planned to be fun ended up being stressful and not very fun. Other times when I didn't have anything planned but allowed myself to be open to whatever was happening, I had fun. My least favorite thing is grocery shopping. But if I simply stayed in the present moment, I had fun even at the task that I normally hated.

One benefit was that making things fun for myself ultimately proved to be good for those around me. Instead of just GETTING STUFF DONE, there's an added benefit of focusing on what makes you happy. People are more interested in hearing what you have to say and instead of feeling crappy, I felt excited about what was going to happen next.

I definitely feel that some awesome things have happened creatively and professionally and I've put less effort in than I have in the past, so that says something.

ANYWAY, one of my favorite things to do is 'tooning, so here's the latest!

xo,

Day 12 of 30 Day Fun/Joy/Pleasure Challenge

2012-03-12T21:49:12Z

TODAY'S FUN THING: Today I registered for a ZUMBA class. I did not take it yet...but I registered knowing that I'm going to have fun in the future...Hmm...I still have time to actually have fun. I'll keep you posted.

;-)

Day 10 & 11 of 30 Day Fun/Joy/Pleasure Challenge

2012-03-12T21:46:02Z

FUN THING THIS WEEKEND: RESTED

I GOT SICK this weekend. Not sure why but I felt pretty cruddy. I needed to rest up. No email, no TV, just sleep...

Day 10 of 30 Day Fun/Joy/Pleasure Challenge

2012-03-11T00:42:46Z

Today's Fun Thing: Got a chocolate croissant from Le Pain Quodidient and some chocolate squares. ;-)

Day 9 of 30 Day Fun/Joy/Pleasure Challenge

2012-03-11T00:39:08Z

TODAY'S FUN THING: Hung out with my friend, Natalie (no not myself)...

Sometimes the best part of going to do something is "on the way". If you live in the burbs, this means when you ride in the car and on the way back, you have a terrific conversation with the person accompanying you.

Today, I hung out with my friend, Natalie and we walked 15+ New York City blocks talking about everything under the sun.

Honestly, I didn't consciously set out to have fun today...but maybe unconsciously I did? Because Natalie happens to be one of the funniest, brightest and nicest people I know...

Anyhoo...Hope you are having a great weekend...

xo,

Natalie

Day 9 of 30 Day Fun/Joy/Pleasure Challenge

2012-03-10T13:30:54Z

Today's fun thing: Hung out with my friend, Natalie

Day 8 of 30 Day Fun/Joy/Pleasure Challenge

2012-03-09T17:35:36Z

Today's FUN thing: I met with my ever-fun writing partner and buddy, Josiah Madigan.

It is NOT easy to find a writing partnership that works well. Even if there are two really gifted people involved. Luckily you put the two of us together and we happily rollick in the fields of writer land.

There is no reason why we should enjoy writing together, we have very different backgrounds: He bleeds Crimson and I bleed CUNY. Josiah is shyer and introspective, I tend to be more outgoing and gregarious. I love Beyonce and he likes moody crap that I can't stand. (I have NO patience for moody).

That said, when fingertips hit the keyboard and we discuss about what we write, it's GOLDEN. We are like John Stockton (Josiah) and Karl Malone (Me). I'm definitely all elbows AND I deliver). We effortlessly pass the ball with grace, agility yet no ego and together, write a lot of great comedic material. It's hard not to have fun when we get together for lunch. I'm VERY grateful for our friendship.

We're currently in PRE PRO for Josi & Nat, a comedy web series about two digital designers who work a shitty job at a large advertising agency. They are powerless and are subject to the whims of their idiotic bosses. The only thing they are in control of is how late they stroll into work and what they order for lunch.

Hope you had a great week, and please post what you've been doing for fun :-)

xo,

Natalie

Day 7 of 30 Day Fun/Joy/Pleasure Challenge

2012-03-08T11:51:06Z

Today's fun thing: Today I met one of my favorite people ever for coffee.

My bud, Mike Levy...

It's in air quotes because unfortunately homeboy was late so we couldn't hang as long as we wanted. But it was awesome to catch up with him and chatting with him is effortless and filled with a lot of laughter. We decided to make it a point to take time and meet regularly to discuss actory stuff.

When you meet great people, MAKE time for them. Often time, in our lives, we default to waste of spacers but it's in your control who you hang out with.

I'll leave you with a pretty funny quote from Karen Kohlhaas: "People who are mean to actors go straight to hell."

xo,

Natalie

HERE'S SOME FUN THINGS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE:

A late night! I went to my sister house to watch the first of Stephanie Meyer's books, Twilight, and loved it! After reading the first book and almost half way through the second one, I am addicted to vampires! LOL!

Day 6 of 30 Day Fun/Joy/Pleasure Challenge

2012-03-07T15:49:25Z

Today's fun thing:
I curled my hair...yea, I'm a weirdo, but it's fun for me.

I've always been a huge tomboy. My mother always tried to get me to wear dresses but I hated them and definitely preferred to wear pants and play soccer with the boys.

Since I became an actress, I've had to refine my shower and run beauty routine. Like it not, looks matter in the entertainment industry.

Today I felt really SHLUMPY. Yea, I meditated and yea I thought about what I was grateful for what I have in my life...but I wanted to do a little more. So I decided to take my time getting ready, I didn't rush. I focused on exactly what I was doing. Not worrying about where I had to be or what I had to do.

"Getting ready" can be looked at as a really important ritual. Not putting on a mask to cover stuff up, but really appreciating yourself in the moment. When I take the time and focus on myself in the morning and chill the freak out (not rushing around) I set the tone for the day and feel a lot more focused and happier. It affects how I feel about myself and affects how I interact with other people, thus making a few people happier.

OH! And I'm taking a class with Karen Kohlhaas and she had a GREAT tip:

Instead of saying "OH SHIT" when something bad happens, say to yourself: "OH GOOD!" and then give a rationale as to why it's good. So far I've used it once today and it's terrific.

Here are some things some other people are doing:

I have a frosty can of root beer (A&W of course) and am toasting my friends far and near.

...going for a walk to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens soon...

Today, as I do every Tuesday and Thursday, I walked with my neighbor/girlfriend but today I decided to make it FUN! She usually goes along with anything I suggest when we walk--like which direction to walk, how long we walk, etc. Today, I pushed it! I suggested we play a game--from childhood, called Follow the Leader! She gave in to me and we not only had FUN but we had a BLAST! I let her start first and she kept it pretty simple but when it was my turn, I had her dancing in the street, climbing over a fence, and running in circles! It was a FUN workout!

...i'm going to go running in the park after work
that will be fun
i will write
that will be fun
i will practice guitar
also fun

xo,

Natalie

Day 5 of 30 Day Fun/Joy/Pleasure Challenge

2012-03-05T22:55:55Z

Today's fun thing: Dark Chocolate. Enough said.

I started a 30 day fun challenge. Basically everyday for the month of March, I'm doing something fun. You can read about it here. And it's never too late to join

Here's what some people have sent me. These totally made my day:

Today was a beautiful, windy day in Florida! After taking care of all the little farm creatures, I sat on my new sun porch, enjoyed a cup of coffee and listened to Scotty McCreary sing to me! Then, the most amazing thing happened! One of my favorite sounds to listen to is rain on a tin roof. It started raining! Since Scotty's voice was no longer audible, I went outside (without my coffee) and stood in the rain! I needed a shower anyway! Now, that was FUN!

Today I went on a hike with my roommate at Runyon Canyon! It was glorious.

I made a very nice house out of Lego bricks. It was small but pretty.

(Check it out below!!)