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I'm waiting for my laundry to dry and decided to write a post.  I'm rocking out to mother effing Carla Bruni.

Lately a few friends have called and talked about 2012 and what to do.  I know it's right around the corner but I haven't thought about it too much.  In fact, I feel downright peaceful.

For a Type A high achiever, that's a head scratcher, even for me.  I don't know why.  (Last night I had a dream that every person on who had a sitcom television show.  Is it a hint?  I have no idea.  I'm not obsessing over it.)

Maybe it's because I was REALLY DAMN sick a few weeks ago, to the point where I wanted to be put out of misery.  And now I'm like:  Breathing well?  Awesome!  My throat doesn't feel like the inside of a volcano when I swallow?  Score!

Maybe it's because I lost a very good friend to cancer and her death made me remember that life is a gift and that we're here to help each other out.

Maybe I'm grateful I moved to Manhattan from the burbs and I don't have to deal with tying up my godamned recycling.

(The alarm on my phone went off.  I went down stairs and changed my laundry.  Washer #4 is effed up and luckily I didn't put my clothes in there.  YES!!)

I feel good and I feel really happy and nothing extraordinary has happened.

Just the realization that I have the family that I've always wanted and I'll never take that for granted.  Anyone who says that you have to suffer to be an artist is full of bullcrap.  Having no drama and having nice normal people around makes me far more productive than not.

Nothing is perfect...and yet that's what feels perfect.

I'm grateful for all the wonderful things that have happened and also the exciting things for 2012.  But most importantly, I'm happy to feel focused on gratitude. 

Right.  Now.

I will write a long assed list of things that I'm grateful for...but for now, this is what is on my mind :-D

Happy Holidays!

xo,


Natalie

SuperTwins Episode #2 dropped last night:



BIG GIANT thanks to Julie Gomez, Upright Citizens Brigade  and Horatio Sanz.  I got a chance to work on his web series.  VERY EXCITED and will keep you posted.

By tonight, y'all!  I promise!  After I get all my hurricane proofing makeup on.


Photo by:  Seth Kushner

First and foremost I must thank Dean Haspiel for inviting me to sit at the Baltimore Comicon with him.  If you don't know Dean, he is one of the most prolific and dynamic figures in comics right now.    He is also won an Emmy for his work on the titles for the show Bored To Death.  Not only did Dean bring me to Baltimore but he also gave me a whole slew of wonderful friends (or community) of comix creators.  He has a big heart not just for me but every single person he encounters. 

Arrival in Baltimore
When I first got to Baltimore it felt a little strange.  I grew up in Millersville, a tiny town about 20 minutes from Baltimore and it wasn't exactly a terrific town for a theatre geek who loved to draw. 

I shook the past off and headed to the Sheraton, picked up postcards and crashed in my room.

Dean, Chris, George, Kat, Michel and Reilly were also attending but we all came our separate ways.

After freaking about whether to wear my costume to the convention center, I didn't want to waste any time and headed over to the Baltimore Convention Center.

At The Con
At the table I encountered Reilly Brown from Hypothetical Island.  He was busy drawing commissions for his fans and was generally pretty quiet.



I had a quiet panic attack as I realized I would need to start talking about SuperTwins!  I took my costume and walked to the bathroom and changed into Karin's outfit.




After some time, the crew finally arrived and I felt a lot better about being there.





Thank you to Frank and Linda Ruiz, Robert and Kristal Posada (Chimera Magazine)!

Here is awesome art of Karin by Bruce Dwayne!



Kat Roberts gave me the most awesome necklace in the world AND had her comic:

I LOST MY VIRGINITY TO JIM MORRISON on the table.  She is also an amazing accessories designer who is going to make me BROKE.  See her shop, WHITEHAUS.

The crowd turned out to be friendly and very curious about SuperTwins!  It turned out it was less about promoting my show than it was connecting with people and learning about what brought them to the show in the first place.

**UPDATE - I'm trying to add more photos to this entry and there's an error...It shall be updated.  Please stay tuned.

Chance of Rain: 
Your life may never be the same.

NK:  What excites you about this project?
MG:  well, its the first time I'll be in a full on production with my husband, Philipp Wolter. He's also acting in this and directing. We've done little things here and there but this is the first full on project that we are really getting behind and both acting in. And I love love love collaboration. This is what I love about filmmaking - everything from wardrobe, to the cinematography to set design, to the writer's words, etc.... - its very exciting bringing talented people together and having a hand in all areas. Very satisfying.....and nerve wracking and scary and wonderful! I'm so excited about the people we have on board for this project. And of course being on set is always fun, being a part of telling what I believe is a great story. It just doesnt get any better than this.....
NK:  Who inspires you?
MG:  People who are out there doing good in the world, for those less fortunate. My mother. My mother in law. My girlfriends. My fellow NYC artists (cause I feel like we're all in it together. I have such a respect for the creative souls of NYC. There's a brother/sisterhood that I feel is so prevelant in the indie film world here - I'm just so happy to be part of it. I think its a great time to be in NYC creating your own work. Cate Blanchett certainly inspires me. Annette Benning. My yoga teacher Ruth. Pema Chodron. When someone sings with a soulful beautiful voice. And traveling was probably my first inspiration as a young adult. Seeing the world - I think its important to experience different cultures. To be aware that there is so much more out there than you and your micro environment. 

This week's theme seems to be: young people dressing to look like adults.  And they look great doing it.

Photo Credit:  Natalie Kim using Hipstamatic

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." -- William Hutchinson Murray