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Occupied

By J. Holtham
Directed by Julie Foh

The political turns very personal when a
troupe of actors rehearse for a demonstration.

Alex C. Ferrill*, Todd
Natalie Kim, Lynn
Corey Allen*, Andre
Amelia Mathews*, Carol
Adam Fujita*, Oscar

Thursday, January 26 - 8pm - First Preview
Friday, January 27 - 8pm - Second Preview
Saturday, January 28 - 8pm - Official Opening
Sunday, January 29 - 3pm

Thursday, February 2 - 8pm
Friday, February 3 - 8pm
Saturday, February 4 - 8pm
Sunday, February 5 - 2pm *Note special Superbowl Curtain time!
Monday, February 6 - 7pm

Thursday, February 9 - 8pm
Friday, February 10 - 8pm
Saturday, February 11 - 8pm
Sunday, February 12 - 3pm - Closing

Here are some pics of rehearsal for a play I'm doing this month and next month.  It's titled "Occupy" and it's a seriously funny play by J. Holtham.  More deets as they come :-)

Kai played by Trevor Zhou

Kai & Karin played by Trevor Zhou & Natalie Kim

We want to share with you our first four episodes of SuperTwins!  

(We only ask that you get rip roaringly drunk AFTER the screening ;-)

We'll be joined with other web series folks and the beautiful Brooklyn songstress, Marissa Levy Lerer.

It will be hosted by yours truly and the lovely Josiah Madigan!

Here's a quick preview:

Please click here to bid on Nick Abadzis's original art work from his book Laika.  It's to help pay for Dylan Williams who is fighting cancer.

In Vlogging News:
I got an email from YouTube's robot and it said that I was able to monetize my video blogs and though it's probably not that big of a deal, I'm very very excited.  ^ _ ^ !!  It makes me want to take my vlog to the next level.

I've been doing my vlog with the camera from my computer and while it's expedient, it's not the highest quality.  I'll still use a Flip or iPhone when I'm out and about...but for the most part, the SLR is the BOMB.

I got a monitor for my SLR camera and it's a game changer.  Above is a still from a vlog I did. 

In SuperTwins! News:

We are very excited because we have less than a month where we drop the first episode on October 6, 2011.

This weekend I have an editing session with my fabulous and lovely editor, Anna Holtzman.  I'm so very excited!

My mom has the habit of coming to my apartment and dropping off stuff from my childhood.  From old blankets, to greeting cards from when I was christened...this was yet another beauty.

This should be titled:  Lifecycle of a Scrawny Brown Korean girl.  I don't look ANYTHING like I looked when I was a kid.  For some reason I got a bit paler and my eyes got bigger.  (And no, I didn't get any surgery, though in my culture plastic surgery is hereditary.)

I like how I started with flat bangs and then somehow my hair grows aerodynamic and poufy.

Anyway, here are multiple awkward and fashion backward pictures for you to laugh at and possibly make you feel better about yourself.

^ _ ^


xo,

I spotted this girl around Penn Station.  I'm NUTS for polka dots.  And even though she is very young she chose to dress in this retro style, big earrings and oversize bag to boot.

And yes, she works in fashion.

I spotted Jimmy and once again was struck at how he was very young yet he sported an outfit that was mature beyond his years.  Everything about him says tailored, fitted and cultured.  Even his umbrella is vintage.

Have a wonderful weekend!

xo,

Most Asian people are food crazy and food is a huge part of their culture.

I don't really share this view and I prefer to eat vegetarian so when Asian people learn that, they give me the look of extreme pity.  Growing up my mom worked and bowled a lot so many of our meals were for done out of convenience. 

I love the idea of slow food and learning to cook one day.  Sometimes I'll throw a meal together and it'll turn out okay.  But in terms of joy of cooking and the pleasure of cooking?  It's not there.  

I have a joy of eating.  ^ _ ^

***Additional news...



After I drew this cartoon I learned through FB that a dear friend, Liz Wong, died suddenly two days ago. 

I felt funny not commenting on it.

Liz was a beautiful model/actress and beloved by everyone she met.  I feel so blessed that we became friends and I got to know her through the years. 

I even wrote about her in my solo show because we met and then a week later decided to do a Buddhist retreat together.  Sounds a little crazy but somehow it worked out.

I remember when she visited me at one of my shitty day jobs after she returned from Shanghai.  She was positively beaming and glowing inside and out.  She bought me a bracelet, a necklace and a beautiful Guan Yin statue.  Guan Yin is the Goddess of Compassion and in Chinese culture is thought to protect us.

We had overcome a lot in our lives and I felt really happy that, for both of us, many things had come to a happy conclusion.

My heart is heavy with the loss of such a beautiful friend.