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History In The Making: A President’s Day Post

by Monica February 18, 2013

“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” ~ Edmund Burke Every history teacher I had in school ominously hung a poster with that quote above the chalkboard. While I appreciate the reminder that we can, indeed, learn from the mistakes made by those who came before us, I also believe that history provides [...]

Twelve Months Of Stories

by Monica December 25, 2012

From now through December 25th, I’ll be taking a look at the past year by sharing experiences that correlate to the number of the day in the countdown. On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, 2012 gave to me… Twelve Months Of Stories Eleven Modes of Transport Ten Blog Posts Blog-ed Nine Streams of Income Eight [...]

Ten Blog Posts Blog-Ed

by Monica December 23, 2012

From now through December 25th, I’ll be taking a look at the past year by sharing experiences that correlate to the number of the day in the countdown. :: On the Tenth Day of Christmas, 2012 gave to me… Ten Blog Posts Blog-ed Nine Streams of Income Eight Bests of Brooklyn Seven Stamps A Stamping [...]

Reality Check

by Monica November 20, 2012

Here in the States, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. There is a frenetic and frantic energy in the air. The race to tidy up loose ends and pave new paths for a new year is upon us. And the race is a crowded one. More than usual, I’m hearing comparisons and what-they-have-that-I-don’t-have conversations. I’m [...]

Built To Last: Stories That Matter

by Monica November 13, 2012

More and more all that’s fit to print has left me scratching my head about what is deemed important or relevant or newsworthy. And with social media at our fingertips, stories whiz by at an alarmingly fast pace. As information-consumers we’re left overwhelmed by data and under-whelmed by retentiveness. The result being a dizzying array of misinformation [...]

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Fair

by Monica October 18, 2012

It was the summer of 2005. I was in Roanoke, Virginia, performing in a regional production of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. During one of our days off my fellow cast mate and I wandered over towards the sound of live country music, the smell of cotton candy, and the [...]

The Rewrite

by Monica October 10, 2012

Remember the popular mean girls back in high school? I’m from Orange County so they were particularly… intense. At the time, I would have traded my soul to be like them– No braces, no frizzy hair, no apparent care in the world aside from deciding which party to attend on Friday night. But hindsight is [...]

A Sprinkle In Time: Defining Moments

by Monica September 18, 2012

I blame the fairy dust. When I was a wee lass, I was so shy I could barely string two sentences together. An only child, my closest companions were characters in books, of which I devoured voraciously. When forced to meet new people, my blond ringlets would peek out from behind my parents’ legs, which [...]

Friday Photo: Welcome To Your Lucky Break

by Monica August 24, 2012

The day you decide to do it is your lucky day. ~Japanese Proverb Do I feel incredibly vain and… exposed… placing a close-up photo of my face on the blog for this week’s Friday Photo? You betcha. But I did it because I want all of us to remember if we don’t put ourselves in the [...]

Let It Go: A Lesson From The Cutting Room Floor

by Monica May 29, 2012

You have to edit the material. That assumes that some kind of a mind is operating in relation to the material. Not all minds are the same. Every aspect of filmmaking requires choice. The selection of the subject, the shooting, editing and length are all aspects of choice. ~Frederick Wiseman, American Documentary Filmmaker There’s one [...]

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