Have You Filmed Her?

Bill, as the character of "Bill Scurry," on the set of the trailer for Have You Etc. Etc.

Me, as "Shelter Girl #3."

Spent the day in Williamsburg shooting a trailer for the book, produced and directed by the fabulous Jonny Stuyvesant of Milk Products Media, with special hair and makeup effects by Michelle Kearns. And I know, most people do their book trailers when their book comes out -- what can I say, I'm special. I did the Girlbomb trailer a year after publication, so this one is actually ahead of schedule.

It's been a creatively frustrating time for me lately -- none of my projects seem to be bearing fruit; whatever fleeting inspiration I have just evaporates on the page. I can't even blog satisfactorily these days -- I barely even update my Facebook status, that's how bad it is. So it was extra gratifying to spend the day creatively involved in something I feel good about, working with talented, organized professionals. I had so much fun, in fact, that I wore the makeup for "Shelter Girl #3" all the way home, and am sitting here at my desk blogging right now with the fiercest eyebrows, waiting for Bill to get off work so we can go get some Thai food and I can fill him in on everything that happened after he left the set this morning.

I'ma wear my eyebrows to Thai food, too.

Comments

[Danika]

Ha...you said "fiercest"! Tyra Banks & "America's Next Top Model" run the world lol But seriously I have meant to tell you on this last cycle of Top Model there was a girl from Brooklyn that reminded me of you! She's this bad ass punk chick who is awkwardly cool :) You probably can find her on YouTube or on the website for the show. And by the way I LoVe the "doorknocker" earrings for the shoot you look hot! And Bill is just so cute!!

[Kirsten]

Totally relate to the evaporating inspiration... I bought a new notebook today hoping a fresh book might stimulte fresh ideas. Instead, I am obssessed with how much I do not like the cover.

... what I wouldn't give for eyebrows of any kind. Alas, I was born with clear eyebrows which makes me look mad all the time. See? I can complain about anything. ;^)

[Kristine]

i'm loving the j.lo look for shelter girl #3.

i'll give you honorary status as a fellow latina with the jenny from the block look alone. holla!

and you know, only drag queens, gay men, and women can appreciate the impact good eyebrows have on the self-esteem....

[stana]

You do look fierce as shelter girl #3. Reminds me of high school...especially the earrings (and the tough bitch look).

I hate my eyebrows. I have yet to have them look fierce.

[satia]

The last time I went to have my hair done my I asked my hairdresser if she does eyebrows and she said yes. She then looked at my eyebrows and said, "Your brows look fine."

I guess I needed to tell her I wanted to look fierce!

And Danika, I agree. Lauren, the punk chick, definitely has a Janice quality I had not recognized before!

1. The cold weather is to blame. How is latent creativity to bloom with no sun and heat?

2. When I read Danika's comment on the earrings, I read "dork-knockers." Fierce indeed.

[Georgia]

Oh, that dork-knocker who forgot to put her name in was me.

[Janice]

I am a total dork-knocker! And now I have to research this Lauren chick, and see if her eyebrows match up to mine.