Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.
- Anne de Lenclos
There’s a phrase “struck dumb” or “struck speechless.” It’s never happened to me. Well, it hadn’t until Monday, January 25th, 2009 at approximately 3:00 p.m.
I was over at Gate 2, at the corner of Olive Ave and 3rd St in Burbank, CA. A handful of other tour guides and I were helping with the audience [...]
I just left work for the day, but not before stopping to watch McG direct a scene from Terminator: Salvation. Say what you will about him, but I have only ever seen him be kind, encouraging, and easygoing. And today was no different. They were doing a tricky scene with blue screen work and revolving [...]
Today at the grocery store, I saw something funny. I was in line, my items on the conveyor belt, and a guy and his wife get in line behind me.
First item out of the cart: two packages of training diapers. You know, the kind you get your kid when he’s learning how to properly use [...]
So for the past three days, I haven’t been able to speak. Seriously, a bad cold combined with giving three tours (basically, talking non-stop for 8 hours) has wiped out my voice.
Luckily, my managers and co-workers have been AWESOME and have worked with me so that I can stay at work and not get sent [...]