July 4th

 A lovely day started with a gorgeous sunrise, coffee on the couch and then making a couple of sauces that I'm obsessed with - cilantro lime sauce and a Thai p-nut sauce.  Both are so spicy and yummy.  They taste good on everything.

Breakfast with the boys at Mess Hall to start us off right and then we headed to The Broad Museum for the Yoko Ono Exhibit, which I have to say was really wonderful.  I was very touched by the whole event.

This film was so intense.

I was reminded of what a true artist Yoko Ono is.

After watching this film we went to the playful blue room where there are blue markers and visitors are encouraged to write on the piece.

A couple of movies that Vince shot:

This was the Half Room

This is me dreaming...

This was the "Mom" room where you wrote a note to your mom and taped it to the walls.

I happened to be in the Mom room when my mom called me.  My note is the second one,

It was quite emotional writing to your mother.  You could feel the pain of loss in many of the notes.

I love this Basquiat.  It's always fun to visit.

Mic Drop & Mingle

Last night was one of those times when I'm just so damn happy about my career because its filled with the nicest, warm, caring people that I always wished I'd be involved with.

It all started with this lady - Rebecca Davis.  She had a great idea to get vo people together and to leave our usual solitary lives and MINGLE!  Such a good idea!

Marabina Jaimes - a longtime friend and vo actor from Santo Bugito (that's the show we worked on together).  It's so cute that Vince knows Marabina too (way before I met her).  She's like family.

This photo struck me for a few reasons - the guy on the left is Marc Hawes.  I've known him for years but this was the first time we met "in person."  The lovely lady, Tracy Rooney is a vo actress in one of my classes and she knew both of the guys.  In fact, her and Richard Tatum have a longtime friendship.  Small world, we're all connected.  What I love is that Marc and Richard and I all do similar jobs yet there's not competition.  Just friendship and creative endeavors.  There's room enough for all of us :)

And check out these cuties/vo actors - Skyler Holt, Adam Johnson-Ruiz and Sarah Henzler.  All of these people have so much talent to offer the world.  Time to get animated!

Vote and hike

 Had a lovely day voting and hiking and eating and enjoying the beauty all around us....

Sunday Mornings

 I love our Sunday mornings...

Malibu Canyon on a gorgeous day

We were feeling sad by the loss of our friend Larry on Friday so we packed ourselves up and went to Lure in Westlake for a yummy lunch and then took a walk in Malibu Canyon - one of my happy places.  It never disappoints there.

Smokie is Six!

 Happy birthday to my six year old Smokie.  May 18, 2020 was a great day and every day you've been alive is an asset.  This boy makes me smile every day (even though he woke me up at 5:00 this morning by biting my hair).

Cats!

 Smokie and Izzy, always amusing me....

Their favorite treat....Churu

Got a little on Izzy's nose :)

Mother's Day 2026

Had a lovely visit with Mom on Mother's Day.  Had to share this story: My mom always cracks me up. She had a doozy on Mother's Day. She told me that she told her doctor that she's in good health considering that she's 86. I took a beat, thought about it and reminded her, "mom, you're 88." Her response, "I am?"

J. Marcell Baker's Animation Demo

Love making demos.  Especially with actors who are exploring their animation side.  It's a different kind of acting and I love helping them find their footing in this field.

Here is J.'s Animation Demo Link to my Soundcloud:

J. Marcell Baker's Animation Demo

Adam Johnson-Ruiz's Animation Demo

Really had a lot of fun making this one.  Adam brought the talent and ideas to make this a stand-out demo.

Click on this link to take a listen:

Demo on my Soundcloud

Recording Nicole Escandon's Animation Demo

 Nicole sang a song for our demo recording and at that point I knew for sure - this is a Disney Princess.  Her voice is so beautiful and her acting is perfect for your next cartoon.

Here's the link to listen:    https://on.soundcloud.com/uInnpKoF9SOcL307Cm

I love how it says "Queens" over our head :)