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Singin’ the Blues

I went to the Rusty Nail for the First time Ever on Tuesday It just so happens that every Tuesday, and every 1st Saturday at 8pm,  The Rusty Nail hosts a Blues Jam. Having never been to a blues jam before (or the Rusty Nail for that matter), I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. […]

Paco Strickland: a Wilmington Legend

lately I’ve been listening to the radio a lot For such a small town, Wilmington has a number of great radio stations. So many that I can’t fit all of them onto the 6 program slots available on my car stereo. There’s the Oldies station (Jammin 99.9), the Classic Rock station (93.7 The Bone), the […]

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End of a Show, Beginning of an Era (?)

The strangest, most difficult part about film (in my humble opinion) is knowing that most of the people you’ve worked with and become close to over the past couple weeks or months will head back to their respective homes and you’ll never see them again.

Meanwhile, in Wilmington

So I’ve been working. A lot. Which is good and bad. Good because I’m getting tons of experience in costuming & making pretty good money without the time to spend any of it. Bad because I have zero time to spend on anything else (ie blogging, writing, drawing, guitar, crafting and all the other creative […]

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The Method to my Madness

If you approach a situation with “how can I help you?” instead of “how can you help me?” you’ll earn more respect from your peers, and they’ll think of you first when they hear of an opportunity that might benefit you.

Hot Damn, Hotlanta!

A week or two ago, I headed to Atlanta to work on a webseries called “Getting Out“. I had just finished working as a Stylist on a music video by musical artist Sean Cooney down in Savannah, and to keep myself awake driving from Savannah to Atlanta at 4 am for my 9am call time […]

Practicing Forgiveness and Releasing Anger

The Power of Forgiveness

Forgiveness is just one method to help you find the light at the end of the tunnel, but it is by no means “the answer”. I do think, however, that practicing Forgiveness can give you the strength to delve deeper into your problems and to discover the best way to climb out.

Hometown Tour Pt II: Wilmington’s Arboretum

The other day, I was driving past Wilmington’s Arboretum for about the 12th time after a meeting that ended sooner than expected, so I decided to stop and enjoy the free (!) garden. As I mozied through the unattended gates, I noticed an art class painting the scenery directly to my right. Nice to see […]

Wilmington, NC: touring my new home

A few days ago, I did my first touristy thing since moving to Wilmington I was feeling the need for some greenery and decided to seek out a Botanical Garden. The idea was planted (ha) in my mind a few days after I’d arrived when I drove out to Wrightsville Beach and passed a sign […]

Misadventures in Lewisburg, WV: the coolest small town in America

Recently I worked as (intermittent) Wardrobe Assistant on the film Child of God which was filmed in Lewisburg, West Virginia (Budget Travel’s ‘Coolest Small Town in America 2011‘) by Rabbit Bandini Productions. I drove six hours to West Virginia to help with two separate crowd scenes – one an auction, and one a scene at […]