The Importance of Playing

Rene Magritte

Personal Values

This past week I read a book called “ Molecules of Emotion”, by Candance B. Pert. It’s a great book that I totally recommend, about the search for the biochemical links between consciousness, mind and body.

I am going to quote a short paragraph:

“One last word about stress: Play! Having fun is the cheapest, easiest and most effective way I know to instantly reduce stress and rejuvenate mind, body and spirit. The source of most people’s ongoing, daily stress, I believe, is the perception is isolation and alienation, being cut off from the company of others. Engaging in play is the antidote because it gets our emotions flowing, and our emotions are what connect us, give us a sense of unity, a feeling that we are part of something greater than our small and separate egos.”

My one time a week adult play time is at the Groundlings on Melrose Avenue, where I take Impro classes. Not necessary in order to become the next Saturday Night Live comedian.

Where are you playing?

Dylan George Jeans against Cupcakes

To fit into a pair of 24 jeans is a dream come true. It means a lot of things: that the daily power walks when you would rather be sleeping are actually working, that drinking more than two liters of water a day actually gives results. 

Also, that restricting yourself to one Crumbs Red Velvet Cupcake a week is actually a good idea

Ok, this pair is a sample so it might be something wrong with the sizing, but it’s ok. It might be my first and last pair of 24s, ever, but thanks Dylan George ( amazing Los Angeles jeans) for messing up your samples and making my day a little bit better.

Picnic at Warner Bros

Picnic at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank.

Shooting for the new Wonder Woman.

Sitting in the shade. Unknown tree.

With sunscreen on. SPF 60, always.

Today's funny fact: self-tanning lotion first, sunscreen after.

Warner Bros Roses.

"Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose..." Gertrude Stein

The Tomb of Wrestlers, 1961

Rene Magritte

Chanel

When I will be a movie star ( any day now) I want to be Diane Kruger in Chanel. I randomly decided this today, after seeing an amazing Chanel dress at Maxfield.

I could easily fit in this bag.

We don't discuss boyfriends, we discuss dresses here.

Vintage Chanel.

I remember some Hollywood fashion critics didn't like this dress.

Also, their names were Joan and Melissa Rivers.

To end with a quote from Coco Chanel, as I've seen way too many women wearing sweats today.

“I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.”

Maybe all those women in sweats met their destiny already.

Heather Graham wearing my clothes. Why?

Heather Graham on the set of Judy Moody

Why is Heather wearing my clothes?

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Old Navy Casting or Run, Baby, Run.

Old Navy Casting.

Wearing Alexander McQueen dress, Alexander McQueen scarf, and Salvadore Ferragamo sandals.

The socks are wool, and optional.

Role Description: Lead female performer 20's--very indie rock with upbeat flair and driving summer beats. We will have a male and female singing a duet; the vibe is light, upbeat and summery. Talent will be lip synching during auditions.

Wardrobe: hip and summer cool. Shorts, rompers, and summer dresses.

It's an amazing day in Hollywood. What else is there to do other than go to this casting? You can always get the big commercial to pay the bills for a year (or forever). For a day of work. Wouldn't that be nice?

Casting Director

Slate you name, height and profile.

Me

Ok. Diana, 5 feet 7 1/2 inches.

CD

You will be paired with a guy and you will be the singing and dancing couple. Think Glee. Think Broadway.

Me ( thinking to myself)

I want to leave. I want to leave now.

CD

This is your partner. Go rehearse outside.

Me ( thinking to myself)

I want to leave. I want to leave. I don't sing and dance. Why I am here? This is Old Navy. I don't even wear Old Navy. Old Navy is so unfashionable; I am wearing Alexander McQueen. Why am I wearing McQueen again? Do I own anything Old Navy? Poor Alexander, he shouldn't have killed himself.

Guy

I am your partner. Let's rehearse.

Me

Ok.

We go outside on Sunset Boulevard. He had the song on his iPhone. He knows the lyrics. This is weird. The song is called "Barbecutie". I wonder how much time the ad agency put into this one. I forgot the lyrics, but it's about rompers and dresses and style and shorts. 

I should leave. No, I will stay and embarrass myself and then blog about it.  How hard can it be? You have to lip synch, right? I can't even tell when people are lip synching. They can say whatever, right?

Now, we're inside the room. The music starts. I lip synch. I don't know the lyrics. It's odd. The chair is spinning. The guy spins my chair. We sit up. We continue the lip synch. I think I lip synch his part too. This is weird. We are happy. It is Glee; it's Broadway. 

And Cut.

The next singing couple is entering.

We leave, oddly dressed, to our cars. 

Some like it Hot

Image from here .

Soup. Secret Eastern European recipe discovered on a Hollywood set.

For illustration purposes, I am using Natalia Vodianova. I am sure she eats soup. I don't know who took this picture, so whoever it is, they have the right to the picture. I am just illustrating a soup eater. And a mother of three. Here is her foundation that helps build playgrounds for children in Russia.

Too much fashion gets boring sometimes... and a girl needs to eat. Not too much, to fit into that sample size.
Soups are amazing, and the Eastern European soups are the best. Ever wondered why those Eastern Europeans girls look amazing? Well, lot of things... secret things... but one of them is eating soup. Instead of pasta or fries and fast-food.


So, this is an exceptional food post. And, if even an unexperienced cook as myself can make this, so can you.
I don't know how to write a recipe so I will just explain it to you as it was explained to me~ on a Hollywood set. From an Eastern european supermodel~Can't get better than that.


You put some water to boil. The quantity of water in not determined, but you should put more than just for a cup of coffee. Let your intelligence help you with this one.


Add salt, pepper and some seasonings to the water. Again, everything is relative.


Get some chicken drums and put them in the boiling water.


Get a carrot, parsnip, celery, onion and a tomato.


Chop everything and put the vegetables in the boiling water.


Add rice, quinoa or pasta too, if you want.


Let everything boil, add more seasonings, add parsley at the end and Bon Appetit.


Seriously, just that?


Seriously, yes.