Today I helped a friend of mine, Amy Rivard, by playing photographer and took photos of her in preparation for her cabaret titled Barenaked Canadian Lady at the Metropolitan Room on March 30th, 2010.

Yesterday into the early morning today I stood in for Jimmy Hopkins on Episode 117 (“There’s No Room on My Ass”) of the television series Mercy.

Today I worked on Episode 417 (“Million Dollar Smile”) of the television series Ugly Betty. (I was not used.)

Today I played a wedding guest in reshoots for Episode 318 (“The Unblairable Lightness of Being”) of the television series Gossip Girl.

My friend Victoria Libertore invited me to perform my comic improvised sermon act as The Reverend Raymond Nader for the fundraiser for her new one-woman show Girl Meat debuting this spring. Here are the details and I hope you can make it out–the sermons are completely improvised based off of audience suggestion and they are a rip-roarin’ good time!

Girl Meat Fun(d)raiser!

Join Victoria Libertore and friends in this celebration of her ten years devoted to making performance in NYC. It’s a party and performance with Cynthia Hopkins, Maddy Mann & Lexie Miller, Comedian Robin Cloud, The Reverend Raymond Nader as well as burlesque beauties making their debut: Kstar, Jazabel, Maya Lusion, Poisoned Ivy and Reverend Harness! DJ Cray Cuban aka/Alberto Denis will take us from the performances into partying and dancing. Light food and beverages for you! All funds go towards her new show Girl Meat.

Silent auction and raffle items include: headshot/portrait session, audition/feedback with a theatre, TV and film agent, theatre and dance tickets, one-on-one yoga session, one-on-one drumming session, reiki session, Body Talk session, trapeze lesson, high-end hair cut, framed photography, intuitive reading. If you can’t make it and want to donate, go here: BAX/Victoria Libertore

ABOUT GIRL MEAT
According to legend, Countess Elizabeth Bathory is the most prolific female serial killer in history. Drinking and bathing in the blood of her victims, she tortured and killed hundreds of women. Intrigued by this true story, solo performer Victoria Libertore channels Bathory’s essence with intensity, a dose of camp and a hint of insanity. All the while exploring why as a society we find naked, twisted-up, bloodied bodies of women so damn fascinating. Direction by Rosalie Purvis. Dramaturgy by Jen-Scott Mobley. Set design by Jono Lukas. Costume design by Jeff Sturdivant.

WHEN IS THE FUNDRAISER?
Friday, February 26th, 7pm. Performance at 8:00.
Party until 11:00.

WHERE?
The Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 Fifth Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11215

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ADMISSION?
Suggested admission: $15
But all are welcome.

SEEING THE SHOW?
If so, make a comment below!

On March 12th, 2010, Robert Pattinson’s new film Remember Me comes out. I play a young interviewee and you can clearly see me in the trailer for the film. Here’s a screengrab from the trailer.

This evening I auditioned for Jessica Stone of Chrystie Street Casting.

Early this morning I released the brand-new version of the website for Milton Dawes.

I have been webmaster for Milton for a few years, inheriting a simple, out-of-date website that served as an online library of his published and unpublished writings. I had been wanting to redesign Milton’s site for him for some time. Continually dangling the carrot in front of Milton that I’d been giving it some thought, I finally buckled down, found some time, and had some inspiration to overhaul his website. I found a Wordpress theme that fit his design interests (and the color scheme in his shirt!), and sure enough, he liked it, too. Very quickly, I was able to build a demo site for him, and not very long after, I went ahead and redesigned his website. The whole process of redesigning his website took me I believe less than 24 hours. I did most of it yesterday and finished off some touches today. It could have gone faster had I not had to take out some ugly code that was creeping into the new site from the old site.

Technically the new website is in beta as I learn about its kinks and get Milton contributing blog content (that will round out the design). Milton last-minute explained that he wanted to title the website “General Semantics” and have it be about that rather than about him. I think that’s an interesting shift in light of his domain name. I am curious how that branding works with his site.

As for the design, it’s pretty exciting, and I might dare say it’s the most attractive website related to general semantics that currently exists (and I know about). When you refresh the page or visit a new page, the whole color scheme changes randomly. There are little boxes showing blog content that automatically move in and drop off of the homepage. I’ve named a few categories for posts, and given some room for tagging. I still have to teach Milton a bit about how to use Wordpress, but I think he’ll like it and he’ll be able to write more often about general semantics.

If you have any feedback, comment below, else send Milton a message on his Contact page. If you like the website and his writings, I bet he’d love the feedback!