After much thought, consideration and lack of blogging, Mlog has started fresh at a new domain and fresh content complete with fictional and non-fictional posts.
Check it out:
http://mollsyanna.wordpress.com/
Eventually this link will also change so save it now to keep up with the future!
....how does keeping up with the future work anyway?
Don't ask me that. I don't know.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
I wish...
Pretty sure this isn't my type but maybe I'll take another look at my headshot just to be sure.
Acting is definitley not not weird.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Weekend Recap...
...'twas a mighty fine weekend you guys.
Lots of hang time with the Husband and dog, really fun acting workshop, clothing swap with some gal pals and about to top it off by seeing a show at UCB LA
Here are some highlights in picture form:
Now for the week. Who knows what will happen? I can't wait to find out.
Lots of hang time with the Husband and dog, really fun acting workshop, clothing swap with some gal pals and about to top it off by seeing a show at UCB LA
Here are some highlights in picture form:
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| Friday evening hike with the best views. Why did I ever live in Chicago when this view was available? |
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| Riggins the dog found a new home under our coffee table. No one knows why. |
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| Saw this chair at Pier1. I'm hooked; I want it now. I don't have $450 for a chair though.... |
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| Made it through all of these for free thanks to the library. I hadn't seen any of them. I read both The Outsiders and The Road, but now I've seen the movies too. Ghost was my favorite of the three. I can't lie. |
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| Clothing swap spoils! Gotta find a place to wear that dress. Not pictured: a pair of sweatpants I immediatley put on when I got home. I love sweatpants. I apologize to my Husband daily for this. |
Now for the week. Who knows what will happen? I can't wait to find out.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Coming up for air...
...I'm drowning.
Not really but this has been a busier week than normal. I hate it when people say they are drowning. They aren't. They are standing in front of me drinking coffee. They are not gasping for air and flailing their arms about while water fills their lungs. Let's keep some perspective.
This brings me to a topic I'd love to discuss.
"I'm too busy."
Maybe it's just because I work for a start-up or maybe it's because I'm an actor and writer and I'm surrounded by actors and writers, but I feel like most people (including myself) love to talk about how busy they are.
Everyone in life is too busy and they love to tell you about it.
There's a reverse to this too. Even when this collective everyone is not actually busy, they love to tell you about how busy they are. Sometimes I tell my friends that I spent an entire day doing nothing but watching Call the Midwife and I feel guilty. They give me that look that says "YOU'RE NOT BUSY?"
Here's the thing. They probably weren't busy that day either. They were probably doing the same thing as me but they don't want to admit it.
Why do we feel the need to express how busy we are? Why do we need to feel busier than everyone around us? Sometimes it feels like a competition. If I don't say how busy I am then I'm obviously not working as hard as you.
Well guess what world...this week I was busy with work and at night I didn't want to be busy anymore so I laid on the couch and watched TV. This weekend I have a few things going on but I'm also going to make time to lay on the couch and watch more TV or perhaps take a nap.
I'm not actually busy all of the time. Just like you.
I fully recognize that this post is a rant about being busy after a post earlier in the week that talked about being busy. I'm a walking contradiction just like everyone else. Thanks for indulging my soapbox.
G'night.
Not really but this has been a busier week than normal. I hate it when people say they are drowning. They aren't. They are standing in front of me drinking coffee. They are not gasping for air and flailing their arms about while water fills their lungs. Let's keep some perspective.
This brings me to a topic I'd love to discuss.
"I'm too busy."
Dear Everyone,
We're all too busy. Everyone has too much going on. Nobody cares, sorry.
Signed,
Me and Everyone
I'm admittedly taking liberty to speak for everyone right now.
Maybe it's just because I work for a start-up or maybe it's because I'm an actor and writer and I'm surrounded by actors and writers, but I feel like most people (including myself) love to talk about how busy they are.
Everyone in life is too busy and they love to tell you about it.
There's a reverse to this too. Even when this collective everyone is not actually busy, they love to tell you about how busy they are. Sometimes I tell my friends that I spent an entire day doing nothing but watching Call the Midwife and I feel guilty. They give me that look that says "YOU'RE NOT BUSY?"
Here's the thing. They probably weren't busy that day either. They were probably doing the same thing as me but they don't want to admit it.
Why do we feel the need to express how busy we are? Why do we need to feel busier than everyone around us? Sometimes it feels like a competition. If I don't say how busy I am then I'm obviously not working as hard as you.
Well guess what world...this week I was busy with work and at night I didn't want to be busy anymore so I laid on the couch and watched TV. This weekend I have a few things going on but I'm also going to make time to lay on the couch and watch more TV or perhaps take a nap.
I'm not actually busy all of the time. Just like you.
I fully recognize that this post is a rant about being busy after a post earlier in the week that talked about being busy. I'm a walking contradiction just like everyone else. Thanks for indulging my soapbox.
G'night.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Monday is a day...
...and that day is today and it's not my best day.
Work was pretty overwhelming today and I still haven't touched my personal to-do list yet.
I'll share a couple of highlights from the weekend, since that's what my brain can handle right now.
Friday night I had the apartment to myself. The dog and I ate a lot of peppermint Joe Joe's while watching Call the Midwife on Netflix. That glass isn't dirty, although the lighting would have you believe otherwise. It's an awesome glass with a city map of Chicago etched into it. Available at Uncommon Green.
Call the Midwife is a delightful show. Nurse Chummy is by far my favorite character. I think I feel a kinship to her since she didn't know how to ride a bike when she first came on the midwife scene. Fun fact: I don't know how to ride a bike.
My mom texted me this pic yesterday of my nephew getting to hang out at the fire station. I think he won this weekend by far.
TTFN. I'm off to finally take a shower...hopefully.
Work was pretty overwhelming today and I still haven't touched my personal to-do list yet.
I'll share a couple of highlights from the weekend, since that's what my brain can handle right now.
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| Peppermint Joe Joe's are the shit. |
Friday night I had the apartment to myself. The dog and I ate a lot of peppermint Joe Joe's while watching Call the Midwife on Netflix. That glass isn't dirty, although the lighting would have you believe otherwise. It's an awesome glass with a city map of Chicago etched into it. Available at Uncommon Green.
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| Nurse Chummy showed that bike who is boss. Maybe I will do someday maybe too maybe. |
My mom texted me this pic yesterday of my nephew getting to hang out at the fire station. I think he won this weekend by far.
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| Gavin the fireman |
TTFN. I'm off to finally take a shower...hopefully.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Transistions....
...lenses.
I had to.
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The Husband and I recently made some pretty big life decisions. Actually this past year was full of them if I stop to think about it. Getting a dog, our wedding and the latest which was relocating from Chicago to Los Angeles.
We made the decision fairly quickly and without much thought. I'm a fan of decisions like this. My husband isn't.
In August of this year we decided to check out LA by taking a trip, seeing if it's a place the Husband would want to live (I lived here previously for a bit about 10 years ago) and enjoy a small vacation.
During that trip we ended up signing a lease on an apartment.
When we came back and told our friends they were shocked. We were also kind of shocked.
Moving meant that the Husband would have to leave his job but fortunately I would be able to keep mine. It meant leaving all of our friends in Chicago but thankfully, because we do improv, we would have many old friends in our new city too.
Lots of pros and cons any way you go.
We are here now, all unpacked, and transitioning nicely. I'm enjoying my new work from home life, the Husband is enjoying the warm weather and Riggins (our dog) doesn't even know anything has changed. He is by far the most adaptable being on the planet.
One perk of working from home is making breakfast every day. I'm sharing another what-I-had for breakfast post. Deal with it.
This morning I made oats on the stove and mixed in mashed up banana, sunbutter and maple syrup. Mashed banana is the best. I tried it after getting the idea from this gal's awesome blog. Get on the mashed banana train y'all.
Put some almonds on top to make it crunchy. Nom nom.
Bonus: If you want to see some road trip pics from our move out here, check out the tumblr we used to track our journey:
I had to.
The Husband and I recently made some pretty big life decisions. Actually this past year was full of them if I stop to think about it. Getting a dog, our wedding and the latest which was relocating from Chicago to Los Angeles.
We made the decision fairly quickly and without much thought. I'm a fan of decisions like this. My husband isn't.
In August of this year we decided to check out LA by taking a trip, seeing if it's a place the Husband would want to live (I lived here previously for a bit about 10 years ago) and enjoy a small vacation.
During that trip we ended up signing a lease on an apartment.
When we came back and told our friends they were shocked. We were also kind of shocked.
Moving meant that the Husband would have to leave his job but fortunately I would be able to keep mine. It meant leaving all of our friends in Chicago but thankfully, because we do improv, we would have many old friends in our new city too.
Lots of pros and cons any way you go.
We are here now, all unpacked, and transitioning nicely. I'm enjoying my new work from home life, the Husband is enjoying the warm weather and Riggins (our dog) doesn't even know anything has changed. He is by far the most adaptable being on the planet.
One perk of working from home is making breakfast every day. I'm sharing another what-I-had for breakfast post. Deal with it.
This morning I made oats on the stove and mixed in mashed up banana, sunbutter and maple syrup. Mashed banana is the best. I tried it after getting the idea from this gal's awesome blog. Get on the mashed banana train y'all.
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| This wasn't as blurry when I took it, I promise. |
Put some almonds on top to make it crunchy. Nom nom.
Bonus: If you want to see some road trip pics from our move out here, check out the tumblr we used to track our journey:
Thursday, November 7, 2013
The most important meal of the day....
Breakfast is my favorite meal. Breakfast food is my favorite meal any time of the day. I love eggs and bacon and cheese and fruit and yogurt and granola. Put all that together, make it a smoothie and I would probably love it.
This morning I'm enjoying some cereal. I don't normally buy cereal. Cereal is a problem for me. With cereal I can easily eat 3-4 bowls in one sitting. As a child I ate 10-12 bowls in a seating. That isn't an
exaggeration.
I convinced the husband to buy cereal at the store this week.
In my mind it was so he would have an easy way to make and eat breakfast. He doesn't always eat breakfast and when he does he generally wants to make eggs, bacon, toast, the works. I don't have enough energy for that every day.
In my subconcious I wanted him to buy it as an excuse for me to eat it. I know this because when he selected organic raisin bran over cinnamon Puffins my heart sank.
I dressed up my bowl of raisin bran with almond milk, banana, blueberies and chia seeds. The taste is delicious even if the chia seeds look like fleas.
Of course there's some coffee there too. I'm currently using a coconut milk creamer with hazelnut flavoring that is delish.
Almond milk? Coconut milk? Chia seeds? I'm that person now.
Chia note: If you're not on the chia seed train, get on it. Experts say they are a fantastic way to get Omega 3 for people like me who don't eat fish.
I know what you're thinking, an actor who lives in LA and doesn't eat fish? I'm a dissapointment; I know. I just don't love fish. I can eat the fool out of some imitation crab though. Yes, this also makes me a dissapointment.
Chia seeds are the most affordable at Trader Joe's. That's what I've found at least. A little goes a long way too. I find it takes awhile to get through the whol bag of chia seeds.
Thanks for indulging some breakfast talk. Off to work I go!
This morning I'm enjoying some cereal. I don't normally buy cereal. Cereal is a problem for me. With cereal I can easily eat 3-4 bowls in one sitting. As a child I ate 10-12 bowls in a seating. That isn't an
exaggeration.
I convinced the husband to buy cereal at the store this week.
In my mind it was so he would have an easy way to make and eat breakfast. He doesn't always eat breakfast and when he does he generally wants to make eggs, bacon, toast, the works. I don't have enough energy for that every day.
In my subconcious I wanted him to buy it as an excuse for me to eat it. I know this because when he selected organic raisin bran over cinnamon Puffins my heart sank.
I dressed up my bowl of raisin bran with almond milk, banana, blueberies and chia seeds. The taste is delicious even if the chia seeds look like fleas.
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| I will happily only eat 1 bowl of cereal this morning (repeat 3x, then repeat) |
Of course there's some coffee there too. I'm currently using a coconut milk creamer with hazelnut flavoring that is delish.
Almond milk? Coconut milk? Chia seeds? I'm that person now.
Chia note: If you're not on the chia seed train, get on it. Experts say they are a fantastic way to get Omega 3 for people like me who don't eat fish.
I know what you're thinking, an actor who lives in LA and doesn't eat fish? I'm a dissapointment; I know. I just don't love fish. I can eat the fool out of some imitation crab though. Yes, this also makes me a dissapointment.
Chia seeds are the most affordable at Trader Joe's. That's what I've found at least. A little goes a long way too. I find it takes awhile to get through the whol bag of chia seeds.
Thanks for indulging some breakfast talk. Off to work I go!
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