Making my mother happy isn’t that hard to do. I’m going to amend that. Making my mother happy on Mother’s Day isn’t hard to do. We’re not a greeting card kind of family. In fact, when I was a kid, both my parents declared Mother’s and Father’s Day were invented by card companies, and we … Continue reading »
What were you expecting? Camille Campbell: I was expecting the holy grail of chain restaurants. As someone said on Yelp, “The Red Lobster is The Olive Garden of seafood restaurants.” My whole life I’ve wanted to go to Red Lobster–again, the power of advertising. From talking to the already inducted, the biscuits are like a drug. … Continue reading »
Nothing is more tragic than forcing a privileged seventeen year old to experience working life. The shock can be fatal. Digging through my computer, in a folder labelled “Creativo,” I found a word document from 2003. In this document I detail the horrors of my first job. I was forced to sell candy to tourists … Continue reading »
Why did you want to go to the Olive Garden? Camille: Basically the advertising got to me. The way the food bounces up and down in that frying pan, it just looks so fresh, alive even. Also, my parents detest the place, so I thought it must be worth checking out. Ok, and also, I’m … Continue reading »
Part four in my collection of unintentionally hilarious or offensive casting notices. Welcome to the miserable world of the actor. Continue reading »
I collect old photographs. Mostly I find them at garage sales and flea markets, but people have started giving them to me. However, the rule is, I can’t know anyone in the pictures or be connected to them in any way. Everyone needs a hobby.
At the beginning of each new year, there’s a scary window of self reflection that thankfully closes at the beginning of February. I haven’t made any major goals or resolutions, but I have been startled by several incidents that make me think I should be looking at the most basic building blocks of my life. … Continue reading »
