Actor/singer/writer/graphic designer in Los Angeles. Nerd in a pin-up body. Every day is a new adventure.Tumblr (3.0; @veganchameleon)http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstizzFD1H1qznd57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/237550726http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/237550726Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:33:22 -0800<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksth8oZQUb1qznd57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ask the universe for (aka keep in mind that you want) a small table to put by your front door for outgoing items… And eventually one will come to you, all hand-carved solid wood, sitting by the dumpster. Six months of patience/thriftiness/purposeful thought pays off.</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/237517393http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/237517393Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:55:25 -0800<p>FAKE newlyweds. For a photographer’s portfolio. Jesus I forgot to type FAKE. We’re not married. Nobody flip out. Sorry mom!</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/236344825http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/236344825Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:41:05 -0800<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksrc7zWVko1qznd57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come take photos of me and Mike as newlyweds by the fountain on Los Feliz and Riverside if you want. :)</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/236277982http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/236277982Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:11:47 -0800<p>I just had an audition for a Metamucil commercial (?!) and when they asked me to improvise and ‘make it my own’ I somehow ended up saying “that other [competitor’s] commercial? Screw it!”</p> <p>Somehow I don’t think that’s what the fiber folk were looking for. At least I didn’t say “Fuck it” I guess. :)</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/235257414http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/235257414Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:58:02 -0800<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksnie0CnZb1qznd57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sitting alone in a giant hotel ballroom in San Diego waiting for my teams to come back from their scavenger hunt.</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/234153579http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/234153579Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:34:37 -0800<p>I’ve never watched EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION before, but I just cried all the way through two episodes.  People helping deserving people is so noble — and definitely today’s THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY!</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/231142492http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/231142492Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:03:31 -0800<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kshumsBsVS1qznd57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com">AWKWARD FAMILY PHOTO</a>!</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/230970163http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/230970163Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:13:40 -0800<p>The character Annie Edison from COMMUNITY, who had a Twitter account <a href="http://twitter.com/AnnieEdison">here</a>, says it was hacked by her ex-best friend Whitney, so Annie is now tweeting <a href="http://twitter.com/AnnieEdisonGCC">here</a>. My character on the COMMUNITY website grew up in the same town as Annie so we probably went to high school together.  And I do know a lot of passwords…</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/228159533http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/228159533Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:15:00 -0700<a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/10/30/ikea-heights-is-awesome/">Entertainment Weekly loves IKEA HEIGHTS</a>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/228136720http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/228136720Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:43:44 -0700<object width="400" height="292"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/RachelArmstrong_2009G-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/RachelArmstrong-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=667&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=rachel_armstrong_architecture_that_repairs_itself;year=2009;theme=architectural_inspiration;theme=a_greener_future;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=the_power_of_cities;theme=inspired_by_nature;theme=tales_of_invention;event=TEDGlobal+2009;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="292" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/RachelArmstrong_2009G-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/RachelArmstrong-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=667&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=rachel_armstrong_architecture_that_repairs_itself;year=2009;theme=architectural_inspiration;theme=a_greener_future;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=the_power_of_cities;theme=inspired_by_nature;theme=tales_of_invention;event=TEDGlobal+2009;"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>TED TALK! Rachel Armstrong talks about the steps being taken towards growing architecture instead of building it.  Plus I think I want to play her as a character; she’s just that cool, with her proper British accent and dramatic scientific dreams.</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/228064644http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/228064644Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:48 -0700<p>TODAY’S THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY = Just got word I have a callback tomorrow for one of the auditions on crazy four-in-a-row day.  So I can’t have sucked!  Also an audition for another national commercial.  Psyched.</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/227452269http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/227452269Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:18:56 -0700<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks8ngxIYYR1qznd57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/226128118http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/226128118Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:32 -0700<p>Strange.  I got my first real fan letter yesterday.  Someone in Virginia mailed a note to my manager’s office requesting an autographed photo and praising my talent, looks, and performances.</p> <p>Of course my initial thought was that this guy has never seen anything I’ve done — that he’s one of those bored prospectors who ask thousands of up-and-comers for signed pictures, hoping a few actors will eventually make it big enough for him to sell the photo on eBay.</p> <p>But then, he hand wrote the letter, something no one would take the time to do if they were trying to put together as many per day as possible, included a stamped self-addressed full-size manila envelope, AND asked that it be inscribed to him, Don.  So I’m really not sure how this silliness happened, but I guess I can’t turn him down…</p> <p>Maybe he saw IKEA HEIGHTS or something and tracked down my rep’s contact info.  Did anyone else involved get fan mail from Virginia?</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/226094268http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/226094268Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:09:17 -0700<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks7ai6DYN31qznd57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>TODAY’S THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY = my sweet little car and I have been through a lot together.</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225413445http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225413445Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:22:42 -0700<p>I did it! My first four-audition day ever and I actually got to all of them in one afternoon.</p> <p>In AUDITION NUMBER FOUR with me was a woman named Beautiful X. “Hippie parents,” quoth she. I just think that’s a pretty wacky yet neat name to go through life carrying.</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225373053http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225373053Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:41:02 -0700<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks71jo3a0y1qznd57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Look! I can see just a bit of the ocean from this lovely Santa Monica office, where I’ll be awaiting AUDITION NUMBER THREE (actually a callback!) for quite a while as they’re running far far behind. It’s a nice place to be if I have to sit around.</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225238697http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225238697Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:09:11 -0700<p>Made it through AUDITION NUMBER TWO by going really early and getting seen right after lunch. It’s one of those York Peppermint Pattie spots, so I did my research yesterday on YouTube, but when we got in the room we were told the director hates ‘acting’ so we were supposed to be as natural, boring, deadpan as possible… The opposite of every spot I’ve ever seen of theirs. It’s hard to know when to listen to the camera op (who, by the way, has 0% of the say as to who gets called back) and when to go with your instincts.</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225235547http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225235547Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:05:51 -0700<p>On days like today, when I’m going fom one appointment to another, my car serves as my home. So I’ve got the makings of ten different outfits, a drawer that contains numerous earrings and my fake wedding ring for when I play a wife or mom, and a grocery bag containing some bread and guac along with cashews and other vegan lunch to nibble as I go. My car pretty much looks like I live out of it right now…</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225231576http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225231576Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:01:04 -0700<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks6ui0B8EB1qznd57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Four auditions today (if I can make it to all of them). Here’s the waiting room at AUDITION NUMBER ONE. I’ll be back here at 5 pm for the fourth.</p>http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225116116http://veganchameleon.tumblr.com/post/225116116Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:37:03 -0700