Was, is, am, been, being: me.

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I spy with my little eye actors having fun! This picture was posted by director Jeremy LaLonde who happily announced he has 3 days of filming complete. 3 out of 14. (Links to added later.)

This is the trailer for A Stone’s Throw, a movie I watched yesterday & will definitely watch again. It is now my favorite thing Kris Holden-Ried has done. So far. ;)

This is a self imposed “project” where by I attempt to watch every single item listed on IMDB for Lost Girl actor Kris Holden-Ried. I quote project, because other than getting the various movies, TV episodes, ect. I really don’t have to do anything other than sit on my ass and watch. Real projects should involve more effort in order to really earn the word. So, if anyone has an alternative…

I’ve already seen quite a few items on the list thanks to the copious linking by other @KrisHolden_Ried followers on twitter. They just love finding stuff and I am grateful. One woman had all of his scenes from his time on the Canadian teen soap (that’s what it is, right?) Degrassi. There was a video on You Tube of all his scenes from the pilot episode of The Bridge, a cop drama starring one of the Final Five cylons. He played a dirty cop and even though his character was pretty much a complete dick, he was still the most compelling person on my tiny little 3.5 inch screen. But he freaked me out at the end of the episode when it became clear his character was going to be brought in under arrest while still in his uniform. There was this tone in his voice, of panic, fear, and anger that actually haunted me for days. So I’m not sure if I’ll seek out the other two episodes he is in. Or if I do, I’ll have to immediately watch his episodes of The Listener again, a cop drama that features a main character that can hear what everyone else is thinking. (Which is my kind of procedural. I love the shows with that kind of quirk.) He played the ex-husband of a main character that is asked to help out on a case involving a high stakes game of poker. The main word that comes to mind when I think of those episodes is swagger. Dude’s got it.

I got A Touch of Pink from Netflix months ago. I haven’t returned it yet. One, because I’m lazy and two, it’s an adorable movie. I think it was the first non-Lost Girl thing I watched of his. I came across it because the trailer for the movie came up during a YouTube search and I was curious. (Plus, Kyle Maclaughlin was in it. The Kwisatz Haderach! How could I not watch it?) First thought I had as soon as he (KHR, not Kyle) appeared on screen? That’s not Dyson. Well, duh. He wasn’t supposed to be. He was Giles. But, I think it was one of the first times where I saw an actor in something different than what I know them from and they were a completely different person, not just a different version of someone I already ‘knew’. I hope that makes sense. I watched the movie three times more since then.

Once I came up with the idea for this “project”, I immediately set to Netflix to fulfill as much of the list as I could. Turns out, Netflix doesn’t have that much. Then I hit Amazon.com. Same story. Ebay? Uh, nope. Total wash there.

Hmm. I think I have myself a more difficult challenge than I anticipated.

And that just gets my Irish up. (And maybe my German too. They’re a stubborn lot, no?) Because now I’m annoyed. And when I’m annoyed, I become more determined. Seriously, it’s kind of a stupid way to be. But that’s a challenge for another day.

I don’t really have a plan or a schedule. Mostly because I can’t keep to one if so much of what is on the IMDB list becomes hard to nearly impossible to get and watch. I call this a vague goal. I have a feeling that at some point it’s going to turn into an extremely annoying scavenger hunt.

But in my typical love-to-catorgize-everything fashion I am considering starting an Excel Spreadsheet, just to keep track of certain things like how many times does he die, or kiss someone, (because, seriously, he seems to do a lot of that), or if it’s a period pieces vs something contemporary and then… pie charts! Shut up. They’re fun.

Tonight I’ve got the movie A Stone’s Throw to watch, thanks to Amazon.com. I might live tweet it, so if you want to follow along, I’m at @NYPinTA and I’ll use the hashtag #KHR56.

Posting more for me than for everyone else. But enjoy it anyhow.

(I just can’t imagine getting up in the morning and thinking, “I get to pretend to be a 25 year old girl today!”)

thedailywhat:

Morning Fluff: Rescued feral kitty Thomas O’Malley Flufferpants is nearly recovered from life on the streets — now his only priority is making sure his pal Murkin has a proper snuggle buddy.

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think-progress:

Please SIGN and SHARE. It’s an under-reported story, but it has massive implications. Find out more details about the voter purge here.

THIS NEEDS MORE NOTES

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nonplussedbyreligion:

[TW:Rape] Oklahoma Doctor Refuses To Provide Rape Victim With Emergency Contraception

An Oklahoma emergency room doctor refused to provide emergency contraception to a 24-year-old female rape victim because the medication violated the health provider’s personal beliefs, a local CBS News affiliate reports. The hospital also denied the victim a rape kit, noting that it had no appropriate nurse on staff to administer the test.

“I will not give you emergency contraceptives because it goes against my beliefs,” the doctor allegedly told the rape victim and her mother, Rhonda. “She knew my daughter had just been raped. Her attitude was so judgmental and I felt that she was just judging my daughter,” Rhonda told the news station.

Emergency contraception’s effectiveness diminishes over time, and is most effective when taken immediately. Oklahoma law, however, shields providers from offering the perfectly legal medication under a “conscience clause” which could significantly hinder women’s access to contraception services. States across the nation have adopted similar restrictions and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pledged to expand Bush-era rules permitting doctors to place their beliefs ahead of women’s health.

Fortunately, the young woman in Oklahoma ended up going to another hospital, where she received the medication she needed and the rape kit. But she would have had to go to two hospitals either way, since budget cuts have forced the state to resort to a system of rotating Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE nurses).

I’m becoming increasingly enraged at healthcare providers who refuse to perform medical services that go against their beliefs.  That they have the backing of politicians and the law to follow their conscience makes me furious.  

As a nurse I can’t even imagine being in a position where I’d not be able to help a patient.  I worked in behavioral health with perpetrators of terrible crimes and was able to focus on their medical needs above all else.  I’ve worked with addicts who have done vile things to others to maintain their habit, and I was able to see the disease, regardless of who the patient was.  This is what I expect from my healthcare providers.  I expect my medical needs to be met without them having the right to pass judgement on me.  

The unavailability of a nurse trained to deal with her crisis, requiring going to another hospital is devastating, but a reality of our screwed up healthcare system.  However, what the doctor subjected her to is inexcusable.  To further traumatize a rape victim while calling yourself a doctor is just about as low as one can get.  Sadly, very little, if anything will probably happen to them for their behavior.  

Every day I feel as if we’re devolving when it comes to women’s rights.  We like to pretend that we are such a progressive country, but someone has to vote these assholes into office and support the shit they put out.  Why do those of us who are rational have to fight so hard to be heard?  The last time I checked, these lawmakers all had female relatives who were not producing children in Duggaresqe quantities, and I’m going to assume that they’re not foregoing sex to prevent pregnancies.  The hypocrisy is so thick here.  I’m thoroughly disgusted that I’m reading this article and watching this news story in America, in 2012.  This is fucking depressing.

nonplussedbyreligion:

Be humble and noble…

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thearmchairtraveller:

it-hardly-matters:

Another genius thing from Maria Popova: book spine poetry.

Oh my gosh. THIS. IS. THE. COOLEST. THING. EVER. 

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Thought I’d repost this graph that I found months ago. For some reason tumblr doesn’t let you “re-blog” your own posts. Which I think is odd.

Here’s the link to the original post that has the link to the original article, which I have no clue is stil up. And I’m too damn lazy to look.

barackobama:

“Same-sex couples should be able to get married.”—President Obama 

Rev. Jesee Lee Peterson, an occasional guest on Fox News, during a sermon (via think-progress)

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So I donated to this movie via IndieGoGo, a Kickstarter like site. I wasn’t looking to support anything of this sort, but someone sent me a link and it seemed like a fun project so I impulse supported. (That’s a thing, right?) One of the “perks” is I get weekly updates. The following is the fourth such newsletter including a photo of smiling happy pretty people. (And look! Kris Holden-Reid wears in pink in real life too. Nice.) Then I realized, I supported a project where a grown man wrote something and has invited his incredibly talented friends to come over and play pretend all summer long in front of cameras and why the Hell didn’t that ever occur to me as an actual option for paying my rent? So although I can’t relate to the story, seeing as I’m not married nor do I have kids, I think it’s how they get to make the story that I really like. Plus, I get a DVD of another film by the same director with some of the same of his talented friends:

Table Read, Sundance Chat, and the end (kinda) of Pre-Production…

It’s been a busy week for us over here at Sex After Kids!  As you all know we’re making this film on an extremily low budget, and the way that’s working for us is to shoot it slightly unconventionally.  Normally a film starts shooting and gets it all in the can in the same stint.  Because we’re working with a talented cast and crew, most of whom have television series commitments, we decided that the easiest way to make this film is to shoot mostly just on weekends through-out the summer months.  It’s quite the juggling act with so many variables but all is going well so far and wish us continued luck! 
This week I was fortunate to have my Sundance Institute consultation, thanks to all of you and many others who voted for our film to become “Project of the Month” over at Indiewire.com.  The conversation was really quite lovely as I’d told them that I wanted to talk primarily about film festival and distribution strategy, and they answered all my questions and more about how to maximize your festival life, and the best and worst you can expect from distribution deals in the US market.  I’ll probably discuss all of that in much later updates when the time comes that it applies. 
We start shooting the film next weekend and so we got the majority of the cast together on Saturday for a (normally called table read) blanket read of the script.  The read went delightfully well and it inspired some thoughts for revisions - nothing drastic by any means, but all working towards telling a good and strong story.  So pre-production will more-or-less continute as we also move into production.  In case you’re curious about who some of the people in the above photo are, here is a quick guide (left to right):

TOP ROW - Jeremy LaLonde (writer/director), Katie Boland, Ennis Esmer, Ryan Goldhar (Executive Producer), Mimi Kuzyk, and Kris Holden-Ried.
MIDDLE ROW -  Shannon Beckner, Peter Keleghan, Amanda Brugel,  Kristin Booth (and her lovely baby), and Mary Krohnert.
BOTTOM ROW -  Zoie Palmer, Kate Hewlett, Mark Robinson, and Jennifer Liao (producer).

I have to tell you that it means a lot, as a filmmaker, to know that the majority of my film was funded by people who genuinely support the work, the artists, or at the very least the idea.  And we don’t take that lightly.  We may be making this film for a fraction of the cost of most films, but I can tell you that as much of a cliche as it sounds, what we lack in financial resources we make up for in passion.  There are a lot of big projects out there that people do because it’s a good pay check.  I can promise you that no one is doing this film for a big pay day :)  Every single person, cast and crew, is here by absolute choice.  Because they believe in this project.  So wish us luck as we move onto the next stage.  Thanks for the love and support - please keep it coming!

Back at you soon!
-Jeremy

futurejournalismproject:

Daughters Are Precious

My morning reading in the Hindustan Times today. A new column by actor-activist Amir Khan. He writes:

Every conceivable reason that I have come across during our research of people explaining why they want a boy and not a girl as a daughter does not seem to make any sense to me. For instance, “if we have a girl then at the time of her marraige we have to pay dowry”, or “a girl cannot perform the last rites after the death of her parents, or near and dear ones”, or “the girl can’t take the vansh, or family forward”…All these are man-made reasons. We have created dowry and are now killing the girl child as if she is responsible for it. We have decided for ourselves that girls can’t perform last rites and then we say the girl is to blame.”

FJP: Agreed, approved, and happy to see this in a newspaper.