Traveling to Visit My Daughters Some of my favorite memories are of traveling with my family. We have been lucky to have visited many wonderful places throughout the years, including: Disney World & Disneyland; Washington, DC; Beaches in Florida, Alabama and California; New York City; St. Thomas, St. Maarten, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Nassau, Bahamas during an 8 day Caribbean Christmas Cruise; and Honolulu, Hawaii! Hawaii, January 2012 Now that my daughters are older, one lives and ... Read More about Trips to Oxford, Mississippi and Boston, Massachusetts
Trips to Oxford, Mississippi and Boston, Massachusetts
A letter to myself – five years after my husband passed away suddenly on May 10, 2012
Hawaii - January 2012 Note: I’m writing this letter to myself, five years after my husband of 25 years, Thruston Stewart Doan, died suddenly of an undiagnosed Pulmonary Embolism on May 10, 2012 at 12:24 pm. I wish on the evening of May 12, 2012, when I was feeling all alone even though my house was full of family and friends, I could have read this “letter from the future”. Note: On October 18, 2013, on what would have been our 27th Wedding Anniversary, I wrote a letter to my late husband. ... Read More about A letter to myself – five years after my husband passed away suddenly on May 10, 2012
Special Thanks to The Cast And Crew Of Scandal After I Spent One Day As A Background Actor in the 100th Episode!
Kerry Washington stars as Olivia Pope in ABC's top rated drama Scandal Photo from IMDb As I wrote about in my California Dreamin' blog entry, published on April 12, 2017, I spent part of February and all of March 2017 appearing as a background actor in nine different television shows filmed in the Los Angeles area, including VEEP, Speechless and American Housewife. One of my favorite experiences was appearing as a featured background actor for the 100th episode of Scandal "The Decision", ... Read More about Special Thanks to The Cast And Crew Of Scandal After I Spent One Day As A Background Actor in the 100th Episode!
California Dreamin’
I'm sitting on the left in Flo Rida's Music Video Zillionaire! During the summer of 2016, I completed a six week program in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. I took a Situation Comedy Writing class along with an Introduction to the Film and Television Industry course. Before I went to California, I enrolled online at LACasting.com for consideration for Background Actor. It was very easy to fill out the registration form, ... Read More about California Dreamin’
Movie Review – Patriots Day (2017)
Photos from IMDb Movie Description: The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible. Release Date: Friday, January 13, 2017Running Time: 2 hours and 13 minutesGenre: Drama/History/ThrillerMotion Picture Rating (MPAA): Rated R for violence, realistically graphic injury images, language throughout, and some drug use.Director: Peter BergWriters: Peter Berg (screenplay & story); ... Read More about Movie Review – Patriots Day (2017)