LA moving and standing still.

sDear Meredith:

I'm going to miss LA when I move, but you know what I'm not going to miss? THE TRAFFIC. Regardless, there's something sort of awesome about this time-lapse video created of LA. (To be fair, besides traffic, there are some other awesome shots of LA in it.)



(By the way, you should super-love this film - apparently the filmmaker had some clips on Moonlight.)

Get your science right!

Dear Jennifer,

Sci-fi can be a lot of fun. But it works best when there's at least some understanding of science involved. This is not always the case. Here to poke holes in common misconceptions is Atomic Rocket. (Thanks to Matt for the link!)

Space is not an ocean!

State by state.

Dear Meredith:

This is DEFINITELY worth checking out. (Although, aren't all our links?) In the 50 States Project, a photographer from each state was chosen to take pictures of his/her state over the course of a year. Every two months, they're given a topic, and are then told to take one picture that best fits that topic. It is awesome.

The 50 States Project

(Picture above taken by Jeremy & Claire Weiss of California for the Project's second assignment, "Habitat".)

You mean, the stork doesn't just bring it?

Dear Meredith:

Perhaps our sex ed classes in high school would have been far more interesting (if perhaps not technically accurate), if they showed videos like this one about how babies are made.

Tasty tasty food.

Dear Meredith:

We need to have more nights where we get together and cook. For a bit of inspiration, watch these old Julia Child videos which have - finally! - been uploaded online.

(By the way, even though I [gasp!] didn't like the online blog too much, I have to say I am terribly excited for Julie & Julia.)

Julia Child at PBS Video

Dear Meredith:

Along the lines of yesterday's destructive game, here's a list of items you definitely need to read in case you decide to abandon your career and become an evil overlord instead. Number 100 is especially clever.

How to be a successful evil overlord

Let it snow...er, hail

Dear Meredith:

In this terribly addictive game, you need to make the hail get bigger and bigger so that you can destroy houses, skyscrapers, planes, and entire towns. Just in case you were feeling a little destructive today.

Effing hail

Model/superheros for the win!

Dear Meredith:

I have no idea if this is going to be an actual webseries, but by golly, I really really really want it to be one. Heidi Klum and Coco Rocha are model/superheros who save the fashion world.

It's as if models and geeks mated, and Spiked Heel was the result. Please let there be more.


See more videos on modelinia.com

Updated to add:
THERE IS MORE!
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3

My movie continued!

Dear Jennifer,

My film is also being shown in the AFI presentation of the Directing Workshop for Women Red Carpet Showcase at the DGA Theater on May 11th. Hooray! Cocktails, catering, and female-directed short films!

FREE TICKETS HERE

My movie!

Dear Jennifer,

AFI is showing a screening of my latest short film VOID on Friday May 8th.

FREE TICKETS HERE!