Binapolis

"golden handcuffs"

2007-03-15T22:01:00.000-07:00

A few shots from working on our short film. Check it out at:

http://acceptable.tv/videos/50-Golden-Handcuffs

In costume in my sweet sweatsuit.

Our director Sheila D. and the porn stars.

Chillin' on the set aka my apartment.

Getting to work.

Did somebody order a pizza?

My good friend, Susanna the Great.

Dinner break while the sun sets at Isaac's awesome house in Laurel Canyon.

From left: Isaac who plays Isaac, Susanna the writer, Sheila the director, Tze the DP, Heather the caterer, Martina the "porn star."

Sheila gives a little direction and sets up the shot while Isaac works on his "reel."

Wow. I must've been really drunk to do this . . .

2007-03-11T18:49:00.000-07:00

I normally don't do karaoke. But SOMEONE signed me up without my knowledge and before I knew it was screaming Beastie Boys at the top of my lungs.

Fightin' for my right to party.

Damn you, BJ.

Sundays . . .

2007-03-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

So . . . it's Sunday morning. Alexis comes in and convinces me to wake up and go to the beach with her and our friend B.J. . . . and boy am I glad she did?! BJ took us to his friend's birthday party which turned out to be this . . .

Yeah. They're playing "Washers." It's big in Missouri.

It's the guy in the medal's birthday. He's awesome. Greg Smith! His brother planned a whole day of scavenger hunt fun and activities!

A beautiful day to objectify some men.

That's right.

If I ever said anything negative about living in Los Angeles, I take it all back.

And then there was also a newborn infant in the garage. Sure.

Our friend BJ! (Yeah, he won the Amazing Race.) He rules.

Supernova, B.J., and B.S.!! Best. Day. Ever.

Beach!

2007-03-05T20:30:00.000-08:00

Yeah, it's a Sweet Valley High book. What of it?

What trouble will Jessica and Liz get into now?

What trouble will Alexis and Bina get into now?

My first flying lesson

2006-12-31T17:53:00.000-08:00

Chase took me up for a flight over Fort Worth. It was rad.

View from the cockpit at sunset.

Me in front of the 1950s plane made out of fabric. That's right. He let me know there was no brake fluid so I'd have to open my door during the landing to slow down the plane and that the door had a tendency to "fly open" during take-off so if that happened just keep closing it. My response "You're kidding, right?" He was NOT kidding.

Chase pulls the plane out of the hangar at Parker County Airport.

He's taking the picture while I'm flying the plane, bitches!

Concentrating on not crashing the plane.

That's never a good sign.

Maverick.

I'm not sure what's happening here? Licking my hair? Also, this was probably not safe at all.

A Very Chauhan Christmas

2006-12-29T23:03:00.000-08:00

Meera was pretty excited about her Disney Princesses Scooter.

Sidewalk fun. She needed a little help.

Yay! They liked my presents! Abhi's was Spiderman.

Little diva.

Soon to be wed.

Thrilled.

A Very Popeye's Thanksgiving

2006-12-13T09:29:00.000-08:00

So after returning from my Japan travels, I couldn't really afford to go home or fly to New York like I had planned for the Thanksgiving holiday. In fact, I started to get really depressed about the fact that everyone I knew was leaving LA for the weekend. Crap. I lamented to Christine that I was probably gonna sit around watching football by myself whilst eating a bucket of KFC. "Me too!" she proclaimed. "Let's do that together!" I exclaimed. "Yay!" (in unison) So I drove up and spent Thanksgiving with my BFF and it was downright awesome.

This Thanksgiving was brought to you by Popeye's Fried Chicken. Whatever. Don't judge. You haven't had that Cajun Fried Turkey, man. It RULES. It's a very yellow and brown table, isn't it?

Turkey and carbs.

Sabine gets into the holiday spirit. Christine swears "She LIKES it!!"

A Texas Thanksgiving in San Francisco.

The sign says karaoke.

2006-12-05T16:10:00.000-08:00

My mom, grandma, aunt, cousin and I went down the street from their apartment and got ourselves a karaoke room. They sang Japanese while I sang American cliches like Material Girl and I Will Survive. It was kind of liberating.

Karaoke Cousins. Testing a theory: Successful people wear silly hats.

Oh boy.

Just so you can see the Japanese lettering on the screen.

Even Baba-chan rocked the microphone.

My mom and aunt are adorable singing a Japanese oldie called "Kawaii Baby" loosely translated to Cutie Baby.

See?

Peace out.

Harajuku Girls

2006-12-05T15:35:00.000-08:00

Mom and Azusa waiting for the train as we venture out to Shibuya and Harajuku for some shopping fun.

This sign states that this car is for women only during rush hour so that they can avoid perverts pressing against them when the train is packed.

Ridin' the rails. Azusa texts.

A blurry shot of me in front of my cousin's hat shop CA4LA. It's very popular with the celebrities in Harajuku. My cousin sold a hat to Janet Jackson.

Ai-chan met up with us in front of this department store, Parco.

At the ramen shop.

Shibuya is a lot like Times Square.

Napster and Tower Records represent.

Crazy crosswalk.

How adorable is my cousin?!?!

The results of our shopping spree.

2006-12-05T15:30:00.000-08:00

shabby chic style

Kamakura

2006-12-05T15:05:00.000-08:00

My mom and I took a day trip to the beach town of Kamakura. It is where much of my parents' courtship took place while my Dad was stationed at Yokosoka.

At the shrines.

Dresssed up for the children's day festival.

I need all the help I can get.

Me and my buddy. Pardon him, he's a little grumpy today.

Shake what your momma gave ya.

A wedding.

Enjoying some tako-yaki.

This path is lined by cherry blossoms in the spring. A prime minister built it for his wife as a pathway down to the ocean while she was pregnant with his son.

Taking a rickshaw ride.

Look at him run!

On the koto bridge (named because it was said you could hear the sound of koto drums because of the tall pine trees knocking together in the wind).

Heading seaside as the sun goes down.

Dai-chan. He was hilarious.

The ocean at sunset.

Me and Dai-chan keep it real.

This picture was an accident but here's what his shoes look like.

Shopping in Kamakura.

The pickle shop.

Eat and eat and eat some more

2006-12-05T15:03:00.000-08:00

Picking up some dessert on the way home.

Chestnuts.

Road Trip!

2006-12-05T13:51:00.000-08:00

Heading for the mountains.

Mom glams it up.

Constant snacking in the car.

Pretty waterfalls.

Snow!

Dragon Head falls. Do you see it?

Driving by a lake.

Trying to be artsy.

After I took this guy's picture, he took mine.

Here we go.

BABY FISH MOUTH

My favorite: Maitake Tempura Soba

Getting romantic with soft cream.

Big waterfall

Big dorks

Back to the hotel.

The tofu is cooking in there.

Dinner time.

Somebody's gonna have to do A LOT of dishes.

My mom really liked this vase. So much that she had to take a picture with it.

Bed time.

Turning more Japanese by the second.

A little hiking.

Not bad.

Japanese senior portraits.

It's fall!

Isn't my mom pretty?

pretty leaves

The outdoor onsen we visited. Yep. We bathed outside. Naked.

Dusk.

Hama Hama Hama

2006-12-05T12:33:00.000-08:00

Adorable Nanami-chan watches the new Dora DVD my mom got her.

Visiting with Hama-san and Hama-san.

Obachan and me in Shibuya.

What the %#$@##%#?

2006-12-05T12:26:00.000-08:00

Mom figures out how to buy a train ticket.

Hula

2006-12-05T12:25:00.000-08:00

Mom gives Mitsuko a hula-dancing lesson in the apartment.

Japanese Rock'n'Roll

2006-12-05T11:55:00.000-08:00

We went to go see my cousin Ai-chan's boyfriend's band at a "live house" in Shibuya. They were pretty hard-core. They were actually pretty good, but it struck me as really odd, how politely quiet everyone was in between songs.

That's the boyfriend on the drums. The band's name was Shi.

Rock'n'Roll.

Drunkard cousins.

The next band's lead singer was this white guy from Georgia. He spoke really good Japanese as he'd been there for 6 years working for a video-game company. His band was called Used Cows.

Asakusa

2006-12-05T11:06:00.000-08:00

Mom and I hit up Asakusa for a little shopping and praying.

Praying for my soul.

Make a wish!

Letting the incense wash over you.

My turn.

In front of the Asakusa train station.

Where's Bina?!?!

The Onsen

2006-12-05T10:56:00.000-08:00

This is in front of the first Onsen (Hot Springs Bathhouse) we went to in Tokyo.

In the eating and games area.

Ai-chan and Aunt Mitsuko-chan.

Ittai! It hurts! Mom has a little trouble walking on a stone path. It's supposed to be good for your feet or something.

Doctor Fish!

2006-12-05T10:46:00.000-08:00

My cousin Ai-chan and I decided to try this out at the Hot Springs place. You stick your hands in the tank and the little fishies eat up all the dry skin and stuff on your hands to exfoliate them and make them extra soft. Them crazy Japanese people. Seemed just weird enough to give it a whirl.

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! IT TICKLES!!!!!!!

Time for fish therapy for our feet.

Better than a pedicure.

A glimpse of Fuji-san in the car in Tokyo

2006-12-05T10:45:00.000-08:00

A Trip to the Cemetary

2006-12-05T10:12:00.000-08:00

At my aunt Midori's grave.

Mom drinks her vegetables and she's proud of it.

Mom and Obachan at the Buddhist religious leader's tomb.

The Airport

2006-12-04T11:46:00.000-08:00

One last meal together before our plane leaves.

Slurping some soba.

Tearful goodbyes.

Japanese schoolchildren

2006-12-03T21:53:00.000-08:00

At the train station.

A dog named Ani.

2006-12-03T21:49:00.000-08:00

Me and Baba-chan take Ani-chan for a walk around the neighborhood.

Some pictures of us eating in Japan.

2006-12-03T21:37:00.000-08:00

My cousin Azusa does the cooking of the Dohton-bori.

Yum.

Ittatakimasu! (Let's eat!)

Sushi time.

Pizza in Asakusa.

Snacking on some tako (octopus).

Wait, I DO feel like dancin'.

2006-12-03T20:58:00.000-08:00

These are from a while ago when Alexis and I were dancers for our friend Todd Lowe's band at Lava Lounge. It was well, kind of, dirty line dancing. As pictured below, we dressed in our white trash finest and did choreography to songs called BALLS and DUI. Loads of fun for the whole family.

Me and Benny Hot Pants before the big performance.

Me being slung around like a rag doll by my partner Dustin.

Padrick blows his harmonica.

The Band: Randy Buth and the Cathouse.

Todd Lowe also known as "Zach" from Gilmore Girls. AAAAAAAAH!

Line dancing. Our white trash whore names were Shelby, Debbie, and Linda Lou.

Uh-oh. There I go again. This was actually the end of the performance.

So, umm, yeah, that looks pretty bad. No way around it. The lyrics are, like, "I put my B-A-double L's on your big ass Double-D's". Yep, it's as bad as it looks. But I'll do just about anything for a laugh.

I look insane.

Woohoo.

A shot of the whole gang. We're grabbing our "happy booties."

Good Luck Bar Birthday (a month late)

2006-09-30T21:40:00.000-07:00

It's a bit late but here are more pictures from my birthday party.

Benny Hot Pants and Laura Somers break it down.

Woohoo!!
"Yeah, Susanna, so then I karate-chopped him just like this"

Jules and McBain.

The Asian-themed venue.

Ben ain't interested in Alexis's libations.

Greg brought me this. They call it the Hong Kong Bong. Like a good birthday girl, I drank the whole thing.

LYLAS!

2006-08-29T23:14:00.000-07:00

Here is a series of pictures I like to call "Christine and Bina are best friends."

Chillin'.

Benny thought it was reeeeeal funny to keep untying my dress.

Something to the left of this picture must've been HILARIOUS.

Tuckered out.

Bella Principesa!

2006-08-29T22:47:00.000-07:00

Part II of my birthday. A lovely Italian dinner and wine at Bella in Hollywood. And can you believe it, Tara Reid crashed and seemed to be celebrating a birthday as well. That ho is always trying to steal my thunder. David Spade also made an appearance. I swear, I can't go anywhere anymore. Wishing Tara Reid was not at my birthday dinner.

Look! It's Ted and Monica! I love them. (Mike was off "shooting" Reba. Uh-huh.)

Victoria is a good friend. She showed up even though she had sun poisoning. Ouch!

Alexis in a Rex and Corey sandwich.

A girl. Her wine. Her cake. A love story.

She's the yin to my yang. Dirty!

29 going on 13

2006-08-29T22:33:00.000-07:00

In an effort to celebrate my YOUTH, my wife Alexis and I decided that Magic Mountain would be a good idea. I love roller coasters, after all. I think the plan backfired. Instead, I felt nauseous and developed a headache. And I seem to have pulled a muscle in back quite severely. This is not cool. Here I am enjoying a Lemon Chill with Laura and Greg while we wait in line for Roaring Rapids.

This guy took his job VERY seriously. When we got up there with him, he instructed us to strike a "tough pose, ladies." When the lady taking the picture had trouble with the camera, he looked at me and said stone-faced, "Pressure's on now." When I asked him if he got hot underneath that costume, he responded without breaking a smile, "Never." Okay, dude, whatever you say.

Jeremiah got a new Mac and I wish I had one.

2006-06-28T15:19:00.000-07:00

And look what he made me. I mean, that's awesome. I'm totally jealous. (You can click on it to make it bigger if you can't read it.)

More pics that Flordelino sent me.

2006-06-19T13:14:00.000-07:00

Looks like two catty bitches to me.

In the parking lot at McDonald's, throwing french fries at each other.

Skagway baby!

2006-06-19T11:20:00.000-07:00

Getting ready to board our "vessel," the Taku, which would carry us on a 7-hour ferry ride up the channel to Skagway. But it wasn't bad. About 4 hours in the bar drinking Alaskan beer and playing Scruples and card games. 3 hours getting sunburned on the deck.

God bless America.

Levi slowly turns into a lobster.

You get the idea.

My good friend Sara aka Madame Honeydewme gives a tour of the Red Onion brothel house.

What happens in Skagway stays in Skagway.

Pre-wedding festivities

2006-06-19T11:04:00.000-07:00

Leaving the bridal shower at 10:30pm. The sun is just setting. It was FREAKING me out. Then it would come up at 4am so yeah, I didn't get much sleep.

Awwwwww.

Rehearsal dinner at the old El Sombrero.

We're GROSS. While the boys are out at the "bachelor party" going to gay clubs and singing Filipino karaoke, the girls are busy rolling ganache into truffle balls. I couldn't even bear to eat one the next day.

The Plane! The Plane!

2006-06-19T10:28:00.000-07:00

Chillin' next to my floater plane. It pays to have friends in high places. Levi (who works on the docks tying these bad boys up) hooked me up with a tour over the ice fields.

There's no crying in baseball unless you're a drama queen. And it's softball.

2006-06-19T10:18:00.000-07:00

Here comes the intimidating presence that is the Perseverance Theatre Drama Queens.

The crowd goes wild. I'm the one in the hat. Wait . . .

We'll always have Juneau.

2006-06-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

Flordelino and Jenny got all married on a boat in front of a glacier. It was cool.

The beautiful bride glows with happiness. This was probably when a ferry went by and the boat started rocking from its wake. It was a difficult feat in heels, let me tell you.

The backdrop of the ceremony, Herbert Glacier.

Presenting the Lagundinos.

The newlyweds and the bride's family. Older women really like floral prints.

2006-06-18T10:57:00.000-07:00

The Reception

2006-06-16T15:11:00.000-07:00

Flordelino loves the microphone.

My plus-one for the afternoon, my good friend, Mr. Clay Wertheimer. (who is going to Brown in the fall!)

Me and my new BFF -- one hot, fun, and crazy bridesmaid, Karin.

Alicia and I vamp behind our sunglasses. I'm pretty sure our skirts are being blown up in the part not pictured.

This picture is entitled "Everyone wears glasses." The Hughes-Skandijs power team and Aimon. Oh, and that's Lucas in the back squinting.

Jordan (who sang "At Last" during the ceremony) and Clay flank me as we try not to get blown away.

Apple Jack and Fiehler. If you look very closely, you MIGHT be able to see Levi's nipples through that shirt.

The dreaded bouquet toss.

A view of downtown Juneau as midnight approaches from the deck of the after-party.

The Black Rider

2006-06-16T10:11:00.000-07:00

Got to see this last week at the Ahmanson Theatre. Thank god for 20 dollar rush tickets. It was AWESOME. Totally freakin' weird (God Bless Robert Wilson) but still really enjoyable, and who can say no to Tom Waits?

Following our evening of theatre, our friend Jon took us to Little Pedro's Cantina to see this really, really old jazz singer, Peggy Champion. She was freakin' amazing in her white unitard. Here she is working the room - that old lady's got a set of lungs on her.

Alexis poses with the diva -- I'm pretty sure Peggy is eyeing her next whiskey though.

Jon, Alexis, and I enjoy the furry couch in the corner.

The Alaskan Angeleno

2006-06-07T18:52:00.000-07:00

Look everybody in Juneau!! It's Brady Ingledue, the kid who grew up in Alaska. He's hit Los Angeles, and we finally got to hang out. Here we are kickin' back with a couple of cold ones on my couch and talkin' shop.

We're everywhere.

2006-06-06T18:24:00.000-07:00

The Texas Exes seem to represent in Los Angeles too. Hook 'em!

Mr. Smith Goes to Los Angeles

2006-06-05T16:47:00.000-07:00

My friend Tommy came to visit from New York for some big meetings (like you do) and took me to get some delicious tapas at Cobras & Matadors. And that bottle of water there? -- Kabbalah water. Our waiter's girlfriend works for Madonna (like you do).

Memorial Day

2006-06-05T16:20:00.001-07:00

Artist Extraordinaire Clifford Bailey hosted a fabulous BBQ at his lovely home. Burgers, guacamole, a fire pit, a hot tub, and one rambunctious golden retriever named Birdie -- what more do you need?

Birdie gets fresh.

Another picture of me squeezed onto a couch laughing and holding a red plastic cup. From left: Cliff the Host, russian chicks, me, and Benny Hot Pants aka Army Hat McGillicutty.

Jacuzzi Love Party. Each guy's pose is very indicative of their personality. From left: Joey, Heath, Benny, and Mark Bain. Now you know all you need to know.

The Love Sack

2006-06-05T16:10:00.000-07:00

Alexis, Mark Bain, and I sink into the Love Sack after an amazing dinner and some awesome cobbler at Benny and Lisa's house.

Skybar Shenanigans

2006-05-30T19:17:00.000-07:00

Notice that no one else seems to actually get IN the pool.

Alexis embraces her inner Angelina while catching up on the really important news.

Blayde (Alexis's bro) and I scope out the scene which translates to making fun of a lot of boob jobs and botched botox and collagen injections. At least once an hour, a fake boob was liberated and "accidentally" popped out of it's flimsy casing. I also learned the term "hail damage" that day. Oy. Men are awful and mean, mean people. But it IS kinda funny.

Go Mavs!!! Western Conference Finals Baby!

2006-05-22T23:27:00.000-07:00

On my recent trip home to Tejas . . .

My brother and I bond the only way we know how -- over Mavs basketball. Game 4 to be exact.

What the fuck????!!!!!!!! Rebound!! Jesus! Come on!! Stop giving me a heartache all series.

Sweet victory. My brother has apparently become a ghost.

uhhh . . . i don't know what's happening here. dancing?

Now we're both ghosts. Spooky.

Some kids on a couch.

2006-05-22T23:00:00.000-07:00

Nadine, Cliff, Me, and Ung kick back while the ping-pong tournament heats up.

Those are my feet!

2006-04-29T01:51:00.000-07:00

The closest I will ever get to sleeping with Johnny Depp. My chucks in his doc prints.

Ahhh, the City of Angels. A view from Mount Hollywood of the Observatory against the backdrop of downtown. God, LA just goes on and on doesn't it . . . ?

Not a porno.

2006-04-27T18:39:00.000-07:00

We're wearing clothes. Really. Taken with Cowgirl Funk's camera. Read the tale of her adventures visiting us in the aptly-named La La Land.

Laura takes LA by storm.

2006-04-25T14:13:00.000-07:00

A grainy picture in red lighting of a seedy LA party in a tent. Really, how much more retarded can we be?

The tar pits. Wha? We're confused.

More pics of Laura's trip here on Ms. Toone's blog.

Travis takes LA by storm

2006-04-14T21:14:00.000-07:00

We are at the Kibbitz Room listening to a little live music and watching an awesome man in a black leather trench coat dance. "That man is a bad-ass!" The bad-ass is taking our picture here. This is before we go across the street to The Dime Bar, which just made the news with the whole Jessica Simpson vs. Lindsey Lohan fight.

T-Dawg Alert

2006-04-04T10:29:00.000-07:00

Our night of debauchery with Travis York here.

Referral

2006-03-06T16:40:00.000-08:00

This is what I look like when I get exasperated. My friend Ted is probably arguing with me. That's his girlfriend Monica, whom I adore. And I believe that shadow in the kitchen is Jon Morrow.

I have no idea if anyone is still checking this thing but just in case anyone is interested: I haven't taken a lot of pictures lately (I've got to get a digital camera), but there are lots of pics of my new California life through the lens of my roommate's camera. Great pics like the one above of us at our housewarming party in front of our aqua wall. The color is "Sweet Rhapsody." Yep, that's pretty damn aqua.

Quote of the evening -- Albert (bartender at Alexis' work): "Next time, I'd appreciate a phone call to let me know if there's gonna be this much aqua."

You can visit her blog here.

I do have a roll of film that's almost finished that I will develop shortly, I promise.

CHO --- colate!!!!

2006-02-22T13:14:00.000-08:00

Here we are welcoming Rex back to town with 2 dollar margaritas and yelling CHOcolate! at the camera. Trust me. It's funny. But you probably had to be there.

Indian Goodbye with T-Dawg

2006-02-20T14:06:00.000-08:00

I can never eat enough Indian food really. Travis took me to a goodbye lunch at a sweet joint near the MOMA. Hoping he will soon take the plunge and move west as well!

Hollywood

2006-02-09T14:23:00.000-08:00

A view from the Mount Hollywood Trail.

The newest look in Hollywood.

Kevin just booked Without a Trace. This is us at Velvet Margarita for his friend's birthday.

Swinger's at 3am. Man, those chili-cheese fries were good. Here we are looking at a ridiculous picture of Alexis that she kept trying to delete from his camera.

The "Unwind with Wine" Girls' Night at Jenna's fabulous apartment in Venice.

*Big Timin' It

2006-02-08T08:51:00.000-08:00

Couch! Taking a break in the back of Rex's pick-up truck on our new retro couch. This is the street in front of our building in beautiful, hip, and cool Los Feliz. We got a whole retro modern theme going, and everything is shaping up nicely thanks to craigslist and the charm of two young actresses scoring great deals about town. Mike sliced open his hand on a loose staple. Look at him back there. Still hating us. And of course, Ted hates us for making him move a damn sleeper sofa. But it's okay because we brought them 7-layer dip and Shiner Boch for the Super Bowl. And now we have a place for all you guests to sleep when you come to visit!!

*While we were watching the Super Bowl, Jerome Bettis or somebody on the Steelers ran for a big play, and Mike yelled out "He's Big Timin' it!!!" And we couldn't have been more amused. We promptly made up a "Big Timin' It" song with choreography. Yeah, we're weird. But so is saying "He's Big Timin' it!!!!"

Not goodbye, but see ya later

2006-02-06T13:08:00.000-08:00

Pics from our going away party in New York.

I am suspicious that Jonathan is a madman.

Sleazy gives good hugs.

I will so miss the biggest Longhorn fan I know.

Here I am doing my signature dance move while Chris Frey goes low.

Silver Spurs at 4am.

Sleazy prepares to perform Sam's infamous hiccup cure.

What the f?

Sleazy is the pickle bomb. Don't ask.

We are the champions.

2006-01-16T13:06:00.000-08:00

Rose Bowl 2006. TEXAS!! FIGHT!! Taking over a bar with all your Longhorn friends is fun. Junebug and Eric looking a tad nervous . . .

Two sorority chicks hook 'em.

Praying Longhorns.

Do you believe?!!! I believe!!!!!!

A congratulatory phone call from DP amidst A LOT of screaming. Texas fans are crazy.

Obsessed with 2006

2006-01-11T21:07:00.000-08:00

New Year's Eve in NYC

I am very suspicious of Karie and Kristin.

I like to boogie.

Look out, LA.

Happy Fuckin' New Year!

Texas. Texas. Yeehaw.

2006-01-05T22:45:00.000-08:00

More pictures from my trip home to Fort Worth . . .

Disturbing.

Unhappiness.

Happiness.

Meera's a cowgirl at my uncle's house.

Abhi lets his baby sister handle the big horse. He's happier on Harry, the creepy miniature horse.

Cowboy and cowgirl.

Meera uses me as her own personal lounge chair.

Look at that Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader! Right before we head off to our big day at the zoo.

Bikrum loungin'.

Mom has a little green tea before bed.

Christmas Eve at the Chauhan house.

Masi and Meera watching Cinderella for the umpteenth time.

Abhi loves his Masi!

Neetu and Jimmy at our annual Christmas lunch at Chuy's Tex-Mex in Dallas. Here the newlyweds have just returned from their glamorous trip to the jungles of India.

Eating outside in 80 degree weather in December. Gotta love Texas.

A Big-Ass Raven at Costco

2006-01-05T22:40:00.000-08:00

BFF

2006-01-05T22:26:00.000-08:00

Clay is scared of Sky's sexiness.

And then he adores her smile.

My biological clock is ticking like this . . .

2005-12-29T20:33:00.000-08:00

Coming home means getting to spend quality time with my cousin's kids.

Bath time with Meera and Abhi . . .

Rawr!

With their Masi.

Meera the Artiste. She loves that hat.

Actually, I guess she likes putting anything on her head.

Baby, it's cold outside.

2005-12-28T16:09:00.000-08:00

David Paul stars in ALASKA: The Movie.

King Islanders know how to party.

2005-12-27T22:17:00.000-08:00

Wink-wink. "You know you want some of this . . . " with the flowers my Momma sent me.

King Island Christmas Opening Night Party

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.

With Corin the West Virginian and sound man extraordinaire.

Ooloranna's wench. With my King Island husband, the big chief.

DP has more important things to do than pose for my pictures.

Ladies Love DP.

But not as much as they seem to love DCG. Note the hand trying to pry Sky off him.

My Host Family

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Bob and Koko-puffs.

Mama Urata.

Me and the Uratas at The Hangar.

The flowers they brought me for the last show.

Juneau-Douglas High School

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Where I taught Shakespeare classes to those rotten kids ; )

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On Sunday morning, before our last two shows, DP and I went to Silverbow for breakfast. The girl behind the counter recognized me from the show and brought us free dessert with this written on the plate. Very sweet.

The bad boy and the professor.

As Anni Stokes would say, Slutty and Sluttina.

Twelfth Night closes.

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Two divas probably bitching about the union in their bathrobes before the last show.

Cakes and ale from the staff.

Levi wishes on a star that he can be Captain someday.

Ryan's bellybutton. He started a horrible tradition of giving me his lint every day before the show. For the last show, he let it accumulate all day. Just for me. Awww.

Crazy Ass.

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Look familiar, anyone?

Who could it be?

Thanksgiving in Juneau

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Everybody pitches in. Donald, the Technical Intern, loads the dishwasher.

Our gracious host and technical director Annaliese multitasks.

Val must be saying something fascinating.

Bo and Holly are wasted on glurg. DP runs his fingers through his hair and loves his Bald Eagle sweatshirt.

A Perseverance family Thanksgiving.

Hockey Night with Jeff Hermann

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Go Nubba GO GO GO!!!!! And the crowd goes wild.

Sara's proud of her man. Producing Director by day, Blue Thunder by night.

The teal kneepads are Nubba's.

Spiked Eggnog + Mulled Wine = FUN

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The Scotts' Holiday Party That Saved Mankind 2005. Setting: Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Mood: Merry.

With the Toonester and the Maaster.

Why Santa why?!!

A game of sexy charades moves into the bedroom. That's all that happened there, I swear.

King Island Christmas

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My boyfriend David (Yep, that's right. I said it.) posted some nice pics of the show on his site here.

Back in good ol' NYC

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Back in the city just in time for another goodbye party. Part I of the sendoff for Alexis Toone (and myself). A party in Fort Greene gets outta hand.

Three's company. Joe (who likes to show his nuts), Sam, and Alexis.

I get coronated.

Streamerheads.

Steve brings a bottle of champagne for the VIPs in the back room.

Shimmy - shimmy.

Oh yeah. I get my groove on while Alexis gets her face on.

Junebug and I find ourselves HILARIOUS.

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Grady and the tree really have something special . . .

Kristin will hump your Christmas tree too.

Karie's soon-to-be myspace picture.

The Jaff-o-meter looks at Alexis's boobs.

Jeremiah endorses Budweiser. And party poppers.

A very diverse group of people. Tall, short, black, white, Asian. But don't be fooled. We all hate each other.

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The casting couch.

The cheesecake.

Junebug seduces the tree.

Junebug loves the argyle sweater.

Alexis and Karie vamp while I chill to the funky beats.

The future roomies.

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The tree gets triple-teamed by three crazy girls from Texas. What? She was asking for it. That tree's a total tease.

Feeding time!

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At the opening night party for King Island Christmas. DP closes his eyes so that he doesn't have to see what's stuck in my teeth. Hot.

We'll always have Juneau, Clay. Thanks for the pics.

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Twin Power on my last night in Juneau.

In the King Island Christmas dressing room. The Newlywed Man looks a little like a Newly Dead Man in that make-up.

Liam does his Star Wars rap. "We Got Deathstar, We Got Death Star - Man you know that we got it? DEATH STAR" Gotta love that kid.

Awwwwwwww. Possibly the cutest child ever made: Ian.

The twins before the big separation.

Outtakes

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When Ryan takes off his shirt for the shower scene, there are a couple of times when his Hanes waistband was showing. For photo call, Ryan surprised me with his Spongebob boxers. As you can see, they are pretty hard to resist.

Spongebob shows off his guns.

This scene wasn't in the play, but here I help him fix his hair so he'll look pretty in the pictures.

Here I am laughing at myself as I ascend from the hole. I just couldn't take myself seriously.

A Link for You

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There are more pics of my Indian dinner/Twelfth Night cast party and rehearsals for King Island Christmas on DP's blog here.

Hilarity Ensues

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Yellow stockings and cross-gartered.

"Pray God he be not bewitched!" Check out the bible mid-air.

Boobies!

"Fabian can scarce hold him yonder."

"A little thing would make me tell them how much I lack of a man."

Cesario vs. Sir Andrew. The cowardly duel of the century.

Antonio rushes in to my aid. Check out the Matrix shot.

And freeze! We do this thing in the show where we freeze all the other characters onstage when we have an aside. It works very well actually. Kids really like it.

Sebastian hits the clock and one of the hands falls down and he uses it as a sword. And the crowd goes wild.

"What wouldst thou now?!"

"If it be thus to dream, still let me sleep!"

Sebastian does his shirtless scene covered in Olivia's kisses.

Sir Topas

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The Big Finale

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"You throw a strange regard upon me."

Which is Sebastian?

A triple-wedding!

And they all lived happily ever after. With hey, ho, the wind and the rain . . . and also the snow.

"And that's all one, our play is done. We'll strive to please you every day." And then Feste jumps into the hole and it closes back up. Yay!

The Gulling

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Malvolio is sick of self-love while Sir Andrew, Fabian, and Toby look on from the box-tree.

Malvolio plays with his some rich jewel.

He finds the letter stuck to his shoe.

Fun with double-sided mirrors.

Oh my God.

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Huminahuminahumina.

His mind is a very opal.

Cakes and Ale

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Three Merry Men blow out the candles.

Three cheers for cakes and ale!

Oh hell. Here comes Malvolio.

Uh-oh.

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Sebastian looks in the hole while Antonio looks at Sebastian's . . . oh forget it.

I am the man.

I'll make your mom a willow cabin.

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Feste catechizes Olivia.

Feste and Olivia have a moment while Malvolio hates everything.

Maria gets a little excited when I mistake her for the Countess.

OH, ACTING!!!!!!

"Make me a willow cabin at your gate" speech.

Also, I look like Peter Pan about to take flight. "Come on, Wendy!"

Bring in the Clowns

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Maria tries to steal Sir Toby Belch's beer mug. There's a great bit where Sir Toby stomps the ground and a beer tap comes up.

Maria tells Sir Andrew to "bring his hand to the buttery bar and let it drink."

The Duke and His Boys

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Orsino pontificates with Curio right before he spits on him.

Orsino and his two little changeling boys, Curio and Valentine.

Viola has a small coughing fit after the Duke notices her heavy sighs. Check out my codpiece!

The Big Opening

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I got some pics from our photo call last week. Here's some shots from the top of the show. It looks a little bit like a soft-core porn, but what are ya gonna do? More show pics to come.

The sea captain and his ship as the storm rages and the rain begins onstage.

The ship cracks in two.

Viola emerges from the vortex.

At this point, I'm drenched from the rain that pours into the hole.

I pull myself up. Don't really know how Viola seems to have lost her dress in the storm.

"What country, friend, is this?"

"This is Illyria, lady."

The Boy Who Found The Light

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Soon after I arrived in Juneau, I went to go see the Juneau Charter School's production of The Boy Who Found the Light, a native tale, as directed by one Ryan Conarro. Ages Kindergarten to 5th grade. Those kids sure do love Mr. C.

Cool masks.

The exciting climax. Camera flashes galore.

Oooooh, pretty . . . .

The Raven shadow puppet.

Mr. C leads all the kids in the Raven dance.

Backstage Shenanigans

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Bo Anderson: Master Carpenter, 2nd officer, Sex Machine.

Maria is a good wench. A beagle, true-bred.

Watch out for that Anni Stokes. She looks a little devilish.

Sara and Jake doing their Renaissance Fair routine.

My pristine dressing area.

The boys play a little poker between scenes.

I feel like I'm in a snow globe.

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We had our first real snowfall last week. Soo beautiful. I've never seen anything like it. I mean, I know it snows in New York, but I've never seen it blanket evergreen trees and mountains. It's pretty awe-inspiring. I had to look around and go "Wow. I'm really in ALASKA."

After Hours

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After the opening night party, we decided The Island was gettin' a little tired and it was time to blow that popsicle stand. So we hit up The Alaskan and The Viking. We own this town.

Patrick (Malvolio) and his wife, Joyce, cut a rug at The Alaskan.

This guy!! No, this guy!!

Jake rocks the microphone at The Viking.