3 Lessons from Improv Class and 2 Homework Assignments for Frustrated Creatives
As an awkward teen, one of my greatest joys in life was going to summer camp every year. Not for the delightful lunchtime hash browns or the chance to cross the state line from Indiana into...
View ArticleWBFG Ep. #5 - Pumpin' Up Your Volume!
In Which...1. There is an impression of Elton John singing the "Maude" theme 2. Aron & Audrey are loopy from exhaustion3. "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" is brought up...AGAINRight click to...
View ArticleAmerica, I Made You a Mix Tape for When You Visit the Kennedy Space Center
Completely inconspicuously posed at LC 39A aka "Yes You Can! Glamour Shots!" aka Dear NASA, can I live here?Don't pretend like you don't know it's because I like you. Because I do.1. Space Oddity -...
View ArticleAron Reviews Jack the Giant Slayer
It takes certain elements to make a successful fairy tale. You need a damsel in some degree of distress, a seemingly insurmountable foe or obstacle, and a gallant hero. It helps if said hero rose up...
View ArticleWBFG Ep. #6 - 90's Movies Twinsies
In Which...1. There's a ton of giggling. As usual.2. 90's movies are discussed. ("Duh," said Lisa Kudrow.)Right click to downloadSubscribe via RSSSubscribe via iTunesHailing Frequencies:...
View ArticleRemember Those Awesome "Batman: The Animated Series" Title Cards?
I randomly stumbled upon THIS ARTICLE that points out fourteen of the best of 'em while I was researching fonts for a special project today.As an added bonus, it also introduced me to the nifty website...
View ArticleGuys, I'm a Cyber Hobo Now! (And Hopefully, a Filmmaker)
Because I totally want your money! But I'll put it to good use, I promise. This blogger and longtime film critic is trying to make the leap into becoming a creator. I'm totally ready to fall on my face...
View ArticleWBFG Ep. #7 - The Dumbledore Factor
Right click to downloadSubscribe via RSSSubscribe via iTunesHailing Frequencies:TwitterFacebookEmail: bfg.podcast ((at)) gmail ((dot)) com
View ArticleCheck out CONsent by the 16-Bit Sirens
The 16-Bit Sirens are doing something very cool. They're doing a project that highlights a hot topic at conventions. Women who cosplay are often subjected to crazy amounts of harassment when dressed in...
View ArticleGHOST OF THE ROBOT StageIt Concert - Live Blog
Show just started and I just decided to live blog!A. They sound amazing live. Marsters made a joke about hearing the virtual screaming and people throwing their virtual panties at the screen. All in...
View ArticleWBFG Ep. #8 - The Ebert Factor
Right Click To Download Subscribe via RSS Subscribe via iTunesHailing Frequencies Twitter Facebookbfg.podcast ((at)) gmail ((dot)) comAudrey Aron
View ArticlePay Tribute, Make Something
Lately, I've been writing these long rambling blog drafts. Pages and pages worth of stuff on Dr. Who, time-travel stories and of course, Ebert. But I can't seem to hit "publish".It might be part of a...
View ArticleIn Which I Move into the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse with Elijah Wood
"I find that if I just sit down tothink, the solution presents itself."I wanted to ask a question on facebook the other day. But it seemed so self-centered that I decided to ask the question of myself...
View ArticleBe the Squid Monster!
That's me. Directing a scene in my shortfilm. "Dancing Cardassian Neck Monster."(Photos by Ricky Brigante ofInside the Magic.)I have reached invisible-dancing-squid-monster status. What is...
View ArticleI Fangirl Failed at Star Wars Weekends 2013 - Photo Blog
You guys, I just...the shame. The shame of what I've done. I can't even...For years, YEARS, I have been dreaming of doing my first official cosplay. But let me tell you, cosplay ain't cheap. So it took...
View ArticleThe Podcast Returneth!
Right click to downloadSubscribe via iTunesHailing Frequencies Audrey | TwitterAron | TwitterEmail | bfg.podcast (((at))) gmail (((dot))) com
View ArticleIt's a Very Parenthetical Thirty-First Birthday, Audrey Brown! - In Which I...
I turn thirty one in ten days.* We seem to celebrate milestone birthdays in modern culture more than any others and thirty seems to be a big one. The last "big one" before the actual big one, which...
View ArticleEmbrace Your Identity Crisis
I remember the day my parents took me to Indianapolis to see "The Nightmare Before Christmas". It was a wonderfully overcast Indiana day in November 1993. In a fit of fantastic genre agreement, it was...
View ArticleYesterday, I Decided...
...That if I lived in the Harry Potter universe, Bea Arthur would be my patronus.If a dementor ever showed up and tried to suck my soul away, I would simply yell, "Expecto Patronum!" and a Golden...
View ArticleThis Fall, I #amnoveling. In My OWN Speedboat.
Thomas requests a wing of chicken, if you please.I'm going to write a book. Again. Sort of.The last time I wrote a book, it was my thesis. I finished it over two years ago. Then I put it in a very...
View ArticleMy Birthday. It Happened.
I was going to write a whole "hilarious" blog about coming up with new nicknames for myself in my thirties. Nicknames such as "A More Annoying Zooey Deschanel with Shorter Hair", "Fat Posh Spice" or...
View ArticleWeek Two: Fistful of Failures #amnoveling
I promised that I would write about my experiences here auditing Cathy Day's novel-writing class. I explained that instead of writing a novel, I would be using my weekly word count to get to twelve...
View Article"My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" Resonates
My best friend Lindsay introduced me to Mike Bibirglia on the way home from a "Back to the Future" screening at the Hollywood Palms a few years ago. Lindsay is one of those people who knows about...
View ArticleFangirl Burnout: It's Real
I don't think I want to be "Born For Geekdom" anymore.I don't want to self-identify primarily as a "raving fangirl".Am I one? Yep. Will I always be one? You know it. But I think there's more to life....
View ArticleI Moved!
Never fear! I'm transitioning to www.audreybrown.com. It'll take a while, because audreybrown.com is still kind of a half-finished mess of a portfolio website that I kept starting and stopping. But the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....