Plate Tectonics

Two posts in Two days? Woah. Has hell frozen over, or what?

I debated whether or not to make a post today. If only because I didn’t want my three readers (too many?) to get used to this way of life. I probably shouldn’t antagonize y’all either.

SELF-PROMOTION: hey, ma! look at what I can do!

"Fat Tuesday Shotgun (one of a kind painting)" 36" x 24"

This is the largest painting I’ve ever painted. It’s 3 feet x 2 feet. CRAZY! You can check it out in more depth at my #ETSY shop, Katnawlin’s Shop. I really had a good time making this one. I have hard time painting New Orleans Shotgun style homes. It’s much easier for me to draw and color them with colored pencil and make them very detailed. But with painting it’s hard to get the detail in. I think, “Fat Tuesday Shotgun” is the closest I have gotten yet to my hand-drawn colored pencil pieces on #ETSY. An EXAMPLE of that is below:

"NOLA Townhouse (one of a kind)"

DIE-HARD FAN PORTION: Where Y’all get to ask me questions!

You can e-mail me or leave questions for me to answer in the comment section. I love to answer questions- a favorite pass time for me.

1. Good to c ur back, but wait a minute! where were all the hi-larious chimp pics? you go away forever and win u return u dont even post a single pic of a gorilla or nothing. whhhhhhhyyyyy???? – Pip (From Washua, OR)

You’re sooooo right. I feel dreadful. I’ve really failed you, faithful reader. I’ve really failed all of humanity and monkey kind on this one (I know Chimps aren’t monkeys, but actually an ape). Actually, in the mean time I have been saving up some monkey/ape pics. Here’s one of the truest beauty. Enjoy, Pip.

You look familar, Gibon (is this a gibon?

2. YOU’RE BACK! I’VE MISSED YOU. I REALLY HAVE. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE A QUESTION HERE, RIGHT? I KNOW YOU MOSTLY DRAW AND PAINT 2-D MOSTLY. DO YOU PAINT ANYTHING 3-D? THANKS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WRITING. – LORNE (From Toluca Lake, CA)

Thank you, Lorne. ALL CAPS, huh? Are you a screamer or senile? Just keeding! (I’m in a snarky mood clearly, and some would say that’s my natural state, so can you call it a mood if it’s always?). To answer your question, YES, I do create some things in 3-D (other than paintings). I have one piece in my #ETSY SHOP that is 3-D, and I have other pieces chilling in my home not on sale that are. Example:

for sale: "Katnawlin's Keepsake Box (One of a Kind)"

I painted this paper-mache piggy seen here in my SOLD colored pencil drawing, "Home is Where the "X" Is (one of a kind)"

3. hi. – Rita (From Arlington, VA)

Hello, Rita. I almost didn’t print this, but I figured it was so innocent and sweet. It’s like a callback to a much simpler time, and for that reason and that reason alone I decided to keep it. Thanks.

Receptionist is like… WOAH or like sittin’ at a desk answering a random call and signing for packages (jealous, world?)

Good Afternoon, my little chicklets! How I have missed you? It’s been awhile since a real post from me. I’ve just been busy (and not just on Farmville (I am on level 18 haha oh how lame)). I’ve been painting, drawing, going on auditions, performed at the UCB and working. And of course reading and watching everything I can about my boys, THE SAINTS (8-0, baby).

So, what am I doing toady? I am working as a receptionist for a film company best known for sparkling vampires (only clue y’all will get). Just at I type this bit of fun I overhear German Business Men speaking in German (surprise!). What are they saying? Who knows… I’m sure something German-y & Business-y. Other than that I just answer phone calls, receive packages, and call people to them their “noon is here.” It’s so exciting! Right? Right? ugh.

This is what I wish I was doing instead:

This is what I dream of doing as I sit at my lonely desk answering phone calls I could care a less about... oh to be a chimp!

But alas, I am here sitting at this desk writing to you, my loyal readers about the drudgery (word or not?) of sitting under flourescent lighting and sparkling vampires (since the trailer is on 24/7 in the lobby- sooo much longing). Really nothing interesting to report apparently there was an ambulance and cop cars downstairs earlier, someone had to come out in a stretcher. There are no windows around me, so I didn’t see this happen, but I was told by a delivery man. BREAKING NEWS, people, or breaking news for that person on the stretcher.

So, this trailer being on repeat… I have no idea what the movie is about. Whenever I look up to watch for a moment it’s a totally different scene then the one I’ve seen before. A lot going on in this one film (so many elements: wind, water, fire… the fourth element). And a girl in a scarf (that’s the scene I keep seeing by chance). Oh, and there is a lot of running. I wonder how much dialogue there actually will be with all that running. Except for the obvious “Why are you running?”, “Hurry Up!” , “Keep Running!”. “Why are we running?” , “There is a werewolf- RUN” and “Why am I running, when I can fly?” <— this is what I think about when I sit at reception.

DIE-HARD FAN PORTION WHERE Y’ALL GET TO ASK ME QUESTIONS

You can e-mail me or leave questions for me to answer in the comment section. I love to answer questions- a favorite pass time for me.

1. That orangutan looks a lot like what I picture your father to be like. Kinda hairy and always with a dog? Please elaborate on the weirdness of your paternal canine-watcher. – Elle (Berkeley, CA) or could be from OW (New Orleans, LA)

Yes, my father looks like that picture of an orangutan with a leashed dog: remember it’s here. Which is why I chose that picture because it reminded me a lot of my father, which I believe was the point. My father loves his three daughters, but he loves his four dogs perhaps a bit more. He considers his four canine pals to be his children as well as his companions while he stays at home all day painting and answering the doorbell for UPS (my mother receives many packages). His favorite dog would probably be the schnoodle, Heidi (ten pounds of delight) who makes him carry her everywhere. Though he loves his new son (and only son) very much, Buckley, the german shepard-mix we rescued from El Paso, TX back in August. He loves those dogs as much as he’ll hate this answer.

2. luv the blog, but hate the DMV- how did it go? - Chuck (from Baltimore, MD)

Hi Chuck, thank you and I hate the DMV, too. I know I said in my last blog I was going, but I ended up having to post-pone that trip to later this month. I am going to the DMV to get a California license as well as needing to register my car in California (to get Cali license  plates). Wish me luck, please!

3. You do improv? what type? long form or short? any stand up? a comedy fan. keep up the good work. – Jasper (Louisville, KY

Thanks, Jasper. I just completed my first level class of improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade and look forward for 201 level in January. I prefer watching and performing long form, but I think short form is a great way to warm up, and can be a lot of fun. I don’t do stand up currently, but as soon as I gets the balls to do it I figure why not try it out. Thank you. How is the comedy scene in Louisville?

And when you’re growing down instead of growing up…

What’s up, World? Missed me? I’ve been too busy loving the all the nice press THE SAINTS are finally getting after they whooped the giants on Sunday. I just spend my days now reading everything I can about the Saints. I re-read things I’ve already read, which hurts my brain, but my heart loves it (this is what my heart looks like).

Enough about my boys, and on to more pressing matters. Recently, a friend asked me on Facebook for some advice. He wanted to know if he should move to Los Angeles or not. He already knows he loves New York City, and he has the opportunity to do a semester program this coming spring in Los Angeles, but doesn’t know if he should. So, he asked me to come up with a pros and cons list for Los Angeles.

I should say I used to be just like him. About a year ago one of my friends and I had a freak out about whether or not to attend the same program. We both loved NYC, and were going on about how much we’d hate LA (neither of us had been to LA). A very smart friend stopped the neurotic freak out, and said “Look at it this way it’s just an opportunity! That’s all it is.” She was right, and now I’m living in Los Angeles post-program. Where is my other freak out friend? Well, she’s in Dominican Republic… there’s a joke in there somewhere.

Anyway, I want to help my friend out. So, let’s (when I type let’s, I meant me) come up with a bona-fie PROS and CON list for LOS ANGELES that my friend and others struggling with this very same dilemma can use for future reference. This list will obviously be biased since it’s my PROS & CON list and not say yours. Some of what makes the list will seem very obvious and cliche, and that’s because it’s so true it’s become a cliche. Somethings will be very surprising and make you nod your head in a way you didn’t know possible. Here It Is!

PROS & CONS of LIVING IN LOS ANGELES

Pros

Cons

Fantastic Weather (Always Sunny) Diverse Always Something to Do People Watching Goldmine Celebrities Large Breasts are Beloved Here No Snow No Blizzards People are Beautiful People Smile A lot Gay Men are Fierce More Industry Jobs Here A lot of Acting Gigs Lots of Gas Stations Smells Better than East Coast Everyone Wants to be Your Friend

It Never Rains Diversity not Found Everywhere Most to Do is Expensive A lot of Crazy People Celebrities A lot of Fake Breasts Mudslides Earthquakes People are Too Beautiful People Can’t Stop Smiling (botox) Gays Will Mock Grandma Purse at club(Lauren) A lot of Out-of-Work-Actors A lot of Pissed Off Waiters/Waitresses No One Can Drive Here Smog and Traffic Doesn’t Smell Good Everyone is Fake (but at least you know they are)

Soooo… you should so move to LOS ANGELES, friend! If y’all can think of more awesome PROS&CONS for LA then leave them in the comments, and I might just might decide I want to add them to my amazing table/chart thing.

DIE-HARD FAN PORTION WHERE Y’ALL GET TO ASK ME QUESTIONS

You can e-mail me or leave questions for me to answer in the comment section. I love to answer questions- a favorite pass time for me.

1. Dear Katnawlins, a question: do you think Chris Brown will finally have repercussions for his actions? I mean getting called out by a gaggle of drunk girls? That’s pretty sad. He should grow up. – Elle (from Berkeley, CA)

G’day, Elle. Thanks for the great question. As of right now I don’t think Chris Brown has really received a harsh enough repercussions for his actions. Sure a bunch of bitches, I mean girls giving him a look or too doesn’t suffice. Let’s compare the treatment Kanye West had after he drunkenly went onstage during Taylor Swift’s VMA speech vs. Chris Brown beating the shit out of Rihanna. Sure one happened more recently but it’s hard not to see that Kanye has been repremanded more than Chris Brown has by the media and by even President Obama (who said some harsh words about Kanye off the record, but nothing as far as we know about Chris Brown’s actions). Both Chris Brown and Kanye West acted out in reprehensible ways, but the difference is there are no bite marks on Taylor Swift’s arms.

2. Hi, gee! luv the blog esp that chris brown post. tell me were the girls hot or not… cause if they were hot lemme take a few off his hands. ill punch a bitch or two if thats what they seem to like hangin out w/ him! – Charles II (from Morgan, PA)

Thanks, Charles II. I don’t like that you even joked about punching bitches in your question, but I understand where you were at least going with it. I guess I’m going to have to get used to all the Chris Brown related questions from my last post. I wish I had a way to tell those stupid chicks you were interested in them.

3. To Whom This May Concern, Are you looking for other writer’s for your blog? Also love your blog, but could be even better with my point of view! – Samson (from Viola, NM).

Hi Samson, I’m not looking for any more writers for the blog currently. Also, I feel like this question wasn’t just to me like i feel as if you spammed this across many different bloggers. Secondly, wordpress is a free blog website. If you want to share you point of view with the world please do, start your own blog. Thirdly, if that wasn’t a mass spam than thanks for the loving my blog (though I’m sure you’ve never read it).

Alright! That’s all for now! Keep the Questions coming! I love em! oh and GEAUX SAINTS!