I met Lloyd online, like I do most people. He started following my video blog when I talked about performing stand-up comedy. See, he ran a comedy club in LA, and he was always on the lookout for new talent from other parts of the world. I guess I fit the bill considering I lived in Malaysia at the time. He often left flattering comments on my ( Read more... )

When my husband Ben and I moved from Australia to Malaysia, we went from a small Melbourne apartment to a four bedroom house with a nice big garden in the backyard. There were hibiscus trees blooming with red flowers, a banana tree, and an assortment of other flowers I couldn't name. I didn't know the first thing about gardening, and had little ( Read more... )

Putting my name back in the hat. After all, I was only voted out last week! I want another try.

Stand-up comedy calls to me the way music resonates so well with most of the world. So much so that instead of working on an entry this morning like I should've been, I was looking up tickets to see Dave Chapelle and Jerry Seinfeld. Unfortunately, Dave Chapelle is on tonight, too late for me to take public transport to see him, and yet I still ( Read more... )

The murky waters of the Yarra River flowed slowly as it carried the sludge and pollution. Across the river sat the old Crown Casino complex, now decrepit, and windows long since smashed. That's where Simon saw her. The first human he'd seen in more than a year ( Read more... )

Breathe in

Robin Williams died last week. He killed himself. There has been an outpouring of reactions, but for me, it hit too close to home.

Breathe out

The voice of depression lives inside of me. "How can you go on surviving? You push away everyone you love, after they tell you they want to help you not kill yourself."

Breathe in"They don't ( Read more... )

You talk about "him" in an effort to appear "normal." Straight. But secretly you mean her. You change the pronouns because she doesn't want people to know she's a lesbian. But you want people to know you have someone important in your life, so you talk about her, just refer to her as "him ( Read more... )

Most of my closest connections started online ( Read more... )

I'm not sure if I'll have the time for therealljidol, but signing up just in case.

Okay, I'm not sure that I actually have time for this, but I figured there's no harm in trying to fit it in.

Consider this my sign up for Second Chance Idol: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/527683.html