http://autumnreeser.com//site/index/ Autumn News en info+autumn@oniracom.com (Autumn Reeser) Copyright 2010 2010-03-09T03:50:27+00:00 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/our_9th_annual_oscar_party/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/our_9th_annual_oscar_party/ Oscar Party We held our NINTH annual Oscar party this year!  Yes, that means I have never been to the Oscars.  Yes, I do hope to change that eventually.  BUT in the meantime, we really love hosting this little party!  It’s a great way to get together & celebrate the ‘Superbowl’ of Hollywood.  Yes, this is our Superbowl- complete with betting, high drama, & crying/screaming.  Awesome.  For the decor this year I took my inspiration from Avatar, & bought ‘jungle’ plants (palm fronds & bamboo leaves & bright orange lilies) from the downtown LA Flower Mart, and put them in nearly every available corner of the house.  We had bright blue ‘Navi Punch’—if you’d like to recreate it yourselves, use a combination of blue curacao, key lime juice, Grey Goose vodka, pineapple juice & ginger ale.  Delicious.  For food, we had lots of fresh veggies, banana bread, chocolate, & amaaaazing empanadas from Empanada’s Place over on Vine.  (Not sure how that fits in with the theme, but it was all yummy.) Enjoy this little slice of our night! xo Autumn The ‘A’ Team:  with my friends Alyssa & Ashley Watching the results…  (you can see some of my “Avatar” decorating theme happening in the background…) The ‘J’ Team: Jenn Wong, Josh Covitt & his girlfriend Jessi are on pins & needles about the Best Short Animated Film category…  or something. Party guests enjoying themselves…  (check out the blue globe lights in the background- sweet!) Jess & I in front of our yearly creation—the Oscar Board!!  Jess keeps track of everyone’s votes & the winners in each category.  We use a weighted point system.  In fact, I would have WON this year if I had only picked ‘Hurt Locker’ for best picture!  I think my decorating scheme unduly influenced my choice (Avatar)...  Grrrr… Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:50:27 -0800 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/ok_go/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/ok_go/ This is Amazing!! When I was a little kid, there was a tall mechanical clock in the very center of the mall in my hometown.  It was filled with little slides, and gears, and miniature bowling balls, and they all worked together to create this beautiful, pointless, endlessly creative machine.  I loved it!  This new video from Ok Go reminds me of the childhood fantasy I had of being able to shrink myself until I was so tiny I could be a working part of the clock/artwork.  I absolutely love the creativity behind this video!  WOW!    Hope you enjoy!! xo Autumn   Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:16:07 -0800 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/hollywood_reporter_gives_sneak_peak_into_autumns_new_show/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/hollywood_reporter_gives_sneak_peak_into_autumns_new_show/ As you guys know it is pilot season, and Autumn has a new show coming out! The Hollywood Reporter gives an overview of it, ABC’s “No Ordinary Family,” along with other new shows. “No Ordinary Family” revolves around an American family with special abilities. Autumn will play the lab assistant to the mother.  Check out the full article here! Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:10:59 -0800 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/buckle_up/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/buckle_up/ Everyone has probably seen this ad by now, but it is so so so beautiful, with such a great message, that posting it again really couldn’t hurt. Although, I can’t watch it without bawling my eyes out, so maybe it could hurt.  A little. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:32:26 -0800 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/pilot_season_ii/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/pilot_season_ii/ Loved this.  In the theme of “It’s Pilot Season!!” that seems to be my main focus lately, I thought I would share this with you: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:33:36 -0800 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/pilot_season/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/pilot_season/ Hi, Guys! Pilot season is in full swing, and sometimes it gets entirely overwhelming. Lately, though, I’m been focusing on being grateful for the chaos, because I find that I always miss it when I have a steady acting job.  So, in honor of pilot season: Things I love about this busy time of year: 1. Driving all over town with a cup of Starbucks, eating most meals in the car…after I’ve purchased them from Starbucks.  (Oh, turkey-bacon Starbucks McMuffin, how could I make it through the year without you?) 2. Driving all over town when it’s raining.  Yes, I do actually like this! 3. Reading so many scripts my eyes start to burn. 4. Rehearsals where you can’t even find the correct sides for your second audition tomorrow, because they’re buried under the mountain of other sides… 5. ...And then as soon as you find your sides, you get an email telling you they’ve ‘revised’ the sides and there are 10 pages of brand-new ones for tomorrow morning. 6. Always carrying a pair of flats in the car in case you have to race across a lot to get to the tiny room where you’ll be pouring your heart out. 7. Becoming really really good ‘friends’ with all the hosts of NPR on the radio… 8. Looking over to the passenger seat in my car where I have 4 separate outfits ready to go for the day’s auditions, and 5 different pairs of shoes.  I look like I have multiple personality disorder. 9. Late-night rehearsals with my husband as my coach, drinking a glass of wine together, and doing a scene over & over again until we know it’s right. 10. The plethora of opportunities and possibility in the air!! Cheers to auditions! xo Autumn Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:27:56 -0800 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/doppelganger_week/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/doppelganger_week/ Hello, again! It’s pilot season and I’m losing my mind. However, it is also “doppelganger week” on facebook apparently, an event which causes me endless amusement for some reason… ..but makes it very difficult to tell who people are when they are requesting to be your friend! Anyway… In the interest of providing levity to the middle of the week, here are a series of people that my facebook community thought could be my doppelganger… Olivia Hussey Christine Taylor Reese Witherspoon Angelina Jolie And this is my own addition… A random model who appeared in my inbox this morning modeling clothes for HauteLook: Got any other suggestions?  Do you think anyone posted ME as their facebook doppleganger?? xoxo Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:03:50 -0800 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/yum/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/yum/ Drooooling over this new Miu Miu canvas & leather tote….. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:23:49 -0800 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/i_heart_anthropologie/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/i_heart_anthropologie/ Just bought this cute shirt on SALE today at Anthropologie… mmm… dreaming of spring…. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:23:45 -0800 http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/the_first_flight_of_2010/ http://www.autumnreeser.com/archives/the_first_flight_of_2010/ We’re 3 weeks into 2010 & I’ve just landed & settled in from my first flight of the year.  I’m in a chic little condo in Vancouver with INCREDIBLE views!!  I promise to take pictures in the daylight to share with you all—it’s truly stunning.  In 2009 I took 36 plane flights—by far the most in one year for me EVER!  I did movies in Vancouver & Washington that required me to fly back & forth multiple times-  and the trip to WA required 2 planes to get there.  PLUS, we honeymooned in Bora Bora and Moorea, there were trips to San Francisco, New York, etc etc… Whew.  However, even with alllll that recent travel experience… This was the first flight for me where I didn’t stress out.  Yes, I am a self-diagnosed Travel Stress Case. And it’s not from fear of flying.  That part I’m fine with.  That doesn’t bother me. It’s that I’m a bit of a freak for proper travel organization.  Case in point, I have gone through ****9 (!!!) suitcases in the last 2 years trying to find the ONE that makes flying feel light, easy, and well-managed.  This is me in my Travel dream life: Doesn’t she look happy?  I believe in the old-fashioned tradition of dressing up for a flight, even if it’s a red-eye.  I take time to do my makeup.  I feel abnormally happy when my luggage matches.  I bring a good purse, a good book, and lip gloss.  I have not gone so far as to wear a hat & heels, but it’s kind of a secret fantasy of mine to do so.  I once wore a pencil skirt for a train ride and sort of giddily got to live out my 1940’s ‘Strangers on a Train’ style fantasy… It was awesome.  I probably just revealed a lot about my inner life. However, most of the time I feel like a frazzled bag lady at security—taking off the boots, coat, scarf, hauling out the laptop case, laptop, camera, travel-sized clear see-thru bottles… whatever, it just always manages to feel like TOO MUCH. Couple that with the fact that I hate to check any luggage, so I drag it allllll with me, and all 5 feet 4 inches of me is usually ready to pass out in exhaustion by the time I get to my seat.  And usually I do. So. This New Year, I made a decision that I was not going to allow myself to stress out, to decide that it is just as easy to be mellow.  You will still get there & you may get less gray hair on the way, which obviously, can only be a good thing.  Plus I’ve been studying yoga for 12 years, and carrying calm & breath & peace into my daily existence SHOULD be something I am good at by now!  So, I thought I would share with you a couple of things that helped me on this journey… One:  The new Calvin Klein laptop bag I just bought.  (I LOVE it, so this is the last one, I swear!!) It is GREAT because it has a tight bit of fabric on the back that slips over the tall pulley thing (very technical travel terms being used here, people) of your bigger rolling suitcase so it can ride snuggly on top of it if you are only doing carry-ons.  OR if you check your big suitcase, this little bag also rolls so you’re not stuck hauling your heavy laptop bag slung across your body & ruining your back (see: every other freakin flight I’ve taken!).  Two:  Keep a digital list of everything you need to take when you travel.  This includes things like:  Camera.  Camera Charger.  Camera-To-Computer cord.  You know, all those little things that it’s just easy to leave behind bc you’re thinking more about which clothing you have to bring.  I have a Mac, so I keep my list in the ‘Notes’ section of the Mailbox, which means I can check it anywhere I go.  Makes packing go much quicker. Three:  I have a Beauty Bag packed at all times.  This is tiny sizes of all the products I use on a daily basis, (or, let’s be honest, cute little trial sizes of things that I take from hotels or yank out of magazines at the doctor’s office), plus things like Claritin, Dramamine & Advil—emergency-comfort things that can just be hard to find right when you need them.  During the trip, if I run out of anything, or find a need to add something new, I make a note to add it to the beauty bag & I do that RIGHT when I get home from my trip.  That way it’s completely ready to go for my next trip, because you never know when one will sneak up on you!! Four: I also have a ‘plane kit’ that I approach the same way.  Here’s a little (blurry iPhone photo) peek inside mine: Things that are absolutely key in my Travel Kit: headphones:  I just always forget them otherwise.  this way I never have to think about them. lip balm, eye drops, Advil & lotion:  Obvious. vitamin C: Travel Germs. floss: I love these little brush/floss/toothpick things!!  A makeup artist on set introduced them to me and I love them!  Very versatile. deodorant:  because a girl want to stay fresh.  Degree.  Wink!  ( I should work in advertising…) —I also take this little bag w me to work on set.  Five:  I got this adorable little travel journal for Christmas from my parents!  I love it, and it TOTALLY fits into the Fantasy Travel Version of myself.  I love my parents for being able to see this side of me and indulge her whimsical taste…  Inside it has organizational stickers, cute little pockets to keep receipts, and each page looks interesting & different—LOVE. I leave again soon to return back to LA, and am going to attempt another low-stress, enjoyable flight.  I will go to the gym in the morning.  I will pack leisurely while listening to a little Madeline Peyroux to set the mood.  I will trust that I have sufficient travel experience, lists, and products to survive a 2 hour flight. And I will have a glass of wine while reading a favorite book & ENJOYING my alone-time at the airport.  xoxo Autumn Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:12:40 -0800