How to Be an Adult

A gem of a book -- insightful and immensely practical. I think it would be a better world if they taught more of this kind of information in college.

Open-source museums, open-source art

In April I attended the super fun opening of OSMOSA -- the Open-Source Museum of Open-Source Art -- in Second Life. I'm glad I went back a month later to see how far SL residents had pushed the concept of free, fully editable art in a free, fully editable museum. Check it out.

(Thanks to Kenny Hubble for the party invite.)

Tea with jam, jam and bread

My singing teacher went to voice instruction bootcamp in LA last month, and the tips he came back with have been pure gold. The program he attended was with Lisa Popeil, who has a lecture series and DVDs that very, very quickly convey how to support the voice, add emotion and color, and sing appropriately for many different genres: classical, r&b, country, pop, etc.

Okay, so there are a million other books and programs out there, but my teacher and I agree that I've made as much progress in the past two weeks as the past six months. Definitely check out Lisa's program if you're interested in serenading your sweetheart or knocking 'em dead at karaoke.

Free-floating anger, big vocabulary

Last night, I watched my friend Rebecca and ten other brave souls read their high school poems and journals on-stage before an audience of sympathetic yuppies. It's all part of Get Mortified, a hilarious "woe and tell" event that's spreading from LA to SF, NYC, Boston, and Chicago.

Youtubers

Sigh

SF Playreading Meetup

I am hosting the first ever SF Playreading Meetup at Bliss Bar in Noe Valley, on Wednesday August 16th. Those without acting experience are particularly welcome. See link for details.

This is how we rock the stone

Cold Stone Creamery employees show off their moves. A YouTube study break.

You are the angel glow that lights a star

Introducing LuckyVoice, a super mod karaoke bar in London, with a fun website.