You’ll find my ranting on spaceships and loving Inglewood and whatnot about 40 seconds into the clip (the audio lags a bit). I swear, I meant to say “shuttle”, but my brain latched onto “spaceship” first, and hung on for dear life.
Also, If you peek hard, my brother is standing behind me in his hijab, cheering. A family full of camera-loving numbnuts, we are.
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[Hollywood & Highland, Level 5]
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[Santa Monica]
CHILDISH GAMBINO. CLUB NOKIA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2011.
Blasting “HEARTBEAT” with all the windows rolled down on the way to work.

If success is vital to you, you have a distinct advantage over many people who have no particular feeling one way or another. The desire to succeed is helpful, for it causes us to establish goals without which our actions have little or no meaning. Success may not necessarily mean winning the big prize, but it does mean approaching a goal. In my mind, success in spite of my self-doubt, and in spite of the haters, is what fuels me.
August 30, 2011. I managed to get on two TV interviews this day. One with E Channel, and one with Access Hollywood. Neither of them aired. :-P
At least I met some cool people waiting in line. Janeane, an entertainer by night, personal trainer by day. Calvin, who tried out for X Factor earlier this year with thousands of others, and managed to make it this day after surviving a stabbing and slashed throat (his scars were still fresh). And a lovely old woman with smoker’s cough who was filming a documentary about riding the LA Transit, and figured, “What the hell, I’ll audition for this, too.”
May 23, 2011 — So, I had this Friday off. I chose to take another shot at the easy road to fame and fortune. This day, the setting was early morning in Downtown Los Angeles; L.A. LIVE to be specific.
The location was the The Conga Room, a local hotspot. 102.7 KIIS FM hosted a singing competition, judged by former “Idol” runner-up, Kimberly Locke. I made it to the second round and lost, but I had fun doing it. Plus, I ended up getting free coffee at Starbucks.
This is the picture I took right after I made it past round one.
Sony Pictures back lot, Culver City, CA. July 29th, 2011.

Ellie J (aka Biker Daughter) from Shadowscene.
See my Biker Daughter posts @ Your Proof It Happened.™ You Can’t (Flufftronix Remix) by Biker Daughter & flufftronix