Ohhhhh! (This is post #69)

Hello!
My voice over (technically it’s called ADR) job was so much fun. The director was full of light and humor. He’d be asking me about martial arts and cracking jokes, then suddenly, I’d hear 3 beeps, at which point I would spontaneously scream and cry. The actor I was looping had a really high pitched voice and was hysterical most of the time. Strangely, it was a nice release.

I’ve been roaming around California this past week. Can’t seem to stay home. I went to Joshua Tree for the first time last weekend. We hiked all over and I was mesmerized by what seemed to be piles and piles of rocks that some prehistoric dude had piled up in the middle of nowhere. It was beautiful, but cold and ridiculously windy. We sprinted all the way down Ryan Mountain, partially for sport, but mostly because we were freezing! I’m sooo over winter. My “headlights” were on the entire trip. I spotted the cactus in the attached photo as we were hiking. It reminded me of how many of us have prickly spines on our hearts.

Any spines that were on my heart were instantly melted away when I went to surprise my nephew for his birthday. His little face was stunned when he saw me hiding around the corner from his school. He gave me a million kisses and we played like maniacs for two days. Love is a beautiful thing.

In light of my experience over the holidays, I decided to volunteer for Senior Smiles here in LA. It’s a unique volunteer opportunity for people of all ages to visit lonely seniors. After my orientation, I’ll be matched up with a senior who is looking for companionship. Their youngest volunteer is 11 month old (she attends with her Mom), and their oldest volunteer is 81 years old. All they require is a big heart and a smile www.seniorsmiles.org