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Alyssa Swanzey

Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their thro

About Me

I'm an actress who went from Massachusetts, to Michigan, to Liverpool, England looking for places to perform. I've found my way to L.A. (and heaps of trouble)....
www.myspace.com/memoryfilms

My Interests

Things I Like: Acting, watching the sun come up, the piano, roadtrips, meeting people, cleaning, hearing a really good song for the first time, the beach, world travel, little kisses, the sky at night in the middle of the ocean, photography, dark stories, thunderstorms/terential rain, running around in the rain, writing, making music, having a little too much to dirnk... silly stories, laughing at life's little ironies, sleeping in, getting up early, delirious moments! Things I hate: narcissism

I'd like to meet:

The fearless! Visionaries. Free thinkers. Filmmakers, actors, directors, musicians, painters, photographers... artists; i.e. Creative, passionate people.Also... if I knew you once I would probably love to get in touch with you again and am probably missing you.

Music:

Music with a soul

You Are a Daisy
You see the world with an artist's eye.
Finding beauty is easy for you - even in the dullest of moments.
You notice all of the colors of the world, from fresh grass to sunsets.
You are a total optimist and hedonist. You love to drink life in. What Flower Are You?

Movies:

Kryzstof Kieslowski

The Movie Of Your Life Is A Black Comedy
In your life, things are so twisted that you just have to laugh.
You may end up insane, but you'll have fun on the way to the asylum.

Your best movie matches: Being John Malkovich, The Royal Tenenbaums, American Psycho If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?

Television:

Family Guy. Flight of the Conchords.

Books:

The Little Prince

Heroes:

My dad

My Blog

Melancholic indeed

You Have a Melancholic TemperamentIntrospective and reflective, you think about everything and anything.You are a soft-hearted daydreamer. You long for your ideal life.You love silence and solitude. E...
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:05:00 PST

Lost My Cell Phone!

And all my numbers, email addresses, birthdays, calendar, and even some random facts about you you didn't know I knew.... EVERYTHING!So please send me your:Name:Email:Phone :So I can go through the lo...
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:01:00 PST

The Strike’s Over! Come write with me!

Friends of mine, Claire Gerety-Mott and Harrison James (both extraordinary writers) are starting up another writing workshop. I didn't get to complete the last one due to work obligations, so I'm comi...
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:30:00 PST

My Shoes Have Many Holes...

...But I haven't felt the need to buy a new pair.So if you see a girl with a pair of black chucks with many holes walking around LA... that's me.
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:49:00 PST

Another Brick

I closed my eyes while you were speaking to mePulling awayYou or I, I still can't sayI opened my eyes while we were kissing onceTo see what you looked likeI watched you try to see me, see youNever wan...
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:38:00 PST

CALLING FOR LIGHTS OUT HOUR

CALLING FOR LIGHTS OUT HOURCoordinating with San Francisco's plan, officials are urging Angelenos to agree to a voluntary blackout one day next month to help conserve energy.By Susannah RosenblattLos ...
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:34:00 PST

Will Sits Alone

...Soon to be credit 2 on IMDB as Producer of Will Sits Alone. The first cut is done and already looks fantastic!Directed by Claire Gerety-MottStarring Trevor Zacharias and Steve SandvossIf you plan o...
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:04:00 PST

Why...

I got into somewhat of a heated debate with a republican the other day about the war in Iraq... And despite many frustrations in the conversation and many conflicting ideas, we came to agree that the ...
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:10:00 PST

Calling All Directors!

A couple of friends and I will be putting together a night of one acts to be shown in a theatre somewhere around Hollywood in August or September (we have a few available to us... decisions decisions!...
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:22:00 PST

A little diddy

Two fish were in a bowl, Tim and Goldie. Tim had a white speckled face and Goldie was just gold. One day Tim said to Goldie, "You're so plain and boring looking, but you are nice." Goldie said to Tim,...
Posted by Alyssa Swanzey on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:11:00 PST