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GladGirl (WGA East)

...don't wanna be first, I just want to last. - Elvis Costello

About Me

Proud Associate Member of WGAEast! (Writers Guild of America- East) Improvisor and 2004 alumnis of Smartypants Theater, touring stage and main stage.Musician: guitar, synth, mandolin and glockenspiel and sing backup. Former member of indie rock band "Ruetschle" and short lived girl band "Zoe". I recorded with "Ruetschle" and with Ron Asher.Humor columnist and aspiring tv comedy writer. I write spec scripts till I'm blue in the face.Freelance videographer and editor since 1998. Proud team member and semifinalist of 2003 Cincy division of the national 48HourFilm contest for the film "Psquack".Production Manager "Suffuse Multi-Media" Dayton, Ohio.Proud supporter and volunteer, guest host and contributing newsletter columnist for NPR affiliate WYSO w/ the Rev. Cool.I'm a shameless Mac geek and life long VW fanatic.Hospice unit coordinator. (my "day job")Last but not least: Proud wife and mama!In a perfect world, I would have a job living part time in New York City stuffed in a room with smelly writers doing improv, fighting over Chinese food and writing comedy for tv. I'm enjoying the journey there...

My Interests

My interests are: Indie rock Indie films Magnolia Cupcakes VW Bug's Mac toys Fender guitars comedy comedy comedy and writing comedy

I'd like to meet:

Paula Pell, Charna Halpern, Conan O'Brien and the Late Night writers, Steve Allen, Phyllis Diller, Ellen Degeneress,Karen Kilgariff,Wayne Coyne, Jim Noir,Tim DeLaughter, David Dye, Ira Glass, Wes Anderson, Carol Burnett, Fred Armisen, Jim Gaffigan, Sean Hayes, Wil Forte, Lorne Michaels, Fred Goss, Anne Beatts, Amy Sherman-Paladino,,Jennifer Celotta any television comedy writer. Anyone doin' the stuff. Oh- and anyone who works for Strawberryfrog!

Music:

Indie rock is where my heart is. I love the culture, the artists and the lifestyle. I am a musician. I play guitar, synth, some mandolin, glockenspiel and some percussion, and I sing lot's of backup stuff. I love love love harmonies. I can hear 5 part harmony in everything- even a flushing toilet. Music anchors the soul. Music = Friendship. Music is God in all of us.

Movies:

My life is a sweet mix of Napoleon Dynamite, Jerry Lewis films and any world created by Wes Anderson. The film and soundtrack to "Harold and Maude" set the tone for my adult life

Television:

I'm very emo about television, especially comedy. As stupid as this may sound, it got me thru a really painful childhood. Number 1 on my life list is to get that ticket to an SNL show. I've been trying for 30 years. No joke. I saw the very first show when it aired and it changed my life.

Books:

Read my autobiography/blog hybrid experiment titled "Please Stand By" www.thegladgirl.blogspot.comI like biographies of rock stars and comedians. My favorite authors are David Sedaris & Erma Bombeck. I like Jim Greer too- rock writer, used to be in Guided By Voices. (and super nice guy in person!)

Heroes:

Heroes are people who get up and go to work everyday when they are tired, sick or in pain- just to take care of their family. Heroes take up the cause of the weak and work towards the big picture.

My Blog

Grief is a monster and it has me in its grip.

My close friend of 15 years ended his battle with cancer Sunday.My worlds have collided for the last 6 days as my friend has laid dying in the unit where I work, being cared for by some of my other cl...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:19:00 PST

"Oh Miso hungry me eat a long time"

Okay I know you can't swing a dead cat in Fairborn without hitting a Korean restaurant but this one is worth mentioning.It's a rare occasion that I find myself in Fairborn but it was a special event.I...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:55:00 PST

Leave the needle on the record long enough for the epilogue.

Breathe deep the gathering gloomWatch lights fade from every roomBedsetter people look back and lamentAnother day's useless energy's spentImpassioned lovers wrestle as oneLonely man cries for love and...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:35:00 PST

"We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun..."

Saturday I got a horrible voice mail from my sis.She told me my first love committed suicide. He was my first kiss, my first boyfriend and the first person I dreamed out loud with.We were in 8th. grad...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:08:00 PST

This Just In....Im still broke!

So this morning I sat down with my bowl of corn flakes and forced myself to do the arduous task of tax preparation. Even though we usually get a small refund each year, due to huge medical expenses an...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:02:00 PST

Brush your rock and roll hair.

When I was little I had a brother and a sister in high school.I idolized them both. I mean, these two were the shit.They were both drummers in bands. I remember watching my sister Margie fussing over ...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:17:00 PST

NyQuil take me away.

I can't scrape up any more quarters and dimes to buy another pack of NyQuil cold tabs.I was so effing happy when I found one last packet in the black hole that is my medicine cabinet. I waited all nig...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:31:00 PST

There once was a note. Listen!

There once was a note, pure and easy Playing so free, like a breathe rippling by The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me Forever we blend as forever we die I listened and I heard, music in a word A...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:43:00 PST

For Nelson

I've spent a good deal of time writing about total shit that doesn't matter at the end of the day.I'm intentionally very sketchy when it comes to writing about my marriage, for many reasons. Biggest r...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:00:00 PST

Late night ramblings- the morning after.

So last night America's kings of late night returned to the air. Here's my Thursday morning review.Dave, powerful enough to cut a WGA side deal, returned with his writers fresh off the cold New York p...
Posted by GladGirl (WGA East) on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:36:00 PST