The Response To The Everywhere Girl Blog Has Been Overwhelming

All I can say is WOW…well it’s actually not all I can say as I am about to write a blog…haha, but you know what I mean.

I am so touched by all of your comments and well wishes. I also loved all the funny questions and observations.

So in response to all of these, this blog is going to answer a lot of the questions you guys have and maybe give you a little more insight into who I really am…as a person.

When did you find out about the INQ articles?

I found about all this stuff almost a year ago. I know what you are thinking, “why hasn’t she done this before now?”. Well there are a lot of reasons, but basically it just hadn’t worked out until recently. I of course contacted The INQ right away and they talked to my agent and we got the ball rolling. We were in talks for me to come to London and have some event….but it all seemed to be such short notice, so that did not end up working out. Then in November I did the Podcast for The INQ (which was really fun by the way). I was going to do more, but then the holidays came around and next thing I knew The INQ was going through their acquisition with VNU Media….so they were all pretty busy and the whole thing just sort of got put on the backburner. Which was fine…but i started getting frustrated with it not going anywhere, so I took it upon myself to make this blog….which by the way I am super proud of because I did the whole thing by myself…not knowing HTML, and learning how to work with an FTP, etc….although I have to give major kudos to Wordpress and all of its awesome members who help each other out, and of course to the designer of this template who makes it really easy to use and personalize. Anyway, I just got impatient and started this whole blog to see what I could do with this crazy thing that has happened to me. I of course have the utmost respect for The INQ and am still in contact with them. I am soooo grateful for them, because without them this whole thing wouldn’t even have happened. So we may still end up working together in the future…if you have any suggestions for them, you should let them know (they are probably reading this, and thinking “nooooooooo, that will be so annoying”…sorry guys!…hahaha).

How is the acting going?

My acting career is going well. It is a hard industry to get into, but I am making great progress. I have been in dozens of plays, I have a commercial running here in the States, I have done several short and independent films, some of which have made it to festivals such as Sundance and Outfest. I have a great agency with two awesome one-of-a-kind agents. They are diamonds in the rough here is Los Angeles. So yes, it is going well and it has been my passion for many many years. I feel blessed. I do hope that this may help my career, but whatever happens is fine…I am just having fun with it for now.

Do you kick yourself for not asking for royalties?

Well as much as it would have been nice to get royalties, I did not have that option. That just isn’t how this stock photo thing worked. It’s not like they gave me the choice, you know? My agent at the time actually got me a great rate…more than people usually make for stock photo shoots, so i can’t complain. Plus Portland does not really have a ton of acting work, so I was lucky.
And no, of course I won’t do that again, duh.

Do you still have the hat? You should auction it, etc.

As I mentioned in my previous blog, the hat actually wasn’t even mine…it was the wardrobe/makeup girl’s. So no, I do not still have the hat.
Oh and someone mentioned my “dog collar” necklace….hahahaha……I LOVED that necklace and used to wear it every day…it was very much in style then and I got compliments on it all the time, so there! AND, I still have it…..it’s broken and I am not sure where it is right now, but I may have to bust it out soon!

Do you get recognized on the street?

I do not get recognized, thank goodness! I think that would be weird….BUT I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I have gotten an email or phone call from a friend or family member telling me they saw me on a website, a book, or some random product.

The very first time I knew my photo was being used was about 6 months after the shoot when a friend showed me an issue of Cosmopolitan that had an ad for an advice talk line with me on it. VERY WEIRD for me…..and that was just the tip of the iceberg….the tip of the tip! In fact I am building an archive of the stuff I have collected over the years and will post them on here at some point….tons of stuff that The INQ never knew about and stuff that includes that other part of the photo shoot I was talking about in my previous post.

In fact a guy named Fred wrote a comment about how I sold everything including fire extinguishers….did you really see me on one Fred? I would love that…hahaha!

When can I get a T-shirt or mug with Everywhere Girl on it?

I definitely plan on having a lot of fun products for sale soon. I also will give stuff away via contests and such! It will be cool, so stay tuned!

Do you own a PC and if so, what brand?

I am assuming you are asking because I seem to “sell” a lot of different computer brands. Well I currently have a DELL…very fitting since I have also been called The Dell Girl…. I love it and would definitely recommend one….and no I am not getting paid by them…I wish!!!

Actually Shakey wrote something about me getting my hemp backpack from The Dell Guy who got busted for possession of marijuana….the funny thing is, he used to live in my first apartment building in L.A.!

That is about it for the questions, but here are a couple of random things that people talked about.

*My smile…a lot of people compliment me on my smile…thank you very much, but of course I cannot take credit for this….I got it from my dad and with a little help from my awesome Orthodontist when I was younger…yes I had braces…it turned out very nice!

*My hair color…I know in the popular shot it looks like I have red hair, but I actually don’t. I am a natural blonde but I used to dye my hair all the time so I think it just had a little bit of a reddish tint to it at the time.

Shout-Outs~

Thank you to Reedie who pointed out to me that Reed College is in SE Portland, not SW. DUH, I can’t believe I messed that up….haha I had friends that went there!

Thank you to Roger for actually letting me know what a clothes horse is….I could have looked it up but I was sort of hoping someone would tell me….kudos to you Roger!

Thank you to all the people who mentioned that I will have to deal with nut jobs and creepy people and not to get discouraged. I have been a little hurt and shocked by some of the comments written (I obviously did not approve them, so you won’t know what they are)…I am a sensitive soul and will definitely have to get a thicker skin ASAP! There are a lot of mean-spirited people in this world, but they are easily forgotten when you get so much love and support from so many good people as well…so thank you again! I did have to keep the comments about me looking fat and being pasty and pale though….those were funny!

And THANK YOU to all the people who have “bought me lunch”! I put the donation thing up not expecting a dime (more at the suggestion of my friends and family), but people have been so generous!

That brings me to one more thing I wanted to touch on…relating to both the donations and the mean-spirited people. I realize that this blog has ads on it and a donation section, etc. I am just trying to be a savvy business woman who is taking advantage of a weird situation. At first I did not want to put ads or the donation thing on here, because I didn’t want this to be about that or get accused of selling out. But after discussing with the important and influential people in my life, I went ahead with it. People have always talked about how unfair it is that I have not gotten any money for all this, so I am just thinking maybe it will pay off in a different way…I am more hoping for some exposure than money….although money is always nice! This blog will always be a work in progress and I can promise that any ads on here will always be something I truly believe in. For example…I truly love Firefox! Tabbed browsing is awesome…that is why I have the button on my site for it, more than anything. Unfortunately I have had a few very rude comments saying that I was selling out, or just money hungry or whatever. It really hurt my feelings because I am just not that way, and never have been, and never will. So now that I have said that I feel better…oh and you should visit this great site and buy this awesome product…hahaha…just kiddin’.

Well I hope that you found this blog somewhat interesting. I will of course be writing a ton more soon…but I love your questions, comments and suggestions….so keep ‘em coming!