New Year

Instead of wallowing in my own self-pity today about how many horrible things happened in my life over the past year, I have decided to reflect on all the good things that happened. Sure, I may have set some goals for myself that I was unable to achieve in 2010, but tomorrow is a new minute, new day, new year.

2010 blessed me with so much, its pathetic that I haven't been able to realize it until now. I am so grateful for my amazing parents - without them, my life would be impossible. They have shown me endless support and encouragement throughout my life and would truly do anything for me. I am trying so hard to  make them proud of me and to show them that they did indeed raise a winner.

I also had an opportunity to build some amazing friendships this year -- old and new. I am so lucky to have the people in my life that I do, and I can only hope that these friendships continue to flourish and grow.

So tonight, I raise my glass to my friends and my family. Without you all, I would be nothing. Please continue to inspire me and motivate me. Bless you, Love you, Cheers to you! And thank goodness for another chance to get it right!

May your only pains in 2011 be champagnes. <3

#44 - See My Name in Film Credits!

In the summer of 2008, I made the trek out to Pahrump, NV to shoot a film that was then named Dark Moon Rising. For two months of my life, I lived, ate, and breathed this film. It was an incredible experience and I learned a lot about film making, and myself. Recently, the film was released on DVD, and I couldn't wait to see all my hard work portrayed on the small screen!

It was released on DVD as Wolf Moon in 2010

Drum roll please!

Working as Allison Bryan's assistant was an honor and I can't wait to do it again!

Beauty Secrets Every Woman Should Live By

AFI's Top 100 - and the beat goes on.

1.) Citizen Kane
2.) Casablanca
3.) The Godfather
4.) Gone with the Wind
5.) Lawrence of Arabia
6.) The Wizard of Oz
7.) The Graduate
8.) On the Waterfront
9.) Schindler's List
10.) Singin' in the Rain
11.) It's a Wonderful Life
12.) Sunset Boulevard
13.) The Bridge on the River
14.) Some Like It Hot
15.) Star Wars
16.) All About Eve
17.) The African Queen
18.) Psycho
19.) Chinatown
20.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
21.) The Grapes of Wrath
22.) 2001: A Space Odyssey
23.) The Maltese Falcon
24.) Raging Bull
25.) ET
26.) Dr. Strangelove
27.) Bonnie and Clyde
28.) Apocalypse Now
29.) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
30.) The Treasure of Sierra Madre
31.) Annie Hall
32.) The Godfather Part II
33.) High Noon
34.) To Kill a Mocking Bird
35.) It Happened One Night
36.) Midnight Cowboy
37.) The Best Years of Our Lives
38.) Double Indemnity
39.) Doctor Zhivago
40.) North by Northwest
41.) West Side Story
42.) Rear Window
43.) King Kong
44.) The Birth of a Nation
45.) A Streetcar Named Desire
46.) A Clockwork Orange
47.) Taxi Driver
48.) Jaws
49.) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
50.) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
51.) The Philadelphia Story
52.) From Here to Eternity
53.) Amadeus
54.) All Quiet on the Western Front
55.) The Sound of Music
56.) MASH
57.) The Third Man
58.) Fantasia
59.) Rebel Without a Cause
60.) Raiders of the Lost Ark
61.) Vertigo
62.) Tootsie
63.) Stagecoach
64.) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
65.) The Silence of the Lambs
66.) Network
67.) The Manchurian Candidate
68.) An American in Paris
69.) Shane
70.) The French Connection
71.) Forrest Gump
72.) Ben-Hur
73.) Wuthering Heights
74.) The Gold Rush
75.) Dances with Wolves
76.) City Lights
77.) American graffiti
78.) Rocky
79.) The Deer Hunter
80.) The Wild Bunch
81.) Modern Times
82.) Giant
83.) Platoon
84.) Fargo
85.) Duck Soup
86.) Mutiny of the Bounty
87.) Frankenstein
88.) Easy Rider
89.) Patton
90.) The Jazz Singer
91.) My Fair Lady
92.) A Place in the Sun
93.) The Apartment
94.) Goodfellas
95.) Pulp Fiction
96.) The Searchers
97.) Bringing Up Baby
98.) Unforgiven
99.) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
100.) Yankee Doodle Dandy

First post -- Bucket list.

Lately, I've been a bit down in the dumps. Lacking motivation, inspiration, and any sort of aspiration. I sat down the other night, after a bottle or two of some excellent vino, and started writing things down that I want to do before I'm 30. Then it turned into things I want to do before I'm 40. Then it turned into things that I just want to do. Before I die. And I know I'm young, and some may say I'm naive, but I really feel that if I put my mind to it, and get my heart in it, I can achieve each and every thing on this list. I will periodically update this list, as I see fit. It's time to do something with my life. Twenty-five came quickly and is leaving just as fast, and I have nothing to show for it. I don't want that to be the rest of my life. Today is a new day. And I'm ready to enjoy the ride.

1.)    Swim with sharks

2.)    Flip a coin through Europe

3.)    Road trip across America

4.)    See Graceland

5.)    See Nashville

6.)   Grow Old with the man of my dreams.

7.)    See the Northern Lights

8.)    Celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Ireland

9.)    Go to a superbowl

10.) Experience Bali

11.) Learn to pray

12.) Learn to meditate

13.) Make pottery

14.) Have a successful career

15.) Fall in love

16.) Get married

17.) Own a home

18.) Have children

19.) Send a message in a bottle

20.) Kiss my husband in the rain

21.) Watch the sun rise on the east coast

22.) Watch the sun set on the west coast

23.) Watch AFI’s top 100 movies of all time

24.) Read 24 books in 1 year.

25.) Ride a Ferris Wheel

26.) Ride a Gondola in Venice

27.)Play the Lottery 
28.)Witness a Solar Eclipse

29.) Watch a meteor shower

30.) Donate toys to children

31.) Write a love letter

32.) Carve mine and my lover’s name into a tree

33.) Learn how to speak Spanish

34.) Learn how to speak French

35.) See a Broadway Play

36.) Write a Fan Letter to my favorite icon

37.) Meet my Idol

38.) Be an Audience Member of a TV Show

39.) Attend a Black-Tie Gala

40.) Attend a Film Premiere

41.) Own an Original Piece of Artwork

42.) Go to a Concert in the Park

43.) Attend an Elegant New Years Eve Bash

44.) See your Name in Film Credits

45.) Throw Beads at Mardi Gras

46.) Attend a Presidential Debate

47.) Visit a Castle

48.) Discover myself

49.) Pay it forward at starbucks

50.) Find someone else named Jamie Richmond

51.) See my makeup on a billboard
52.) Go to the Kentucky Derby
53.) Order dessert first.
54.) Discover my family tree.
55.) Go wine tasting in Italy
56.) Learn to cook French Food
57.) Go on an African Safari
58.) Learn to paint, draw, sculpt.
59.) Travel to Paris, explore the Louvre
60.) Learn to sew.
61.) Make a quilt.
62.) Make a difference in 1 person's life.
63.) Play the stock market.
64.) See the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
65.) Become a member of Local 706.
66.) Learn how to save money. INVEST.
67.) Grace the cover of a well-known industry magazine.
68.) Get a tattoo
69.) Visit the 7 modern wonders of the world
70.) Take my mom on the vacation of her dreams.