THE EAST COAST SHUFFLE

This post is dedicated to all my East Coast actor friends who hustle up and down I-95 all week long for auditions and acting jobs.  I try to save wear and tear on my car as well as reduce stress while traveling so I'll park my car and then take one of the many express bus services between Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City.  My favorite is Bolt Bus, operated by Greyhound.  They have two electrical outlets behind almost every seat on the bus and free Wi-Fi.  The buses are fairly new and for the most part generally clean, just a few years old and I only have good things to say about my experiences riding their buses and interacting with customer service.

Here are the other buses, I've used some of them and which bus I choose depends on my call time and the seat availability of the bus.  These all end in "dot com" - dc2ny, megabus, gotobus, tripperbus, vamoosebus, tonycoach, apexbus, fungwahbus, mvpbus, greyhound, peterpanbus, washingtondeluxe and lacubanabus.

A good survival kit to pack for traveling on the bus would include the following items: either earplugs or a noise cancelling headset, a travel pack of tissues to be used as toilet paper if needed, snacks, bottled water, a jacket that can be used as either a pillow when it is rolled up or a blanket, a sleeping mask to cover your eyes, a small, folding umbrella and wet wipes.

MAKE UP ARTISTS (MUAs)

I've had the privilege of  having these talented professionals style my hair and make me look beautiful for film, television and still photography shoots.

In the Los Angeles area, I highly recommend Patricia Le.  She's a former model herself and knows how to do make up specifically for Asian women.

In the New York City area, Stella Kae is my gal, she's a very cool chick and she's known for making people look like themselves with just a hint of polish.

TESTIMONIALS

"...It was great working with you last weekend.  Thank you so much for your great work."
- Mark Rosera, Director, The Perspectives Group, Alexandria, VA

"...You do excellent work.  And you have a really great look on film."
- Greg Daye, Executive Producer, Urban-Anime, Richmond, VA

"You're a star!"
- Chris Verene, Photographer, The Self-Esteem Salon, New York, NY

"The Director was very pleased with your work."
- Haruka Hiroishi, Producer, ZaZou Productions, New York, NY

"Lil, it was great acting with you, you are a beautiful, smart woman with a great talent...You are the star.  An excellent actress.  If I were a Director or a Producer, I would cast you.  Your acting was so good!  
p.s. Many people keep asking me about you from the trailer!
- Tom Lyle, Actor, SAG, Baltimore, MD

"Everyone thought you were great and loved your skirt shake!  Our call volume has doubled since airing the commercial!"
- Bob Howell, Center for Vein Restoration

THE TELLY AWARDS

I won six (6) Telly Awards in 2008 as both Talent and Associate Producer with McDonagh-Davis & Associates, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Silver The Top of the Morning show special on the House of Ruth event as Associate Producer

Bronze Top of the Morning show special, We Shoot Horses, Entertainment Education as Associate Producer and Talent/Host

Bronze Top of the Morning talk show with guest Vernice Armour, the first African American Helicopter Bomber Pilot, TV5 Education as Associate Producer and Talent/Host

Bronze Top of the Morning show special, Sister Cities at the Walters Art Gallery, Egypt, TV3 Cultural, as Associate Producer

Bronze Top of the Morning show special on glass blowing, TV5 Education as Associate Producer

Bronze Top of the Morning show special The Walters Art Gallery exhibit of Deja Vu, TV5 Education as Associate Producer and Talent/Host