Superbowl Sunday!

All that preparation before the season even starts, then 14 weeks of intense regular-season football, play-off games, finally pays off when it's Superbowl time.  Although the Superbowl game this year wasn't all that exciting with a 43-8 score, Seahawks taking the win, it was a fun celebration with friends!

Kristina had a Superbowl Party this year at her place in Venice and she had all sorts of goodies and snacks, wings and beer, and even Skittles for Marshawn Lynch.  I decided to bring a Bloody Mary bar for anyone that was interested in having one of my specialty's as well as making Crock-Pot Lava Cake for the first time ever.  I used the Betty Crocker and Taste of Home websites as inspiration, starting with Devil's Food Cake Mix, Chocolate Pudding, Milk Chocolate Chips, and Mini-Marshmallows to make the tasty goodness.  I set it right before the Superbowl started and then let it go until after Half-Time and then everyone got to enjoy this perfect dessert!  It turned out awesome but pictures didn't even do it justice.

The game was rough to watch, thankfully I had a Bloody Mary on hand and it had all the fixin's like Horseradish, Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives, Celery, and my secret ingredients.  I never thought the Seahawks would pull out a win like that after the season the Bronco's had but my Wisconsin QB prevailed.  I wasn't rooting for one team either way, and aside from hoping that Wes Welker (my Fantasy Football WR for three years) would have a great game, I just wanted a good game in general.

Guarding Dessert till Half-Time :)

I did love the Half-time show but I'm a Bruno Mars fan and I loved his style of music.  It appealed to different age groups and audiences across the board.  I loved the dancing, all the musicians on-stage and Bruno sounded great!  It was cool that he had Red Hot Chili Peppers join him and that gave his performance more of a rock feel.  He's definitely been my favorite Half-time show over the past few years.  My only dislike about the show was that it wasn't long enough!

After the game we went down the street to Casablanca for celebratory Margarita's on Derrick since his team won for the first time in Franchise history on their second appearance.  Then we went back to Kristina's for a round of board games before everyone headed home after a long day of fun!  The Party was a success with lots of friends showing up to hang out and enjoy Football, as well as eat some yummy food.  I'm already planning my next Crock-Pot Lava Cake dessert ;)

*In case you're dying to try the Lava Cake recipe, which you should be because it was so amazing, check out the two links below :)

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/slow-cooker-chocolate-lava-cake

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/slow-cooker-chocolate-lava-cake/4f08a6d7-da83-4aff-b2ee-611d19024f04

Superbowl Sunday!

Well, it's another 6 months until Football starts again, and I will be anxiously awaiting the 2013-2014 Season!  Thankfully, there's Baseball and the Dodger Season to look forward to, and hopefully awesome seats right behind Andre Ethier and perhaps even an Ethier signing of my new #16 Jersey!

Go Packers!

But before Baseball Season begins there was the Superbowl!  Neil was Hosting a small party, that I helped Co-Host, where there was a variety of food and treats, including a 4 pound bucket of Red Vines, and my very own Bloody Mary Bar where I played Bartender all afternoon!  Now, I won't tell you my Bloody Mary Recipe because that's a secret, and one I have been perfecting for years at this point.  But I will tell you, adding in all the goodies and vegetables is key, and although I couldn't find a Beef Stick to put in it, it was still one of the best Bloody Mary's that I had ever made.

I was rooting for the 49's and hoping Kaepernick would get MVP because we all had voted on who would get the Prestigious Award.  Kaepernick ended up winning me over with his Pre-Game Interview, talking about when he was in 4th grade that he had written a letter and said he wanted to play for the Packers in 7 years even if they weren't good, and the fact that he was from Wisconsin.  With the Raven's getting a nice lead by halftime I was nervous and at that point, just cheering for a good game and good plays.  Half-Time was good, loved that Beyonce's fellow Destiny's Child ladies joined her on-stage for a few songs and that she did some new and old hits.  I thought she did a great job!  After waiting for the power to come back on in the game, and after an amazing Half-Time Meal of Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Coleslaw and Pickles thanks to Arthur, the 49's really impressed me by coming back strong.  If only they could have won the game.  There's always next year for them when they lose to the Packers ;)

Overall, the party was a success surrounded by awesome people, it was a great game, and relaxing evening.  Now that's my kind of Superbowl!

Dorito's Commercial is Live! Please Vote!

Hey Everyone!

Hymnson, Adrian, and I need your votes for our Dorito's Crash The Superbowl Commercial!  Please rate our video 5 STARS and help us win the Superbowl Commercial Contest :)  I posted the link, which will take you directly to our Video on Facebook.

Rate our Dorito's Commercial 5 Stars Please :)

Two thumbs up and 5 Stars :)

Enjoy the laughs and have a fabulous Halloween weekend!

Lots of Love,

Lyndsey

Dorito's Spec Commercial Shoot

I wrote a blog a few months ago about a Casting Workshop that I went to and was extremely disappointed with the Casting Director.  At that Workshop I was initially set-up with a Scene Partner and when we corresponded over e-mail, we both said we would rather just do a monologue or have a reader, and both of us were cool with our decision.  Fast forward about 6 months and Hymnson and I finally worked on a project together!  After trying to set something up for a couple months he needed an Actress for his Dorito's Spec Commercial and I was free and interested in working on the project with him.

The shoot was at a home in Sylmar and it was just Hymnson and I, and his DP (Director of Photography) friend, Adrian.  We got started just after 10 am and rehearsed and went through some ideas for the shoot.  Then we got to shooting after looking through the story boards and we were able to watch the Footage after shooting each section.  That was awesome because if we needed to fix anything or didn't like the way it was shot we were able to re-shoot it.

Screen Shot from the Dorito's Commercial

We had a lot of fun coming up with interesting ideas for each shot.  The whole Commercial could be 30 seconds long and it's for the Dorito's Crash the Superbowl Contest and they've been doing this for the past couple of years.  After running through the opening part we did the insert shots and close-ups of each part.  Then we did the second half of the commercial which involved finally getting to eat some Dorito's and covering Hymnson in chips!  I think the closing was catchy and cute and I'll be very excited to see the final product.

The whole shoot took less than 4 hours and we had a blast working together!  I know we all have so many more ideas and it's great to get to work with such creative people who really want to take control of their careers and I love surrounding myself with motivated people who make me feel excited about my own career!  Thanks guys :)