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captain's log

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:43:34 GMT

ok, so here's my "brush with celebrity" for this trip.

i was waiting in the terminal at the vegas airport, killing time before the flight. unlike my last stop in vegas the flight was pretty much on time.

anyway, they do the whole "we will soon be boarding" yadda yadda yadda lines, so we all get up and form our lines via the A, B or C noted on our boarding passes. while standing in line, after shifting my bags around, assuring myself i have everything i glance around and see this woman.

ok, so in pure me form i didn't see her at first. i saw her shoes. must say, absolutely adorable and i give her props for wearing 3 inchers when dealing with airplane travel, especially ever since that idiot put explosives in shoes. seriously, i'm going to hurt that person.

anyway, after i assess her accessories and outfit i look at her and am overcome with the "i know you from somewhere" feeling. this happens all the time. i'll remember faces but hell if i can peg where i know you from or what your name is. because of this i usually end up giving the poor quasi-unidentifiable individual much more attention than they probably prefer. no, i don't blatanly stare, but i will keep looking here and there in an attempt to solve the mystery of the familiar stranger.

she was beautiful. sparse make up and just an all together casual look, and why not? she and her friends were probably on their way home after a fun, relaxing weekend in sin city. was she from a news channel? from home? school? some show? for the love of it all i couldn't figure out why i knew her.

it wasn't until i was actually seated on the plane and started talking to this wonderful man (never caught his name, but i did learn about his lovely daughter, his past job as an animator with disney, and his plans for is trip to europe coming in april) that i figured out who this mystery woman was.

upon sharing our occupations and various travel stories he asked how i liked L.A. and the surrounding arears. i answered honestly with it's not bad, but the mentality of some people in the area is a bit skewed. after that we started in on the actions and mentality and personas of celebrities in which he brought up "like the actress on the flight with us today." it clicked, it FINALLY clicked. it was jeri ryan from star trek voyager (as informed by my friend jayson, she played seven of nine).

so there ya have it. no, i didn't rush her for a picture or an autograph, but it was kinda cool seeing someone who although isn't really a huge deal to me i know of a few boys out there who would've traded places with me very happily :)

return from the dark side

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:04:05 GMT

ok, so i'm sure like the majority of past xangans i have migrated to mostly using facebook and the evil trap known as myspace. yes, i am a lemming. or a sheep. or a fish. whichever of the wild kingdom you wish to associate me with.

anyway, things are going not too shabbily. work is wonderful. i received a promotion as well as a raise that slightly reflects all the work i do. all i can say is that job descriptions have never been more wrong than mine. don't get me wrong, i adore my job, but as my fairly new colleague is learning, this is not a simple job at all. and the best part is the travel. matter of fact, i head out of town monday for a week and then out again for a different city.

hmmm... ya know, when i started writing i had more to say and.... it's gone... it'll be back though... maybe...

Every little bit helps!

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:38:21 GMT

Hello everyone,

On April 28th I will be joining hundreds others taking part of the 19th annual Kansas City AIDS Walk. This is a fabulous cause that has helped Kansas Citians who struggle with this in a daily basis and you can be part of it too!

All I ask is a couple bucks put towards this instead of your morning Starbucks run or the afternoon run for the border.

It's very easy. Visit http://www.firstgiving.com/stephaniecharlton and click on the SPONSOR ME NOW icon.

Every little bit is greatly appreciated, so anything and everything helps!

Thank you so much for your support!

Stef

For more information on the walk and this organization visit http://www.aidswalkkansascity.org

i just... i don't get people

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:14:12 GMT

so, i had to share this with you. we do surveys of our members to get their opinions and whatnot about shows and other things. this was one of the responses to "what kind of shows do you not want to see?"

"i don't want to see ones like the producers with lots of profanity and sex and homosexuality right in your face. i liked rent."

......my brain hurts

just so you don't think i've dropped off the face of the earth...

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:25:04 GMT

i'm in south bend, indiana this week for work.

if you need me i'll have my phone and also my laptop so i will check mail here and there.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:50:46 GMT

farewell nellie, i loved you while you were here

Monday, July 10, 2006

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:49:42 GMT

i love how i only ever really update with quickly little bursts of writing...

got a new kitty- YAY!!!

new kitty not feeling so well-

so yes, we're off to the vet today.

i feel like such a mother.

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:54:36 GMT

just had to do this:

hello from my new apartment!!!

there will be pictures once it's done.

Monday, June 05, 2006

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 14:58:41 GMT

ok, so i lied.

here's the basic gist of what's up with me:

*working a wonderful job at the theater league

*i have been shopping for furniture and trying to find decent styles and decent prices

*am moving into my lovely new apartment tomorrow (that's why this weekend has been hell and why i took today off of work- packing is a pain, and this isn't even an entire house worth!!!)

*stuff with josef is good

*in about a month or 2 i will be getting a kitten to join me (and my fish) in the new apartment

*only doing one show this summer, and quite frankly this break is quite enjoyable

oh, and on another note; no idea when the house warming will be, but it won't be a huge shindig simply because i'm living in a one bedroom loft... not exactly big party material :)

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Tue, 23 May 2006 18:29:26 GMT

sooooo i'm thinking i'm mostly done with xanga

i'll revisit now and again, but it'll be more of a seasonal home.