Manic-ures: a life spent keeping people OFF of my fingers.

I hate manicures. I think I hate manicures. Well. I used to hate manicures. As a child I would accompany my mother on a half hour trek into the city to visit the mall nail salon. I'd sit in the the...

Normal Posting resumes Tuesday. But real quick.

Hey guys. You have have noticed the lack of steady content coming to Smile Big and Pretty. I have a few reasons: I booked three back to back projects this month and I have an ongoing part time gig....

Video Blog: Crazy Tattoo Stories and Hotel Dancing: Jas Goes to Virginia!

New Video Blog!

Yeah, I drank my contact lenses. Marry me.

When I booked a show on Discovery ID, I thought that I'd be able to tell you all about the exciting and fast paced world of re-enactment television. At least, that's what I thought until I...

New Video! Second Hand Impressions: Al Gore.

"Hi! I'm Al Gore!"

Waiting on the Craws.

When I think back to what inspired my stone faced resolve to never wait tables again, I think of countless embarrassing, frustrated moments filled wrong orders, badly calculated math, and lack of...

New Video: Auditioning for Film with Jas!

Almost a tutorial on how to audition for film - the fun way. Bloopers. Friends. Movie Magic. Lots of Magic. Lots of acting. Tons of comedy. Maybe not tons. I auditioned for a comic loving lady who...

New SBAP Video!

My ill and fancy ass teams up with Taxi Cat to bring you a video blog that revels in stuffed up noses, cats, red wine, television, and mediocrity. It's funny. Watch it. My career of making fun of...

From little mouths come words that make you feel like you could go to jail for laughing at them.

I recently wrote some stand-up material that I'll be trying out in some of the Los Angeles open mics. Here's some of what inspired the material. - When I was offered a job as counselor in a summer...

The Super Bowl?

I grew up twenty minutes away from UGA Football territory in a town whose main pride and joy was the high school football team. It was just like Varsity Blues, except within reasonable drivable...

NEW VIDEO! When people talk about famous people like they know them. (YOU DON'T KNOW RAMBO.)

Submit (səb-ˈmit) v. : to click buttons.

"What does it mean when you say submitted?" "Care to elaborate?" "You say your agent submits you." "They do." "Ok. So. Like. How does that work? Because right now I just imagine this strange woman...

Types of Representation for Actors Explained.

Here's a little known fact: I gained commercial representation in Los Angeles shortly before 2012 disappointed apocalypse enthusiasts by failing to include an earth shattering shower of asteroids,...

SBAP Video! ?Improv Fanciness in LA.?

Well, I'm not fancy. I'm actually pretty terrible at improv. My wish to get better, however, is the fanciest. I decided to take my relationship with Los Angeles to the next level and enroll in...

?Christmas is everywhere - even on our toilet.? (Happy Holidays from Smile Big and Pretty!)

Boy, Christmas in Los Angeles nearly threw me for a loop. I didn't know that people outside cold climates celebrated Christmas until I saw Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Kevin McCallister's entire...

V/H/S is out on DVD, Blu-ray, and Netflix Instant!

Remember that time I decided to leave the southeast and drive across the country to Los Angeles? Yeah. That wouldn't have happened without this film. I'd be super jazzed if you bought V/H/S or...

SBAP Video! My Transition to a Los Angelite!

It's my first real video blog since my big move to the other side of the country. Watch!

Happy Thanksgiving from Smile Big and Pretty!

My Own Resident Iggy Pop: Part III.

Even with the odds stacked against me, I still managed to make it to San Diego on time. Maybe a force greater than myself slowed time down for me; maybe the secret to hyperspace had lain dormant in...

My own resident Iggy Pop - Part II.

Part One can be read here. What had always been general disinterest in drug culture evolved into adamant distrust the second I first saw the infamous dead baby scene in Trainspotting. I thought,...

My own resident Iggy Pop: An Introduction.

With less than a week left until my final official day as a building nanny, I have all but completely lost any enthusiasm whatsoever for the job. Three weeks ago, you would have seen me frantically...

What's Going On:

I realize that I made a posting schedule and then immediately neglected to adhere to it. Unfortunately, things have taken a crazy turn here in Los Angeles and life has been a frenzy, so here's a...

Building Nanny Emergencies

Hey guys - I had a few building nanny emergencies this week. Normal posting will resume Tuesday.

Some of the sweet press for V/H/S

Technically this isn't a video blog, but it IS a clip and a sneek peek at all the awesome press and love we are getting for V/H/S! Magnolia, our distributor, started sending out "bloody" V/H/S...

They say that your first year is the worst year. But it's still the best year.

They say that the first year of living in Los Angeles will kick you in the ass. By "they," I mean everybody. If you can survive the culture shock, brushes with bankruptcy, and frustration that...

Ace High: Trailer

Now that I have my computer back from the good people at Apple, I can begin to post according the the schedule. However, some things can't wait for a designated posting day - and Joshua Crute's Ace...

Normal posting schedule commences soon.

My computer is currently in the repair shop. I will post Friday's video blog as soon as possible.

Announcing the official posting schedule of Smile Big and Pretty!

I received an email in the Smile Big and Pretty inbox the other day saying, "Please. Don't be one of those actors who wrote engaging little stories and then disappeared off the face of the Earth...

SBAP Video: Metal Star Niece. (Sometimes I call her Turkey Butt.)

Gone with the Wind (Turbines!)

I hail from a world where fully grown men and women share an adoration for all things Gone With the Wind. As a Georgian, it almost seems mandatory that you indoctrinate yourself into the mentality...