Raised by Wolfmanns

Audra is a writer, editor, actor, & filmmaker with an MFA from Mills College. She is the co-writer/director of the short film Souls of Splendor, which is about gay comic book fans in San Francisco. Audra is also known as Odessa Lil: Mistress of Ceremonies. Ever since she ran SpeakEasily, the first-ever weekly neo-burlesque show in Oakland back in 2004, Odessa Lil has been whipping audiences into shape all around the Bay. Catch her burlesque talk show SPEAKEASILY on YouTube!

7.26.2004

First of all: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, everyone. What's the deal?! Was July mateing season back in the mid-70's?!

Tuesday night I'm making Oakland watch:
THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE (1913)
It's a great early silent involving a runaway mirror image. Total Doppleganger au go go stuff.
And just as in The Picture of Dorian Gray, the man can’t destroy his other self without destroying himself. There's always something.
Over the weekend, Salty and I were talking about our alternate universe selves (or BIZARRO selves), and both of our alternate selves involved the professions of real estate agenting and insurance adjusting. That and listening to Yanni. If I ever catch my reflection listening to Yanni...that's it! On the other hand, real estate is a fine profession.