Friday Fun Fact: Pirates of the Scarribean! Arrrg!

For the past eight months I have had the blessing and pleasure of fulfilling a dream job of mine and working as a professional actress. My first professional audition, fresh out of college, and I got the job! I guess that means my record is really good. ;) Unfortunately the theatre is making a smart business decision and closing for the summer on June 8th, so my time there (for now!) is coming to a close. As well as acting I have been doing some media for the theatre, and here are a few pictures from our current show, Pirates of the Scarribean! (Big thanks to coworker Rebecca for snapping some while I was on stage!)

<3 Laurynn Elise

Friday Fun Fact: Dog Training!

In September of 2008, I got certified to be a dog trainer, and have been training pooches around Arizona for the last five years. I got certified and worked for PetSmart for about a year, and have been free-lancing since then. It's a really fun side job, and it satisfies my desire to work with animals and educate people about proper pet ownership without having to be a full time zoo keeper. (Which would be awesome.) I'll probably post random pet-related tips through this blog, and have a goal to eventually put together a full length DVD set of my training curriculum. But in the meantime, what are you all curious about? Feel free to ask any pet related questions, I'm also trained and have experience with cats, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and freshwater fish. And dogs, of course. :) Here's a few training related photos, as well as my favorite student, my pup Sydney. I'm a little biased, but she's really smart.

Forgive the hair please. 

Such patience!

A student on graduation day :)

She's SO spoiled. Whatever.

Bring on the furry questions! 
<3 Laurynn Elise

Friday Fun Fact: Photography!

Happy Friday!

Today's fun fact about me: I love photography.

I've always loved the art and skill of photography, but never had a great camera until recently. As a graduation present from my wonderful boyfriend, I got a beautiful Nikon DSLR, and have spent the last 10 months learning how to use it and improve my love for great photos.

Hello, Nikki <3

I now have 3 lenses in my collection, and am having a blast going between them and learning their respective strengths in manual shooting. Here's a few photos I've taken so far, and look forward to seeing many more in the future!

<3Laurynn Elise