Update! I'm a puppy! I'm on the news!

(Me as Blue Dog)

HI!

I've been BUSY! When I'm in rehearsals for a play it takes up all of my time, focus, energy, etc. I'm in the final stretch of "Go Dog Go" rehearsal before we open on December 4th. It is a 50 minute show FULL of action. Yes, it's a "kids show" but I don't think for one minute you *have* to be a kid to enjoy it. It is so adorable I can't stand it. It's fast moving, fancy, active, comedic, etc. It is fun to have a break from my super dramatic roles and do something so physical and cutesy. My youtube viewers would love to see this! I wish you all could! It is so much fun to do. One of those things where you pinch yourself and wonder how you're getting paid to have fun and work out?! ;)

BUT, I didn't anticipate how much hard work would go into this production...it takes extreme focus. We never leave the stage. I don't think I've sweated so much in my life! In fact, the other day it got a little scary... I had some kind of attack at the end of a run on friday. I hadn't eaten enough and didn't think about how much I am burning at our rehearsals. Rehearsals usually last 5 hours, weekends they're longer. Luckily I got a cookie and juice right away and slowly recovered. I was seeing stars, couldn't focus, was dizzy, couldn't take a deep breath. So scary. I've never had anything like that happen before. The next day I woke up feeling like my normal self :) I think I need to eat more than usual for extra energy?? I hope that's all it was.

I've also had some exciting things happen with a local news station! They asked me on the morning show for the "New Moon" opening at a local movie theater. I wasn't sure what I'd be doing, so I showed up prepared to play up to 4 characters. Honey Bee went first and it worked so well they kept me on for the whole morning show popping in & out improving, it was one of the most fun things I've ever done. I've uploaded the clips to my channel youtube.com/BeanerLaRue It went so well they've asked me back on for December 9th! KUTV2 news. I'm keeping it top secret... I'll reveal more soon enough!

I haven't had a free day in forever! Thanksgiving was great but went by too fast! Monday is our day off of rehearsal but I've had a photo shoot the last two mondays. Tomorrow is my first true free day in I don't know how long! As always, I can't be lazy, unfortunately. I need to get about 8 million things done! Wish me luck!

New videos coming soon, once the show is up and running!

There are so many little projects on the side too... I'll keep you posted as each comes up :)

Here are two preview articles on "Go Dog Go"

xo

Deena Marie

SLC Tribune

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13867758

IN Magazine

http://www.inthisweek.com/view.php?id=1930483

This is the costume I ordered!

Happy Halloween! Can't wait to be a bell hop this year! Ha ha!

I didn't know my monkey baby was pregnant!

Pinup contest!

Won't you be so kind as to vote?

Take a minute to add pinup parking lot as a friend on myspace!

http://www.myspace.com/pinupparkinglot

View "PINUP CONTEST" photo album

and leave the comment :

"VOTE"

Under my pic!

Thank you so much, please help me spread the word!

xo

Deena Marie

Wizard Winner!

DRUMROLL PLEASE!

Congratulations to....

*Anita Scorzo*

http://www.youtube.com/pullmanlover

Check out OZ Anita:

http://www.netflix.com/wizardofoz/ozyourself/?mId=31581736.3&doorId=497&clientId=211

You have your pick of the following five prizes:

1.) Sunglasses worn by Jack & Coke Lady

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Z3dxuGHHE

2.) One of Little Miss Honey Bee's toys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_V0ONo6vJ8

3.) Jack & Rose "Titanic" Puppets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-lbQ3NqXhs

4.) A burlesque accessory

5.) Autographed 8 X 10

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL WHO ENTERED!

The winner was determined by drawing names.

I'll definitely have more contests in the future!!

xoxo Deena Marie

Hair do

THIS IS A WIG!

I'm kind of in love with this hair cut...

if I did it for real, would it be great or a terrible mistake?

xo DM

What the Buck!

OMG!

Today something amazing happened!

Michael Buckley aka youtubes infamous What the Buck gave me a

shout out in his latest video!

If you read my previous post you know that this pick me up couldn't have come at a better time. I am so happy, so grateful and a believer in paying it forward.

I'll be making my thank you video for him as well as shouting out some youtubers myself!

Check out his channel & sub him if you don't already!

http://www.youtube.com/Whatthebuckshow

I could scream!!!

This is not a happy blog :( but one I needed to write to let all my friends and viewers know what happened with "Scream Queens".

So many of you tweeted @SQCasting telling them you'd love to see me on the show and left a comment on VH1's blog :

http://blog.vh1.com/2009-08-12/scream-queens-2-now-casting/

Without divulging details I promised I wouldn't, what I can tell you now is this:

I made it far. Very, very close. And in the end? I wasn't picked.

To say that this is devastating to me is an understatement. I'm not gonna pretend like this one didn't bum me out. It did. Big time.

I'd bet a million bucks nobody else wanted it more, worked harder on their audition and submission tape, stressed out, lost sleep

and truly ached for this.

Truly.

I have cried a bunch. I feel heartbroken.

I wanted to thank you all for the support

you've shown me in rooting for me!

It means the world to me, you have no idea!

I'm definitely going to try for this again next year.

NOW HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART!!!!!!!!!

I've set up an email for the next time I try.

I want to show them a year in the making...

so if you think they

a.) Should have used me this year

and or

b.) Want me on next year

Let me know at thedeenashow@hotmail.com

I'll be using your emails somehow as part of the audition submission.

Bunches of love to all of you!

xo

Deena Marie

Win DEENA!

Well...something of mine!

I thought it was high time I hold a little contest as a thank you to my amazing viewers out there! I wanted to do something creative, of course, so I thought and thought and here's what I got!

Because this was one of my favorite movies when I was little...oh okay still is! Who doesn't want a pony dyed pink?! I want you to create yourself as a character from "Wizard of Oz"!

I love stuff like this...me as a scarecrow makes me giggle...

http://www.netflix.com/wizardofoz/ozyourself/#

Post your "entry" on your myspace / facebook / blog

and send me the link!

If you don't have an account then email it to

beaneralruecontest@hotmail.com

Depending who wins, you'll have your pick of prizes,

shipped from me to you, from the following:

1.) Sunglasses worn by Jack & Coke Lady

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Z3dxuGHHE

2.) One of Little Miss Honey Bee's toys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_V0ONo6vJ8

3.) Jack & Rose "Titanic" Puppets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-lbQ3NqXhs

4.) A burlesque accessory

5.) Autographed 8 X 10

So get to it! Gimmie whatcha got!!

xo

Deena Marie

Deadline is OCT. 3

Twilight New Moon: The Musical

IS HERE:

And check out behind the scenes while you're at it:

Omg, FUN!

Surgery! Needles and anesthesia and doctors, oh my!

I looooove surgery!

(This is the part where you feel my sarcasm comin' atcha thru the interwebs!)

Sooooo in case you haven't noticed, this tiny little blog gets the least amount of attention than any of my other sites. By, like, a LOT. And you'll also see it's the one part of my interweb persona that gives you a teeny tiny more personal glimpse into, what else?

A day in the life of Deena Marie.

Soooo some of you know I had to have surgery last thursday, Sept. 3. Nothing major. Although isn't "minor surgery" an oxymoron? You know, like, "constructive criticism"? ;)

I had my first ever surgery a year and a half ago. And this was something related that wasn't quite worked out from the first one. There's never a convenient time to do it, to take a week off from life. But what are you gonna do?

I soon found out that I didn't get over my fear of doctors and needles and anesthesia like I thought I had. In fact, I may have been even more freaked out leading up to it. I mean, I got through it the first time...but what if that was lucky? What if this is the time where I wake up in the middle of the operation and try to scream out but they don't know I'm awake and I feel it all?! Or what if I have a heart attack and die in the middle of it? My poor husband and parents out there in the waiting room..how will the doctors tell them? What will they do? What if they start operating just before I'm fully out?

Can you tell I often let my imagination get the best of me?

I think surgery must be like having a baby. The first few days are from hell. My tiny body has a hard time dealing with getting anesthesia out of my system and taking lortab. I don't even like to take a freaking advil. I sleep constantly so I hardly eat. I lose weight. And I'm full of drugs. But when my coma starts to wear off and I come back to the land of the living I forget how much it all sucked and have to ask everyone what I did and said and how bad of a patient was I? It's kinda like what chicks say about having a second baby. You forget the pain, so you do it again.

Anyway. This time I came around a day or two sooner and now my problem has been BOREDOM! I'm. So. Bored. I can't stand not being productive and not being able to leave the house!!!!!

I have to go back to see my dr. tomorrow and it will be the first time I've left the house in almost a week! If you know me, you know what a busy bee I am so this has been torture. At first, I tried to think of it like a vacation. An involuntary vacation, but a vacation. But...I can only take so much of laying in bed watching tv and playing online. My bum hurts from all the sitting!

I hope to be right back to normal by the weekend. I hope. I have too much to do!

We're in the midst of the "New Moon" shoot and now I'm totally stalling our production! But guess what? I promise it will be up by the end of september!!!! We have started editing what we've already filmed, and one of our actors (Edward, ladies) recorded his vocals in the studio yesterday! I heard the finished version today and peed a little. Everything about this video is going to be bigger and better then "Twilight High School Musical"!

I CAN'T FREAKING WAIT TO SHOW YOU GUYS!

Wish me a speedy recovery! :)

xoxo DM

"New Moon: The Musical" *update*

Alright kiddies, the time you've all been waiting for is almost here!

The highly anticipated follow up to "Twilight High School Musical"..."New Moon: The Musical"! We've done a combo of two trailers that are out there. Four characters. Three songs. Bigger and better than last time! We only have one more scene to shoot in a week or so...and then we'll record vocals and the editing will begin! Here are some sneak peek shots from the set!

Click photos for larger image!

1 Me

2 Trevor, Freddy, Me

3 Me, Dave, Trevor

4 My mom, Me, Trevor

Bella, Jacob and Laurant (out of costume) haven't filmed Edward yet :)

GET EXCITED!!!!!!

xo youtube.com/BeanerLaRue & youtube.com/MissDeenaMarie

xoxo DEENA

My Social Activism video is up!

Take a look & learn all about Pinups for Pups!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_vrK1HDjvQ

Sondra Joy is the founder of this great cause! Here I get to interview her!

xo

Deena Marie

Puppies & pinups!

Me & Noodles posing in front of Rosalita.

Last sunday we filmed my Ford Fiesta Mission video #4. It's social activism month and I have to admit, this month was the hardest one for me to come up with what the video would be! I wanted to make sure it was the right cause, something I was truly and honestly passionate about (after all, the cause would be getting a generous donation on behalf of Ford). Of course, this meant helping animals, hopefully dogs, and in a way that still had the Deena Marie stamp!

I was at a loss when I opened local weekly paper, "IN" Magazine and saw that this weeks scene maker was non other than Sondra Joy, founder of Pinups for Pups! I've been aware of this for awhile and was dying to connect with her, and here she was, relocated to SLC from LA! We met for lunch, made some plans and filmed a fabulous video! Pinups and pups? Two thinks I love! How insanely perfect!

I learned all about her successful cause and she introduced me to Friends of Animals and Furburbia, a dog shelter in Park City where we were able to go and see rescued pups and get great footage.

My baby, Noodles just had his second birthday on August 18th and if you know us, you know how he totally changed my life. I want every dog and animal to be loved just as much as he is.

You are 100% responsible for your pet, so treat them well. They are your family member. They can't tell you what they need, so do everything you can to make them loved and comfortable.

I loved doing this mission. My favorite part of the ford fiesta movement has been meeting people and going places I may not have otherwise!

I'm waiting to hear on approval for the video & will post a link as soon as I get it. I can't wait for everyone to learn more about Sondra & her cause.

And because I know people will ask if I'm going to be in an upcoming calendar...yes :) we'll shoot for it in the next few months. All in good time.

In the meantime, check out my flickr photos here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beanerlarue/sets/72157622106121104/

My agent page: http://www.fiestamovement.com/agent32

xo Deena

ahhhhhhh

Have you ever wanted something so bad you can't stand it?

You can hardly sit still?

You are hoping for it with every fiber of your being?

Jumping out of your skin?

Feeling like you are laughing and crying at the same time?

I know I won't get any sleep tonight...

it has to happen sometime.

Please let it be now!

x