Saturday, May 14, 2011

I am officially a Video Girl :)

So...just wanted to give a quick shout out to new singer/song-writer Jaii Stylez and writer/director Tony Clomax for a really cool shoot I had a few weeks ago...check me out in my very first music video (not really but we will NOT remember the first one!)

Don't blink or you'll miss me :)



Enjoy some pictures from the shoot as well taken by Charles David Photography.

Styling by the lovely Stacey Jordan and make-up by Lillybeth Gonzalez






I don't know if everybody wants to be a star but I know I do!

All love,
Lenore

Monday, May 9, 2011

Letter To My Mom

I have the best mom. Period.

I know, I know, everyone thinks that they're mom is great (and I'm sure she is) but I truly believe God sent me an angel when He created mine.

For that very reason...I made her this video to show how much I love her (they say pictures are worth a thousand words so it's a TON of pictures!)




Mom,

I love you more than words can say. You've taught me how to face life with a smile on my face and to be a lady. Thank you for loving me in spite of me. Thank you for encouraging me. All I am and ever hope to be is because of you.

Happy Mother's Day.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Happy Easter, Happy 4th of July, I hope you like my happy birthday bean pie

This post may get a little long, but I'm hoping it won't. I should probably do bullet points then and maybe I won't write as long.

1. I went skating..it was pretty cool. It was like 80's or something...u know that's my favorite decade.


2. It was actor Jarret Janako and Shakyra Lashae's birthdays this past week and they partied right, glad I could show my support.

3. Happy Easter...it was amazing! I went and saw my LOVE Kevin Hart. He was funny...shouts out to Gene, thanks again! Kev made me a little sad tho...cuz although he's hilarious, he was talking about subjects that you can tell are kinda painful (guess that's why it's the "Laugh At My Pain" tour) so it was slightly bitter sweet...AND everyone there was on a date and I wasn't so I was like ugh! AND it was raining...perfect date weather but whatever. I still left the theater saying, "Alright, alright, alright" :)

4. A very special shout out to my lovely parents as they celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary on Easter Sunday as well...ain't love grand :) (they're probably going to yell at me for putting up this picture but I love it!) It's actually the background for my computer.



5. I've been pretty busy lately. That's a good thing...a little crazy/hectic at times BUT I will not complain. I promise. Sometimes I do wonder if I'm just being busy to be busy or am I actually going somewhere. I prefer to believe the latter but sometimes I just don't know.

6. I wrote and shot my very first short on Monday. I was pretty exciting to see my words come to life in front of my eyes...I was like, "Oh I wrote that? Cool" Hopefully I will go into the editing (ick) room soon to finish it. Special shout outs go to actor Sydnee Skye with his fly self for pretty much saving the whole shoot. Thanks again buddy...u are, as they say, amazing.


7. Unprofessional people irk me.

8. I've come to the conclusion that a lot of people say that they want to be successful/famous/in charge/important/whatever it is they say, but they don't want to put in the effort to get it done nor work hard to make it happen. (no need to read between the lines...see #7)

9. I've started a new newsletter! Join now to be added to the list! You can do one of a few different things:
1. Visit my website and enter your information that way.
2. Send me and email to contact@lenorecoer.com to be automatically entered.
3. Join my fan page and put in your info there.

10. I'm finally ordering comp cards (I know, I know- stop being a slacker Lenore) but they should be ready this week. (pats self on back) Did I tell you guys I finally ordered my post cards? Well I did, they're great, I haven't sent them to anyone yet tho (get it together Lenore) I'm a really good self promoter tho..
.I am, don't judge me :) These aren't the ones I've ordered but you get the picture.


11. Model Diamandi Devereaux and I recorded a video blog for you guys...I hope you enjoy, it was fun!



12. I CUT ALL MY HAIR OFF!! Sike, I'm lying. I just sometimes say that to my mother and she freaks out. But I cut bangs...I think it gives me a different kinda look, let me know what you think.





But just when I think I'm being creative my 'twin' older sister has the exact same bangs so I'm not actually the first one. Whatever.



Aisha, me, and Sydnee at Leafi's basketball game ;0




13. Also, guys hold me to it. I must go visit LA this summer. It's been on the to-do list but I haven't done it yet.

14. I'm back in the gym just finding it hard to actually find the time to go (stop being a slacker Lenore)

15. I'm still in rehearsal for my shows...such is life.


16. I'm supposed to start shooting a new film soon..details to follow.

17. Gearing up for what has been labeled the BEST SUMMER EVER..I hope to keep you up to date with posts..but you know how I can get. Don't judge my life.

18. Ugh...not gonna say which show it was, but I auditioned for a role on one of my FAVORITE shows in the whole world and just watched the episode last week with the girl who got the role. Not gonna be a hater, cuz she did her job well, it just stings cuz I wanted it soooo bad! How do you deal with someone getting a role over you? Clearly I have to learn how to handle that better...this time around I didn't do so well. Jesus take the wheel.

19. April 9th was Joy's birthday...wanted to say I love you girl, you'll never be forgotten. I had a really good rehearsal that Saturday cuz I wanted to make you proud.

20. Did I tell ya'll that I walked in my first NYC fashion show? I haven't done runway in FOREVER...here's some backstage photos. Gonna try and scrounge up some pix from the actual show.
Diamandi and I are told we look alike ALL the time!


Me, D, and model Shana Edme in our first looks for the day :)


20.5 I JUST FOUND OUT A WAY TO UPLOAD MORE THAN ONE PICTURE AT A TIME!!! UGH! I'm done now. Good night, I can't play this game anymore.

Until next time, send me a message, comment, whatever! I write back, don't be scared :)

Lenore

Monday, April 11, 2011

A Birthday Blog

Hey guys...I had a pretty radical experience at church yesterday and I wanted to share. I went to Brooklyn Tabernacle for the first time and they had a special guest Anthony Evans (you know how I get when I fall in love with someone's talent-I blast it to the world) This video doesn't do him justice, cuz he's just amazing live...but this song really struck a cord with me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.




Ok...and for my birthday post (I know...it's been forever since I've posted) But my actual birthday was on March 26th and I turned a whopping 145 years old. I had a really great birthday surprisingly. I felt so loved and so special and want to thank all the fabulous friends that came to my brunch. There were laughs, and tears, and songs, and hugs for all. Thank you a thousand times over for sharing my day with me. I will never forget it as long as I live. Mike, Jamee, Danielle, Leafi, Asia, Jarret, Robin, Faith, Jesse, Lael, Chrystal, Kenya, Royale, Erin, Ty, Kelechi, and Shakyra, you all mean the world to me, thank you so much for coming. Thanks Natalya for the inspiration to celebrate my bday. Of course there are more pix from the day but here's just a teaser :)


Of course I was running late and wasn't ready when it was time to go.

"Can't nobody say nothing to you if you're late for your own party and you're wearing red bottoms. But you are not, so let's go." -Jarret Janako


My homie Jarret Janako...always makes me feel like I'm super famous already. Keep you eye on this one...ur about to see him on tv in a MAJOR way!


Yup...all the way from Boston and back in one day just for my bday...such an amazing friend!


I don't know why but I had this feeling that no one was going to show up.


Boy! Was I wrong! I love my friends :)


Yea! Sewanee's Right.


My beautiful roses from Ty...yeah..I'm working on my photography skills (sike) Royale are your hands still in my shot!


Here's the whole gang :)

If you called me, sent me a text, messaged me, tweeted me, thought about coming to my brunch, facebooked me, sent me cards, gifts or a prayer. I thank you so much for making me feel loved. I love you all right back.
Xoxo,
Lenore

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Thousand Words

All I REALLY want to say is that IT'S SNOWING AT THE END OF MARCH!!!

Am I in the twilight zone!? UGH!

But I also wanted to share a few pix with you from the month of March...(it's my favorite month of the year) plus I'm starting a new adventure in my life...and it begins at Yankee Stadium
This is the view I'm blessed with from my new job. No I'm not on set in my trailer getting hair and make-up (yet) but that's not a bad view at all. Day 1 of training we were taken on an amazing behind the scenes tour of Yankee Stadium...who does that? I saw Derek Jeter's locker...like his ACTUAL locker with a stack of fan mail...kinda surreal. And don't get me started on A. Rod. (#swoon) Anyway, back to the pictures.

Monument Park is pretty cool...here are some of the plaques dedicated to some of the ball-players.


I really need to do my research on the CURRENT Yankees' players...apparently they come to my job all the time...I'd hate to not know who they are.


These names I recognized :)


Yep...got to go thru the dugout and onto the field. AND THIS IS ORIENTATION?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME...I'm just amazed sometimes at the favor of it all.


Our fearless tour guide, who's been with the Yankee's organization for like 100 years (of course that's an exaggeration) And OF COURSE my eyes were drawn to that GINORMOUS ring on his hand that he got when the Yankees beat my beloved Braves in the World Series of '99 (yeah I asked-danggit)


And the LAST photo that I wanted to share is one from my shoot on Sunday. I won't show the outfit (element of surprise :) But my face was done by Lillybeth Gonzalez and I was styled by Stacey Jordan.

All for now...I'm trying to be a better blogger! That's like two in a week!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

...and a small dash of the silly


If you've ever met me then you'd know that:

1. I'm pretty clumsy (like trip and fall ALL the time)
2. I'm genuinely a nice person (the majority of the time)
3. I'm a little crazy (I'm an actor, what do you expect)

So here's some recent behind the scenes pix that I thought I'd share. So u can see some of the silly.

Um...what's new...nothing much really.

Pure lies. I don't know why I just lied like that.

I have a show "The Best Kept Secrets" ...Coming May 20th & 21st at the Lang Recital Hall @ Hunter College tickets go on sale this month with an early bird special $20 from March 17-31. Get your tickets here http://www.tpgeneration.com/Tickets.html

And I now have a fan page that I'd love for you to join Lenore Coer just takes a second :)

Oh AND I'm one of the newest additions to the Love's Gonna Get Ya cast. Make sure you like their page to find out more about the show. Should be tons and tons of fun.

And
my birthday is next Saturday and I think I'm gonna try and plan an early bday brunch before a day of nothing but rehearsal (not that I'm complaining...I always said I want to the kind of actress that's always working...so I guess this is a part of my dream coming true)

AND I would like to suggest a pretty fantastic book...I have a new man in my life. His name is Max. Lucado that is. Ever heard of him?

Well he's written a fantastic book that I've really related to well. It's really become a part of my life. Sometimes I feel like he's speaking directly to me...and I have to say, "Oh Max." (told you I was a tad bit crazy) It's called "Cure For the Common Life" all about living in your "sweet spot" and doing what it is you love to do (hmmm...that rings a bell) I definitely suggest you give it a read through. Totally inspired I am on this crazy journey to landing a television series. But it will happen. ONWARD and UPWARD friends!


Lots and lots of love.

Lenore

Friday, March 4, 2011

Just Taking A Little Inventory

So the past couple of mornings I've been going back and reading my journal that I've been keeping solidly for about the past 3 years (Joy always encouraged me to journal-she said it'll always be there so don't feel bad about not writing in it for awhile, just start again) so that's the advice I've taken and ran with it.

Anyway, the point is...I realized...unfortunately I wasn't happy for a very long time. Well, overall, I was happy I suppose, and maybe I was only unhappy when I wrote in my journal...but there aren't the happiest of themes going on in there. There were parts- i.e. my time in Chile, my sister and friend's weddings, Obama's election, etc, that stood out as amazing times but...generally speaking I think I was merely surviving and existing day to day. UNTIL two summers ago when I came to visit NYC...and everyone knows how well that went.

Not to say that life is peachy-keen right now (cuz we know it's not) but even with all the bad stuff that's happened, and the bad days that I have...I know I'm not just surviving and existing...I'm living, like really living my life the way I want-the way that makes me happy. And with that comes happier entries and a happier existence. Of course I get sad, stressed out, scared, etc, etc, etc but I've noticed that it only lasts for a moment. I give love, I have love in my life. And to be honest. This world is full of really nice and giving people and I keep meeting them ALL!!

For real tho...there is a new printer/copier/scanner/fax machine in my apartment AND a ticket to see Kevin Hart in April on my refrigerator and they were both GIFTS!!! AND!!! I've been taught how to edit videos using Final Cut Pro and guess what I got today? My own edition so I can use it on my computer AS. A. GIFT!!!

So what am I saying? I'm really trying not to brag because it has absolutely NOTHING to do with me and EVERYTHING to do with the goodness of God and the goodness of people. I sincerely trust and believe that everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok, then it's not the end.

I'm saying...when you're happy (and I finally am-because I've decided to be) that things will continue to happen to bring happiness to you. At least that's what's happening in my life. You can't continue to be in situations, relationships, jobs, cities, etc that are making you miserable...honestly ask yourself...don't you deserve better? Don't you deserve to be happy? It's your life...and it's a short one...how long until you decided that you're worth it? It honestly took me about two and a half years. But I got here...and I still have a ways to go. And yes...sometimes it's hard to believe that everything is gonna be ok when I'm bawling my eyes and my stomach is twisting into unbelievable shapes. But after that moment passes, the tears stop, I have a popsicle, and someone talks me down off the ledge, I realize that I'm doing what I love. I have people in my life that love me and support me. I'm healthy. And really, it's not that bad.

I really don't know why I'm on a soap box tonight but I am. I'm just really grateful today. Thankful for the gifts, thankful for love, and thankful I paid my rent :) Anything else just really ain't that bad!

So...check out this video that I had help making by the oh-so-fabulous Emiliano Styles over at http://soulploitation.com/



AND!! It's finally here!!! The website you've been waiting for! MINE!!! It's finally finished and ready for you to send me a message!!! www.lenorecoer.com it was designed by my friend Jocelyn Leveille over at http://jocelyn2k.com/

All for now...remember to live! "The value in your life comes from your desire to live it in your own special way."