Superbly Embarrassing (but Hilarious) Photos

"When did you first know you wanted to be an actor?"

Most actors say that they discovered in high school when they did their first real show, but I knew WAY before that. Like, at age 3. But how do you quantify that? Oh, I know! With RIDICULOUSLY APT PICTURES.

For your perusal:

Me and my cousin, Ruby, when I was 4 or 5.

Interpretive dance as my dad accompanies me on the keyboard. 5 or 6. (The skirt was my grandmother's square-dancing garb.)

Probably the most chic that I will ever be.

How do YOU celebrate the new year? Clearly, for me, pants-less.

On our first cruise, the cruise director interviewed 'a princess,' and apparently I nearly did stand-up comedy for 10 minutes.

"Oh, it's cool, Mom. I'll host Christmas. I got this."

Jen Ponton premieres in 1987 with "The Littlest Christmas Tree"! 1 afternoon only!

(Extra bonus: The girl in front? Totally my NY actress friend now. INSANE.)

Yeah, my mom and dad TOTALLY saw this coming MILES away.

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Jen

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Steppin' Out

No better way to actualize a dream than to take action, right?

When you put big, bold moves out into the universe, success comes back to greet you!

I bought my tickets for LA, and then I booked a starring role in a film.

I made TV my goal, and a month later I was working on "30 Rock."

Well, our collective goal for FRANNY is to have it premiere at next year's Sundance! How do I take action to fulfill THAT goal?

1. Sundance research--who's going? Who's getting accepted? What kind of work are they doing?

2. Big ol' vision board that's loaded with 'for your consideration' verbiage!

3. Got myself a premiere dress.

That's right, a premiere dress. What am I wearing? Oh, this old thing.

It's got long sleeves for those Utah winters, it's classy, AND it has purple sequins. And I can't wait to wear it alongside Frances Fisher, Steve Howey, Annaleigh Ashford & Ash Christian next Sundance!

There ya go, universe. ;)

<3

Jen

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Better than Gifts of the Magi!

Happy New Year, friends!

I am SO READY that I hit the ground running! (No, seriously--I tried to work on Monday, and apparently it was a 'bank holiday.' What kinda hogwash is that?!)

But aside from being PUMPED for the next 12 months, I have to share with you like a 5-year-old.

!!!!I GOT PRESENTS!!!!!

Here were my top *2* this year!

2. A Melodica.

What is a melodica, you ask? It's a delightful merging of a recorder and a piano. It's AMAZING. AND it can do this:

Yeah, I'm gonna learn a lot of bizarre songs and play them. All the time. THANKS MOM!

1. MY VERY OWN STAR IN URSA MAJOR, SNITCHES.

My bestie got me a STAR immediately south of the Big Dipper. She's big into meanings, and this was her logic: She didn't want to get me a zodiac star, because that seemed too cliche and predictable. So she looked into the other major constellations (Cassiopeia, etc.), and she discovered that the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major) is seen as the strongest and most powerful in the sky.

She's immensely supportive of me and my career, and she knows exactly how to motivate me even more than I already am (nearly an impossible task)! She got me a powerful star in a powerful, fame-laden constellation. :)

To add more Awesome to this? She was able to send up a message for me. She asked me about my favorite Living Mantras, which are gracious tools from my career coach, Dallas Travers, and sent them up in a satellite.

And her message was this:

Yeah. It's EPICALLY awesome, just like her. :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Jen

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