Chelsea Staub

About me:

Chelsea Staub plays Stella in the new Jonas Brothers Disney Channel show, "JONAS," and is also known for her role as the evil Meredith in "Bratz." When Chelsea isn't acting, she's busy traveling, seeing friends and updating her blog!

"Change is Inevitable"

"Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine."
                                                                                                            ~Robert C. Gallaher

"Change is inevitable." I hate that quote and I hate vending machines even more. If things are bad, they will change. Okay, I like that. But if things are good, they will change, too. Hold on.

There are so many great moments that I don’t want to say good-bye to. Times where I’m laughing so hard my lungs are burning or my heart is so full of love, I can’t imagine waking up the next morning and knowing that impeccable instant is behind me… floating somewhere in space where I can’t reach it anymore.

I remember my first encounter with change. I was ten. So far, life was completely under control and when it wasn’t, mom would fly in with her red cape and fix it. Homework was in the green folder, birthdays were always special and my best friend was Laura.

She was the redhead I’d known since "friend" first came into my vocabulary. We met in preschool. We slept in the same bed every weekend and built elaborate forts in my bookshelves and under the fruit trees. She was brilliant and laughed like a chipmunk. She made faces in every picture. Gosh, she was so much cooler than me.

We went to different schools when we hit first grade. Whatever. We lived for Friday. Nothing would ever change our sisterhood.

We both loved the theatre, so when this beautiful booklet arrived in the mail advertising a two week acting camp in sunny California, we doubled up on the pleading sessions and persuaded our parents to send us away. Fourteen days of non-stop togetherness, all while singing, dancing and potentially getting discovered? This was what our ten years of living had been building up to.

Looking back, we were so young to be on our own in a college dorm room in Whittier, California, fending for ourselves when it came to learning lines and getting to bed on time. Two weeks felt like a lifetime, but we had each other. Our matching bedspreads proved it.

We did each other’s hair, advised each other on the best way to sing "Sound of Music" and spent every night opening our daily care packages from our worried parents. "How cute they were for being concerned," we mused. "We’re so cultured and mature now. Let’s go play with these awesome gel pens they sent us!"

A few days into the camp, I noticed this boy. Let’s call him Sk8erBoy. Yes, with an 8. That was his screen name. Gosh, he was so much cooler than me.

We had a scene together and he did a back flip over a candlestick to impress me, which totally worked. He was fearless, he had scars and he was in middle school. He was a man.

I found myself wanting to be around him. Wanting to check up on the latest scandal he and his rowdy friends were up to. While Laura was making her bed, I was by the pool table listening to Sugar Ray with Sk8erBoy. One night, he made a bet with me. If he pocketed this shot, I had to kiss him on the cheek.

He made it. I kissed him.

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Bonjour!!!

I just returned from my first trip to Paris with my best girlfriends and the memories we brought home with us will make us crack up and wish we were eating croissants and Nutella every time they're mentioned.

The plane ride was "sooo looooooong" in Kristy's words, but numb tailbones and cramped legs have already been forgotten. Kristy met a cute French guy on the plane. He offered her an extra blanket that I ended up using after I spilled a full glass of water in my lap. Emilee got her first stamp in her passport which absolutely required a moment of silence. Me, I just wanted to change my pants.

My left arm felt like it had been at the gym for seven hours due to the immense physical effort it took to find our hotel. I had to drag my suitcase the length of four football fields, which would seem manageable if the wheels of my brand new bag hadn't inexplicably broken off in the middle of a cobblestone intersection. Nothing like the warm welcome of a honking smart car as you're dragging forty pounds of clothing through the streets. Thank goodness Emilee was in girl scouts and could read a map.

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• Light Blue perfume is my calling card.
• I love sour cream on chili and tortillas with butter.
• I think Pandora is the greatest website ever invented. There is nothing better than tripping over an unknown indie song on some idle Tuesday that changes your perspective on life for a little while.
• I sleep in late, but I love the sunrise. One summer, a boy took me to the beach at five in the morning to jump in the ocean as the sun came up. Swaying on a Santa Monica swing set with salty wet hair while the sky changed color is still one of my most refreshing memories.
• Sparkles rock my world.
• I think shaving cream fights are one of the most underrated forms of entertainment.
• If I could swap lives with a single person, it would be Pattie Boyd the day Eric Clapton and George Harrison guitar battled for her affections.
• Grapes, cheese, and spinach with rice vinegar are an unparalleled midnight snack.
• My dad picks on me as much as humanly possible, so I'll never fall victim to "spoiled only child syndrome." He's like the worst little brother in the world because he also has the power to set my curfew.
• You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
• When I was 11 years old my hair caught on fire. Ever since I've suffered major anxiety around birthday candles.
• I do not get along with revolving doors.
• I have a chewing gum addiction and a freckle in my eye. And a bohemian soul.
• I've been in three bands in my life, all with ridiculously awesome names. Unfortunately, none of the members played any instruments.
• If my house was burning down, I would save my coffee maker and my lavender bed frame.
• Friends call me Kane -- my middle name -- meaning "little battler" or "men." My current state of mind usually decides which definition I'm going with.
• I probably abuse "I love you," but I can't see how that's a bad thing.
• I'm not a big sports fan, but I'm thinking of taking up an interest in professional tennis.