Hey Everyone,
Sorry I kind of gave up on this Blog. It was too hard to write honestly and not talk about the shows I was working on. I.E. Get sued.
However, GOOD NEWS, I have started a new blog about my spiritual life.
Check it out here: http://notyetenlightned.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Show update
Here is everything I've worked on so far this year...
| 03-01-2012 | RINGER*AFT* | BRANDI@CENTRAL |
| 02-28-2012 | CASTLE | ANNIE@CENTRAL |
| 02-27-2012 | LUCK | CHRIS@CHRIS GRAY |
| 02-24-2012 | HART OF DIXIE *AFTRA | SUMMER@CENTRAL |
| 02-23-2012 | HART OF DIXIE *AFTRA | SUMMER@CENTRAL |
| 02-22-2012 | ROCIO@CENTRALCASTING | |
| 02-21-2012 | WHITNEY | LUCY@CENTRAL |
| 02-15-2012 | NCIS | SARAH V@CENTRAL |
| 02-14-2012 | SUBURGATORY | MARIANN@CENTRAL |
| 02-13-2012 | INFO/TANDA | BRIAN@REELISTIC |
| 02-10-2012 | HOUSE | MARIANN@CENTRAL |
| 02-09-2012 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ANNIE@CENTRAL |
| 02-07-2012 | CSI MIAMI | SARAHPICKARD@CENTRAL |
| 02-06-2012 | FINDER | SANDI@CENTRAL |
| 02-02-2012 | BERT WONDERSTONE | MICHELLE@CENTRAL |
| 02-01-2012 | BERT WONDERSTONE | MICHELLE@CENTRAL |
| 01-31-2012 | BERT WONDERSTONE | MICHELLE@CENTRAL |
| 01-30-2012 | BERT WONDERSTONE | MICHELLE@CENTRAL |
| 01-29-2012 | HEATHER@PRIME | |
| 01-26-2012 | BERT WONDERSTONE | MICHELLE@CENTRAL |
| 01-25-2012 | CRIMINAL MIND | SARAHPICKARD@CENTRAL |
| 01-24-2012 | CASTLE | ANNIE@CENTRAL |
| 01-20-2012 | SUBURGATORY | MARIANN@CENTRAL |
| 01-19-2012 | MENTALIST | SARAH V@CENTRAL |
| 01-18-2012 | PHOTO/PICKADILLI | JONATHAN@MISSION |
| 01-17-2012 | NCIS LA | CHRISL@CENTRAL |
| 01-16-2012 | CSI NEW YORK | ROCIO@CENTRALCASTING |
Monday, January 16, 2012
The easiest of days
I just had what is probably the easiest set day ever. Although to be fair, it still held pretty much the same madness that every day doing background does. I will explain:
It's Monday, my first day back to work after a pretty long vacation. Actually my first day back this year. My call time was 7:30am. I set my alarm for 6, knowing I would have to rush a little to get there at 6:30, but I had gone to bed a little late, so felt like it was worth it. I woke up to my alarm with a "really?" and hopped out of bed. I went to the bathroom and turned on the shower so it could warm up. It usually takes about 5 minutes or so, so I went downstairs to have my banana. After a few minutes I went to the bathroom. The shower water was still ice cold. I turned the nozzle a little less hot, which is a trick I use to get it to warm up quicker. I got some things ready in my room and then went and ate a piece of bread. The water was still cold.
This is the thing, I like to shower every day, it is refreshing and fun and keeps my happy and clean, however, I actually hadn't showered since Saturday morning. There wasn't a good excuse, just that I had been dog sitting at a friend's house and then didn't get around to it the next day. So now it is Monday morning, I haven't shaved or showered in days and I have about ten more minutes before I have to leave for set. What would you do?
I left the water on in hopes that something would kick in and grabbed my shaving soap. I didn't have too much stubble, so the shave wasn't too bad. Then, I ran downstairs and turned on my electric kettle, boiling about a liter of water. When that was done, I brought it upstairs to the sink, dumped it in, added a little cold water so it wasn't too hot, grabbed the soap and my towel and went at myself. I'm not saying it was the best sponge bath that I will ever have, that's going to happen around 2045, but it did the job. I dried off, grabbed my stuff and hit the road, making it there in plenty of time of course.
The morning was pretty normal outside of me forgetting a pen and having to go back to the car for one. I did my typical thing of not grabbing breakfast before I signed in, even though I know it is ok. I nailed my wardrobe right away and didn't need any of the big bag of clothes I brought. I ogled the prettiest woman in the room, who was the mom of one of the child actors of the day. She was the kind of mom that makes you wish you had a good job and could support a family. I didn't see a ring on her finger either, so I was extra polite all day. :)
We got called to set holding (a park bench on a fake NYC street) and I met Ms. Venom aka crankypants. There is always at least one (although usually more) cranky people on set. Considering there were only 4 adults and 2 kids today, you can imagine what the percentages are like. This woman was upset because she had been pre-chosen to be the toy store clerk and they had switched her with another woman who was initially going to be a parent. Her gripe was that she had listened to the line and it had said to wear upscale clothing and she had and the other woman had not (she was in jeans) and so they had switched their roles and essentially that it was messed up.
Now just saying this isn't a problem in itself, background people always gripe about little things. It is the constant repetition of the statement that makes one venomous. When you have told everyone within earshot the story, then stop. Don't tell it again and again and especially don't tell it when no one is even paying attention to you.
Since I try to be compassionate, I asked her why her original role was important to her. She said she had never been a toy store clerk before. *Hand to forehead* This woman, who is getting paid the same as everyone else today, who had no more chance of getting a line or being scene than anyone else, was upset because they changed her role. She didn't even have to change her wardrobe, which the other girl did! This, my friends, is an example of someone who causes herself lots of unnecessary stress and then spreads it to others. Toxic.
The actually shooting was super easy. I stood next to the little girl background actor and pointed at toys. It was one scene, one set up and we were done in under a half hour, which means...
New record for shortest work day!!
I was out of there in under two hours from my start time.
So now I have time to blog. :)
It's Monday, my first day back to work after a pretty long vacation. Actually my first day back this year. My call time was 7:30am. I set my alarm for 6, knowing I would have to rush a little to get there at 6:30, but I had gone to bed a little late, so felt like it was worth it. I woke up to my alarm with a "really?" and hopped out of bed. I went to the bathroom and turned on the shower so it could warm up. It usually takes about 5 minutes or so, so I went downstairs to have my banana. After a few minutes I went to the bathroom. The shower water was still ice cold. I turned the nozzle a little less hot, which is a trick I use to get it to warm up quicker. I got some things ready in my room and then went and ate a piece of bread. The water was still cold.
This is the thing, I like to shower every day, it is refreshing and fun and keeps my happy and clean, however, I actually hadn't showered since Saturday morning. There wasn't a good excuse, just that I had been dog sitting at a friend's house and then didn't get around to it the next day. So now it is Monday morning, I haven't shaved or showered in days and I have about ten more minutes before I have to leave for set. What would you do?
I left the water on in hopes that something would kick in and grabbed my shaving soap. I didn't have too much stubble, so the shave wasn't too bad. Then, I ran downstairs and turned on my electric kettle, boiling about a liter of water. When that was done, I brought it upstairs to the sink, dumped it in, added a little cold water so it wasn't too hot, grabbed the soap and my towel and went at myself. I'm not saying it was the best sponge bath that I will ever have, that's going to happen around 2045, but it did the job. I dried off, grabbed my stuff and hit the road, making it there in plenty of time of course.
The morning was pretty normal outside of me forgetting a pen and having to go back to the car for one. I did my typical thing of not grabbing breakfast before I signed in, even though I know it is ok. I nailed my wardrobe right away and didn't need any of the big bag of clothes I brought. I ogled the prettiest woman in the room, who was the mom of one of the child actors of the day. She was the kind of mom that makes you wish you had a good job and could support a family. I didn't see a ring on her finger either, so I was extra polite all day. :)
We got called to set holding (a park bench on a fake NYC street) and I met Ms. Venom aka crankypants. There is always at least one (although usually more) cranky people on set. Considering there were only 4 adults and 2 kids today, you can imagine what the percentages are like. This woman was upset because she had been pre-chosen to be the toy store clerk and they had switched her with another woman who was initially going to be a parent. Her gripe was that she had listened to the line and it had said to wear upscale clothing and she had and the other woman had not (she was in jeans) and so they had switched their roles and essentially that it was messed up.
Now just saying this isn't a problem in itself, background people always gripe about little things. It is the constant repetition of the statement that makes one venomous. When you have told everyone within earshot the story, then stop. Don't tell it again and again and especially don't tell it when no one is even paying attention to you.
Since I try to be compassionate, I asked her why her original role was important to her. She said she had never been a toy store clerk before. *Hand to forehead* This woman, who is getting paid the same as everyone else today, who had no more chance of getting a line or being scene than anyone else, was upset because they changed her role. She didn't even have to change her wardrobe, which the other girl did! This, my friends, is an example of someone who causes herself lots of unnecessary stress and then spreads it to others. Toxic.
The actually shooting was super easy. I stood next to the little girl background actor and pointed at toys. It was one scene, one set up and we were done in under a half hour, which means...
New record for shortest work day!!
I was out of there in under two hours from my start time.
So now I have time to blog. :)
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Holiday Joy
It amazes me sometimes just how quickly the time passes, even if in the moment it seems slow. My only regret is not writing more stuff down as it happens so that I can give you more details.
So when you heard from me last I was working on NCIS. The next day was a night shoot for Castle. It was originally scheduled for Noon, but it was pushed back until 4am because the crew had worked late the night before. I thought it would be a relatively short night, even though we had been in for a fitting and there were a lot of us, because I figured on a friday everyone would want to get home early, so they wouldn't have that many shots. Even when the wardrobe guy asked if we were ready for a long one when waiting in line, I thought he was joking. The joke was in fact on me. We worked until 7am the next morning.
The trick with the night shoots or any long shoot is resting prior and eating. Obviously it is going to be easier to stay up all night if you are rested, but equally important is keeping food in your system. Good food. Healthy food. Not so much food you are going into food comma, but you want to be eating a fair chunk every few hours. The second trick is not to over caffeinate. Your body quickly builds up a tolerance and that 4am cup of tea is only going to make you more tired if you were pounding coffee at 7pm. The last trick is to stay occupied and if you can active. A lot of people fell asleep in holding that night and all of them were sitting down.
That was actually the night of the lunar eclipse, which was pretty cool, until it hid behind a building (we were shooting downtown) before it was full.
The rest of the weekend was power naps and relaxation as you might imagine.
Next up was a bud commercial that will probably be aired during the super bowl. I obviously can't tell you anything about it since I would get sued, but I can say the Clydesdales were there and they were huge! Also there was a very mellow dog named Gus riding along. I found this especially funny since it is my brother's nickname.
It was a pretty easy day and I was happy to run into my friend Malik again, who is a set buddy of mine.
The next day I had some of my easiest work ever. I was called in to stand in for Christian Kane for some promos for Leverage. My entire days work involved me standing in front of a green screen for about ten minutes and then sitting for maybe another hour. Good times.
That was it for that week, which is no surprise considering the time of year it is, but I did have a happy surprise the next week when I worked 4 days on a NFL commercial. It wasn't easy work with 6am calls in the freezing cold, but it paid well, so worth the struggle. I'm sure it is nothing compared to the cold I will be feeling when I go back to NJ, but at least I expect it there.
My Chrismas was lots of fun. I got to see my friends for brunch, then visit the tree I planted (more on that later) and enjoyed a movie at night with some other friends. Funny how much fun Chrismas can be when you aren't held back by conventions. :)
So, since I probably won't be working again before the new year, here is a list of everything I've worked on in the last few months so you can look out for me! :)
So when you heard from me last I was working on NCIS. The next day was a night shoot for Castle. It was originally scheduled for Noon, but it was pushed back until 4am because the crew had worked late the night before. I thought it would be a relatively short night, even though we had been in for a fitting and there were a lot of us, because I figured on a friday everyone would want to get home early, so they wouldn't have that many shots. Even when the wardrobe guy asked if we were ready for a long one when waiting in line, I thought he was joking. The joke was in fact on me. We worked until 7am the next morning.
The trick with the night shoots or any long shoot is resting prior and eating. Obviously it is going to be easier to stay up all night if you are rested, but equally important is keeping food in your system. Good food. Healthy food. Not so much food you are going into food comma, but you want to be eating a fair chunk every few hours. The second trick is not to over caffeinate. Your body quickly builds up a tolerance and that 4am cup of tea is only going to make you more tired if you were pounding coffee at 7pm. The last trick is to stay occupied and if you can active. A lot of people fell asleep in holding that night and all of them were sitting down.
That was actually the night of the lunar eclipse, which was pretty cool, until it hid behind a building (we were shooting downtown) before it was full.
The rest of the weekend was power naps and relaxation as you might imagine.
Next up was a bud commercial that will probably be aired during the super bowl. I obviously can't tell you anything about it since I would get sued, but I can say the Clydesdales were there and they were huge! Also there was a very mellow dog named Gus riding along. I found this especially funny since it is my brother's nickname.
It was a pretty easy day and I was happy to run into my friend Malik again, who is a set buddy of mine.
The next day I had some of my easiest work ever. I was called in to stand in for Christian Kane for some promos for Leverage. My entire days work involved me standing in front of a green screen for about ten minutes and then sitting for maybe another hour. Good times.
That was it for that week, which is no surprise considering the time of year it is, but I did have a happy surprise the next week when I worked 4 days on a NFL commercial. It wasn't easy work with 6am calls in the freezing cold, but it paid well, so worth the struggle. I'm sure it is nothing compared to the cold I will be feeling when I go back to NJ, but at least I expect it there.
My Chrismas was lots of fun. I got to see my friends for brunch, then visit the tree I planted (more on that later) and enjoyed a movie at night with some other friends. Funny how much fun Chrismas can be when you aren't held back by conventions. :)
So, since I probably won't be working again before the new year, here is a list of everything I've worked on in the last few months so you can look out for me! :)
| 12-14-2011 | PROMO/ION**AFTRA | DAN@ATMOSPHERE |
| 12-13-2011 | COMM/BUDWEISER | DAN@ATMOSPHERE |
| 12-09-2011 | CASTLE | ROCIO@CENTRALCASTING |
| 12-08-2011 | NCIS | SARAH V@CENTRAL |
| 12-07-2011 | FITT/CASTLE | ANNIE@CENTRAL |
| 12-06-2011 | MOMENT | RICH@RICH KING CASTI |
| 11-21-2011 | PRINT/CORONA | MICHAEL@LA CASTING |
| 11-18-2011 | FINDER | SANDI@CENTRAL |
| 11-17-2011 | FRANKLIN & BASH*AFTR | DENISE@CENTRAL |
| 11-15-2011 | CASTLE | ANNIE@CENTRAL |
| 11-11-2011 | FRANKLIN & BASH*AFTR | DENISE@CENTRAL |
| 11-10-2011 | MIDDLE | ET@CENTRAL |
| 11-09-2011 | MIDDLE | WALEED@CENTRAL |
| 11-08-2011 | CSI MIAMI | DENISE@CENTRAL |
| 11-06-2011 | GREEN STORY | VANESSA@CEC |
| 11-04-2011 | SUPER MOM**AFTRA | MAYUKO@PRIME |
| 11-03-2011 | UROK | MARIANN@CENTRAL |
| 11-02-2011 | CRIMINAL MIND | SARAH@CENTRAL |
| 10-27-2011 | FITT/UROK | MARIANN@CENTRAL |
| 10-26-2011 | FRANKLIN & BASH*AFTR | SELF |
| 10-25-2011 | GLEE | GUY@SANDE ALESSI |
| 10-24-2011 | MENTALIST | TANYA@CENTRAL |
| 10-21-2011 | CSI NEW YORK | TANYA@CENTRAL |
| 10-20-2011 | SUBURGATORY | MARIANN@CENTRAL |
| 10-14-2011 | RINGER*AFT* | CLAIRE@CENTRAL |
| 10-13-2011 | BIG TIME REALITY SHO | ALICE@ALICE ELLIS |
| 10-06-2011 | GREEN STORY | VANESSA@CEC |
| 10-05-2011 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ANNIE@CENTRAL |
| 10-04-2011 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ANNIE@CENTRAL |
| 09-29-2011 | GANGESTER SQUAD | TRACY@CASTING ASSOCI |
| 09-28-2011 | FITT/GANGESTER SQUAD | TRACY@CASTING ASSOCI |
| 09-26-2011 | CASTLE | ANNIE@CENTRAL |
| 09-23-2011 | PRIME SUSPECT | CHRIS@CENTRAL |
| 09-22-2011 | HOUSE | MARIANN@CENTRAL |
| 09-21-2011 | WEB/FETCHING | HEATHER@PRIME |
| 09-20-2011 | DEXTER | ANNIE@CENTRAL |
| 09-19-2011 | GOOD CHRISTIAN BELLE | CLAIRE@CENTRAL |
| 09-16-2011 | BEV HILL CHIHUAHUA 3 | DOUG@RICHKING |
| 09-15-2011 | FITT/GOOD CHRISTIAN | CLAIRE@CENTRAL |
| 09-14-2011 | MENTALIST | TAYLOR@CENTRAL |
| 09-13-2011 | WHITNEY | TONYA@CENTRAL |
| 09-10-2011 | IND/ARMSTRONG | HEATHER@PRIME |
| 09-09-2011 | WHAT DOSENT KILL YO | DOUG@RICHKING |
| 09-08-2011 | CSI NEW YORK | WALLID@CENTRAL |
| 09-03-2011 | FITT/MAGNUS REX | DIXIE WEBSTER |
| 09-02-2011 | BREAKING THE GIRL | TAMMY SMITH |
Thursday, December 8, 2011
back in action
so i am back from a great wedding weekend feeling all warm and fuzzy and jumped right back into work. tuesday was an indie movie called the moment. it was an easy shoot day with some classic background moments, the first of which being the call from my calling service just as i woke up at telling my call time, which was two hours away was changed to get there as soon as you can. of course i live a good fifty minutes away from where i was going. and of course in the end we werent even used for the first four hours. the group that day managed to cover ever taboo topic out there except race during those four hours, which was interesting because it was a very diverse group.
the next day i had a fitting for castle, which ran an hour and a half late that almost made me late for my date that night. the date went well, but in case she reads this, im not going to go into details.
today im on ncis. it is early, but we have already hit eighty percent of the background stereotypes. so i guess it is quickly back in the saddle for me this week. no complaints though, i need the work. .?
the next day i had a fitting for castle, which ran an hour and a half late that almost made me late for my date that night. the date went well, but in case she reads this, im not going to go into details.
today im on ncis. it is early, but we have already hit eighty percent of the background stereotypes. so i guess it is quickly back in the saddle for me this week. no complaints though, i need the work. .?
Monday, November 28, 2011
My new Home
Hi Everyone!
So work has been super slow lately, so I thought I would take this chance to give you all a tour of my new home. I have two wonderful apartment pals Matt and Jeffro. We live in the Glassell Park neighborhood of LA, but are also right near Eagle Rock.
Here is what the front of our house looks like!
That is Jeffro's truck in the driveway.
These are the front stairs. Kind of bare right now, but I'm sure we will decorate soon.
This is our garage. On the left is Matt's drum set and you can see Jeffro's bike in the middle. I'm not sure what is in all the boxes, but I'm told it is all really important burning man stuff.
This is my corner of the garage. I'm still unpacking. On the right side you can see the awesome closet that Jeffro built for me. Packing for work is going to be a lot easier now!
Up the stairs we go! from here you can see the kitchen. Off to the right out of sight is the downstairs bathroom and a door leading to the back porch. Speaking off...
It is hard to tell how big it is from this picture, but trust me, it is nice. In the Spring I plan on doing some gardening back here.
Here is another shot of the kitchen and you can start so see the living room behind it. The fridge has many amusing things on it, but you will have to come visit me to see them!
Here is the front porch. I bought those chairs so I could sit out here and enjoy the view.
The view from the porch offers a lot of green for so hilly an area. The house across the street is often buzzing with activity, especially since they were practicing for a quinceanera there.
Here are some shots of our living room. It's nice and big so we can host all kinds of parties here or just relax and watch a movie. I did yoga for the first time in almost a year here just this morning.
Ok, time to go up to the 3rd floor...
At the top of the stairs now. The closed door leads into Jeffro's room. It's big and he has his own bathroom. Lucky! The open door leads to my room.
That is my room on the left and Matt's room straight ahead. We share the bathroom in the middle.
Here is my room! Not the biggest room ever, but it is cozy. Plus I have the whole rest of the house to play with. Obviously I'm still unpacking and decorating. You can't see it from these pictures, but just to the right as you walk in my door is a door to the balcony...
I will never have to go downstairs to find out what the weather is like again! Also, my room quickly airs out when I have girls over and they fart. Icky girls!
So there you have it, my wonderful new home. I hope you enjoyed the tour as much as I did. Stop by anytime now y'here.
xoxo,
Chris
So work has been super slow lately, so I thought I would take this chance to give you all a tour of my new home. I have two wonderful apartment pals Matt and Jeffro. We live in the Glassell Park neighborhood of LA, but are also right near Eagle Rock.
Here is what the front of our house looks like!
This is my corner of the garage. I'm still unpacking. On the right side you can see the awesome closet that Jeffro built for me. Packing for work is going to be a lot easier now!
Here is another shot of the kitchen and you can start so see the living room behind it. The fridge has many amusing things on it, but you will have to come visit me to see them!
The view from the porch offers a lot of green for so hilly an area. The house across the street is often buzzing with activity, especially since they were practicing for a quinceanera there.
Here are some shots of our living room. It's nice and big so we can host all kinds of parties here or just relax and watch a movie. I did yoga for the first time in almost a year here just this morning.
So there you have it, my wonderful new home. I hope you enjoyed the tour as much as I did. Stop by anytime now y'here.
xoxo,
Chris
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Hello loyal fans!
So it has been almost a month since I have posted due to some housing craziness, so I want to apologize to my loyal fans and promise to do better now that things have settled down.
Around the beginning of October I happily agreed to take over a room at my friend Jeffro's house. He had been having problems with his current roommate Ariana and had asked her to leave. I was to move in at the beginning of November. Less than a week before I was scheduled to move in I got a call from Jeffro saying that Ariana had asked to stay an extra week because of something to do with a dance performance. I agreed as long as I could move my stuff into the house (there is a nice big garage, so not a problem) and had the guarantee of a couch to sleep on during that week. As it turned out, I wouldn't need the couch as my friend Jess was in the process of moving in with her boyfriend, so didn't need her apartment for that week. So I made sure to pack in a way where I would have access to the clothes I needed for work and anything else I might need for that week. Despite living out of boxes, it was really a nice week for me since I had a nice apartment to myself and it had a great view of the mountains.
Meanwhile I was stopping by the house for anything I had forgotten, which was easy since it was only a few miles away from where I was staying. I ran into Ariana a few times and she was very nice. However, there was some concern since she didn't appear to be doing any packing. She hadn't lived many places, so I figured that she didn't realize what an ordeal packing can be. Jeffro thought she was going to try to pull something. His experience won out.
On November 6th, a day before she was supposed to move out, Ariana texted Jeffro and said, "So I guess we should talk about this moving thing". She hadn't found a place (I'm not sure she even really tried) and wasn't going to leave because Jeffro had, "done it wrong" and hadn't formally evicted her and her mom said that meant she could stay. The answer is "21" to those of you who just went, "how old is this girl?".
I wasn't too terribly upset since Jess was ok with me staying at her place longer and now that I had found the heat switch and learned that heat was included in her rent, I was quite cozy.
The ordeal continued for another full week with no progress. There was a bunch of theorizing about what to do and conversations had between different parties, but I won't bore you with that hear.
The next weekend I moved the rest of my stuff into the house and started sleeping there, in the living room. I set up my bed and a bookcase and tried to make the best of it. I even borrowed a divider screen for a little bit of privacy. Of course when Ariana came home at 8:30 that Sunday morning with two boys talking about the ecstasy they had taken and how much they had had to drink in a very loud manner, privacy is a moot point.
The next week would be a roller coaster of ups and downs. By Wednesday Ariana had found a place and was going to put a deposit down. She had started paying by the day (although she was instantly behind) instead of the week since that was supposed to motivate her to move and motivate us not to throw her stuff out the window. She moved slowly. First just a few things, choosing to spend most of her time getting high and talk about how high she was instead of pack. Finally by Friday her bed was gone, but that was to be another tease. It wasn't until Monday afternoon, the 3rd week of November, that she finally got everything out. She did not clean.
Last night Jeffro was nice enough to vacuum and rug doctor the carpets. As the carpets dried, I spent my last night in the living room. Today I moved the majority of my stuff into the room and tonight will be my first night sleeping in here.
So I'm back, just in time for the slow season! :) Hopefully my life will compensate for any lack of engaging work stories that I have.
Now without further ado, here is what you missed:
Criminal Minds - Don't remember this day at all.
Mad Men - Fun day, grumpy "girlfriend" on set, kept late.
Signed up with Virgo talent.
CSI: Miami - Cold morning, put in shorts to play a bellboy, got bumped to stand-in. Managed to get a girl to go out for a drink after work.
The Middle (two days) - Really nice people, best food on a set yet, wish I could work on this show all the time.
Franklin & Bash - Far drive, something always feels off when I work on this show.
Audition for "Dumped", an indie. Felt really good about the audition, but didn't get a call back.
Castle - Good day, nice people.
Franklin & Bash - Still weird on this show, something about the communication.
Finder - Totally blanking right now.
Corona commercial - Long drive to Malibu, but absolutely gorgeous: both there and the drive. Fun easy day laying around with a bunch of new and old friends.
So that was my November so far. Like I said, it is the slow time, so probably no more work this week, but hopefully the next couple will be ok.
I hope everyone is well and I promise to do a better job keeping up with my blog now that I'm not homeless.
xoxox,
Chris
Around the beginning of October I happily agreed to take over a room at my friend Jeffro's house. He had been having problems with his current roommate Ariana and had asked her to leave. I was to move in at the beginning of November. Less than a week before I was scheduled to move in I got a call from Jeffro saying that Ariana had asked to stay an extra week because of something to do with a dance performance. I agreed as long as I could move my stuff into the house (there is a nice big garage, so not a problem) and had the guarantee of a couch to sleep on during that week. As it turned out, I wouldn't need the couch as my friend Jess was in the process of moving in with her boyfriend, so didn't need her apartment for that week. So I made sure to pack in a way where I would have access to the clothes I needed for work and anything else I might need for that week. Despite living out of boxes, it was really a nice week for me since I had a nice apartment to myself and it had a great view of the mountains.
Meanwhile I was stopping by the house for anything I had forgotten, which was easy since it was only a few miles away from where I was staying. I ran into Ariana a few times and she was very nice. However, there was some concern since she didn't appear to be doing any packing. She hadn't lived many places, so I figured that she didn't realize what an ordeal packing can be. Jeffro thought she was going to try to pull something. His experience won out.
On November 6th, a day before she was supposed to move out, Ariana texted Jeffro and said, "So I guess we should talk about this moving thing". She hadn't found a place (I'm not sure she even really tried) and wasn't going to leave because Jeffro had, "done it wrong" and hadn't formally evicted her and her mom said that meant she could stay. The answer is "21" to those of you who just went, "how old is this girl?".
I wasn't too terribly upset since Jess was ok with me staying at her place longer and now that I had found the heat switch and learned that heat was included in her rent, I was quite cozy.
The ordeal continued for another full week with no progress. There was a bunch of theorizing about what to do and conversations had between different parties, but I won't bore you with that hear.
The next weekend I moved the rest of my stuff into the house and started sleeping there, in the living room. I set up my bed and a bookcase and tried to make the best of it. I even borrowed a divider screen for a little bit of privacy. Of course when Ariana came home at 8:30 that Sunday morning with two boys talking about the ecstasy they had taken and how much they had had to drink in a very loud manner, privacy is a moot point.
The next week would be a roller coaster of ups and downs. By Wednesday Ariana had found a place and was going to put a deposit down. She had started paying by the day (although she was instantly behind) instead of the week since that was supposed to motivate her to move and motivate us not to throw her stuff out the window. She moved slowly. First just a few things, choosing to spend most of her time getting high and talk about how high she was instead of pack. Finally by Friday her bed was gone, but that was to be another tease. It wasn't until Monday afternoon, the 3rd week of November, that she finally got everything out. She did not clean.
Last night Jeffro was nice enough to vacuum and rug doctor the carpets. As the carpets dried, I spent my last night in the living room. Today I moved the majority of my stuff into the room and tonight will be my first night sleeping in here.
So I'm back, just in time for the slow season! :) Hopefully my life will compensate for any lack of engaging work stories that I have.
Now without further ado, here is what you missed:
Criminal Minds - Don't remember this day at all.
Mad Men - Fun day, grumpy "girlfriend" on set, kept late.
Signed up with Virgo talent.
CSI: Miami - Cold morning, put in shorts to play a bellboy, got bumped to stand-in. Managed to get a girl to go out for a drink after work.
The Middle (two days) - Really nice people, best food on a set yet, wish I could work on this show all the time.
Franklin & Bash - Far drive, something always feels off when I work on this show.
Audition for "Dumped", an indie. Felt really good about the audition, but didn't get a call back.
Castle - Good day, nice people.
Franklin & Bash - Still weird on this show, something about the communication.
Finder - Totally blanking right now.
Corona commercial - Long drive to Malibu, but absolutely gorgeous: both there and the drive. Fun easy day laying around with a bunch of new and old friends.
So that was my November so far. Like I said, it is the slow time, so probably no more work this week, but hopefully the next couple will be ok.
I hope everyone is well and I promise to do a better job keeping up with my blog now that I'm not homeless.
xoxox,
Chris
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