Busy busy

So it looks like the whole things will pick up mantra wasn't a lie.  I worked last Friday on iCarly, Monday on a movie called He Loves Me, Tuesday on the news show that I almost got regular work on earlier this July and yesterday on a show called the Ringer, which will be new this season.

I will be honest, I'm pretty exhausted already, but a lot of that is because around Tuesday morning I got sick.  Nothing horrible, just one of those scratchy throat, feel tired things, but working a 12 hour day like that doesn't really give you a chance to recover.

I'm finding it more and more difficult to write these blogs since I'm trying not to trash talk any of the productions and certainly not any of the people, but of course when you are tired the negative tends to come out.  I will say, without pointing out any particular show, it does amaze me how many takes certain shows/movies do, especially when they already have mutli-camera set ups.  I'm sure the editors of some of these shows must absolutely hate them. 

In other background artist news, I have noticed an ever increasing trend.  The older background artists tend to be opinionated (often debating the same themes) and somewhat quirky, but for the most part do their jobs well.  The younger background artists tend to be listless and egotistical and tend to mess around more.  Both groups talk more than they should while on set, but those in the union understand much better what they can and can not get away with.  My big lesson is always, "I'm not in charge".  Which is kind of my mantra on set when people start to fool around.  I've actually gotten really good about not stressing at other people's behavior, with the only issue being when it is directed at me and I have to deflect.  An ever increasing them in my life to regards to this is that I am scared of getting in trouble.  I mean I know we all are, but I think it causes me more stress than others.  I think maybe I didn't get into enough trouble as a child, so I never really had to deal with getting over that stress.

In the world of dating, both on and off set, things have been slow.  On set I continue to become infatuated with many of my co-workers on a daily basis.  Being 36 now, I have refined the process.  Instead of simply being completely infatuated with a woman at a time, I know have a ranking system, not completely different nor less confusing than college footballs.  I don't actually sit their and do the calculations.  I sit back and let the brain do the work and check to see who is in the lead for the day, the month and the year.  None of my infatuations lead anywhere, so it is a completely harmless game as long as I don't spend too much time e-stalking my infatuation on facebook with only her first name and possibly what part of the country she grew up in.  For those of you that are curious, the current leader spot (year) belongs to Jordan (sp?) who I met doing the Marie Antoinette reenactment a few months ago.

So that is my sum up of the week.  As always if you want to hear more gossip about the shows or my dating life, feel free to contact me directly or feel free to comment on my blog. 

Until,
Chris