TV/Radio

I was at a house party last night in Hollywood and the Television was on mute and the Radio was playing full blast. Before a lot of people arrived, everyone was sitting around watching the TV but singing along to the music. Finally I asked the host why both pieces of electronic equipment were in use at the same time and he said, "I do this all the time. The radio is boring without something to watch". I still don't know how to take that explanation because if what is on TV doesn't go with the music, it doesn't make any sense to me! If anyone has an opinion about this, I would love to hear it because I am at a loss!

Updates

Mouse update: So after the first night we saw the mouse in the bedroom, we found little mouse "gifts" in the bedroom the next day but we haven't seen or heard from the mouse since then. I think he heard my wish to go away and ran back out the way he came:)



Slim Jim update: I haven't heard anything about my Slim Jim audition. Unfortunately, my agent has been MIA for the past few days and there is something wrong with his phone system. When I call a phone company recording says "all circuits are busy, try again later". Basically, I am still waiting as I have gotten no feedback, good or bad.

Bed, Bath and Beyond

Bed, Bath and Beyond is officially my new favorite store. A friend of mine is getting married in two months and the couple registered for gifts at Bed, Bath and Beyond. When I went to Bed Bath and Beyond in the Beverly Center to buy their gifts, every employee there was friendly and helpful.

I went to customer service to find out the process for buying off the registry and she printed a copy of it for me, told me to take it to the front with me when I make my purchases so they can scan it so the couple won't get 2 of the same gift and she offered to gift wrap the presents in wedding paper for free.

I set out through the store with the registry in my hand and before I even rounded the corner, a sales associate asked if I needed help finding anything. I told her which items on the registry I was looking for and she not only told me where to find them, she escorted me to where they were.

After she left me, a manager came over and asked if I had found everything okay since I had the registry in my hand and he said the he wanted to make sure that I knew they would gift wrap the items for me if I wanted!

Then waiting in line, a cashier from the next register walked over and said directly to me, as I was the next guest, "I can help you over here". Most store the cashier shout from the register "next guest" and then there is a mad dash by the people near the end of lines who clearly aren't next.

I am not a huge fan of shopping so when the experience is this pleasant and the associates are very kind and helpful, I think it is worth mentioning. I would highly recommend BED BATH AND BEYOND for anyone's bed, bath and beyond shopping needs.:)

September 11th

In Loving Memory.

We Will Always Remember...

Mouse In My House

For real:( I have not had the pleasure of having a mouse inside since I was a young child. I remember the one time a mouse got inside my mom pulled my sister and I onto a table with her and we waiting there until the mouse ran away. That was when I was about 4. Since then, no mice, until last night! The worst part, it is in the bedroom of my one bedroom apartment and I sleep on the bottom bunk. Hopefully it will find a way back out the way it came.

Theater Audition/48 Hour Movie

Yesterday morning I auditioned for a production of A.R. Gurney's "Post Mortem" in Los Angeles and the best part of the show is that the play runs in Los Angeles for 3 months and then goes on a tour to Germany, France, and the UK! I would love an all expense paid trip and a chance to perform in Europe at the beginning of 2008! :) I really hope I get it.

After my audition I went to help a friend of a friend as a production assistant on a film project for a 48 hour film competition. It is sponsored by a credit card company and this production team is one of the finalists so they have to make a 3 minute short in 48 hours.

I met a lot of really cool people and I learned a lot about being a crew member. Not only did I PA, I worked with two other PAs to set one of the location rooms so I had experience as a Set Dresser. I helped change up a Jib Camera, which makes me a Grip, and I learned how to coil a cord during the wrapping of a room as an Electrician would. That's the fun of working on independent films: everyone pitches in with anything that needs to be done, even if it isn't in their job description.

All in all it was a really fun, successful, exhausting day:)