Friday, November 9, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Puppy
Yesterday I took my building manager's adorable new puppy for a walk. It is the cutest little Chihuahua-mix ever. She weighs three pounds and she is so sweet. Then last night, three of my friends came over and both of my roommates were home so we played an intense game of Apples to Apples and watched the movie "Night at the Museum" on DVD.
One of the girls who came over last night works for her dad's clothing company and they are having a sample sale tomorrow. She is in charge of the LA showroom, and she asked me to come work tomorrow and help her with the sale! Today we set up for it and got the showroom all cleaned. I even got three tops as a bonus!
Then I went to a REALLY informative meeting at the Screen Actors Guild about agency contracts. It was similar to the commercial contracts seminar that I went to a few weeks ago in that there was so much information that I wish I already knew!
Tonight I am going over to my friend's apartment for dinner and then I have to be up bright and early for work! I haven't said that in awhile:) The writer's strike is still on and unfortunately it looks like it might be long.
One of the girls who came over last night works for her dad's clothing company and they are having a sample sale tomorrow. She is in charge of the LA showroom, and she asked me to come work tomorrow and help her with the sale! Today we set up for it and got the showroom all cleaned. I even got three tops as a bonus!
Then I went to a REALLY informative meeting at the Screen Actors Guild about agency contracts. It was similar to the commercial contracts seminar that I went to a few weeks ago in that there was so much information that I wish I already knew!
Tonight I am going over to my friend's apartment for dinner and then I have to be up bright and early for work! I haven't said that in awhile:) The writer's strike is still on and unfortunately it looks like it might be long.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Audition
I got a call for an audition next Monday! I submitted myself for a theater company through the LA insurance company, Kaiser/Permanente that tours around Los Angeles doing theater to teach children about health, fitness, and wellness.
I don't know a whole lot about it, other than it pays really well for theater. I was asked to prepare a two minute contemporary monologue, and rather than using the one I normally do, I found one that is more kid oriented and I'm really excited about it. I spent time last night and today memorizing and I will spend free time the rest of the week tweaking it.
I will post more after my audition on Monday. Wish me luck!
I don't know a whole lot about it, other than it pays really well for theater. I was asked to prepare a two minute contemporary monologue, and rather than using the one I normally do, I found one that is more kid oriented and I'm really excited about it. I spent time last night and today memorizing and I will spend free time the rest of the week tweaking it.
I will post more after my audition on Monday. Wish me luck!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Writer's Strike
The Writer's Guild of America (WGA)went on strike at midnight yesterday and it is not just the writers whose income will be affected. Actors, casting directors, and crew members are going to suffer with the industry missing a vital link. For example, my income has already been affected. Usually I am the female reader each week at the table reads for "The Riches" but unfortunately, with no writers, there will be no rewrites, hence no need for a table read. This week's table read has officially been cancelled. "The Riches" is still in production and has scripts finished to complete about half the season.
Day and nighttime talk shows and soap operas will be the first to stop production and go into re-runs. Hopefully the strike won't last long. There was a meeting today and I really hope that everyone involved was able to negotiate and come to an agreement that is fair for both sides.
Something else that is interesting is that WGA members who write for shows but also help produce the shows, are in essence on strike against themselves. This industry is so interconnected that if the strike lasts very long, we could see another shift in television programming.
Day and nighttime talk shows and soap operas will be the first to stop production and go into re-runs. Hopefully the strike won't last long. There was a meeting today and I really hope that everyone involved was able to negotiate and come to an agreement that is fair for both sides.
Something else that is interesting is that WGA members who write for shows but also help produce the shows, are in essence on strike against themselves. This industry is so interconnected that if the strike lasts very long, we could see another shift in television programming.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Bachelorette Party
The Bachelorette Party last night was so much fun! There were 8 of us girls and we started the evening with dinner at a restaurant called The Melting Pot. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this place, it is really cool. Each table has two little stove burners built right into it. If you order cheese fondue, they bring shredded cheese to the table and melt it in a fondue pot on the table stove burner. If you order meat, they bring raw meat to your table and you cook it over the stove burner. We got several different types of fondue cheese to share, everyone got salads and then we shared a small chocolate s'mores fondue between the eight of us.
After dinner we went to a bar/club/pool hall across the street called Club 330. We danced and talked and Christine, the bachelorette, opened her sexually based presents, mostly from Victoria Secret. Her sisters had asked her fiance a series of questions that he answered how he thought she would respond, and then she had to answer them and see how many they matched on. It was a riot to see what she thought she knew and to see her reaction when she was wrong.
The last phase of the evening was at a bar called Pow Wow. It was a little dive bar that had karaoke. Everyone in our group sang and she knew several people at the bar so we danced while they sang. The whole evening was a blast:)
Someone requested pictures in a comment on yesterday's blog, but unfortunately I don't have any. We took TONS of them but they are all on Christine's camera. She said she would e-mail them to all of us, so hopefully she will and then I will post them:)
It is now 2:00 in the morning and I just got home. Brea, where the party was, is over an hour from where I live. I made it safely inside, but I just heard a ruckus downstairs, and looked out my window to see two police cars parked out front of my building. I have no idea what's going on...Gotta love LA.
After dinner we went to a bar/club/pool hall across the street called Club 330. We danced and talked and Christine, the bachelorette, opened her sexually based presents, mostly from Victoria Secret. Her sisters had asked her fiance a series of questions that he answered how he thought she would respond, and then she had to answer them and see how many they matched on. It was a riot to see what she thought she knew and to see her reaction when she was wrong.
The last phase of the evening was at a bar called Pow Wow. It was a little dive bar that had karaoke. Everyone in our group sang and she knew several people at the bar so we danced while they sang. The whole evening was a blast:)
Someone requested pictures in a comment on yesterday's blog, but unfortunately I don't have any. We took TONS of them but they are all on Christine's camera. She said she would e-mail them to all of us, so hopefully she will and then I will post them:)
It is now 2:00 in the morning and I just got home. Brea, where the party was, is over an hour from where I live. I made it safely inside, but I just heard a ruckus downstairs, and looked out my window to see two police cars parked out front of my building. I have no idea what's going on...Gotta love LA.
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