New Things

You may have noticed I made a few changes.

and by that I mean my dad did. Thanks papa!

I wanted to change the aesthetic of the blog mainly because I got tired of the old look but also because I thought it would be interesting to try something new, and as usual, I seem to think it is quite interesting.

After all, this may just be a blog but I think (or at least i like to think) that the goings on in my brain are a bit more interesting than the daily mundane musings of any old girl with a computer.

So the forum should be clean and interesting. Right?

I shudder to think of the week that awaits me. I have rehearsal every day until the end of time basically. And this week I am also housesitting a few days so I won't even be in my own space to be comfortable in. I have to juggle my locations as well. That's kind of an added annoyance. Especially when I am rehearsing in Woodland Hills, right by my own home, but housesitting in Santa Monica. Just my luck.

I forced myself to stay home today and not leave my house because I could feel the fatigue coming on. I rehearse/work almost every day on the days that I don't I have been packing way too much in and as a result was getting pretty overwhelmed. Hopefully today was a good way to start what will most likely be a very stressful and busy week.

At least I finished the Harry Potter books. I can finally go back to being a normal human being that does not read until 5 am every day. Though I'd like to congratulate myself on finishing all 7 books in 3 weeks. That's dedication folks. And a questionable social life. Now it's on to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.


And now, heat permitting, I will attempt sleep.


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Title.

I had another crazy weekend though not as exhausting as the last one luckily. On Saturday I had a rehearsal for As You Like It, which went great, it just takes every ounce of strength in my poor body to get up for an 8 am rehearsal. Especially when I had to work the rest of the day as well.

Sunday I had a rehearsal in the afternoon at a lovely park in Hollywood that I had never even heard of before and it was pretty cool. It had art installations and live music and a theatre, but we rehearsed outside. It was ridiculously hot but it wasn't too awful. Except for the fact that Jake had his bicycle stolen. That was not cool. As a person who has never stolen anything in my life I just don't understand how one can walk off with someone else's belongings! It is ridiculous! And the fact that no one saw anything just perplexes me.


I'm doing some extra work for Greenberg starting tomorrow and I'm starting to get worried that they won't give me some SAG vouchers which is really the primary reason to be doing this. I just really really need to get in the union. I'm over this! So I really hope to get a voucher out of this. Especially since I am going to have to be a vampire for the next three days. And I'm doing a raw food cleanse so I'm going to be starved the whole time and having to stay away from Craft Services which is actually the greatest part of being on set. Le sigh. I hate "The Secret" but I am going to Secret those vouchers into my hands if it kills me.

On a similar note:

"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Top officials at the bitterly divided Screen Actors Guild said they approved a tentative contract on Sunday, clearing the way for the 120,000 members of Hollywood's biggest union to vote on the deal.

"Our board voted by a slim majority to send out a deal to our membership," said SAG President Alan Rosenberg, who is opposed to the contract and described it as "terrible."

The vote, following a two-day meeting of SAG's national board of directors was 53.4 percent in favor of recommending the deal.

The membership vote, which requires a simple majority, is likely to happen in the next four to five weeks. For now, the bitterly divided union's supporters and opponents will draw up their arguments and rebuttals to present to voters.

SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents movie studios, announced on Friday that they had struck a tentative deal after months of often rancorous talks that helped bring production to a standstill amid fears of a strike.

The agreement -- covering actors ranging from struggling extras to big-name stars in movies and TV -- delivers 3.5 percent effective annual increases. It will not be retroactive to the June 30, 2008, expiration the old contract, which was a major SAG goal.

As a result, SAG members would lose tens of millions of dollars in pay increases they would have earned had SAG accepted the AMPTP's offer last June, one source said.

A key issue was how much actors should be paid for work delivered by new media, including the Internet and mobile phones, which are seen as a vital future distribution outlet. The new pact largely offers nothing extra in these areas.

Film production has slowed in Hollywood due to the labor uncertainty and the recession, and experts said a deal should pave the way for some increase in moviemaking.

Hollywood has feared a rerun of the 2007/2008 writers strike that crippled most television production and cost the Los Angeles-area economy an estimated $3 billion.

The lengthy talks split the SAG membership, with a moderate faction in January ousting hard-line chief negotiator Doug Allen, a Rosenberg ally, and forming a new negotiating team. Talks resumed, but then broke down again in February.

"I wouldn't say it's our finest moment," Rosenberg said of the infighting.

Rosenberg told reporters he would not resign from his unpaid post if members voted for the pact.

Rather, he hoped a "no" vote would force the studios to "finally deal with us in good faith when it comes to the Internet, when it comes to the future."

In a statement, the AMPTP said both sides reached a compromise deal that promised SAG members "meaningful" wage increases.

"With this agreement in place, our entire industry can work together to overcome the enormous economic challenges before us," it said."

rehearsing

had my first up on our feet rehearsal on Tuesday at the Odessey Theater in Santa Monica. It's a really nice venue, I had never been there before. We used a side rehearsal room and did a bunch of Viewpoints based exercises mainly focusing on movement and physical work. The cast seems very nice and it's always interesting to see the first few rehearsals when no one knows each other and think that in a matter of probably two weeks we are all going to be best friends, at least for the time being. That's how it goes. Luckily I am not the only one who doesn't know everyone else.

One guy couldn't remember my name and he called me Tiny Lady. It's ok because I can't remember his. And I am only tiny in comparison because I think he is 7 feet tall.

Busy weekend ahead, more rehearsals for the play and it's the final weekend of principal photography for Checkmate. Since I am housesitting in Santa Monica I haven't seen Maeby very much and I miss her like a son of a bitch.

Glad to be working though, and especially that I like the people who I am working with.

Sundays are Enjoyable...

When one doesn't have to work on Monday.

Ended up not filming this week, Director Stuart decided to shoot exteriors this weekend so I won't start until next weekend I believe. And today I emailed my director for As You Like It to make sure that I don't have a rehearsal on the day of my brother's college graduation.

I have missed so many family functions as a result of rehearsals throughout the years. I think two weddings, my grandparents Wedding vow Renewal, My grandma's huge birthday party, and two trips to Las Vegas. I am NOT missing my brother's graduation. Especially because we are getting a Taco Truck for the party. I love Taco Trucks.

Now I am hungry again. Sigh. No one likes a fat actress.




Look what I found:



Who wants to live with me here??

Well...

I don't have to work this weekend, which is always a nice change of pace but at the same time, since I am starting rehearsals for the play and start filming Checkmate this week also I am not going to be able to work as much at my non-acting job. So I am trying to save up, but at the same time, I want to enjoy the weekends I don't have to work!

It's a lame conundrum.

My puppy is glad I am home though. But she definitely won't be happy when we run out of yummy organic puppy food and we have to start stealing Butterscotch's dry icky senior food when I don't have any $$ in a few weeks. I kid. I'll just share my dinner with her.




Maeby is not amused.