Fun day ahead...

I'm working as background tomorrow, for the first time in 2009. We'll be on location at Petco Park, and I'm excited to see some old faces that I got to know last year on the Ex List. Hopefully the old gang managed to get the call. 

I'm bummed Andy won't be there, but it's non-union only tomorrow, and that guy's been SAG for years. Seriously bummed he won't be around. Who will get me cokes when I'm desperate for a caffeine fix? Who will let me read the sides and let me know what time the A.D. thinks we'll get wrapped? 

I'm gonna miss that kid.

For some fun stories from set last year, check out here, here, here, here, and here.

Fridays at Midnight

So, while at Disneyland last weekend, Ryan came up with a new idea called Friday at Midnight. Basically, each month, we do something fun at midnight. This first weekend was supposed to be bowling, but we didn't have a good sized crowd, and I made the mistake of mentioning it might be more fun to stay and play Halo. Which we did for a couple of hours. But then we wanted to go out and actually do something for our first Friday at Midnight.

Ryan suggested the Studio Diner for food. 

The Studio Diner, for those of who who do not know, is the little restaurant that is half on the Stu Segall lot, and half on the public street. It's open to everyone, but was built with the intent for the crew to have a close place to grab food at all hours of the day or night. The Studio Diner is open 24 hours, and the inside is made to look just like you're filming on set.  And the food is pretty yummy. Ryan and I had breakfast at 2a.m. (with amazing toast, btw), and Chris opted for some kind of burger and fries combo.

The picture of the day is the guys, at the studio diner, playing Texas Hold 'Em with miscellaneous cards in their wallets. Silly boys. 

Definitely a fun first Friday at Midnight, and I'm sure we'll be stopping by the Studio Diner more often.

I vow...

... to completely update the last week and a half on my blog tonight or die (er, fall asleep) trying!

Hot Carrots

My boss' favorite restaurant is Tio Leo's, and he likes it when we're able to schedule him for lunch appointments there. Pretty much all the usual clients know lunch dates will be there, but no one seems to mind; it's pretty excellent Mexican food. He always takes us there for birthday lunches, too, so Heather and I get to go for a good meal every March 12 and August 8. 

Another reason we purposely schedule lunch appointments there is because he almost always brings us back a bucket of Tio Leo's yummy hot carrots. Heather's pretty serious about splitting the bucket evenly, but I just like knowing we've got a delicious snack in the fridge. :) 

He brought this batch back with him today. Yum.

New Hat

I've rediscovered my childhood love for hats.

Perfect timing, too. Because I read once that writers spark creativity when they have something on their heads. I know, sounds sketchy, right? But writers claim it works. One writer said when she was stuck trying to figure out where to take her story, she would balance a beanie baby on her head, and voila! The pages would practically write themselves.

Fortunately for me, I have around 100 of those bean bag animals stored away under my old bed back home. Just in case it comes to that.

But for now I think I'll stick with the hat.

This tip came to me at Coffeeshop Tuesday this past week. I had grabbed Britt's hat on the way out the door (because it just felt like a hat day), and as I sat in Starbucks, I realized the hat really helped me block out everything else going on around me. Since I could only see what was directly in front of me, I wasn't distracted by all the movement around me. The OSF was even able to sneak up on me, although I didn't tell him that. Don't want him to think I'm easy to sneak up on.

So today, when I went to Target to drop off a prescription, and the accessories section beckoned me closer, I decided to stop by the hats. And wouldn't you know, I found a great little hat on clearance for six bucks. It is now my lucky hat, because I've found that the cheaper clothes come, the better they serve my purposes. (For instance, the Best Jeans Ever that I found for $4 on the clearance rack and lasted me for years and years, until a certain roommate, Britt, borrowed and left in Mexico. Errrrrr....)

Amended: It is my lucky writing hat. I shall wear it whenever I'm working on my 1,000 words a day goal. And it will help me achieve that goal. 

I believe in this hat.

New hat, you and I are in for some fun times.

Tuesday Blessings

**Finding a forgotten package of chocolate chip cookies in the fridge at work.

**Getting to talk with good friend Jeremy all the way from Benin via Facebook chat. (With a reassurance that he's safe and sound over there.)

**Friends who like to hang at the coffee shop.

I'm so blessed. :)

Disneyland, woot!

Well, Sunday at Disneyland was supposed to be another photo shoot day, but Ryan's camera was locked up at UPS over the weekend. So I took my new lens to play with and gave Andy my old A70 to convince the film lover how cool digital cameras are. I think we proved it quite well, as he had a lot of fun pulling out the camera he was carrying around in a little camo pouch tied around his waist. :)

Britt and Alicia took off early for work the next morning, but Ryan and Andy and I stayed for fireworks and Fantasmic. As we stood on Main Street watching the fireworks begin, the dad behind us kept wowing at each new spark that went off. And all I could think was, "Dude, wait until the Haunted Mansion shout out fireworks go off." I've seen the fireworks five or six times, and they always amaze me, but it was a little extra special to be right in front of someone who couldn't hide their awe as they watched it for the first time.

I also went on the Tower of Terror this time around, my first ride on it since the first time Brittany and I went to Disneyland with Ryan and Andy, and I let the two of them convince me to go on it with them. In memory of that special day, I went with them again, and you know what? It wasn't as bad as I remembered it. I think I'll even go on it from now on. (But don't hold me to that.) As long as I have Ryan and Andy to hold onto for dear life, I think I'll survive it again soon. :)