Yesterday I signed up for health insurance. I decided if I'm going to be riding my bike more, and possibly learning to surf, I should get it.
Maybe soon I'll get it for free, but for now, Goodbye $118/month.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Earth Day
Last night was another benefit for Mike. It was a good turnout, and I think everyone had a good time. The best part was that Maggie won a helmet in the raffle, and since I've decided to try and ride my bike to work, it came in very handy. Although it was a scary ride(there's no bike lane on Sunset in Hollywood), I am proud of myself for getting up this morning and doing it. On my elevator ride to my office, a man asked me if I rode my bike to work today since it was Earth Day...I didn't even know it was Earth Day, but once I found out, I felt even cooler for riding.
A funny side note about the party last night. Maggie and I went separately to the party because she had to work late. We both went home and changed after work. I chose a shirt belonging to her, and she chose one that belongs to me. When she eventually made it to the party, this is what we saw.
Also, I finally hooked up the scanner to my computer, and scanned in the pics from Chippendales when we went to Vegas...woohoo. Look at those muscles!
A funny side note about the party last night. Maggie and I went separately to the party because she had to work late. We both went home and changed after work. I chose a shirt belonging to her, and she chose one that belongs to me. When she eventually made it to the party, this is what we saw.
Also, I finally hooked up the scanner to my computer, and scanned in the pics from Chippendales when we went to Vegas...woohoo. Look at those muscles!
Friday, April 11, 2008
2008, 4 months in...
Apparently, nothing has happened this year worthy of being written about. Or maybe, it's more that Maggie is back, and we do the same things, I don't feel quite the need to update, because often, I am just repeating what she said. But....I like having a blog, so I thought I'd give a quick rundown of what I've done so far this year, and maybe try to update more often.
January
Maggie came back to LA with me and the first couple of weeks of the new year were spent finishing up Celebrity Fit Club.
At the CFC6 wrap party. Brian(prop master), Whitney(a producer of some sort), Mani(dealt with cast), Tad(my favorite PA)
On Jan. 18, my very last day in the office, while I'm trying to wrap up all of the loose ends, I get a call from Maggie. I can tell from the way she said my name that something was wrong. My first thought was "Oh crap, she's wrecked my car!" It turned out that my roommate Mike was hit by a car while riding his bike, and was in the hospital with a head injury. The rest of January was pretty much spent driving back and forth between Cedars Sinai, hanging out in the waiting room of the ICU, and sending out texts letting people know the progress and setbacks of Mike.
February
On Feb. 5, a couple of cool things happened. First, Maggie and I decided since we'd been spending so much time at the hospital, and my roommate had a few blood transfusions, we might as well do something nice and give blood. I hadn't given blood since college, so I was a little nervous. The nurse was awesome though, and didn't even leave a bruise...plus I got a sweet pink bandage.
That night we went to dinner with some friends for our birthday.We ate at The Red Lion which is a German restaurant/bar. It was fun. Lots of friends, good food, good beer(although not too much since we'd given blood), and Jim made us each a cake.
Also, Mike got transferred out of ICU which put everyone in a good mood. After dinner, a few of us went across the street to Cha Cha Lounge...which is my favorite bar. When I walked up to show my ID...the door-guy just said "Hi" and waved me in. Yes!! Finally, after going to a bar for almost a year, I was a local. It totally made my night.
The rest of February was spent going to the hospital, going to art shows (one of my favorite things to do in LA...free and usually with free wine), and generally just hanging out. Finally on February 18, I started a new job....working as a Production Coordinator on a new show for CBS. I was pretty excited for the show, as it involved travel. I would be going to 4 different cities, and be away from LA for 8 weeks.
March
On March 5, I flew to Portland with my co-workers to begin setting up our production offices and prepare to start shooting. It turned out to be pretty straight forward, so by Friday, when we found that the crew and producers wouldn't be coming on Saturday as originally planned, we had the weekend to hang out. It was a lot of fun. I have quite a few friends in Portland and got to see some of them, and Myung drove down from Seattle and stayed the night, as well. We went out to some bars, wandered around Portland, and ate a lot! We also went to this really cool place called Kennedy School, which is an old school turned into restaurants, bars, a movie theater and hotel. It was cool enough that I went twice.
Unfortunately, on Monday, we got word that the show had been pushed(put on hold) and we would be headed back to LA...where we would basically be laid-off for 2 weeks. I was pretty disappointed. Not only would I have to give up my sweet room at The Doubletree, but I was just getting into the groove of being on the road. The good thing was that now, I could go to SXSW.
So....Tuesday, I flew back to LA. Unpacked, repacked, got up super early on Wednesday to go to the office to turn in my Petty Cash, and then made it to the airport for a 11:45am flight to Austin. SXSW was crazy. It was the first year in awhile we were there not as a band. I was worried that it wouldn't be as fun, but we had a great time. We saw some bands, went to a lot of parties, drank a ton, ate at Chuy's, and walked all over Austin. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see most of my friends that actually live there. Guess I'll just have to take a trip back. The only bad part about the week was finding out that my show had been canceled, and i was unemployed!
April
So, that brings me to April. We had a 70's themed party last weekend.
Great costumes, and even better food. I made a Crown Roast of Frankfurters and Maggie made a Watergate Salad. It was also a key party. As far as I know, the drawing of keys only went as far as taking a picture with the owner of the key...but who knows!
On Sunday, Maggie and I participated in a 24 mile bike ride benefiting Mike.
It was really fun. Definitely one of the coosest things I've done this year. So many awesome people, many who don't even know Mike, came out. First we rode, then there was a raffle to raise money. I won a skateboard autographed by the guy who did all the Dogtown graphics back in the day.
On Monday, we drove to Vegas. Our friend Whitney is there working, and she invited us to stay in her room at the Palms. We had a good time...did some gambling, got in free to the clubs at The Palms, watched TV, etc...
The best was going to see Chippendales. Whitney is a producer, so we got to say we were on a "scout". We got full VIP treatment. Free drinks, cutting the line to take pictures, and after the show all the boys came up and introduced themselves. SO FUN! I didn't win big at the penny slots, but I restrained myself and only spent what I brought. We also made ourselves hang at the pool, even though it was cold and windy!
the perks of being a producer...free cupcakes
Vegas skyline from a rooftop club
On the drive back to LA yesterday, we heard on the radio that part of the highway right outside of LA was closed, so we decided to waste some time in the desert, rather than sit on the highway. So, we stopped at Calico Ghost Town. It was pretty creepy. No one was there to take money, and we couldn't figure out what was going on. The creepiest part was a cave we found. We were too chicken to go in though....after about 10 ft., it turned a corner and we couldn't see anything. Then on our drive back to the highway, we saw a sign for The Whispering Winds Pet and Human Cemetary. We decided to check it out....it was very weird.
January
Maggie came back to LA with me and the first couple of weeks of the new year were spent finishing up Celebrity Fit Club.
At the CFC6 wrap party. Brian(prop master), Whitney(a producer of some sort), Mani(dealt with cast), Tad(my favorite PA)
On Jan. 18, my very last day in the office, while I'm trying to wrap up all of the loose ends, I get a call from Maggie. I can tell from the way she said my name that something was wrong. My first thought was "Oh crap, she's wrecked my car!" It turned out that my roommate Mike was hit by a car while riding his bike, and was in the hospital with a head injury. The rest of January was pretty much spent driving back and forth between Cedars Sinai, hanging out in the waiting room of the ICU, and sending out texts letting people know the progress and setbacks of Mike.
February
On Feb. 5, a couple of cool things happened. First, Maggie and I decided since we'd been spending so much time at the hospital, and my roommate had a few blood transfusions, we might as well do something nice and give blood. I hadn't given blood since college, so I was a little nervous. The nurse was awesome though, and didn't even leave a bruise...plus I got a sweet pink bandage.
That night we went to dinner with some friends for our birthday.We ate at The Red Lion which is a German restaurant/bar. It was fun. Lots of friends, good food, good beer(although not too much since we'd given blood), and Jim made us each a cake.
Also, Mike got transferred out of ICU which put everyone in a good mood. After dinner, a few of us went across the street to Cha Cha Lounge...which is my favorite bar. When I walked up to show my ID...the door-guy just said "Hi" and waved me in. Yes!! Finally, after going to a bar for almost a year, I was a local. It totally made my night.The rest of February was spent going to the hospital, going to art shows (one of my favorite things to do in LA...free and usually with free wine), and generally just hanging out. Finally on February 18, I started a new job....working as a Production Coordinator on a new show for CBS. I was pretty excited for the show, as it involved travel. I would be going to 4 different cities, and be away from LA for 8 weeks.
March
On March 5, I flew to Portland with my co-workers to begin setting up our production offices and prepare to start shooting. It turned out to be pretty straight forward, so by Friday, when we found that the crew and producers wouldn't be coming on Saturday as originally planned, we had the weekend to hang out. It was a lot of fun. I have quite a few friends in Portland and got to see some of them, and Myung drove down from Seattle and stayed the night, as well. We went out to some bars, wandered around Portland, and ate a lot! We also went to this really cool place called Kennedy School, which is an old school turned into restaurants, bars, a movie theater and hotel. It was cool enough that I went twice.
Unfortunately, on Monday, we got word that the show had been pushed(put on hold) and we would be headed back to LA...where we would basically be laid-off for 2 weeks. I was pretty disappointed. Not only would I have to give up my sweet room at The Doubletree, but I was just getting into the groove of being on the road. The good thing was that now, I could go to SXSW.So....Tuesday, I flew back to LA. Unpacked, repacked, got up super early on Wednesday to go to the office to turn in my Petty Cash, and then made it to the airport for a 11:45am flight to Austin. SXSW was crazy. It was the first year in awhile we were there not as a band. I was worried that it wouldn't be as fun, but we had a great time. We saw some bands, went to a lot of parties, drank a ton, ate at Chuy's, and walked all over Austin. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see most of my friends that actually live there. Guess I'll just have to take a trip back. The only bad part about the week was finding out that my show had been canceled, and i was unemployed!
April
So, that brings me to April. We had a 70's themed party last weekend.
Great costumes, and even better food. I made a Crown Roast of Frankfurters and Maggie made a Watergate Salad. It was also a key party. As far as I know, the drawing of keys only went as far as taking a picture with the owner of the key...but who knows!On Sunday, Maggie and I participated in a 24 mile bike ride benefiting Mike.
It was really fun. Definitely one of the coosest things I've done this year. So many awesome people, many who don't even know Mike, came out. First we rode, then there was a raffle to raise money. I won a skateboard autographed by the guy who did all the Dogtown graphics back in the day.On Monday, we drove to Vegas. Our friend Whitney is there working, and she invited us to stay in her room at the Palms. We had a good time...did some gambling, got in free to the clubs at The Palms, watched TV, etc...
The best was going to see Chippendales. Whitney is a producer, so we got to say we were on a "scout". We got full VIP treatment. Free drinks, cutting the line to take pictures, and after the show all the boys came up and introduced themselves. SO FUN! I didn't win big at the penny slots, but I restrained myself and only spent what I brought. We also made ourselves hang at the pool, even though it was cold and windy!
the perks of being a producer...free cupcakes
Vegas skyline from a rooftop club
On the drive back to LA yesterday, we heard on the radio that part of the highway right outside of LA was closed, so we decided to waste some time in the desert, rather than sit on the highway. So, we stopped at Calico Ghost Town. It was pretty creepy. No one was there to take money, and we couldn't figure out what was going on. The creepiest part was a cave we found. We were too chicken to go in though....after about 10 ft., it turned a corner and we couldn't see anything. Then on our drive back to the highway, we saw a sign for The Whispering Winds Pet and Human Cemetary. We decided to check it out....it was very weird.
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