Guess Who I Saw?

Ray and I walk into the Borders at a mall in Beverly Hills. I notice someone standing in line is wearing a University of Michigan jersey. I look at the jersey and scoff as I often do when I see U of M paraphernalia. Next I move my glance up to the face. Bwhaa...double take, It's Russell Crow. He's pretty big time. So that was exciting.

Workity Work

I'd tell you more but I signed a confidentiality agreement. I'm having a good time though and it's right in the heart of Hollywood on Sunset...doesn't get any better than that!

A Classic Weekend in LA

My only weekend off for awhile, now that my new job has me working 6 days a week. Good for getting in the Union quicker...bad for hitting up awesome LA hotspots with friends on the weekend. Yesterday we hit up Beverly Hills and Rodeo drive for some wishing and dreaming about a day when we will be billionaires whilst window shopping. I spotted Faith Hill and Tim McGraw at a spotlight in their fancy convertible. I kinda gawked at them as we passed by on the crosswalk. I didn't mean to. It just kind of happened without me realizing. We then headed to Santa Monica and walked on the Pier. The lights from the ferris wheel and the crescent moon lit the haze and waves below. From there we went across town and met some friends for Kareoke at a Burbank bar, a little hole-in-the-wall place tucked away in a small shopping center. You could definitely call it a dive bar. Sunday was a lazy day. A trip to Target and Bed Bath & Beyond, which lead Ray to quote Will Farrell's character from Old School, "I don't know if we'll have time," numerous times. Then we strolled on Sunset and passed by the ArcLight Cinemas...the best place to see a movie in LA. They have assigned seats and attendants who lead you to them. They also stay in the theater to make sure the sound and picture is at 100%. Oh and one person introduces the movie with running time, the stars in it, and most importantly, tells everyone to turn off their cell phones, pagers, etc. People are very serious about movie watching here. We saw Atonement. One of the last Oscar nominees we needed to see before the awards.

It was such a good last weekend of freedom!

Employed in LA!

What a difference a few hours make. So I finally got the call. I got the night assistant editing position I interviewed for last week. Reality TV here I come.

Oh boy.

Unemployed in LA

So my job cutting GMC car commercials came to an end with the cherry on top being my last two cars were Hummers. A car I'm so against I spit venom every time I see one. Seriously. Why would someone want to buy one? Don't answer that for I cannot and will not ever understand. But yes, I had to swallow my pride and sell sell sell, the devil car.
Now I'm looking for work, which is frustrating. There's work out there...if you want to work for zero money. "Deferred credit!" "A chance to work with creative talents who are looking to forge a lasting relationship with an editor." Blah blah blah...all the crap LA people try to sell to get you to work for free. I hope this strike ends soon. There is a serious lack of jobage out there and it's seriously bumming me out.

My first as a California resident!

It felt real good!