Plarn and fire alarms

A wonderful side effect of Mucinex is sleeplessness. I'm going on 4 hours of sleep and I'm still good for a whiiiiile.

I finally finished rolling up some plarn I started 2, maybe 3 years ago. Ugh, I'm so glad I finished it! I don't think I did a very good job, but ohoo well. It's about 50+ yards of plastic bags knotted all together for to be made into a grocery bag or something. Something.

Jared flew to Florida yesterday for a long weekend. I've been sick since Tuesday and I decided to stay home from "work" and proofread a book while popping decongestants. I got paychecks from being on Southland, "My American Family," and The Mentalist. It's looking like I'll need to work, like, 6 days/week, 12 hours/day to make decent cash flow. Not sure if I have the sanity for that, though. Minimum wage + CA taxin' = whoa.

Oh! To conclude, a little word about our wonderful apartment building. Since we've moved in, the fire alarm goes off at least once a day for 5 minutes straight. Today it went off twice for 5 minutes straight and after 4 minutes each time, the fire trucks one block away came huffin' down the street and the firefighters were probably at first disappointed and then slightly annoyed. There's one reason to continue going to be an extra "in the field" --- to get away from the hearing damage.

'Kay bye. Plarn Monster, take it away!

Good day

This next bit is more for my future reference, when I have an apartment in which I can hang "art." Here's a list I'll be looking through when the time comes:




And for having the patience to scroll all the way through, here is the greatest bit of sheepherding ever conceived and executed:

Spring is here

and I'm sick. Surprise, surprise. It only took 2 months, 3 weeks, and some change to still be affected by pollen, smog, dust, smoke, and mold.

FML

So I bought a bunch o' stuff on Etsy today:
--Vintage Evan Picone Mauve Wool Blazer (missing buttons)
--2 cards of buttons (1" size to match the new blazer)
--Brown and White Dress Suit
--1 dozen hand-baked cookies from Rancho Cucamonga
--Custom-blended tea from Michigan

All for under $80.

Next: Shooooes

Who was on set todayyyy...

I did some "background work" for The Mentalist. Here's some of the folks that were there and also had stand-ins:

1. Amanda Righetti
2. Robin Tunney
3. Owain Yeoman
4. Tim Kang
5. Simon Baker

You might actually see me in that one. There's a scene in Union Station and I'm wearing my twelve-year-old boy jacket and my backpack. You'll probably just see my hair and stuff. What-ever.

Who was on set today...

Ed O'Neill!!! Oh, wow! A face from my childhood is in the pilot of a new of sitcom called "My American Family." Jason Winer was also there, but this time as Director. He's my size and that was nice. FYI, he was in Van Wilder and had a huge unibrow.



I am exhausted to say the least. Good day.

Now, for personal business...

So, in light of my current living situation, I think it's apropos that I share my friend Jesse's blog about writing letters to roommates. College is a Movie is a great site overall.

I finished my baby blanket!
Oh, it's precious, but I will never make another one unless I have an awesome reason to do it.

Who was on set...

If you don't know who they are offhand, go to IMDb.com and enter their names in.
1. Tom Sizemore
2. Benjamin McKenzie
3. Michael Cudlitz
4. John Heard
5. Taylor Handley

Okay, so #2 and #5 were on The OC. There were two other actresses that I recognized but couldn't think of what I've seen them in and can't remember their names. I feel dumb about it because one of them smiled at the me, an extra. Which means a lot when you're considered less than nothing on a set. :)

It's a new crime show set in LA called Southland. It debuts April 9th on NBC and I think I'm somewhere in episode 3 or 4.