Tuesday, November 27, 2007

And Where Are YOU Staying, Part II

Right now I'm posting a small blog entry from the Maile Treehouse that I mentioned a few posts back.

Let's just say it's even more incredible than the website gives it credit for.

Pictures to come...

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Let's Do The Timewarp Again...

Ugh. Can't stand the Daylight Savings / Standard Time shift.

It's like making your own jet lag without having to travel. Who says Hiro from "Heroes" is the only one who can time travel? I can do it twice a year!

That extra hour of sleep is pointless if you end up spending the next several days trying to get your internal clock to readjust. It's now 7 PM... oh, 6 PM. It's 8 PM... oh, no, it's 7 PM.

Welcome To Hollywood

I've always found it surreal to be affected by Hollywood issues in a greater way than those who don't live in Los Angeles.

For example, a golden rule here is to never, ever drive through Hollywood on Oscar night. I made this mistake once. Because the Oscars are held at the Kodak theatre, the city takes over Highland Blvd from Hollywood Blvd to Santa Monica Blvd (Santa who? Hollywhat? Go look up the streets on Google Maps) and turns it into the world's largest limo parking lot. Adds hours to your travel time.

Right now the writers are on strike. Again, while I'm affected like the rest of you by having to watch reruns of Letterman and Leno and brace for the fact that the current TV season may get drastically shorter, it's bizarre to see the picket lines. I'm within a five minute drive of NBC, Disney, and Warner Brothers.

I work at a studio. Yesterday, we got a memo from studio security informing us to make the necessary extra accommodations when trying to enter and exit the studio since there will be strikers outside. Again, surreal.

Surreal. Surreal. Surreal. And I love every minute of it!