I've Come Undone...

Hung with Alexander planning our latest shoot, and running around buying lights, sheets (for flags, gobos, and general "tarpage"), and FX make-up mixings. This by far was going to be our most expensive shoot yet (albeit our shortest) at a whopping $40 budget.

After a quick late lunch (NORMS! We love you!), we did some quick tests with fake blood, and then walked down to Jer(fajitas) and Tonia's place for Jer's ongoing D&D game. Alex has been playing for a while, and I got to sit in and play the party NPC.

We got our asses kinda handed to us.

There was a lot of fun, and I've never restrained myself from makin' jokes and puns like a maniac. Mainly because I didn't have the cash to feed the Hutt. Good times. Good times. Stuck around until midnight or so gabbing with folks. Nice to see people. Very Nice.

Got home and crashed out cold.

I woke up this morning with a start. Up from a cold wacked out dream where we were trying to find a location at JE College, and Alex and I were calling Will to hook us up.

My brain was hurtin'.

Made it to Alex's place, pulled up right behind Ricardo, who had lovingly agreed to appear in our quick vid. We loaded up, drove through Hollywood and into the hills by Mt. Olympus. Julie showed up shortly, looking tanned and amazing.

There is nothing quite like painting FX make-up on a good looking starlette. Even if you're doin' a lousy job. After about an hour, we painted the blood on her (she was so patient) did twenty minutes of take after take after take, and then let her go.

After much fun trying to fit ourselves into a small bathroom with lights and a camera, two crew and acting talent, we loaded up and hit NORMS (again), and then to OSH to pick up a new toilet seat to replace the one that I accidentally broke while filming (note to self, just suck it up and stand on the bowl itself. It's stronger, holds well, and won't slip and break when you're standing on it with a camera in your hand).

I'm really hoping that the shots that I got came out okay. For some reason I just wasn't happy with my handling of them. We'll see. Maybe Alex will have a lot to play with in post. At least something decent.

Alex, Ricardo and I said our ciaos, and I stopped by to gas up, and then onto Bundy to the 10 east, to the 405 south, to the 105 east, to the 110 south to the 91 east. Weezer blaring all the way:

The world has turned
and left me in care
just where I was
before you appeared
and in your place
and empty space
has filled the void
behind my face

I don't know why, but I've been missing WEEZER rather bad lately. The old Weezer. Like when they still kicked ass. Ah, The Blue Album. Yes. Reminds me of happier, more understandable Angst. When I knew what the hell I was yapple dappling over. Cuz now, it's just a general malaise.

I'm so mood swingy that I feel like I'm on a trapeeze. GOD CAN I BE ON VACATION ALREADY!!! Happy, sad, happy, bored, happy, pissed, happy, asleep, happy, depressed. EGADS!!!

Man, I wanna be a happy camper again. Like, a full out happy camper. I miss those days. When I was all woo hoo happy! Right now, I'm kinda understated happy.

I think it's time for Disneyland when I get back.