LOLA #16
I slept on the couch in a half doze kind of worrying about waking up in time. I got up around 5AM and left about 5:30AM and arrived at LA Center Studios about 6:10AM. I had time to spare so I hung around the lobby of one of the buildings before my 6:30AM call time arrived.
It was freezing cold outside while we waited for John, one of the set PAs to arrive and hand out the vouchers. He knows my name now so it's a cool thing when they are happy to see you. Thankfully, the wardrobe trailer is right next to our check-in table so we don't have to walk all the way down the street to get to it.
After approval, I headed down for some breakfast. I had a weird feeling like I needed to take a dump, but it was a similar feeling to what I got in the Philippines the last time I was there. It was like bad water or something where you feel like taking a dump, but nothing really comes out. I felt like I could push something out, but there wasn't enough time to do it. So instead, I just ate some juevos rancheros and the standard buffet breakfast items like bacon, a sausage patty and some hash browns.
Then we were off to stage 6 where all the magic happens. We worked a scene a little, then spent some time in holding. It was either working or holding and reading or holding and napping. Then it was lunch time and my stomach wasn't feeling so great. It felt good enough to eat some salmon and spare ribs though, but I knew that it was time to take care of business.
After I eat, I headed over to one of the bathrooms on the other side of the stage. I thought it would be less busy, because for some reason, I need privacy when I'm taking a dump. Unfortunately, in the middle of my dump, a crew guy came in and sat right next to me. I could hear all the squirts, strains and other disgusting sounds that come from taking a shit. After a few worthless minutes of sitting there, I'd had enough and gave up.
I wonder if it was the steak I had yesterday (or some other food) and I wonder if the yogurt I ate exacerbated the situation. Whatever it was, it sucked, so I drank some diet 7up to help calm the storm that was happening in my gut. I actually thought the yogurt would help since it has all those active cultures that are supposed to be good for the gut.
We worked for a pretty long time and as usual, I felt sorry for the crew guys (but particularly the PAs) who have to stick around to the very end. We ended up wrapping at 8:30PM which translates to a 15 hour day including lunch. I don't know how the crew does it, but they do and they probably get paid very well.
Afterward, I headed to Ashley's and hung out there for a bit. Her place is looking real good. It seems that she's added a few things. And as usual, I probably over-extended my welcome and she had to kick me out to go to bed.
I slept on the couch in a half doze kind of worrying about waking up in time. I got up around 5AM and left about 5:30AM and arrived at LA Center Studios about 6:10AM. I had time to spare so I hung around the lobby of one of the buildings before my 6:30AM call time arrived.
It was freezing cold outside while we waited for John, one of the set PAs to arrive and hand out the vouchers. He knows my name now so it's a cool thing when they are happy to see you. Thankfully, the wardrobe trailer is right next to our check-in table so we don't have to walk all the way down the street to get to it.
After approval, I headed down for some breakfast. I had a weird feeling like I needed to take a dump, but it was a similar feeling to what I got in the Philippines the last time I was there. It was like bad water or something where you feel like taking a dump, but nothing really comes out. I felt like I could push something out, but there wasn't enough time to do it. So instead, I just ate some juevos rancheros and the standard buffet breakfast items like bacon, a sausage patty and some hash browns.
Then we were off to stage 6 where all the magic happens. We worked a scene a little, then spent some time in holding. It was either working or holding and reading or holding and napping. Then it was lunch time and my stomach wasn't feeling so great. It felt good enough to eat some salmon and spare ribs though, but I knew that it was time to take care of business.
After I eat, I headed over to one of the bathrooms on the other side of the stage. I thought it would be less busy, because for some reason, I need privacy when I'm taking a dump. Unfortunately, in the middle of my dump, a crew guy came in and sat right next to me. I could hear all the squirts, strains and other disgusting sounds that come from taking a shit. After a few worthless minutes of sitting there, I'd had enough and gave up.
I wonder if it was the steak I had yesterday (or some other food) and I wonder if the yogurt I ate exacerbated the situation. Whatever it was, it sucked, so I drank some diet 7up to help calm the storm that was happening in my gut. I actually thought the yogurt would help since it has all those active cultures that are supposed to be good for the gut.
We worked for a pretty long time and as usual, I felt sorry for the crew guys (but particularly the PAs) who have to stick around to the very end. We ended up wrapping at 8:30PM which translates to a 15 hour day including lunch. I don't know how the crew does it, but they do and they probably get paid very well.
Afterward, I headed to Ashley's and hung out there for a bit. Her place is looking real good. It seems that she's added a few things. And as usual, I probably over-extended my welcome and she had to kick me out to go to bed.
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