Winner takes it all

CNN Heroes award show

Last night, saturday, november 21 2009, was the most glamorous, fun-filled time i've had in LA. definitely beats the New Moon premiere or the Conan O' Brien show. it was the closest i've felt to being Hollywood royalty.

So brent got tickets to the CNN Heroes award show, an annual event where they honor 10 people (out of thousands of nominations from all over the world) who have poured their heart and soul into helping, loving and caring for those in need. And it was at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, right where they hold the Oscars and the Academy Awards! So needless to say, we were bouncing with excitement as we took the bus (both of us didn't have cars). but it was okay, even though people stared at us in the bus, since we were both dressed up.

We got there super early at 2pm. the arrival time said 5pm. haha. we've learned to be kiasu here when it comes to free stuff. so we hung out around hollywood, there's always stuff to do and interesting people to watch (especially tourists). And finally, after hours of waiting in the freezing cold (okay it wasn't that cold, but i was in a dress. so i bought a scarf from Express because i was shivering that badly), WE GOT IN!

The Kodak Theater was smaller than it looked on TV, it was glittering with magic and bright lights, and there was a buzz of excitement from the fellow seat fillers because we were about to see a ton of celebrities!!! (basically our job was to fill a seat whenever someone got up and left so the place would look full all the time. smart, huh)

So we got AWESOME seats, 10 rows from the stage, right in the center. i nearly fainted of happiness. it was prime seating for people-watching. and yes, there were plenty of beautiful people to ogle.


Waiting outside the Kodak Theater


At my seat inside the theater waiting for the show to begin!!!


The band setting up for Leona Lewis' performance


Looking down at the red carpet arrivals


Walking in my ridiculous heels to the bus stop.

Here's some of the people we saw...
-Hiro from Heroes. the japanese dude. he was on the panel of judges for his humanitarian work.
-Cast of The Office - Pam, Angela, DWIGHT SCHRUTE - my favorite. he cracks me up!!! i ran into him after the event, but he looked so intimidating i didn't dare to ask for a photo. haha. but i saw Pam in the restroom and said hi, she was so sweet and pretty.
-Eva Mendez, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Neil Patrick Harris (from How I Met Your Mother), Randy Jackson (American Idol judge), Terrence Howard (love him in IRON MAN!), George Lopez all presented awards to the top 10 humanitarian volunteers.
-Leona Lewis and Carrie Underwood performed songs. their voices blew me away. so beautiful.
-Anderson Cooper (the only news anchor i recognize from CNN) hosted the show. he was actually funny.

So yeah. it was such a star-studded night, we were giddy with excitement from the thrill of it all. It was also cool to see all the wonderful things these kind people were doing all over the world. one woman started a breast cancer foundation after battling it, one man started an orphanage and adopted 48 kids, one man built wells in third world countries for people dying of contaminated water, one man cooked food every day, 365 days a year, to feed the homeless in New York, one teenager started a foundation to provide kids with prosthetic legs and arms... man, it was a night bubbling with emotions. i just really admire these heroes for the strength and courage to fight for what they believe in and give so much of themselves to those in need.

And the winner was this guy from Indonesia (i think) who had a push-cart and went around his old neighborhood, where kids were living in poverty, and gave them an education. but more than that, he gave them hope for the future and joy for the present. it was incredibly moving :)

Asians in Hollywood!

Ninja Assassin premiere

So last night a bunch of people went to the Ninja Assassin premiere on Hollywood. And... it was an interesting experience. We rushed there from class, so we got there early and received fifth row seats, which sucked, 'cause the movie was so gory, and seeing blood splatter all over the screen up close and personal is not my idea of fun. lesson learned: don't go so early to unpopular premieres.

Anyway, there were tons of screaming as we entered the theatre - Rain had arrived. the not-so-good-looking korean dude known more for his hot bod and slick dance moves (apparently he has 0% body fats, or so i heard). I've never seen so many asians at a premiere before. But he was really nice, he actually CROSSED the street to the fans and waved, took pics, signed autographs. i guess 'cause he's not that huge in USA (only among koreans and several other asians), he's allowed to roam free without risk of being mobbed to death (unlike R.Pat and his ridiculous fans).

So we saw him in the theatre, and hani (my korean friend) JUMPED out of her seat and DASHED over to the aisle opposite where he was standing so she could get a better look at his face. and i followed in curiosity to see whether he was really as ugly as he looked on screen. but he actually looked decent. short, spiky hair, and yes, the famous body. so yeah. we saw Rain. both of us don't really like him, but we just wanted to go to the premiere so we could have bragging rights for the rest of our lives. and yeah, our korean friends are kind of really jealous. haha. i love LA!

But back to the movie, it was awful and gory and gruesome and there was blood being spilled in practically every scene in the most disgusting way possible. Heads were sliced off, arms chopped off, eyes gouged out... i don't know. i wasn't looking half the time. it's not recommended to see a violent R rated movie in the front row.

But anyway, we saw the other stars of the movie on the red carpet after the film ended. and other random asian celebs. and some of the friends i went with actually liked the movie. especially the guys. i really don't get it. are we that desensitized to violence and gore that we manage to soak in such mindless bloodshed without blinking?


awww look, it's the evil master from the movie! he's smiling! he's not that evil after all. haha.


That asian dude was in Fast & Furious. he looks familiar, but i don't remember who he is nor do i care enough to look it up.


it's Rain! or his side/back. stupid cameras that don't work. and annoying ushers that chase us away.
although... those korean girls did keep screaming his name in high pitches screeches. it was a little embarrassing because i'm sure people lumped me in with them as the crazy asian fans. seriously, everytime he appeared on screen (most of the time with his shirt off), people SCREAMED. i was embarrassed for him!


Waiting in line for the premiere


Look at all the lights and crazy platforms with ninjas on them! the red carpet's there.


yayyy for free movie + popcorn


gotta love grauman's chinese theatre

New Moon midnight premiere

So after that gory movie, i rushed down to meet my friends for the NEW MOON PREMIERE at the Grove! two movies in one day! they had been waiting in line since 8pm for the 12.30am showing. 4 hours! insanity. i wish america would just implement ASSIGNED SEATING already, for the love of God! but anyway, we got good seats 'cause we were at the front of the line. so after waiting for two hours (on my part), they finally opened the doors and chaos ensued.

But oh, the movie was so good. totally like the book in every way and a million times better than that crap of a movie they call Twilight. SO GLAD they hired a new director for this one. the acting was SO MUCH BETTER, although taylor was a little stiff, he improved as the film progressed. and twitchy kirsten stewart was actually decent and kind of likeable. and the color of the film was so warm and rich and vibrant and a vast improvement from the cold blue atmosphere of the first. so yeah. way better. excited for the third one!

although, i must say, being a twilight fan is tiring. i think i'm getting too old for this crazy fan chasing celebrities thing. plus i was never that crazy about twilight, i just got caught up in the frenzy and influenced by other friends who were insane about the series. but oh, no more. i don't think i can stand listening to another person swoon about R.Pat's dashing good looks or Taylor's adorable-ness and rippling muscles. can we talk about something else, please.

Snapshots of awesomeness :)

Yes, best semester indeed.


Inside the Disney El Capitan theatre waiting for A Christmas Carol to start

The stage musical before A Christmas Carol began

Disney dancers


Jeffrey the drama king and Brent the guy who goes to every TV show taping. haha.

Conan O' Brien + free sandwiches from Jim Carrey. definitely one of the best moments so far.


100 Monkeys performing at The Viper Room on Sunset Blvd

The Viper Room!!! Johnny Depp's ex-club

Cute guitarist whose name fails me. but so cute huh. and jackson on vocals.

Jackson up close and personal. so cute. and totally gives off the Johnny Depp vibe. and yes, we were THIS CLOSE!

Jackson Rathbone and cute band member who was totally stoned.

Me, faith, dana waiting in line for the concert


'80s partyyyyy!

Maggie's film shoot

My attempt at being '80s. Epic fail. hahaha.

My life is now complete - Twilight mania

Here's why.

I SAW THE ENTIRE CAST OF TWILIGHT: NEW MOON ON THE RED CARPET AT TODAY'S PREMIERE!!!!

:)

New Moon Premiere

After signing up for every single contest in the hopes of getting tickets to the ever elusive New Moon premiere, we gave up and decided that standing on the red carpet seeing the stars was better than nothing.
So... we went to the venue of the premiere at 12pm, realized the line to get on the red carpet was 200+ people long (some people have been camping out since THURSDAY), and went to stand across the street from the red carpet. After hours of waiting and waiting, celebrities started arriving at 5pm!!!!! it was seriously madness. there must have been at least 500 crazy fans there. it was pure insanity. i'm half deaf from idiotic girls screaming in my ear and my feet hurt from everyone pushing like mad.

We saw EVERYONE in the cast, from the werewolves to the vampires to bella's friends. and then random celebrities like Jennifer Love Hewitt and 50 Cent appeared. it was crazy. they were all in limos with tinted windows, and they all got interviewed by the radio station DJ.
And then the big stars arrived!!! Dakota Fanning, Robert Pattinson, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone... i saw them but they didn't come sign autographs :(

But guess who did??? Kellen Lutz, he was right in front of me, and he was gorgeous. and then TAYLOR LAUTNER, also like an arm's reach away from me, signing autographs, as cute as ever. i love him!!! and then Kirsten Stewart, whom nobody cared about, but we still got pictures and autographs. it was SO COOL.
And so tiring. But totally WORTH THE WAIT.


SAW ALL OF THEM!! and my throat hurts now from screaming like a crazed adolescent.
And they all looked exactly like they do on the big screen and in pictures. how can people be so beautiful in real life???

Sunday's crazy events

Sunday was SO uneventful.

First we went to the Dream Center's church, called Angelus Temple. It was this HUGE contemporary church, totally like FCBC with lights, a huge worship band, cameras, screens, people jumping and clapping. and i liked it. there was a children's choir that performed Miley Cyrus' song 'The Climb' and they were SO ADORABLE. cutest thing i've ever seen.
And then... of all things, Danny Gokey, who placed 3rd in American Idol and has a new single out, came on stage and SANG. his voice was awesome. And then the mayor dropped by, and we prayed for him. so random!
But overall the church was weird. Way too commercialized and it felt like they were promoting their Dream Center mission because all the pastor talked about was helping the homeless. he was kind of bizarre, felt like some of the stuff he was saying was a little weird theologically. oh well. good experience. and they DO have a lot of good outreach programs, it just felt like their church existed solely for the purpose of promoting their mission.

And then we went to Sunset Boulevard and randomly bumped into KATE BOSWORTH from 'Into the Blue' and 'Win a date with tad hamilton'.

So unexpected! she was at a bookstore browsing, and she looked painfully skinny. like a skeleton! but still pretty.

And then we went to The Viper Room (a club Johnny Depp used to own) and saw 100 Monkeys in concert. It's the band of Jackson Rathbone (Jasper from Twilight), and so of course we went to see him, not knowing what kind of music they played. So when the band members passed us by on the street, we totally didn't recognize them. But they were actually pretty decent!! Their music was like alternative punk weirdness, but they were so charismatic, and all 5 of them played every single instrument since they rotated on different songs. it was so cool. and we were RIGHT IN FRONT of the stage, standing and happily looking at Jackson's coolness. he so totally reminded me of Johnny Depp. has the same weird, eclectic vibe. :)

so cute :)

SUCH a crazy day. this kind of thing only happens in LA!
Although, I must say, this whole 'waiting in line and see celebrities' thing is getting a little old. no wonder all the people who live here in LA don't care about such things. haha.

Christmas Carol

Friday night we went to the Disney El Capitan theatre to see A Christmas Carol in 3D! And it was awesome!! There was a stage performance with dancers and mickey and minnie and singing and all that! Felt so christmas-y. The movie was a little scary for all the kids who were there, but it was cute.


Griffith Park

Saturday we went to Griffith Park Observatory and had an awesome view overlooking LA's city skyline. and we were there at 4pm, when the sun was setting. totally gorgeous. I LOVE when cities have parks in the middle of them, it gives a little oasis away from all the bustling madness. although... i heard there were mountain lions in Griffith Park ('cause it's in the mountains) so that was kinda scary.

But yeah, CRAZY AWESOME WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!

I wish i had a time machine

So I could travel back and forth and have more than 24 hours in a day because there's so much to do in LA!!! :)

Hollywood Halloweenie parade + afterparty

Random photos of funny people all dressed up at the parade.


Example of how many gays there were at the parade. Even the Flintstones are both male.


This guy was a walking advertisement for recycling.


The X-Men crew. they were really cool.


These people were facebook lovers and twitter haters. really funny.


this couple was the best. such elaborate and shiny costumes.

So since we had to film all day and couldn't have a proper Halloween (plus people here are obsessed about this holiday), we had our very own LAFSC Halloween afterparty. people dressed up as characters, from YouTube to a jellyfish to Lizzie McGuire to Superman to LOST/Avatar/Star Trek characters, it was funny. we had a competition to determine who had the best costume, and my roomie the jellyfish from Planet 51 won movie vouchers. plus there was free food, so that was fun :)


Tera, my roomie, as Lucille Ball from I Love Lucy


Steve as House. doesn't he look totally like Hugh Laurie?????


Sarah as.. i don't know who that is, but she looks like her. she's our residence director, and she's awesome :)


Eric and josh as Jack Shepard and Sawyer from LOST.


Nicole as a YouTube video and Brandon as the little kid from Avatar. haha.


Bethany, my roomie, the awesome jellyfish.

And then we went Karaoke-ing after that, in true Asian style (a.k.a. in a tiny room to ourselves instead of screaming our lungs out in front of the entire room), in Koreatown.

Conan O' Brien Show

On thursday, faith, brent, jeff and i rushed from class to the Universal Studios lot to see The Conan O' Brien Show!!!! it was absolutely awesome. we ran all the way there from the parking lot (i realize i get all my exercise from dashing to premieres and TV shows lines) and waited an hour before we got in!!!

Oh funny story. we were so paranoid we weren't gonna get in, faith and i made the guys go and get in line first. so at a traffic light, we told jeff to get out, and he seriously took forever to open the door and get out. so the light turned green. and faith MOVED THE CAR. and of course, he had ONE FOOT OUT the door, and at this point everyone was SCREAMING, including the random terrified guy on the street, who had his hand out and ran toward us in slow motion. i was shrieking, get out, get out! faith was yelling, get in, get in! brent was... i don't know what he was doing. i think he was too shocked to say anything. jeff was confused and put his foot back in. and then we were all yelling and traumatized 'cause jeff almost got run over!!! but looking back, it was kinda funny. at least he's still alive -- that's what i tell him, 'cause he's such a drama queen and keeps telling anyone about how faith nearly killed him. haha.

So anyway, we got into the studio, which was pretty small, and waited excitedly for Conan to come out. he was HILARIOUS. the show was WAY better than any others i've been to here. he showed us this video where he randomly met this asian IT consultant guy at the Universal souvenir shop, and they hung out for a day. and this guy, named Wing, told him he volunteered at a women's defense class (as the assailant) and did tai chi and fencing in his spare time. he was so funny!! when Wing did tai chi, he made a circle with his hands and moved it from side to side. he was like, now pass the circle to mary. and Conan was like, who's mary? and Wing was like, just an imaginary friend. hahaha.

And then JIM CARREY came on the show!!!! he looked different, with longer hair and a beard, and he put on weight (for his next movie). but he was so funny!!! totally like how he is in movies. goofy and weird. and he gave us FREE SANDWICHES!! for everyone in the audience!! he randomly pulled out a sandwich and started munching, and was like, you know how everyone at the Ellen show or at Oprah always get free stuff?? well, now everyone here is getting a free sandwich!! and we were all like, YAYYYY!!! free sandwich from jim carrey!! life can't get much better than this!! haha.


Jim Carrey promoting his new movie, A Christmas Carol.

And then Olivia Wilde came on the show, she's from The OC and House. and then the Zac Brown Band (some country group) performed.

Olivia Wilde. she was absolutely gorgeous. and apparently she's married to a REAL LIFE PRINCE. lucky.

Definitely the best and funniest TV show so far :)

The last of HPW

YES now my life is back in full swing. yesterday marked out last HPW film shoot!!!!! when jeffrey yelled 'it's a wrap!!' we all jumped around and rejoiced.
But omg, it was a crazyyyy 7 hours before that. crew call was at 4.30am at the mall, so i was up at 4am and ready to go. and when we got there, it seemed like everything that could go wrong, did go wrong.

it was SO noisy the entire time, people were cleaning the place at 5 in the morning. then there was music blaring over the speakers, and people kept walking by INTO our shot and staring INTO the camera. so our sound editors were going crazy 'cause we now have to record the actors' voices separately, which is gonna be hell 'cause they have to match exactly the movement of their lips. sigh. but there was just too much background noise in the mall.

and i was running around, begging and pleading people not to walk by our cameras, and yelling at people who did, and then just waving madly at people to walk by without staring directly into the cameras, 'cause we can't use those shots. it was pretty crazy, especially when the mall opened at 10am, and people started standing right by us and watching, like they had nothing better to do. i guess since it's a ghetto mall, no one's ever filmed here before. sigh. so it was hard to get good shots. and i approached all kinda of random people to ask them to be extras in our film, 'cause we didn't have enough. and as if it wasn't hectic enough, our Executive Producer (our professor) turned up to observe and make sure we were running set properly. and we only had 4 hours to film 3 pages of script. so yeah, tensions were running high and people were not very happy.

BUT IT'S OK, because it's over!!!!!! at least my part is. YAYYYYYYY!!!!! now i'm tossing the footage over to the picture and sound editors and i'm home free!!!!!!! :))

So we went shopping today after church to celebrate :)

Premieres!! Celebrities!!!

AFI Festival


Robert Deniro, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale!! :)

This week's the American Film Institute Festival, it's pretty much AWESOME! it started on sunday with the premiere of Precious, which we didn't go to, unfortunately. and then we heard all kinds of celebs were at the premiere, including Will Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey and Jamie Foxx. sadness. OH WELL.

And then monday we rushed from work to Hollywood and Highland to the Chinese Theatre for the premiere of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. we waited anxiously in line for rush tickets, meaning we would get in if the theatre wasn't full. so after 30 mins of stressing out, WE GOT IN! and got to see the movie for free! and we thought johnny depp/jude law/colin farrell might be there, since they're IN IT. but no... the director introduced the movie and told us to lower our expectations (wisely said, because the movie was awful), and Lily Cole (i think she's a model) was there, so was Verne Troy (the midget Mini Me from Austin Powers). So that was kinda cool, but not as cool as it would've been, had mr. Johnny Depp been there!!

Anyway, like i said, the movie wasn't that great. which was sad, this being Heath Ledger's final film and all. visually, it was stunning and very quirky, but it was also weird and too artsy for me. about this guy who sells his soul to the devil for immortality, and he can allow people into his mind, where their imaginations come to life, and they have to choose been good and evil. it was the weirdest thing ever. i almost fell asleep.

And then today, we rushed back to Hollywood and got in line again for free tickets to Everybody's Fine, and we GOT IN!!! and i saw KATE BECKINSALE and ROBERT DENIRO on the red carpet!!!!! SUPER EXCITED.
and then we got good seats too, very near the front, so i could see their faces when the director (Kirk Jones), Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Robert DeNiro came on stage to introduce the movie. i was seriously THIS CLOSE to them!!! the girls were SO beautiful, now that i've seen them in person, it's so weird! it's like they really do exist, and they really ARE gorgeous, no photoshop needed!!

And the movie was really good too, about family and relationships and all. it was a good holiday movie, although it was really sad and emotional too. but best free movie i've seen so far. and definitely BEST celeb sighting. I LOVE DREW BARRYMORE!!!! :)





Crappy pictures, but better than nothing! (from my friend's camera, since mine's not working) Drew and Kate on the side, and DeNiro introducing the movie.


Work

Monday was an accomplishment. i FINALLY finished shredding that MOUNTAIN of paper in the office. everyone cheered and rejoiced, especially me. no more breathing in paper dust! and now... i have nothing to do. haha. it's been pretty quiet around here. wonder where are all the breakdowns. doesn't anyone need actors anymore???

Can't believe it's november already. THREE MORE FULL WEEKS of work, and i'm DONE! YAYYY!

My golden birthday

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, everyone! apparently turning 22 on the 22nd equals a golden birthday. so that was cool :)
it's been a pretty long and crazy week, so get ready for another super long post. haha.

Universal Studios

cartoon and i went to universal theme park on monday, and it was pleasantly not-so-crowded. yayyy :) it was totally how i remembered it 3 years ago, when i was there with the fam. same rides, same shows, except for some new rides. like the simpsons virtual simulator which had a huge screen and totally felt real. but i was kinda surprised they only had like 4 rides in the entire park. the mummy and the jurassic park rides were fun though. i screamed my head off, and cartoon was so silent i thought she died of heart attack or something. that's how we were for all the rides we went on -- i'd be shrieking in terror/happiness, and she'd be pale with her eyes closed. hahaha.

anw the tours/shows were cool. we waited in line for a long time and finally got to tour around the universal lot. they were actually filming desperate housewives on wisteria lane, but we couldn't go in to see it, of course. so near, yet so far!!! we saw the sets from hitchcock's psycho, dr. seuss' whoville, the princess diaries, war of the worlds, and lots more.
and then they had cool shows like the sound effects and shrek and all that. it was the same as i remembered, but it's been 3 years, so it was still fun :)



jurassic park water ride = awesomeness


spongebob!!


the plane crash from war of the worlds


fake central park at universal studios. it's tiny. amazing how the camera can deceive us.

Premieres!

monday night we went to the premiere of The Invention of Lying at the chinese theatre in hollywood!! we saw jennifer garner on the red carpet, and she was gorgeous! and then free popcorn and drinks in the theatre again :) and then jennifer garner came in and sat several rows BEHIND us!!! totally cool! ricky gervais too!! (he's in the movie also)
so the movie wasn't that great (it was kinda blasphemy i thought) but the concept was interesting -- a world where lies don't exist and everyone tells the truth.
and then we saw rob lowe (who's also in the movie) on the red carpet after that!! and then kenny g walked by us numerous times on the escalator!! i think he knew we recognized him, and he was probably disappointed we didn't approach him for an autograph or something. haha. he kept smiling at us.
AND THEN my friend was in the toilet and peed next to matthew perry!!! so jealous!!! and matthew perry sat behind them!!!! UGH i wanna see him. but it was cool and it was the most number of celebrities we've sighted in one day so far :)



this guy looks totally like johnny depp in pirates of the caribbean


at the premiere


one feet away from Rob Lowe!!!


we freakin' LOVE free premieres!!!!!!

Thursday night we went to the free screening of Surrogates, but it was just a screening, not a premiere :(
the movie wasn't that great, it was like any other clone/robot movie, so i was glad i didn't waste 12 bucks on it.

Magical Disney

Tues we went to Disney California Adventure!!! it was right opposite Disneyland, and the difference in the number of people waiting to go into either parks was incredible. there were 10times as many people going to disneyland than cali adventure. which we were totally grateful for, cuz that meant NO LINES and NO WAITING :)
so i got in free cuz it was my bday :) and they gave me a badge to wear that said 'happy birthday benita'. and lots of random people wished me happy birthday. haha.
the rides here were fun too.. tower of terror?? TOTALLY AWESOME. it was like a giant drop but inside a building. this little girl sat next to me, and when we suddenly dropped a few stories, she clung on to my arm in terror and would not let go. it was so cute. haha. california screamin' (the rollercoaster) was awesome too. i remember going on it many times with my dad and bros. but then the mickey ferris wheel was like the most TERRIFYING THING ever. it seemed so innocent, a ferris wheel. but NO. the little container we were in swung back and forth violently, and there were no seat belts or anything to grab on to, so we just gripped the seats in terror and screamed for our lives. seriously, it was awful. here's me terrified. don't laugh.



but we got to take pics with disney/pixar characters, so that was fun. really tiring though. we got to the park an hour before it opened, cuz we got a ride from cartoon's friend (whom she randomly met at an airport a few months ago).


mr. and mrs. incredible were incredibly frisky. haha.


the terrifying mickey ferris wheel. don't let its innocent looks deceive you.


cars!


i love free disney!

Birthday craziness

It was kind of a really crazy birthday. we didn't make it to the jimmy kimmel show in time, but we did see David Duchovny and some famous basketball player in the alleyway, cuz they were going into the studio. so that was cool :)
then we wandered around Hollywood for a while before going to this restaurant called Saddle Ranch on Sunset strip. it was pretty cool -- they had a mechanical bull and a karaoke stage. andrew got to ride the bull for free - it was entertaining. haha. and then they made me sing 'barbie girl' on karaoke IN FRONT of the ENTIRE RESTAURANT. it was pretty embarrassing but i did it. haha.


at saddle ranch

and then after that.. partyyy all night. no details necessary. haha.

Circus

wed was our long-awaited britney spears concert!!! cartoon's first concert ever!!! she was pretty dang awesome. it was like a circus performance, not really a concert. i'm pretty sure she lip synched the entire time, but her dancing was fabulous. and there were crazy acrobats and dancers and magicians the entire time. it was pretty crazy. and jordin sparks opened for her. there were hundreds of screaming girls in the stadium, and the only guys there were either gays or boyfriends forced to attend. haha.


britney's fantabulous circus performance

Casting call

So we've been going out every day and night this week, i totally had no time for homework. heh. lots of last minute scrambling. but oh well.
anw i got to help josh with his casting call for his video project, and that was pretty fun!!! we auditioned several actors for different roles in his script, and i read the other part with the actors. it was a cool experience, cuz the actors were like reacting to me and looking at me as they said their lines, and some of them were pretty dang good. it was intimidating. haha. and then they had to do a crying scene, which was a little awkward. all these grown men crying in front of us. haha.
but it was fun. i like casting :)

Weekend!!

Today was day 2 of work. i was told to shred loads of waste paper, but the shredder hated me. i was having fun at first, laughing maniacally when feeding the papers into the machine, but then it overheated, and it got stuck and wouldn't work. oops. so i went back to filing. haha. but then i got to work on breakdowns and pick out the most suitable headshots of actors (cuz apparently they all have lots of different 'looks' for different parts) for roles in the new drama 'three kings'. so that was cool.
and now the weekend's here!!!!! :)