Rent gets the Green Light
For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting news about my status, I am pleased to inform you that RENT has been given the green light by Revolution Studios. I am now working as the Assistant to the Executive Producer, Lata Ryan. Up until November 8 I will be working at Revolution Studios in Santa Monica, but beginning November 8 we are moving the production office up to San Francisco. But, to be honest, I wouldn't have been getting paid just sitting around the apartment all day, either, so I don't mind doing a little work for free.
Actually, I am getting paid to work, but not at Revolution. I have a temp job, just for four days, at this production company called Martin-Calvert. A friend of mine, Elias, usually works as their office PA, but he is out of town this weekend for his brother's wedding, so he needed someone to fill in him this past Thursday and Friday and this coming Monday and Tuesday, so I said I would do it. I don't even know how much I am getting paid, I just know that I am. I'll be back to work at Revolution on Wednesday.
OH - I just bought a new laptop! For work at the Rent office I need a computer and have to provide my own. While I did already have a laptop, it is almost four years old and really isn't working the way it used to (surprise, surprise). So I went by the Apple Store in Santa Monica and picked up a new iBook G4. I actually saw the new G5 iMacs there and really want one of those, but I knew that a laptop would be the more practical option for a computer that I need at work. It's convenient and versatile - and portable, of course. I might still get the new G5 iMac, but not right away.
So, I have to admit, I have finally seen a Walmart commercial that I like. Until today, I had never seen a good Walmart commercial, but that has all changed now. In this particular commercial a little girl is talking about how she is going to be a princess for Halloween. She then goes on to say that she isn't a real princess, she just dresses up like one. She also talks about how much she loves to go Trick-or-Treating, and then she demonstrates her best scary face, which is far cuter than it is scary. I've done a cursory search online trying to find the commercial, but have yet to find one, so I can't provide you with a link to it. But you should try to catch it on TV if you can. (Note: This commercial has not made me want to shop at Walmart - a place I really dislike going - I just really like the commercial.)
Until next time...