Well, that didn’t work out quite like I’d hoped.

June 28, 2007 in Los Angeles, Non-Work, life in LA, mishaps

In one of my weaker moments, I decided to try one of those health-food store deodorants that don’t have whatever it is in Secret (TM) that gives you the Alzheimer’s.
When I’m working, I have no choice but to use the heavy-duty stuff because it’s got to last about 14 hours (sometimes longer) and the [...]

The best laid plans…

June 26, 2007 in Work, locations

I had last night all planned out – we were putting in a rig for a really low budget show that’s shooting nights (so we worked during the day in order to have everything ready for them when they got there), and since it’s really low budget, the equipment package was half of a shared [...]

Why sure, I… wait, what?

June 21, 2007 in Work

Normally, I’m a big whore (stop snickering. I can hear you) and will take just about any job – with the rationalization that it’s all paying into my health insurance hours and pension fund, so it’s an investment even when the rate’s low, but today I got a call to do a show and when [...]

Out, damned spot!

June 20, 2007 in Non-Work

When I woke up this morning, I saw spots.
Itchy, red, funny-shaped spots all over me. Hives.
This means, of course, that I’m allergic to something. Given my current lifestyle changes, I’m guessing I’m allergic to sleep, daytime TV, exercise or newspaper ink*.
So of course, I went to the gym, since I figured being all red and [...]

I have nothing but time on my hands.

June 19, 2007 in Work

In a panic over not sleeping and worrying about how I was going to make it through the next work week, I went the doctor Saturday and got a prescription for a sleeping pill, and now it turns out that I don’t need it – I got laid off yesterday*.
The crew got cut and although [...]

Guess who didn’t get searched today?

June 14, 2007 in Work

Yup, that’s right – me!
In fact the poor guy (same one as yesterday) actually stepped back as I drove by – just to make sure that I didn’t stop and open the back of my truck.
Sweeeeet.
Oh, and they did have some stuff stolen – a wardrobe piece (our hero’s helmet for when he does [...]

You want to see my what?

June 13, 2007 in Work, toxic waste

Studios haven’t really been zealously searching cars since 2001. Security got real tight for a while, and then everyone got tired or something and everything went back to almost normal.
So, leaving work today, I was surprised when the security guard (and I use that term loosely – the security team of this particular stage are [...]

A little sugar cures just about anything

June 11, 2007 in Work

So I didn’t get right back on the day schedule like I’d hoped and was fuzzy and sleepy today (and now, at 9:30 pm, I’m wide awake. Dammit).
Added to that, I got the mid-afternoon blood sugar drop (around 4 pm), which for some reason never happens to me when I work nights – I never [...]

Yay! Back to days!

June 9, 2007 in Work, crack of dawn, up all night

Friday was the end of the night work – next week, we’re back on days and we (and I think I can safely speak for the entire crew here) couldn’t be happier.
This weekend’s project is to transition from a night schedule back to my typical early-bird one – which isn’t nearly as difficult as going [...]

Breaking news – I manage to sleep!

June 6, 2007 in Work

Although I’m not entirely sold on the concept of divine intervention, miraculously I managed to get 7 hours of sleep today.
While I’m still going to feel like crap when 4 am rolls around, I don’t feel bad at the moment – in fact, I almost feel human (the black circles under my eyes have been [...]