to back up a bit, though, i did have a great time celebrating halloween here with friends in santa monica. matt and emily, a couple from kairos church (the church my roommate helped plant along with a group of people from missouri) hosted a costume party, and everyone went all out. below are some pictures. lane and her boyfriend ryan went as really authentic pirates! seriously, they looked like they stepped off set after filming pirates of the carribean. every year, lane tries to incorporate eisley into her costume, so this year, she went as the pirates' pet parrot!! she was so cute, but she HATED her costume, lol. i decided to go as a boy scout, which i later discovered was actually a cub scout!
even before halloween, one of my best friends from high school, alisa, had a port call in long beach. she is an officer in the coast guard, stationed in washington state, and it was such a blessing to get to spend a day with her. here's a picture of us on her ship!
probably the most exciting recent thing i've done, entertainment-wise, is that i've gone back to extra work, as of yesterday. i booked myself to work background on the set of house, which is mom's favorite show, so she was elated! i played the receptionist at the hospital, working while there was a christmas party in the lobby. it was great to be back on set! hugh laurie looked exactly the same in person as he does on tv, as did omar epps, the guy from harold and kumar, and the actor from winning london (takes me back to my mary-kate and ashley days...oh my). anyway, i really liked this show, because most of the extras were older, which was a nice change from being around all college-aged people. some had even been extras playing doctors since the show started 4 years ago!! talk about dedication! so, at one point, the PA came to me, and said for one scene i would be chatting/flirting with robert sean, and then pointed to where i would cross the set. i thought she just meant another extra, however, it turned out she was referring to robert sean leonard (see imdb), who plays a main character (my mom's favorite!)!! so, i could be featured on the show (or it could be cut out completely, of course), chatting with him!! i was at a good angle to the camera, so it has the potential to be a good shot if they keep it. he was really nice, and goofy; he asked where i was from how long i'd been here, and proceeded to tell me a detailed story about harry truman, since i was from missouri. not going to lie, i felt pretty cool! :)
i had an audition today for a student film, of the fantasy genre. it's called "the inn of awakening," and i'd be playing the part of adira calev, a noblewoman who has powers from a dark lord. as always, i hope i get the part, it'd be fun to play a villian, and the film uses CGI special effects, which would really cool to work with.
and, finally, i'd like to give a shout out to tiffany and jake malloy for being parents any minute! as she was about to pop, tiff was induced this afternoon, so hopefully baby boy asante (he's going by te, which is pronounced "tay") malloy will be born sometime today or tomorrow. so in advance, happy birthday te!!!
as for tv show updates: the episodes of heroes and samantha who? last week were indeed the ones where i was an extra. i can be seen on heroes in the lunch seen between the cheerleader and the guy, behind the guy...however, my appearance on samantha who? wasn't really noticeable. tonight, i was on las vegas, and i have only seen a bit of it so far. i saw myself at the beginning, and my mom apparently saw me towards the end standing by a really tall guy with a ponytail. not sure if you can watch that online, but you can check on nbc.com in the near future.
in old news...the angelus film festival turned out to be a blast! wow, we got to view some fabulous short films, some animated, comedy, documentary, and drama, by up-and-coming filmmakers. if i ever stumble across the videos online, i'll post the links!
sorry for this being a bit disjointed, i just had so many random items to discuss. alright, that seems to tie up all the loose ends...for now. goodnight!
Aww...that was such a good post. I miss you Lauren! I'm so glad things are going well for you! It sounds like you're having a blast!
I saw you on Las Vegas!!!! It was so exciting!
I should start watching House. Sounds like you're having a great time!
thanks for the shout out! :) And for the email. I'm gonna try and call you next week if i can... :)
love you!