coming to a screen near you

i have checked another to-do off my list of things in nyc. this past sunday i volunteered as a movie extra that took place in the outer regions of the bronx. it's safe to say i won't be volunteering for other extra roles anytime soon. i was already in an unpleasant mood from having to take a 1.5 hour subway ride only to find myself waiting in the 90 degree heat and 90% humidity for a good 3 hours before actually speaking to the director on his vision for the scene. once the time did come around to shoot, my part took a short 10 mins to finish. maybe i'm just a natural born actor as it only took one shot for the director to say the scene was good to go. let's hope that part actually makes it into the movie. i'm not sure when it comes out, but as soon as i do, i will let everyone know so they can set their dvrs and rewind and replay my 3.5 seconds of oscar worthy performance over and over since it'll probably be my last. must be hard to be an extra in a movie as you must have patience and be willing to put your game face on when your name is called and you have been brain dead most of the day. i won't be quitting my day job anytime soon.

last friday marked another celebrity sighting. drew barrymore (picture) and justin long were actually at our work building filming for an upcoming movie. they were using our lobby and front entrance in the shot as drew was exiting in the scene. i got a glimpse of my first papparazzi as my coworkers and i were forced to stay inside the building until the shot was complete. drew was looking skinny and mac boy was not in the shot so he was just on his phone (pretty sure it was a pc based phone) sitting in the corner of our lobby. so if you don't happen to actually catch ME in my movie, you can at least know that the office building in drew's upcoming film contained yours truly.

i'm looking forward to the next few weeks as there will be a lot of visitors in town. that just means money will be spent, food will be eaten, fun will be had, and sleep will be lost. let's hope this recent streak of heat and humidity diminishes. till then...peace