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| The beach off the Santa Monica pier |
But let's talk summer. For those of you who know me well, you know I work on film crews in my spare time and I was faced with a stretch of vacation consisting of A) couch-surfing and a second round of Law & Order marathons or B) making a go at working on some excellent Hollywood flicks. Hmmm...that was a hard one.
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| I strenuously object. WTH are we doing naming a freeway after this bastard? |
So off I drove to stay with my aunt, uncle, and cousins for a month of prospective excitement and I can't say I was disappointed. I met some really cool people, both famous and not, learned a TON, found out how to navigate LA, and toured some amazing places, all while beefing up my resume. I'd call that a success.
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| A sculpture at the Getty Villa in Malibu |
A lot of people have asked me why I didn't say anything about it until I came back. Pretty simple, really: I didn't need to advertise all over the interwebz that my apartment was sitting empty for a month. It's like telling the whole world "Hey, you! Please come rob me!" Call me paranoid, but I didn't need to be worrying about that. What a buzz kill that would be.
And now it's time for a bit of a confession, but not much of one. I'd had every intention of bringing some boxed food with me, but I was literally two hours into my road trip before I realized I'd forgotten. C'est la vie, eh? I swear to you I didn't do it on purpose. How can you be sure? BECAUSE IF I'D BROUGHT ALL MY FOOD I COULD HAVE BOUGHT SOME FREAKIN' EGGS BY NOW. I want eggs SOOO bad.
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| If I die young, bury me in satin, lay me down on a bed of Jersey Mike's |
But I digress. What did I eat when I was down there? Well, film sets feed pretty good and when you're on way home from a 13-hour day, you're not really interested in going home to cook, so the fast food kings (including my new obsession, Jersey Mike's) made a mint off my exhausted hunger. Also, my aunt and uncle who were already kind enough to put me up were insistent that their house was my house and their food was my food.
Of course, I couldn't just let them cook for me without providing some sustenance in return, so here's where I admit to some cheating (but for a good cause). I bought ingredients for one pan of lasagna and one pot of crockpot chili (which you'll see next; I made a pot for myself before I left for LA). Additionally, a few boxes of granola bars (no telling what sets will have for snacks and it's best to have some on hand) and a carton of oats for oatmeal (the Cheerios weren't giving me enough energy for the long days). And that's it. That ALL I cheated on in a month, so I think I did pretty well.
Of course, I couldn't just let them cook for me without providing some sustenance in return, so here's where I admit to some cheating (but for a good cause). I bought ingredients for one pan of lasagna and one pot of crockpot chili (which you'll see next; I made a pot for myself before I left for LA). Additionally, a few boxes of granola bars (no telling what sets will have for snacks and it's best to have some on hand) and a carton of oats for oatmeal (the Cheerios weren't giving me enough energy for the long days). And that's it. That ALL I cheated on in a month, so I think I did pretty well.
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| My friend Missy and I in Ventura |
By the by, I'd like to mention why I don't have any set pictures up. The lowdown: 1) it's not super cool to be taking pictures while there's work to be done, 2) sometimes it's not allowed, 3) sometimes you have to wait until the project is distributed to show any photos, 4) the set photos are on FB and I can't download them, or 5) I don't look good in them. :)
So when all was said and done, I'd worked on three movies and a music video, went to the Getty Villa and the Getty Center, drove Malibu canyon (omg, never again), checked out Santa Monica, cruised around Hollywood, visited my friend Missy, saw some fireworks from a Chuck-E-Cheese parking lot, made a corndog commercial with my family, did some shopping, got lost, got found, had a ball, and in a nutshell, that was my summer.
So, I will soon return to cooking and blogging, just as soon as I have a chance between lesson plans, sleep, and going to Starbucks. In the mean time, I'd love to see some of YOUR recipes. If you'd like to share a miracle you've created in the kitchen, give us the recipe and the rundown in the comments section below.
Until next time....
So when all was said and done, I'd worked on three movies and a music video, went to the Getty Villa and the Getty Center, drove Malibu canyon (omg, never again), checked out Santa Monica, cruised around Hollywood, visited my friend Missy, saw some fireworks from a Chuck-E-Cheese parking lot, made a corndog commercial with my family, did some shopping, got lost, got found, had a ball, and in a nutshell, that was my summer.
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| Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood (The street was blocked off for the Phineas & Ferb premiere) |
So, I will soon return to cooking and blogging, just as soon as I have a chance between lesson plans, sleep, and going to Starbucks. In the mean time, I'd love to see some of YOUR recipes. If you'd like to share a miracle you've created in the kitchen, give us the recipe and the rundown in the comments section below.
Until next time....
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