October 27, 2009

I did it! My first four-audition day ever and I actually got to all of them in one afternoon.

In AUDITION NUMBER FOUR with me was a woman named Beautiful X. “Hippie parents,” quoth she. I just think that’s a pretty wacky yet neat name to go through life carrying.

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Look! I can see just a bit of the ocean from this lovely Santa Monica office, where I’ll be awaiting AUDITION NUMBER THREE (actually a callback!) for quite a while as they’re running far far behind. It’s a nice place to be if I have to sit around.

Look! I can see just a bit of the ocean from this lovely Santa Monica office, where I’ll be awaiting AUDITION NUMBER THREE (actually a callback!) for quite a while as they’re running far far behind. It’s a nice place to be if I have to sit around.

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Made it through AUDITION NUMBER TWO by going really early and getting seen right after lunch. It’s one of those York Peppermint Pattie spots, so I did my research yesterday on YouTube, but when we got in the room we were told the director hates ‘acting’ so we were supposed to be as natural, boring, deadpan as possible… The opposite of every spot I’ve ever seen of theirs. It’s hard to know when to listen to the camera op (who, by the way, has 0% of the say as to who gets called back) and when to go with your instincts.

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On days like today, when I’m going fom one appointment to another, my car serves as my home. So I’ve got the makings of ten different outfits, a drawer that contains numerous earrings and my fake wedding ring for when I play a wife or mom, and a grocery bag containing some bread and guac along with cashews and other vegan lunch to nibble as I go. My car pretty much looks like I live out of it right now…

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Four auditions today (if I can make it to all of them). Here’s the waiting room at AUDITION NUMBER ONE. I’ll be back here at 5 pm for the fourth.

Four auditions today (if I can make it to all of them). Here’s the waiting room at AUDITION NUMBER ONE. I’ll be back here at 5 pm for the fourth.

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October 26, 2009
“ L. Ron Hubbard… is universally acclaimed as the single most influential author and humanitarian of this modern age.

One of those flyers I found last week.  Universally?  Not so much.

I’m going through these and then throwing them out since nobody wants ‘em…

Here’s another quote I think a few people might disagree with: “Containing discoveries heralded as greater than the wheel or fire, [this book] has remained a bestseller for more than 50 years.”

Oh, and you can spent a $7,850 ‘donation’ for 18 hardback books and 34 lecture series on DVD.  It looks to all intents and purposes like the more you buy the further along you supposedly are moving up the ladder.  In tiny letters on the back it says “Donations promptly refunded to any dissatisfied student or preclear in accordance with the policies of the claims verification board, if the preclear or student is dissatisfied and demands it within three months after training or processing, the only condition being that he may not again be processed or trained.”

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One YouTube commenter says: “Seriously, what the hell is this. I would sue you guys if I could, because there should be a warning for DANGEROUSLY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PURE AWESOME.”

This is GIGABOTS, a parody of POWER RANGERS created by Brenan Campbell and the Duncan Brothers, three incredibly talented and hard-working guys who were kind enough to ask if I wanted to be part of the fun.  And we get to make another episode for January!

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veganchameleon: If Tom doesn’t win the Channel 101 costume contest, I’ll eat my hat, sir! (Note: I am not wearing a hat.) sunburn: No need.  Thanks for taking this picture, Whitney. Update: Totally called it!  HE WON!  Hooray!

veganchameleon:

If Tom doesn’t win the Channel 101 costume contest, I’ll eat my hat, sir!

(Note: I am not wearing a hat.)

sunburn: No need.  Thanks for taking this picture, Whitney.

Update: Totally called it!  HE WON!  Hooray!

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“ Candice, je devrais être en train de fourrer ces boîtes, mais à la place je vais fourrer la tienne.
Poptronics.fr has oh-so-kindly translated their favorite line from IKEA HEIGHTS episode one into French for their readers.  I speak French, but not well enough to know whether the ‘box’ joke really works in that language too. :)  This is cool. •

listgenerator:walpaper:

Improv Everywhere at
Oprah’s 24th Season Kick-Off Party with the Black Eyed Peas.

It takes a lot to wow Oprah for a solid four minutes, but these great folks did just that. :)

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GIGABOTS And, according to channel101.com, the other show in which I’m lucky enough to be involved came in second and will get to make another episode!  GIGABOTS (that’s me as the Yellow bot, blocking my own face from camera) is a collaboration between the Duncan Brothers and Brenan Campbell, and you can see the care and work that they’ve put into every aspect of the production.  One of the neatest processes — from sitting in a little cardboard cockpit in their garage to literally bouncing in my seat watching the final edit — I’ve ever gotten to be a part of.

GIGABOTS

And, according to channel101.com, the other show in which I’m lucky enough to be involved came in second and will get to make another episode!  GIGABOTS (that’s me as the Yellow bot, blocking my own face from camera) is a collaboration between the Duncan Brothers and Brenan Campbell, and you can see the care and work that they’ve put into every aspect of the production.  One of the neatest processes — from sitting in a little cardboard cockpit in their garage to literally bouncing in my seat watching the final edit — I’ve ever gotten to be a part of.

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According to channel101.com, which is in the midst of being updated right now, IKEA HEIGHTS will be back for what we’re calling “Season Two” — landing solidly within this month’s top 5!

boringloser:

Ikea Heights - Episode 6

Happy Halloween! Let’s call this the “Season 1 Finale.” Shooting this episode got us banned from the Burbank Ikea. If we come back to shoot we’re “trespassing” and they’ll call the cops.

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October 25, 2009
If Tom doesn’t win the Channel 101 costume contest, I’ll eat my hat, sir! (Note: I am not wearing a hat.)

If Tom doesn’t win the Channel 101 costume contest, I’ll eat my hat, sir!

(Note: I am not wearing a hat.)

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Lambourghinis look silly in everyday traffic. But they sure do growl.

Lambourghinis look silly in everyday traffic. But they sure do growl.

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This is goddamn Ikea Heights. New episode debuts tonight!

This is goddamn Ikea Heights. New episode debuts tonight!

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