Eddie

As a few of you may know, I am a big fan of the "Big Brother" series on CBS. Okay, all of you know that...

Well, during season one, the winner was Eddie McGee, and he went on to do a lot with filmmaking and tv production. (Bet you DIDN'T know that!) A little over a year or so ago, I decided to e-mail Eddie and ask for some advice and such relating to the industry. Eddie sent me a super nice letter back...and an autographed picture!

Now, Eddie resides in the LA area and I decided to hit him up again to see if he A) remembered me, and B) wanted to grab lunch to talk movies.

His response:

yeah, dude! i remember you. i'm in NY for a week or so.. but please hit me up late next week and yeah, we can meet up.. i live in Santa Monica.. but lets get a beer or something.

all the best and be good,
Eddie

Don't worry, dad. I'm not going to be getting drinks anytime soon. I've been noticing that seems to be the phrase out here...kinda like the "Hollywood Happens" one. People say "lets get a beer" even when they DON'T want a beer...or when they know someone in their party can't have/dosen't like beer. (Sean's said it at least three different times to me...)

So ANYWAYS! The point of the e-mail is that he does indeed still remember me and he's willing to meet up and chat! YAY!

Random Google Search

Today I was bored while waiting for some videos to render, so I decided to punch in "Jim Belushi" on Google Images and scan through them...just for fun.

Check out what I found. In the picture, is Jim Belushi and Ron Pearson. Ron is the FANTASTIC and VERY funny audience warm up guy that was in charge of keeping the audience entertained that evening. After the show, he got a picture with Jim and happened to catch someone in the background....

Well, this sucks

I went to Dr. Shakespeare today.

He told me that my ears are NOT full of shit...but that my eardrums are in 'serious condition'.

"But how, Dr. Shakespeare?"

"When the plane landed, it likley allowed alot of things to corrupt your ears...between pressure, mucus, etc....and because of that, it has temporarily damaged your ear drums."


I get to take pills twice a day for 8 days...but I've been told to expect the pain to last for up to 2 weeks. Oh boy!

Here's a chart, in case you are wondering about the ear...created by yours truly.

News Update

I'm sure you've all seen the ad that John McCain released with video of Spears and Hilton thrown in to make Obama seem like one of the 'hot but not smart' candidates for the presidency...or something like that.....(not quite sure exactly the thought process, but he DID make an attempt (a poor one) at some subliminal editing).

Anyways, Paris Hilton came back with a comeback today, and it's quite hilarious:

See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die

In other news, Kyle's ears are still plugged up from last evening's plane landing. Seems as if the snot from my nose made it into my ears somewhere between 30,000 feet and the ground. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow to 'un-plug' me, but its been a b**** all day and hurt like heck.

More to come soon.....

High School Musical: Get In The Picture!

As some of you may know, on Thursday evening I had the chance to attend the "High School Musical: Get In The Picture!" Season Finale in Pasedena, CA at the Civic Theatre. (For those of you wondering what that show is...it's a new reality show that Disney and ABC are producing that is somewhat like American Idol; where they are trying to find the next HSM family member). The series premiere was last Sunday, and the show is expected to be on air until October - when the finale premieres...around the same time *gasp* as High School Musical 3 is scheduled to be released.

This was my ticket for the show:



As you can see, I had a sweet seat in D-2.

I loaded into the house around 5:00, just as requested...and sat in the lovley seat waiting for the show to begin at 6:00. About 5 minutes before the show started, I noticed that the seat next to me, D-1, was still empty. As many of you can imagine, I get extremley happy - because I love stealing asile seats for the legroom.

Just as I was starting to think about stealing the seat, a huge roar of screaming comes from the back of the house. I look back, and Ashley Tisdale, one of the lead stars of HSM, was standing in the back of the house - walking twords the stage.

I thought to myself "oh, how cool...Ashley is here to support the kids tonight and watch the show....I wonder where she is sitting..."

I looked around the front of the stage...and there were NO empty seats....except D-1.

Sure enough...Ashley Tisdale walks right up and plops herself in D-1 and says "hey there!".

What I Wanted To Do: *screams* WOW! HI! HOLY CRAP!
What I DID: "Hello there! So nice to see you this evening! Blah Blah...."

To make a long story much shorter, we talked for a portion of the show....it was nice, and we had a good time. She was a very nice and down to earth person.

After Ashley left, they switched some of us up a little for purposes of our own sanity, continuity, and to fill in some other empty seats and get me moving and such....which was nice and fun. So when you watch for me on the finale, I might be seen on the balcony, the right side of the theatre, or in the seat next to Ashley (if it wasn't the pickup shots they did with her earlier in the morning or later in the evening when I wasn't there or was in the bathroom...but this is Disney + Editing 'MAGIC', so for all we know, they might turn me into Zac Efron.) I'll be very curious to see if I'm in the final cut, and if so, where I am and who I'm next to....

That's all for now! (but frankly all the excitement I need for a while!)

Editing Progress

As everyone knows, editing is a slow process...but today we made quite a breakthrough with the post-production process of 3D animation.

Check out this still!!!!

Are YOU Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Well, Gene Simmons (from KISS) isn't. But at least he got to the Million Dollar Question, which is impressive. (For more on this exciting story, you'll just have to wait and see the episode)

Today I took my film camp kids to see "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?". It was a pretty enjoyable time. The filming lasted about 3 hours for just one contestant...but both Gene Simmons and Jeff Foxworthy were very good and incredibly professional. The show kept moving the entire time...and I seriously think it is one of the better shoots I've been to.

Tomorrow is an exciting day! I'm going to be on BIG BROTHER 10!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo! I'm SO excited to be in the 2nd audience of the season...it's going to be great. So be sure to watch for me tomorrow night on CBS...I'll be wearing all black and smiling from ear to ear.

More to come soon!

Kyle on the news!

Alright, so the other news video I threw up on the blog earlier may not have been real....but THIS ONE is! Enjoy....

Olson in '08!

Here's a fun video that proves I have way too much time on my hands...

Fun FYI

Just for fun, in case you are curious...

ABC will be re-airing KYLE OLSON'S episode of America's Funniest Home Videos tomorrow night in primetime. Okay, so it's not my episode...but I do get about 3 seconds of fame in the first 10-15 minutes.

This will be airing just before the new series: "High School Musical - Get in the picture" premieres. (Which I have tickets to the season finale of...among MANY other things....see the side right bar for more details).

Update

Hello, again everyone! It’s been a little while since I’ve last updated my blog, but, as many of you know, I have a ‘thing’ against updating my Hollywood blog when I’m....not in Hollywood.

This past week that I was able to spend back home in Milwaukee, WI was a lot of fun. As many of you know, I had the chance to film my film thesis project and potential ‘pitchable pilot’, if I get lucky. I think the shoot was an outstanding sucess and I cannot thank my cast and crew enough for all their help and support. I’ll be uploading pictures in the near future that were taken on set....some are pretty awesome!

Outside of filming, I had a chance when I was back in the dairy land to do some other gigs (thank you craigslist), while also having a chance to hang out with some of my good friends that I still miss like crazy. As usual, it was nice to see everyone again.

My flight home was quite an interesting one. It seems as if every positive action was equally balanced with a negative re-action. Example:

Positive: Our flight from Milwaukee to Minneapolis was shorter than expected!

Negative: We ended up going to a different gate (A-1) because of it. (why is that a negative? see below.)

Positive: We had a much longer layover than expected....a nice chance to relax, use the bathroom, get a snack, shop in their massive mall-thing, and get to the gate.

Negative: The flight going to LAX was going out of gate G-13. FYI: That’s on the other flipping side of the airport.

Positive: We have much longer than expected to get there! And with the trains and such, this will be nothing!

Negative: The trains aren’t working.

Positive: I get to the gate with some time to spare, while still managing to fit in all my layover plans.

Negative: Our flight is having mechanical issues and is delayed.

Negative: The stores all closed so nobody could get things to eat or drink during the delay

Positive: Our flight was changed to a new aircraft! We are able to take off right away! Well....almost.....

Negative: The plane we were switched to was departing from gate A-1.

Story of my freckin’ life...

Relive Memories!

Here's a video I found that was just recently posted on YouTube. It features yours truly and a few other familiar faces!

Enjoy this quick blast from the past!

Verick's Very Cool Adventureland

Here's a video some of my film students at Film Camp put together today for our 'advertising & commercials' day.



And YES, my part was 100% scripted.....(*glares at Sean Schult*)

According to Jim - VIP Experience

On Friday night, I had the chance to be a "VIP" on the popular ABC Sitcom - "According to Jim".

Below is a link to the pictures that I took on a disposable camera that I was allowed to bring on set. The episode featured guest actor Garry Marshall and Penny Marshall directed. It was a VERY funny episode and I even ended up leaving with a script that was autographed by the entire cast!

Enjoy the pictures!!

http://www.ppshollywood.com/According%20to%20Jim/

WALL-E Premiere

The premiere of WALL-E was incredible! Tim, Elliot, myself (and a few other friends of mine) had a GREAT time.

The movie was easily one of the BEST that Disney/Pixar has released - and without question, has made it into my Top 3 Disney Movies List (yes, I have a list). There were tons of references to things that gave the film an extra spark at incredible moments in the movie....and it was just...wow. I highly reccomend everyone go see this movie - it's awesome!

Below are some pictures of the celebration leading up to the premiere of WALL-E. We got coupons for some super cheap "WALL-E" ice cream sundaes at the Disney Soda Fountain; which is attached to Disney's El Capitan Theatre where they premiered WALL-E.

Call me crazy....

Here's the joke of the week:

So my freshman college class (as in, the class as a whole) is holding an 'end of the year party'. It's being held tonight and I just got the call a few hours ago asking if I might be coming down. When I asked what kind of party it was and where it'd be, etc... they replied:

"It's a BONFIRE PARTY - down near the beach."

Who's bright idea was it to have a BONFIRE party in the middle of the hotest week on record? It's 112 - currently 93 in my room with all the fans and A/C going...and they want to have a BONFIRE?!?!

More on that irony to come later.

Until then, I'll be off the computers so they don't overheat. I'll be back way later tonight.

Happy Summer!

Hello Everyone! Happy 'official' first day of summer. It seems like summer has been here a little longer than a day, though...with these stupid temperatures in the 120 degree area :-(

Anyways! I have an exciting update for everyone.

Last evening I had the chance to go to the taping of a pilot sitcom. A pilot is the FIRST official episode of any show, which is recorded and then put on air as a 'test', to see if audiences enjoy the show. If the pilot goes over well, the season is picked up. If the pilot fails, the show is dropped and never seen again.

My friend, Sean, was the first AD on the show. This is exciting because if the show gets picked up, I have a obvious new connection into the industry - with a possible job, too.

The pilot was excellent. It was created and produced by the creators and producers of "WILL AND GRACE". It goes without saying that they have some experience in the industry, and that they did a great job with the pilot! They had a AWESOME cast -- 2 people of which were from a show that I used to really enjoy, called "BACK TO YOU". Sadly, that show went off air after a season, but the talented actors are now back in business on another great and funny show.

After the pilot was complete, I got to go down onto the floor with Sean and all the fun important people. It was neat seeing the set and getting the chance to chat with different people. ALOT of powerful network execs were there last night, which was also neat to see.

Oh! I almost forgot. When I arrived on the Warner Brothers set last night, we walked in past security and past Sound Stage #5. Outside of the soundstage, I saw a whole bunch of mini VW bugs - that had the phrase "Nerd Herd" on the side. I just about flipped out, because these are the cars seen in NBC's show "CHUCK" - which I am a HUGE fan of! As we continued to walk, we ran into the ENTIRE CAST - as they were standing outside on a break. The actor that plays Chuck was actually all dressed up and ready for filming, along with some of the other co-stars. I got to wave and say 'great job' as I walked by and they smiled and said 'thanks!' (Quit rolling your eyes, it was exciting!)

Hot, Hot, HOT!

Hello, Everyone! Some quick (but exciting) updates to share:

HEAT WAVE - Holy CRAP is it hot out! It was close to 110 degrees today. I take back all the mean things I said about the weather a few months ago....this stuff sucks!!!

LAST DAY AT SUTTER - Today was my last day at the Middle School teaching film! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! Next week starts film camp, and I am super excited about that!

WALL-E PREMIERE - I will be attending the midnight screening (and official premiere) of Disney/Pixar's Wall-E next week at the Disney El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood! I am super excited!

More to come soon :) I'm still working on getting pictures from my trip back home.

Costco is awesome

I got my Costco membership today (thank you mom and dad). This place is better than Sam's Club by FAR! I love it! All my favorite foods - in bulk - for cheap, cheap, cheap!

I'm baaaaaacckkkk

Hello All!

I am officially back in Hollywood once again, after a great trip home. As many of you know, I was recently back in South Milwaukee to help film and run the High School Graduation, along with working on some other productions. I am happy to report that everything went great, and I truly enjoyed my time home to work on all these projects, as well as get some time to see my friends and family again.

It was amazing to see the amount of flood damage when I was home, but I am glad to see that things are (slowly) starting to clean up. I gathered quite the collection of photos and videos from friends that were around during the crazy weather, and I intend to make something in the future (likely for an editing class) that serves as a highlight reel towards all the crazy weather people experienced in the Midwest.

I am now finishing up my last two weeks of classes, while getting ready for the summer load at Columbia. Furthermore, I am excited to soon be starting a Film Camp, where I will be one of the head instructors for the High School group. I am VERY excited for that, and it should be a great time. I am also looking forward to doing some Red Cross classes when I can fit them in, as well.

It seems weird to think that I have almost been out here in California for a year. Looking back, I guess I really have come a long way since first moving out here. I think I am pretty settled in now, and can consider myself alot more ahead of many of my peers that have taken this year to ‘be college kids’, instead of trying to push forward and make a mark in the industry.

More to come soon, including pictures from my trip home. Stay tuned for updates as I get ready for the summer!

Look, up in the sky!

Introducing yet another video I have completed with my Middle School students!

Enjoy!

Universal Studios, Hollywood: Fire Coverage

Wow, today was a crazy day.

Early this morning (for those of you living under rocks), Universal Studios had an explosion that rocked the Southern California area. The explosion lead to a HUGE, MASSIVE fire that completley took control of the Universal Backlot - home to the Universal Studio Tour. Many different sets, street sets, outdoor sets, archieves buildings, and more were distroyed completley in the fire - that is STILL going on as of 10:00 PM this evening.

I got a few chances throughout the day to take some pictures of the event. Here's some below:


Check out all the foam (from fighting the fire) in the water...







The smoke was horrible and filled the air all day long. Tests confirmed that the air was nothing to worry about (I mean, it is...but nothing BAD BAD), and that everything is okay.


In other news....Elliot came in today, which was fun! He arrived around noon and I had a chance to show him around the neighborhood and Hollywood. In the evening, we had a chance to check out more of the remains of Universal Studios from a cool, new vantage point. We got to talk to alot of neighbors, etc in the are for a while...which was neat, because they all had some very unique stories.

Anyways, I think tomorrow will be a relaxing day. I teach at the Middle School and have class that evening. We'll see how everything goes, but something tells me it won't beat today's rush of energy.

BREAKING NEWS: Fire at Universal Studios

For anybody that is getting up and watching the news, it will be breaking on the national level very shortly.

I am OKAY - I am OKAY - Don't worry, I am OKAY.

More later.

Super CPR

Today was a very tiring day. I was at the El Segundo High School ALLLLLL day for a "Super CPR" class - where I was a head instructor that helped certify hundreds (yes, hundreds literally) of people on CPR and other life saving skills. All the students were brought to the school gymnasium where they learned all the skills via the guidance of myself and the local fire department authorities. Needless to say, it was a long and interesting (but still fun) day.

Last night I went to see a stand up comedy act with Breanna and Jared. Columbia College was hosting the event for free - which featured 6 stand up comedians who were all VERY VERY funny. The event was free and there were maybe 30 people there, which is a shame, because all of the comedians were phenomial.

More to come soon! On Sunday, I'll be picking up Elliot as my new summer roommate.

Hey - Guess What?

Happy Memorial Day, everyone.

Guess what!??!

CBS contacted me today. I KNOW!! Isn't that exciting?? I have a chance to be a 'mock houseguest' on their upcoming season of Big Brother.

What is a 'mock houseguest'? Someone who pretends to be a contestant - that lives in the Big Brother house for one week and does everything the contestants do. It gives the producers, camera operators, game creators, and everyone else a chance to try out the new stuff for the new season. Best of all....its paid!

I have a shot at getting PAID to live in the Big Brother house for a week!!! GAHHH!!

That's exciting. But I'm not holding any breath yet. We'll see what happens...

MTV Spoof Entry

Hello All! Long time, no talk.

Recently, as many of you may remember, I wrote and co-directed a spoof that was submitted for the MTV 2008 Movie Awards. Sadly, the movie was not selected as a finalist. However, it still turned out to be a really fun movie, and I hope all of you take a few minutes to check it out:



Things have been going pretty crazy latley. I've been teaching alot at the Middle School, teaching even MORE at the Red Cross, and preparing for my trip home -- in specific, setting up and getting things ready for Graduation. I'm SO excited to come back home...I can't wait!

The next few days should be pretty enjoyable since I have the days off for the Memorial Day weekend holiday and such. It'll be a nice chance to relax and catch up on things that I haven't had time to do since I've been so busy.

More to come soon!

Middle School Gladiators

Here's the poster I just created for "Middle School Gladiators" - the new show that my students are creating as the end of the year comes to a close.



Whatchya think?

The Mole is back!

I am so excited to report that after a LONG LONG LONG 4-year hiatus, ABC has renewed one of my favorite shows, "The Mole". Not much more to say...but boy it's exciting!

Does America have talent?

Well, I'm not sure if AMERICA has talent...but Myspace sure does. Yep, that's right...our trip to Vegas was to highlight the special last round of auditions for "America's Got Talent" - which was the MYSPACE round. In this round, contestants applied for the show using the popular internet page, MySpace, and many were invited to come and share their talents in front of the judges.

It was a pretty neat (and long...in a good way) recording session. Jared, Marcus, and I had the chance to see some good...and not-so-good talents. Overall, the shoot was a plast.



After the shoot, we were asked to stay after by some of the PA's. We were waiting around, and to our surprise, Piers Morgan, one of the judges of the show, came out in his casual clothing and starting talking with us. After a small chat with him, we were taken backstage and shown all the excitement of a big production. Before we left, we were invited to a "meet and greet" session with Jerry Springer, the host of the show. THAT was pretty cool!!!

Once our experience on "America's Got Talent" was over, we had the chance to explore the Vegas strip and hit every hotel that was around. It was a fast-paced, but very fun afternoon...and Marcus and Jared (who have never been to Vegas before) loved it!

Tomorrow is going to be another busy day. More updates to come soon!

Vegas, Here I Come!

Hello All,

Exciting News! I'm goin' to VEGAS on Sunday!! I was lucky enough to win 3 VIP tickets to be a part of "America's Got Talent" via our local radio station. I'm pretty psyched. Marcus and Jared will be going with me, and we'll be leaving EARLLLLLLY in the morning to get to the Planet Hollywood Hotel in time for the day to begin. It should be cool!

In other news, I got the "Red Cross Newsletter" today - and in it, was a picture of all the Red Cross Instructors. I thought you all might get a kick out of it:

MTV Awards, Here We Come!

Hello, all! Boy, things have been busy latley.

This weekend I worked on a movie shoot that went allllllllllllll night long. I, along with a girl named Raquel, are Co-Directing a video in hopes for it being selected as one of the Top 5 videos for MTV's yearly award show. The objective is to try and spoof movies that have been released over the past year. We decided to spoof some great films, including: Sweeney Todd, Harry Potter, Evan Almighty, and Juno.

Raquel was an extremley good Co-Director. She is the first person I've directed with that actually held her end of the work...and thus, the shoot went well and everyone was happy. The characters in the spoof looked extremley true to what they did in the original movies. Check out the pictures:







I'm helping Raquel edit it, but there really isn't much TO edit. The time limit on the film is 3 minutes, and when it was put together with EVERYTHING in place, it was 3:30...which is really good. It took us like an hour to get all the footage in place and edited...and now, we are currently getting it scored.

Hopefully THIS video contest will go better than the last one with Cloverfield. Perhaps this was a 'meant to be' thing....or perhaps we won't get close! Either way, we had fun doing the project, and it's another cool video to add to the reel.

Here It Is!!

HERE IT IS! My Middle School film students have FINALLY completed their first film!

It practically took a miracle, but nonetheless, HERE IT IS!

Two Exciting Things

Two exciting (kinda) things happened this afternoon:

1) I'm 99.9% sure I saw Shiela - a contestant from Big Brother (who lives in Reseda) - next to me at a stop light. I waved hello like crazy and probably looked like a dork - but she just smiled and waved back. So either it WAS her, or it was some friendly, nice lady.

2) I found a wallet today while I was quick picking up some pictures at Walgreens. It had $120some bucks cash inside. Dam. But don't worry, I did the right thing and took it to the Police Station that was a block away. Yay for doing the right thing. Even though its so tempting NOT to sometimes :) haha

It's hot.

It was 108 degrees today.

Wow. It's hot.

Cloverfield: Chaos in California

Ladies and Gentlemen....Kyle Olson (and his outstanding crew) proudly presents the Cloverfield movie created for the Cloverfield Contest that didn't make it and will not win $4,500.

Enjoy!

"Reporting LIVE from the courthouse..."

Greetings, Everyone.

Happy freckin' Wednesday.

Boy, life dosen't get much better than this. I'm currently on the 'Jury Computer' in the 'Jury Hold Room' after being released from the first trial I was assinged to today. The trial was an interesting one, without question, but it was scheduled to last a long time, and that would have sucked. I got 'let go' by the Defendant because I think they were afraid I had a biased against something that related to their case.

It's such a great feeling to be in this small, crowded room; sitting around with a whole bunch of other angry people that don't want to be here. It's a little after 3:00 now, and if I can make it until 5:00, I am DONE with Jury Duty for a year! Knowing my luck, I have a long few hours still ahead of me....

Anyways, that's about all the excitement right now. I've been enjoying bags of free popcorn (hey, at least there is ONE good thing about Jury Duty) all day, but even THAT is getting old really fast.

More to come soon from the grouch who can't stand Jury Duty.

Bad Day

Last night, I recieved an e-mail from the people that are running the Cloverfield Contest. My video was rejected because at one point during the movie, we blew up the Scientology building. I got the e-mail FOUR HOURS before the deadline, so I quickly replied and asked if I could edit the shot out and re-submit. They said I could re-edit, re-submit, as long as it was by midnight CA time.

I re-edited and re-submitted (without the 'inappropriate shot') by 11 PM CA Time. Today, I got a NEW e-mail, saying that my video has AGAIN been rejected. This time, after numerous requests, they will NOT tell me why. I'm angry because A) they won't tell me why, and B) they said that if I changed the one shot, all the problems would be fixed. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

In other BAD news, I have Jury Duty tomorrow at 7:30 AM. Oh joy.

BIG pat on the back

Today I had the opportunity to meet with my TV class instructor, Sean Mulcahy. (He's that director of shows like Rodney and stuff, remember?) Jared and I went to Starbucks to chat for a few hours and gossip about all kinds of fun stuff.

During our time at Starbucks, Sean said something that was pretty amazing and took me back:

"You are a triple threat in this industry. You can write, act, and direct. This industry needs you and you will soar once you make it in."

Wow. That's cool.

The Happiest Studio on Earth

Today I had a very unique opportunity to visit the Disney Studios in Burbank. I met with a great guy named Dave Smith, who founded the Disney Archieves. Basically, it is Mr. Smith's job to organize and collect EVERYTHING that the Disney Corporation owns. He's done such a great job, he's won an award titled "Disney Legend" - which is the highest honor you can recieve in the Disney Corporation, and in my eyes, one of the highest in the entertainment industry.

I spent about an hour with this Disney genius - asking him questions, talking about the parks, and having a great time. After our time was up, he inivted me to check out the rest of the studio and take picutres of the amazing things that were displayed all around the studio. I spent about 2 hours taking pictures of all the neat things and grabbing lunch at the 'official' studio lunchroom. I even stopped in the gift shop to get some exclusive merchendise that is only availible at the Disney Studios.

Overall, it was an amazing day! I am so thankful to Mr. Smith for being such a great, kind person and making me feel at home when I visited.

To see all the pictures from my visit, click here:
http://ppshollywood.com/Disney%20Studios/

Lots of excitement!

Hello, everyone! LOTS of big news to talk about today, so this entry is going to be a long one. Take time to read the whole thing...because this week, there's alot of exciting news.

First, and foremost, I got my grades for this quarter at school - and I got a 4.0!! All A's! Whoohoo!

Alright, now that all of my bragging is out of the way...yesterday was a very, very busy day for me. I started at 5 AM waking up and heading off to location to teach a Red Cross class. After that, I booked it (in 30 minutes time) to Sutter Middle School, where I teach film class each day. After THAT, I booked it to the school to eat some dinner and releax for less than an hour before my night class began....WOW, it was a busy day. I came home and slept like a rock.

Actually, I didn't come home and sleep right away. I edited for a while. What? you ask? Well, as some of you may have heard - I am shooting a movie for a CLOVERFIELD contest (in celebration of the new movie's release) with my two friends, Jared and Marcus. The three of us recently shot the movie on Monday afternoon, and now, I am currently editing it with the help of an AMAZING special effect artist in Flordia.

Here's a screenshot from the short film. I'm not going to release the story...you'll have to wait and see for yourself.



When the movie IS released (by no later than next Monday), the videos that were submitted to the contest will be put online and America will decide a winner. That means I'll need EVERYONE's help in ensuring our team wins! More details on this soon to come...

One last bit of exciting news: I got a call from Ramon (my boss) today offering me a summer position to teach at a Film Camp. The good news: This is an all day, every day job - and it should be pretty fun (long day + good pay + film + camp = fun). The even better news: We get to pick a few weeks that we'd like to have off (so I can come home and stuff!) I'm looking forward to this, and it should be a really good time since I will still have time to come visit back home :-)

That's about it for now, folks. Tomorrow I am heading over to the DISNEY Corporation for a few hours to meet with their Head of Archieves. I am VERY excited. Following that, Saturday I will be meeting with Sean (with Jared) at Starbucks for a few hours to catch up and gossip....should be pretty fun!

Wednesday Night Update

Hello Again, Everyone! Happy Wednesday.

Things have been changing like crazy this past week - so let's see what I can do to catch you up to speed.

1) New classes at Columbia started Monday. I have "Writer's Workshop" on Monday night, and "Visual Design" later tonight. My writing class is interesting....the instructor knows his stuff and he has had quite the experience in the industry, but he's a little...okay, he's VERY....political. He likes to share all his thoughts and opinions :-) Which is fine, it just makes class interesting.

2) I've been at the Middle School since Monday. Wow...what a change of past and atmosphere. The good news, is that the staff is super friendly and welcomed me to their school with open arms. The other good news, is that the kids I have are bright, intelligent young middle schoolers. The interesting news is that these kids don't stop - HYPER ENERGY all the time! I have them under control, it's just getting them to all work together on the SAME thing at the SAME time that is interesting at times. That being said, they do have a script that they created (over the past 3 days) for the movie they want to do called "SCHOOL WARS" - a parody of Star Wars. We'll see how that goes...

3) I was offered a priority seat to the Country Music Awards. I passed on the offer, because I really can't get to Vegas that fast and cheap. Ah well...maybe next time.


That's about all for now....more to come soon!

TGIF!

Hello Again, Everyone! Lots of fun stuff has been happening this week. Here's some updates....

1. I got re-located for my teaching job! While it sucks that I lost out on Reseda, I have been re-located, and starting Monday, I'll be teaching and doing the same stuff as before - only this time, at a Middle School.

2. As many of you know, my parents have been visiting this week - and the other day, we had the chance to see AMERICA HAS TALENT and the Craig Furgeson show. Both were fantasic. It was REALLY interesting to see how they shot the talent show. (Once the show goes on air, I'll go into more detail that I can explain next to the visuals).

3. Yesterday, the family went on a 2-hour tour around Hollywood to see all the famous houses of celebrities and such. It was pretty neat and I learned some good tips for the area...which made me happy!

4. Today, my parents and I had the opportunity to check out the Reagan Museum today, which was neat. I had been there once before, but it's always fun to go up to Simi Valley, where the museum is located - its so nice up there.

Tomorrow should be a nice, relaxing day for me.

Oh, and a quick FYI: My e-mail has been down the last 2 days. If anybody needs to get in contact with me, please call me (and if I don't answer, leave a message). Otherwise, I will get to your e-mail as soon as I possibly can.

More to come soon!

Sad News :-(

Greetings Everyone and Happy April Fool's (a day late)!

Things have been crazy busy, as usual, but sadly, some of the 'busy-ness' didn't pay off.

As many of you know, over the past two weeks or so I have been fighting to keep Reseda High School's film program (and after school club) alive. The district has ran into some financial issues, and it seems as if my department - Film - was one of the Top 10 on 'the list' to be cut. Ever since I was made aware of the situation at hand, I have been doing everything in my power to keep the class/club alive. I pushed Open House really hard, and tried my best to get as many students involved as humanly possible.

Unfortunatley, my efforts did not pay off. I recieved word today that they have officially cut the Film Club at Reseda High School, and thus, I am no longer working at Reseda. With some luck, I'll be able to be re-positioned at a different school for the remainder of the school year -- but the concern is that other schools within the same district will soon be cutting THEIR Film Clubs, etc, too.

Words cannot describe how much that sucks. I am so upset - I feel a VERY wide range of emotions right now...I don't know where to begin. I knew how much this club meant to the kids....and I really think alot of good was done in the time that I was there. Sadly, the time was too short.

Fingers crossed, a new opportunity will knock in the next week or so.


In other news, Kyle has been summoned for Jury Duty (just to add to the excitement of today).

Thanks to everyone who has listened to me rant and rave about my emotions and feelings about the school job - Adrianne and Brandon, in specific.

I'll be updating again by the end of this week....I'm going to a TV taping tomorrow (with my parents who are currently out here visiting) of "AMERICA HAS TALENT", so that should be fun.

Mid-Week Update

Hello, Everyone!

WOW...things have really been moving along the last few days. It seems like last week Wednesday until now has been a complete and total blur, since I've been crazier than ever editing "CCH: The TV Series". I had my instructor, Sean, at my house at least 4 times during the week until 2 or 3 in the morning editing like CRAZY - but in the end, the result was worth the effort.

Tonight our premiere of "Chaos TV" went off without a hitch. Everyone really enjoyed all of the skectches and I got some great feedback - not just on my editing, but on my writing for "Who's On First - The Parody" and "Part of Your World". After the screening, a large group of cast and crew went to Denny's and Sean picked up the entire tab for everyone - which was so nice.

Tomorrow, my good friend Jared and I will present our Final Exam for Cinematography 1. For the exam, we were asked to study the concepts learned in the class...which, sadly, weren't much. We decided to film non-stop for 2 hours and challenge ourselves to edit and score the move into a 5 minute piece that highlights the entire 2-hour adventure that we took part in on Easter week. It should be pretty cool, and when it's ready (on Friday, most likley), it'll be on YouTube. The other videos from the TV class will also be on YouTube, soon, too.

Tomorrow is also the day that I get to prove my worth-while-ness in the Reseda High School family. Due to the outrageous budget cuts that Reseda High is facing, the after-school division of LAUSD (L. A. Unified School District) has decided to cut alot of programs that don't have at least 20 students involved - one of which is my Film Club / Class. The cuts are scaring alot of other groups, as well - including the theatre department and sound production class. I have gotten together with some of the instructors who are on the 'threatened species list' and we have come up with some game plans to stick together during this challenging time.

There is an Open House tomorrow, at which I need to present my case as to WHY the Film Club should stay in existance. I have students making posters, along with myself, which will hopefully leave a lasting impression with the administration - as well as parents, teachers, and students. Wish me luck, because tomorrow I will need alot of it...

I can't wait until tomorrow is done and over with. It will be nice to finally relax after all this pressure and crazyness. Lots of videos will be coming in the next day or two!!!

Hoppy Easter!

Happy Easter, everyone!

It's so weird having Easter in a land where its 95 degrees and SUPER hot. I was blasting the A/C all day! I even jumped in the pool for a half hour or so today.

Things lately have been going well. I have been VERY busy this past week with my "CCH: The TV Series" class. As many of you know, I am one of the producers/directors for a TV series that the school is sponsoring and broadcasting. As usual, however, I am one of the only people that know how to edit - so I have been giving the exciting job (not) of editing the whole darn TV show together. In some ways I enjoy it, while in other ways, it's the last thing I'd like to be doing right now.

Sean (the instructor) has come over a few times to check out the footage and help give suggestions for editing. He'll be coming over again around 10:30 PM, along with 2 other kids in the class, to check out some final edits. The screening will be on Wednesday and then I will be able to rest easy for a while. In reality, once this entire WEEK is over, I'll be able to rest easy (it's exam time at Columba).

Other than editing like crazy and working on too many projects at once (nothing new there, huh?), life is going well. I am still enjoying the nice weather. Did I mention I am at the pool typing this blog entry?

ANYWAYS, Happy Easter to everyone - I hope all is well back home in the 15 inches of snow.

I'll be posting A LOT of YouTube video links this week to some of my completed works. Get excited.

More to come soon!

30-second update

Good News: I'm working at Universal Studios on Friday - Holiday Pay - 3x!!

Bad News: The IT Department at Columbia College lost my footage for "Part of your world" and "Who's on first". Guess what we might be re-shooting tonight??


Coming Soon: A post about my trip home for the weekend to see OLiVER!

WOW!!! Crazy Week!!!

Wow...so much has been going on latley, it's crazy. Here's an update:

1) I passed Red Cross Instructor Training! This is super exciting because now I am an official Red Cross instructor. The class started with 12, ended with 8, and only 4 of us graduated - so it was a VERY good feeling to know that I made it to the end. I even got the highest marks in the class! :)

2) Disney's California Adventure with my friend Jared was a blast. For those of you that didn't hear, I went to California Adventure recently to grab pictures for Disney as a part of a photography contest they are running. I got some neat photo opportunities while also being able to have a BLAST with Jared for the entire day at the Happiest Place on Earth. We had SUCH a good time, and I'm sure we will both be back in the near future.

3) Tonight was the filming of the "Who's On First?" parody (that I wrote), AND the "Part of your world" parody (which I also wrote). It was a GREAT evening and we had a ton of success. The Abbott & Costello parody is going to be a riot; and our Hillary Clinton impersonator was out of this world hilarious. Check out a few shots that we got from the shooting:


The Setup


Artsy shot filming with Amber


Giving notes to our wonderful Hillary impersonator


Notes with Jared, Sean (our instructor; director of shows like Rodney and Home Improvement), and Jody (director of shows like Hannah Montana).


Framing the shot


Kyle sitting in back - overseeing all the action


The star and the director posing for a quick picture.


My FAVORITE picture of the batch!

When I have the final product complete, I'll be posting it on here for sure.

A special thanks to everyone that is still watching this blog and checking back often. I really appreciate you checking out the latest news in my life, and I hope you're enjoying it and maybe even getting a laugh or two out of reading about my life out here in California. I know sometimes I don't update as much as I'd like, but I hope that it dosen't take away from my 'blog experience'.

Thanks Again! I'll be back soon!!

A Roller Coaster of Updates

Hello, everyone! It's time for some more quick updates.

1) CCH: The TV Series - Things are going to hell. But, as always, TV has its ups and downs. Three sketches were supposed to be filming this week. Ironically enough, they were all mine - "Part of your world" spoof, "Who's on first?" spoof, and the "Mac/PC Ad" spoof. 2 of the actors left our cast for unkown reasons, and one of our actresses is sick. Yep. That definatley sucks. It should be interesting to see how class goes tonight.

2) Reseda High School - Things are going great at Reseda. My students are getting ready for a few film shoots, and they have everyone at school talking about them. It should be neat to see their work over the next few weeks, as I'm sure it'll be nothing but entertaining!

3) Krystal's Grandma Passed - It brings me great sadness to report that Krystal's grandmother has passed on. Obviously, this is a very difficult time for her and her family, so I am just stepping back and helping fill in wherever I can. I know some of you had expressed concerns earlier this week for Krystal's family, and I will make sure to pass those along the next time I talk with her. I know she appreciates all the support and care....even from thousands of miles away in Wisconsin.

For now, that's all folks! More to come in the next day or so.

Red Cross Boot Camp Weekend

This past weekend was CRAZY!! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday I spent my entire day at the Red Cross learning skills in CPR, First Aid, AED, and a few other fun things. The skills I learned were great and I think they will be good to have, but being able to master the skills was not an easy task. I had a little trouble getting all the concepts down in a fast-paced environment, but I DID eventually manage to get them down, so life is good!

Outside of my crazy weekend at the Red Cross, everything else is going well.

Reseda High School is keeping me happy. We'll be releasing a new fundraising plan soon, and we are also starting to film a new movie - which is fun.

School, as usual, has me running around like crazy. The TV Series class is a lot of fun, but also a fair amount of drama as well. Like any school, there are always complications with stuff such as 'finding a budget'.

On a different (and sad) note, Krystal went home this evening to deal with a family emergency - her Grandma isn't doing well and is in the hospital. With a little luck, all will turn out well. Obviously, her and her family are on my mind and I hope they continue to show their strength is this challenging time.

Life is going pretty well right now. Things are picking up for me and I seem to slowly be getting busier and busier. I'm still stuck with the 'I miss back home' syndrome, and I think it's going to stay like that for a while. As much as I enjoy the small handful of friends I am (slowly) getting to know out here, nothing beats being back home. Everyone is reminding me that the Spring Musical back home is coming up, so I will for sure be making an effort to make it home for that.

More to come soon! Thanks for continuing to read :-)

Oscar Weekend Wrap Up

Hello, Everyone!

FINALLY, I get to post an update to share what has been going on this week.

On Sunday, the day of The Oscars, I was lucky enough to get a press pass to be on the Limo Run where all the fancy cars pull up right in front of the Kodak Theatre. The experience and opportunity was amazing, and I got some neat pictures. Unfortunatley, I didn't get a TON of great pictures, because it was raining for most of the event and all the celebrities had their windows up.

Not long after I was on the Limo Run, I traveled to ABC Studios for the special Monday Morning (Live from Hollywood) edition of Good Morning, America! I arrived around 2 AM, for a 4 AM filming...but every second I was on the stage was a BLAST. Diane Sawyer was a ton of fun to be around...I even got a chance to chat with her for a bit. Seeing all the other celebrities was also pretty cool. I REALLY enjoyed the set design for the episode! It's amazing to think all that hard work went into one two-hour episode, and then it will all be torn down. Here's some shots of me on the show:





Overall, I had a great Oscar weekend and I enjoyed every second of it!

In other news, here are a few quick headlines:

1) I got a job as an instructor at the Red Cross! (My 2nd teaching job, ironically) I'm going this month for training, and soon I will be teaching CPR and First Aide.

2) Last night was IMPROV NIGHT in our TV Production Class. I was the host of the improv segment, which we called "Out on a Limb". The entire show (once edited and everything), will be playing on closed-circut channels, as well as some independent TV stations, as well. Here's our teaser promo shot the graphics team edited of me:



That's all for now, but there will be some more exciting updates in the near future!

COMING SOON!!!!

I have SUPER busy this past week since Oscars weekend occured, but I promise you there will be an update by this evening!

I'll be including pictures from the DAY OF the Oscars....and also some footage of me on Good Morning, America! I'll also have some other new news, as well.

Don't give up on the blog :) I'll be back tonight!!

I'm ready for my close up!

Hello again, fellow blog readers! I am pleased to report I have some exciting news today.

First, and most exciting: Kyle got the chance to travel downtown to Hollywood today to see the 'work in progress' for tomorrow's Oscar show! WOW, what an awesome experience! I even got to see some celebrities!!

Check out the pictures here:

http://ppshollywood.com/The%20Oscars/

This week's quoteable, as I'm sure you're all DYING to see, is a picture that I actually took downtown in Hollywood today.

Here it is:



The sign says: "I want to get married. Must be at least 18 years old. Must have at least $250,000."


Last, but not least, I got some rare tickets to be a part of the GOOD MORNING AMERICA audience on Monday morning (the morning after the Oscars). They are going to feature some of the Oscar winners and other celebrities, and it should be pretty cool! The sad thing, is that I can't take my camera :( The other sad thing, is that it starts at 2 AM (since it must broadcast live on the other coast). But I am still VERY excited about it.

Which brings me to my last thing (I lied before): I need to create a poster to take onto the show with me. They usually enjoy seeing posters that stroke their egos and are funny in some sort of way. An example can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzfZSuac6V8

ANY IDEAS?!?!? The winning poster idea could be seen on GMA! (I'd offer a bigger reward, but I'm a poor college student).

Brandon's Visit: Day 3

Brandon and I had a very nice, relaxing day today. We started off with a trip to FRY'S - the fun, themed electronics store in California. Brandon definatley had a good time in that store. After that, we grabbed some snacks and went over to get in line for THE TONIGHT SHOW. We were one of the first in line, which was great...and our seats definatley reflected it. Second row!!

After the filming, we went over to Hollywood and Highland so Brandon could check out some of the fun of downtown Hollywood. They just started setting up for the Oscars, so its neat to see all the Construction in progress. I'm going to do some research over the next few days and find out where little people like me can be in the big world of the Oscars. In other words, where can I stand and get some nice pictures? I'm sure it might be interesting...but we'll see how that pans out.

Speaking of the Oscars, Kyle got to hold one!!!! WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!



Isn't that a great picture? Let's hope we see alot more like that in the near future.

ANYWAYS, after we drooled over the Oscars....or rather, after I drooled over the Oscars, we went to Chinatown for a small visit. It's a pretty neat area, and Brandon got some fun pictures of the area.







Brandon and I have definatley had a lot of fun over the past three days. We are both tired and pooped as heck, but is was a very fun-thrilled and fast moving weekend for us. Unfortunatley, that's a wrap for Brandon's visit out to Hollywood...but hopefully someone else will be making a visit out my way in the near future!

Now it's time to get back to my normal life. School resumes tonight, and the job search continues. I'm getting closer....with more offers now than before...it's just making the right moves to get any one of these jobs secured and finalized.

More to come soon!

Brandon's Visit: Day 2

Yesterday was yet another great day. Kyle's benefits at Disney definatley helped make our day of fun, excitement, adventure, and magic one that was unforgettable.

Brandon and I had a very enjoyable time in the park, despite it being really PACKED! There were tons of people, but we still got to see some neat shows and walk onto rides since we were smart and made a logic of Disney and where the people were, etc.... It worked out pretty well!

For dinner, we went to a Character Dinner where we both paid an amazing $15 (more magic discounts) for an all you can eat buffet. We hadn't eaten anything else since Breakfast, so we definatley took advantage of the buffet and enjoyed the food while we could. It was alot of fun seeing all the neat characters, too. (For all you Disney fans, this place was called GOOFY'S KITCHEN...same as CHEF MICKEY'S...only Goofy!)

Here's some pictures from our day of magic:


It's the YEAR OF THE MOUSE, so Minnie got all dressed in fun clothes.


Look Mom! It's Tinkerbell.


There's a longgggggg and funny story that goes with why this picture is fun.


Here's Brandon and Goofy...it's hard to tell who is who in the picture. (Brandon is eating a piece of AMAZING PB&J Pizza....out of this world!!)

Today we are heading to Hollywood and random assorted places. My feet REALLY hurt from yesterday, so we are taking it slow. We'll also be on tonight's show of "THE TONIGHT SHOW, WITH JAY LENO"...so watch and see if you can see or hear us!

In just a few hours, I'll be holding my first Oscar :)

Brandon's Visit: Day 1

Yesterday (by the time this blog is up it will have been 2 days ago), luck would have it that Brandon actually got on his standby flight that seemed impossible for him to get on. The lucky guy even got one of the first three rows...which I've never even had before! He arrived around 11 AM and we had a great day over at Universal Studios and Citywalk.



All in all, we had a great time and topped it off with a dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe (which I got a super 50% discount at!). Today we will be exploring the magic of Disneyland....which should be EXTRA magical with someone like Brandon. It's always fun seeing Disneyland for the first time through a Disney virgin like himself. More to come soon!

Kyle's Hollywood Blog 2.0

Welcome, Everyone!

This is Kyle's Hollywood Blog 2.0!

I figured I'd change up the look and feel of my blog - throw a new banner on top, and just keep things exciting for everyone.

I have also added three VERY new and exciting features to my blog. On the right hand side of the screen, you can now see the weather in Hollywood at this very moment. Also, I have added a backyard cam which streams LIVE every minute and shows you a constant shot of my wonderful neighborhood.

The third (and final) new update is the 'weekly quoteable'. Every week, I'll be uploading a new picture that I find amusing. I'll upload them on Fridays so everyone has something to look forward to. At some point or another, I have recieved a suggestion for a quote for the picutre, and thus, it's funny and will be featured on the blog's right hand side. You'll get the idea as we all play along.

THE FIRST QUOTEABLE:


Example Quoteable:
Kyle: "You think these New Year's confetti guns are still loaded?"
Sean: "Allow me to shoot your crotch and we'll find out!"

Let me know if you have any funny quotes for this picture by e-mailing me.


Enjoy the new upgrade...and I'll be back soon to update.

Is it just me, or is it 82 degrees out?

Hello everyone!

Boy, it sure is getting hot out here. It's in the mid-80s this week! I don't know if I can keep going on like this....

I thought that I would post a picture today for you to see what the High School I teach at looks like. It's ALOT different than the High Schools we are used to back home....this one is ALLLL outdoors. It's pretty neat, though...take a look:




Big Brother 9 premiered last night. Of course, since I'm a fan....I watched. I nearly beat myself up watching the intro and the "GET MOBILE UPDATES" commercial...but I survived. Yeah.....not much else to talk about there.

My good friend from Wisconsin, Brandon Clemmer, will hopefully be coming to visit this weekend. We have some exciting things planned for his visit and it should be a good time! Fingers crossed, the flights stay open like they are....

When he comes out, one of our stops will be in downtown Hollywood. They have all the Oscars on display right now....and for a small $5.00....you can hold one and get your picture taken with it =] ! YAY!

In other news, I was informed a few days ago that the High School is doing another "Persian Market" this year. I was asked if there was anything for this auction I could donate. After some thinking and talking with one of my friends out here, luck would have it that I did, in fact, find something. I mentioned to one of my classmates that I was looking for something to donate...and he said, "why don't you do something with your 007 movie?" I asked what he meant, and he said "get someone like Pierce Brosnan to sign a copy". I thought this would be cool, but I also knew the odds of THAT happening were about 10,000,000 to 1. However, my classmate and friend happens to be friends with the neighbors of Pierce, and said he could probably get a few copies of my movie signed. So, I am pleased to report that one of these few copies of SMHS: 007 that I am getting back signed, will be going to the Persian Market, in hopes of helping Mr. Cartwright and SMHS in meeting their goals for raising money this year!

Anyways, thats about it for right now. I have TV Production tonight and then Cinematography class early in the morning. I'm sure there will be more updates soon...especially once Brandon gets here.

Stay tuned!

Kyle on Amercia's Funniest Home Videos

This is from the show that aired on February 10th on ABC:



Enjoy the clip :) It's pretty neat!

Failure always leads to sucess

Hello Everyone

Sorry for the lack of posts latley. It's been a rough and winding week....from CBS, to Warner Brothers, and every job in-between. Plus, school has also been keeping me quite busy.

Holy crap it's been hot the last 2 days. 83 degrees! Just thought I'd share that...

As for the job hunt, I have been recieving more opportunities to interview latley than ever before. This is obviously a good thing, but sometimes it gets tiring wearing the same stuff day after day and putting 110% forward. Soon enough, however, I'm sure this crazy stuff will actually pay off.

As for my job at Reseda High School teaching kids about film, things are going great. We are improving our numbers daily, which is outstanding. I gave the kids a challenge to script and shoot a film in one hour last week...and to my complete surprise, they pulled it off in 55 minutes. I seriously don't know if industry professionals could do that. It was OUTSTANDING! Check out the video:



School at the college is going well, too. Not a whole lot of NEW things to report here...but just alot of busy-ness and action.

Other than that, I'm just continuing to fight and work to get things working out here. Slowly, but surley, they are happening.

CBS Called

CBS Called today. Take a look at the video below for what they had to say.

Good Day

So today has been a pretty good day.

I talked to two of my instructors about my CBS confusion and they said that this isn't the first time I'll hear that. It happens alot where people have a nice start date in mind, but get delayed for whatever reason.

Today I also took one of my instructors and let him and his friend into Universal Studios using my wonderful benefits. He hasn't been there in over 15 years, so he really appreciated me letting him in. I even got a $20 tip :-)

After Universal, I drove home and passed by the movie theatre where they were having a movie poster sale. The nice, big movie posters (print on front and back for a back light) were on sale for $6....and the small banners were on sale for even cheaper. I spent my $20 tip on some really nice movie posters :)

Other than that, just relaxing around the apartment and cleaning up some stuff. Tomorrow I have some plans to keep myself busy during the day to keep my mind from drifting onto the topic of CBS. I have an interview with Warner Brothers on Tuesday if I don't hear anything by then from CBS, so I feel confident that something good will happen in the near future.

More to come soon...

More Confusion

This just in. I e-mailed the people at CBS to see "when they would be making a decision" on the position.

The reply: "I will be contacting you next week."

So, this isn't a NO. This isn't a YES. It seems like I am still on the table for consideration.

Possible Outlets:

1) They extended the original Monday start date to a later date to have more time to make decisions or whatever

2) They have a new offer for me on BB9

3) They have a new offer for me on CBS Mobile

4) I didn't get anything (but I would think they would have said something in the last email if I didn't).


So yeah....yay for adding more confusion and crazyness to the current situation.

Obviously, alot to think about. It dosen't seem like they have made a decision because I would assume I would have been told something. It seems like I am still somewhere in the system....it's just a question of where.

Blame Hillary

People are wondering why airlines such as Midwest are in such trouble latley. Well, it's all because of Hillary Clinton. (Isn't it great when you can blame all sorts of things on one woman?)

Take a look at what I mean:



Now seriously....who would want to be on that flight??


No word from CBS today. Damn. That sucks. Maybe I'll hear somehting tomorrow. Otherwise, we keep moving forward.

I am going crazy

First and foremost, thank you to everyone who has shown outstanding support for my exciting life. I really appreciate hearing many of you send me your best wishes.

As excited as many of YOU are to hear what happens, I am literally on the edge of my seat waiting for a call. I am assuming I'll hear either way...and if I don't hear tonight, I will likley hear tomorrow. If not then, I would assume I did not get the position...but usually they call to inform people either way.

Until then, I will be doing lots of exercises to keep my mind FAR FAR away from CBS. I have my hopes so high and I really don't want them to be dashed now that I've gotten this far and I am SO CLOSE to what I want and have worked for.

As Hollywood would say, "TO BE CONTINUED..."

Hopefully, the ending will include me living happily ever after :) At least for the next few months!!

So now we wait.

The 2nd interview at CBS today went great. Now I am more excited than ever before.

Of course, now, I am sitting around...thinking about every second of the interview and being picky about what I said/should have said/etc.....

Ah well...

Fingers crossed, I'll be getting a nice phone call sometime today.

30 Second Update

Here's a 30 second preview of life right now:

1) I had a successful interview today at CBS
2) So successful, I am meeting with the VP tomorrow at CBS
3) Holy crap.
4) Warner Brothers called today.
5) They want me to come work for them.
6) Holy crap.

I think that's about it for now. I'm BEAT and tomorrow is another LONG day.

More soon.

The fun has just begun....

Guess who called today?

That's right....

CBS.

I have a one-on-one "in person" interview with them tomorrow as Step 3 of this marvelous process. I am excited, confused, nervous, confused, happy, confused, and did I mention confused?

Tomorrow I will find out more about the position, what it entails, etc. etc etc. Obviously this would be a dream job, but we need to see how much I am willing to give and take to make it come true. After tomorrow I am sure I'll have alot more answers.

Until then, keep watching the blog for more updates. I'll be in class tonight and tomorrow night so I will have limited time to talk, but I'll be updating this inbetween as much as I can.

Paula Abdul wasted my day

Today I had plans to go to FOX Studios for a recording of Paula Abdul's new song release, which she sings with Randy Jackson. They needed people to come and be in the audience for it because it's airing before the Super Bowl. It sounded pretty exciting, PLUS it was a paid gig, so I figured I would check it out.

I arrived at FOX around 10:30 AM. There was a small line, but nothing major, so I was pretty excited that I would have a good spot for the show. As time progressed, more and more people began to show up (as expected), until we reached about 11:30.

(For the record, the show was planned to start filming just after noon)

At 11:30, it started to rain. Hard. But I thought "don't worry, not too much longer and we'll be inside".

At about 12:00 (noon), the audience coordinators came out and told us we were going to a studio to sit and wait to be called into Paula's stage. We were taken to the set of "Best Damn Sports Show Period", where we all got to hang around the cold, dark, and empty (until we got there at least) set.

1:00 PM - We were told that everything was just about ready and we should be traveling to Paula's set very soon.

2:00 PM - We were told Paula just got back from lunch (!!!!!), and that she just needed to practice the number one more time before we came in.

By this point, my thought process (along with other's), is "we've waited this long...why not keep waiting?". So, we did.

3:00 PM - We are just about ready to go on stage. Paula's band has been practicing with her STAND IN (!!!!!!), and so Paula needs one run and we will be ready.

3:30 PM - We are offered the chance to leave the studio (you can't just leave at anytime because they have to escort you out). When I asked 'how much longer', the guy said "I honestly have no idea".

So I left.

I felt like I kept taking 2 steps forward and 2 steps back and I couldn't handle it anymore. (okay, bad joke)

I couldn't handle it....I was hungry and weak and I knew that I could not stand for a concert for 2+ hours when filming actually DID begin.

No payment, no nothing. We don't get paid unless we would have been waiting on Paula's set.

The truth is, it really isn't the not getting paid that bugs me. It's the fact that my ENTIRE DAY was wasted. Ugh, how dissapointing.

I've heard the rumors before that Paula is often late...but this was 'holy crap' late.

Unfortunatley, this IS the business of Hollywood and everything runs on a 'hurry up and wait' motto.

Ah well.....Hollywood Happens.