Aloha! Almost…

It’s Tuesday. I was supposed to be in Hawaii today, but my producer likes to buy tickets last minute and then decides the tickets are too expensive so I should come on Thursday. This happens a lot with this Producer. Which was fine with me because I knew as soon as the ticket was issued I would be able to upgrade to First for little money or points, which I did do, so now I get to fly First, which to be honest makes me happy. In the meantime I have not been told where I am staying when I get there, but I don’t really care, I have decided to be Zen about the things that I usually get frustrated, irritated and upset about…I’ll let you know how that goes for me!

In the meantime, I have had time to close the deal points on some of the cast in L.A, create the deal memo template for approval and start making contact with actors based in Hawaii. I am really happy with the actors we made offers to, I am hoping that everyone does it, because even though they may not be names, it is potentially, a fantastic acting piece and will show off the talent in a way that they have not been seen before. The deals for the actors are straightforward, Modified-Low budget scale, favored nations on all deal points. It is what it is and what it is, a job, in Hawaii. Life sucks.

On the dog front: The doggy adoption agency came to visit us yesterday to assess our home. We put the word out that we want another dog. The caseworker came with her 2 year-old Golden, Peanut, to check out the house. As soon as Peanut walked in, I cried like a big girl. I am suppressing my emotions about Austin’s passing. I need to go to an African grief ritual and purge myself, or I could make that real tomato Bloody Mary that was described in this months ‘Departure Magazine,’ expertly crafted by Chinese bartenders in Beijing. Why do I even question myself?

Back to work tomorrow to clean up the office, pack things away and ship what I need to Hawaii.