A Day Off in the Life of Brandie

Quick blog this week ladies and gents, it’s a beautiful day in Los Angeles and I’m going to the zoo! My friend Bianca and I got a couples pass in the mail last week… not because we are a couple, but because it was cheaper than buying year-round passes individually… too bad we get Zoo mail addressed to both of us, and only one membership card, with “couple” written real big on the back. I feel like I need to walk into the park making out with a dude just so I don’t feel like a huge lesbian.

Last night I went to go see Iron Man – it was AWESOME! My on-again-off-again crush on Robert Downey Jr. is back in full swing, even with that Tony Stark cartoon-y facial hair. I’d put it right up there with Spiderman 2 and X Men 2, my other two favorite comic book movies. RDJ can go from smug to vulnerable in 5 seconds flat, I love watching that man act the pants off of a role. Stay through the credits, if not just to give his personal trainer a round of applause, but also for the teaser AFTER the credits… all the comic book geeks around us were screaming about it and high fiving, it was hilarious.

This is my first weekend to myself in a while where I’m not working or taking a class or workshop, so I’m enjoying it by getting out. In this industry, when you get free time, you live it up to the fullest because it doesn’t happen often. 14 hour days kind of make you disappear off the map for a bit to your friends and family, but there are ways to stay in touch. I’m a big fan of snail mailing things to people, since no one ever gets good mail except for birthday or Christmas cards. I feel like the only reason we buy things off the internet is so we’ve got more in our mailox than just bills. I’ve started a game with my friend Louis where we mail the most random high school senior picture we can find of people from our class back and forth to each other.

And whenever I’m stuck in traffic (which is ALWAYS), I’m usually making phone calls back east to people. My poor iPod doesn’t really get much play unless it’s too late and people are sleeping, or I’ve got new music that I’m dying to check out… like right now I’ve been listening to Private (http://www.myspace.com/weareprivate), this pop group from Denmark that my friend turned me on to… go check them out if you like Prince or early Michael Jackson, I’m obsessed. The best part is they all dress like crazy Goths, but they have this awesome catchy pop music, it makes no sense. The lead singer looks like Crispin Glover. I’ve got their full album, (imported it from Hong Kong because it’s $61 in America as an import, and only $20 if I import it MYSELF… explain that one), leave a comment and I’ll burn you one if you want. I want them to get big in the US so they will come here and tour!

Anyway, I’m rambling with no real point other than I HAVE THE DAY OFF! So why am I writing to you? Peace out, cub scouts.