I Have a Note...

Sorry for not updating for a while but I have a good excuse. I've been working a lot (5 days last week) and it has been very life consuming. After a long day on set and a long commute home, I rarely want to do anything productive with the couple hours I have before I need to be in bed. Often I will just eat some dinner, watch some TV and go to bed. Occasionally I will do some email and facebook type stuff, or check some scores. All that is to say, sorry I haven't updated for a while.

The big news around here this week is that Huge has wrapped for the season. Our last day of shooting was last Friday, and it was an emotional time for many people (they gave us buttons!). But through it all, the sense is that we will be back at it very soon. It's up to the ratings and ABC Family, but we're hoping to be back shooting again within the next two months. It could also be as much as 5 or 6 months though so keep watching and keep those ratings up!

That piece of news kind of leads me into my second piece of news. I have officially paid off my remaining AFTRA dues and am now Exhibit A eligible. For those not "down with the lingo" (that's "familiar with slang" for those of you REALLY not acquainted with common vernacular) Exhibit A shows are basically all the major network shows. The payment plan I used to pay for AFTRA was great for working Huge (an Exhibit B show) but now that the show is wrapped, it's important that I have Exhibit A eligibility. Otherwise, I would be ineligible for Exhibit A and Non-Union work, which would kind of defeat the purpose of joining in the first place.

So yay for me!

Anyways, I find myself kind of floating adrift at the moment. I'm really not sure what the future holds now that Huge is on break. I have a decent amount of money saved up that should help for a while, but I'm far from financially secure at this point. I'm confident I can continue doing background work but there is always the possibility I will need to seek out more reliable/suckier employment. Prayer, as always, would be appreciated.

God has been good to me and has guided me this far. This month marked my 6 month anniversary of living in Los Angeles post-LAFSC. And I am now just a little over a month away from my one year anniversary of the day I first arrived in LA for LAFSC. It's astonishing to me that it's been that long already. And a little scary. In some ways I grow more comfortable all the time, while still struggling with homesickness occasionally. Just the other day I found myself craving half a dozen restaurants that are not available out here, which was quite frustrating.

My dad and my brother Jordan are still in Haiti so keep them in your prayers. I guess they get back tomorrow but I haven't heard anything from them in about 2 weeks that they've been gone.

Well that's about all for now, I'm starting to feel like I'm rambling a little. But before I go; for those that haven't seen Inception yet, you should go see it because it is awesome. And for those that have, you should go again because it helps make things clearer. I have seen it twice and plan to see it at least once more before it leaves the theaters (and enters my DVD collection).

For Those of You Counting at Home

Hey everyone. Told you I'd try to be better at this.

In case you somehow didn't hear, Monday night was the premier episode of "Huge" on ABC Family. It had a great premier. Its numbers scored the highest for women 18-49 the network has ever had for a series premier. Overall, it scored 1.2 million viewers 18-49 which is the second best premier the network has had (first being "Secret Life..." two years ago). That is great news and everyone who works on the show was excited about the premier's success. But stay tuned because the show does get much better as it goes.

I also know a lot of you were anxiously searching for me in the premier episode as well. For anyone out there that had difficulty spotting me in this week's premier episode of "Huge", I have decided to help you out. As I was actually there the days we were shooting, I have a pretty good sense of what scenes I was there for.

So here is a breakdown of where you can find me in episode one, "Hello, I Must Be Going" (now available on ABC Family.com, Hulu and free on iTunes). Please note, this is not a comprehensive look at every shot I'm in, just every scene and where I am in the scene:


Opening shot of the show. If you tuned in late, you probably missed it but this was easily the clearest you could see me. Keep an eye out for that swimsuit the rest of the weigh in scene as well, because I pop up in the background a couple more times.


Like here...


And here....


And here for instance.


I also show up briefly during Shay's introduction, aka: That Scary, Freakishly Skinny Chick.


Look for me in the first cafeteria scene. I'm basically over Amber's shoulder the whole time, but this picture gives a good sense of my location in the scene.


There is a brief shot of me and some guys jogging right between the montage of Will dealing sweets and the sharing circle scene.


And finally, you can look for me in the obstacle course scene. I am right between several main characters in the line.


I had hoped you could see me better in this scene but oh well.


And there you have it. Now go find me and tell all your friends to watch the show. This shows success can trickle down to me so keep on watching!


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