Thursday. M's birthday! Pressies and cards for the birthday girl then off to class. SR No.7 SR, Le Roy Goldman. Went really well but T had a totally different interpretation, one which made a lot more sense to me than my one! Hey ho, we're going to try it again next week!
Home and then out for dinner and some shopping at the Grove.

Wednesday. Rehearsed with K on Pillowman. It's flowing much better and I suggested to him that he watches some really scary movies and reads scary stories to try and frighten the pants off himself to help with preparation!
Rushed around in the afternoon trying to get some things done for a certain person's birthday tomorrow and also for some filming of the secret project later on.
Met up with G, T & T at the old office (met D who is looking really well and has just bought himself a new Porsche - nice to know things are good for some people in this town!) and spent the next four hours working through three scenes. Can't say too much about them other than we seemed to end up with some good stuff and everyone was happy.

Tuesday was a family day. Monkey is having regular tantrums when he doesn't want to do something but M and I are managing to bring him down fro them fairly quickly through experimenting with a varying degree of importance to his young mind... things such as no cookies, going to throw your toys in the trash/rubbish, diversions... all sorts of things. He's still a good kid, though! He's just being a kid. We understand!
Lots of reading today... script for Ma, moments for my scene, SR No.7, script for the secret web project (filming some more tomorrow).
Had a 35 minute chat with my manager about various things, mostly about changing my appearance, riding into pilot season, how rare work is in Hollyweird at the moment... that kind of thing. Result is that I'm even more convinced that she's the right manager for me! I just know that the work is going to come in thick and fast... eventually!

Class went well. Exercise into a scene with K. Went well although we didn't progress to the scene, just stayed in the exercise (which happens sometimes)! T thought K should be working much deeper which is a route he can now take in our rehearsals. We'll try on Wednesday. Chatted to R about a scene he wants to shoot(?) and VI, S's feature, which he would also like to shoot and M gave me the script for a scene she wants to shoot!
Spent some fun time with R and made some calls. Booked on a commercial for Sunday (background but it's work). Turns out it'll be a 'holiday' (meaning Christmas) advert for a jewellers.
S had a good meeting about VI with his producer who's going to take the script to a couple of 'A' list directors, not to direct, but to attach their names as 'exec producers' to see if we can get some movement into funding the bastard.
Beginning to be really SAD about the lack of work in this town. Actually, there IS work, it just seems like everyone else is getting it! Now, THAT is the feeling you get when you are being a victim and I'm NOT going to be one. I refuse. Of course, the feeling is an intense one...I don't think I could even get arrested in L.A. due to the lack of interest!!
I have a theatrical agent who hasn't sent me out in 6 months (not once), a commercial agent who I think has forgotten what I look like and a manager who is really trying hard for me but neither of us seem to be getting anywhere! Yep, things are that bad! BUT, that's what L.A. is!! If everyone who felt bad, cheated or hard-done by left to return to their place of origin, there would be NO-ONE here (except, of course, lots of gardeners and nannies - local joke, sorry). So, let's look on the bright side... working on Sunday, people wanting to shoot stuff with me, a indie movie wanting me (just waiting for the elusive funding - aren't they all), a new, secret web project, life, love. Ahhhh yes, feeling better again!!
Think I'll post another piccy from the other day. There we go...

Sunday... shopping...

Lunch at the fabbo (but rather expensive) 50's diner on Santa Monica Blvd and then onto the beach! We gave Monkey some 'starter' roller skates and we wandered up the beach, him in between us, one arm each, much to the amusement of most of the people who passed us. Found a playground and had some fun. Back along the beach as the sun dropped in the sky castung rich orange tones across the beach and the oceanside buildings. I do miss Blighty sometimes but not today!

Friday. Really cloudy. Great! I love clouds! Dropped off the munchkin and J and I went and had brekkie at Lulus. Always a nice spot to sit and chat, the food is great and the staff are nice. Checked out the vintage clothing store on Highland and J found something for one of his productions back home. Picked up the monkey and headed back home. Spent the next couple of hours pootling around finding photos and various other things for J to take back home. Off to LAX. Amazingly, there were no lines at all and the hope that he'd get bumped, get a voucher and spend another day in L.A. didn't materialise. Shame. Monkey did enjoy doing some plane spotting though. Sad at his Uncle J going home.