And CUT...

Well 7am came around very soon simply because I couldn't fall asleep last night. But I made it to the shoot at MARS restaurant on Brannen and 7th. Meals were cooked actors were eating my character thankfully stopped eating for these scenes. it was rather freezing out and the scene is a patio scene. and as we tried to shoot the sun decided to rise right in our faces. So we went on break for a half hour..lol During this time I got to hang with some really nice and fun actors. One who was a retired NY Policeman who has a role on Trauma right now. He plays a paramedic. A very interesting guy. All of us talked shop and had a nice time. After we filmed a reunion scene I was wrapped!! Wow it's all a blurrrrrr. but so much fun...I crew all hugged me and said they actually wanted to work with me again! I was so touched. I love my LIFE!!

SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

Ok so Today's filming was almost entirely in one tiny little room. I was relieved not having to eat again...This time I got to be filmed in various stages of hypnosis.. which literally means I was filmed sleeping..ALOT.. My favorite crew guy took pictures of me... He was giggling at me becasue I changed out fits like 25 times but after each time I was filmed laying down. finally he asked me to suck my thumb.. god knows why but I did and he snapped a photo twinkling with GLEEEEEE

He's so fun! so that's how the day went.. then as we wrapped at 7pm, I was told we needed to go back to the home in San Rafael for 3 more scenes...WOW ok fine...When we got there MORE FOOOOD uuugh.. ok this time I was actually a bit hungry so I decided to swallow.

(Dont get too excited)

It didnt take long for me to start spitting. bags of salty chips then LARGE chocolate bars. I hated wasting them but there was no way I was eating all that. The last scene was actually quite emotional and after the second take, there was a collective whoa from the crew because I actually started to cry. COOL huh? My buddy was surprised and took me aside and said I was a very good actress.. He asked for my card becasue he does his own film work and wanted to keep me on file as an actres.. HOW COOL IS THAT? We;; one ,ore day to go... WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE..I'm so blessed

C is for COOKIE and CAKE and...

ALright the adventure started bright and early with a train ride to Hillsdale.. after some time freezing in a parkinglot.. I was picked up and taken to a medical center where I was squeezed into the most unattractive hospital gown and prep'd for surgery ( I feel a theme coming on) Ok this time I was not a victim so much as I was supposedly being hypnotized to believe I've had a surgery to get a lapband. It's basically a dream sequence. the guy playing the surgeon kept teasing me with the scalpel and I giggled as he tickled my bare tummy with the tip of the blunt tool....The gas mask kept falling and when it didn't the girl playing the assistant kept forgeting to take the mask off me.. I found breathing to be a challenge during those times.

Another shot was a cool ride...literally...I got to ride a gurney over and over again as they took me up and down a hallway 10 or so times.. I was getting dizzy evertime they had to spin me around to rush down he hall again. At one point the Camera man stradled me standing with the Camera pointed at me While we are flying down the a=hall.. i swear The nervousness on my face there is real....

That was my trip to Hillsdale..

NEXt we packed it all up and drove to a lovely home in San Rafael around 2pm. This was where my day really started. I was in every shot for the next 8hours. First shot was me "working out" Oh great I don't have tennis shoes... so like Cinderella I tried on the shoes of different crew members ...wouldn't you know the director and I have similar sized feet so off I ran in his shoes... Only me..this stuff only happens to me!

This crew is SUPER fun and funny ..MY character has to have an eating disorder...because being a large woman myself I know for a fact I do not eat the way this woman supposedly did. I fear this is something people assume we all do. To give you an idea, I started with chips and a few cookies. Ok fine I can handle this... Then the same day this character had a huge piece of chocolate cake, then later on that same day she had a lunch of a huge bowl (as in serving bowl) of pasta and smaller bowl of mashed potatoes and a salad I never touched. HAHA I get the joke FUNNY

OH By the WAY.....I had a husband today too.. A HOTTIE named REED!

Hi REED you were awesome to play with keep in touch!

Seriously two other extras stopped me and said "is HE playing your husband? NIIICE..Lucky bitch" I had to agree. He turned out to be an excellent and generous acting partner too.

Anyway, after all that fake eating it was time for the dinner scene for that same day. She made her husband and son a fried chicken meal but she had a LARGE full Pizza to herself in front of them. (yes I was eating or rather chewing all of these things then spitting them out not actually ingesting anything.) this was very ODD to say the least. in TV terms I'm eating NON STOP. Ok I didn't have the heart to tell them just becasue a woman is fat doesn't mean she is gorging on food 24/7 .. why bother.. it's a chaching for me. And like i said, I chewed and spit out everything. (well I had a cookie or two. But everything else was spit out) .. IRONY of it all was I was not at all hungry and still am not. I even skipped the dinner they sent for. I felt like I really had been eating all day. I may try this new diet..lol

I will be posting some fun videos I recorded . Soon crew members took my flip and started to record FOR me too.. They were awesome. We were all exhausted but having a blast teasing each other. . . For example t get me to eat as much as they wanted me to one guy prompted me to eat bite for bite.. I was sinhaling cookies and chips and cake..and trying REALLY hard not to laugh at this deep voice saying EAT EAT EAT eat eateateateat. He sped up so fast and I was trying to bite faster and faster..that the crew all stopped becasue they were laughing so hard. I lost it too and felt bad for each poor sap who walked around following me with a garbage bag.

WEll evening came and I was finally finished eating. The adorable boy, Logan , playing my son was on his way home. and Reed and I had to get in bed and fight.. Ok not what either of us expected when we were told we were gonna be in sleepware. It was a great scene to work on.. we really got into it. the next scene was more like comic relief. Reed was asleep next to me I was supposed to wake up hungry.. apparantly I wasn't looking hungry enough so they prompted me again with a deep throated HUNGRY..HUNGRY HUNGRY ..Reed kept giggling I would lose it we'd have to do it over again... It was surreal. Finally I have a camera inches away from my belly.. Reed again is crackin up..I am told to move my hands across my belly almost in pain but determined not to eat. It was too unreal but whatchagonna do?

Anyhoo, that was day one.. 12 plus hours of fun and mayhem. another long day tomorrow.

and even though I am totally wiped out i can't wait to do more!!

DOMO ARIGATO!

Well, Here we go again!!!! Another episode in The Adventures of the Traveling Purple Panties>>> I was lucky enough to be asked to audition for this group again and not only that but I had to change my audition time due to a performance of Tony and Tina's Wedding. These people are so good to me.. they aloowed me to come two hours earlier and when I arrived they pulled me out of line and put me first!! They called my by my first name in front of all the other auditioners. It was kinda spooky and very nice. I thanked them all profusely and did my audition. SO that was that. I didn't hear from them the next day and assumed they had cast another woman. No biggie ..It was a great experience. Off I went to another audition and then Thanksgiving YUM. Well, as I lazily watched the parade (the Detroit Parade --because I overslept and missed the NYC Macy's Day Parade-that's just how I roll!!) A phone call came in.. I answered it with out looking at the caller ID and figured it was a pal with thanksgiving greetings.

To my surprise it was a lovely guy who spoke broken English asking if I was still available. Again, I'm not expecting to get anything but "extra" work at this point so I say I sure am available.. and he proceeds to tell me it's the ROLE I AUDITIONED FOR!!! OMG I was PUMPED.. EVEN when he said I'll be filmed eating so much that they will place garbage cans near me to spit the food into since they do not advise me eating for real..Hmmm OK more on that when I know....

SO I'm here about to get my beauty rest (ok in reality that might need to be a "rip van winkle" sleep but just go with it) and I have packed all clothes and make up for tomorrow's adventure.. First stop a train ride to San Mateo.. OH BOy..I love trains!

Good Sweet Jesus it's a wild trip

Ok so when last the purple panties traveled..I was tossing of an audition for fun only to be told I got the part... time passed and I wasn't sure i even had the part so Off I went to Foothills Ranch a sunny community in the Southland to catch up with my college bud of too many years to recount here GINA!!! and Boy did we have fun. i made her go to Disneyland for my birthday becasue I got in free... She was such a good sport. She grew up around there so it was not the treat for her that it was for me...and wouldn't you know THEY HAVE TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY whenever they see your big flashy button that says IT"S MY BIRTHDAY!! it's like a law.. I think they get beaten by the Mouse if they forget to do it..or something.. so I flashed my left boob in front of every "cast member" in the park to make them fulfill their duty. Gina was very embarrassed and that made my day ;-) . We did some very cool things aside from torturing her I also went to an art class with her (She is not only a successful business woman but an amazing artist --The bitch) And it was an ART and Meditation class that was SO amazing I want it to be done here.. I'm NO artist really I have no illusions there but I LOVED how it felt to create and use colors etc.. and no I was not drunk. anyhoo we spent alot of the week driving and painting.. I say driving becasue you cannot get anywhere with out being on the road for a good hour unless traffic hits then all bets are off.. and THERE IS ALWAYS TRAFFIC!! Ok that just sux. Anyhoo. I love my Gina ..we had the best time and I am so glad we are back in touch. She is a big light and FUNNY as hell. (i'm buttering her up for another visit) I also had the pleasure of seeing LALAINE and C'ANNE Or CAN-EE as she likes to be called..ok no don't call her that ..it's a joke . Say it like Sea Ann. Don't ask me I didn't name either of them. WE had a crazy time at the rainforest cafe in downtown Disney.. I posted pics as each day went by but I gotta say these ladies know how to have a good time with Fudge and icecream. that's all I'm sayin. I missed seeing my beloved JF and DArn it Provenz I was hoping to see you too but alas Next time. NOW about you peeps who didn't show up to lunch grrrr I know crap happens and I get it I would love to see you all soon. Gina teased me that I made you all up SINCE NONE OF YOU SHOWED UP TO I CUGINI!! Ok ok I was a little bummed but IT was still a lovely lunch.. the waitress felt sorry for me and I think she gave me extra bread to comfort...So THEN out of the FREAKIN BLUE DENISE the hurricane hits Gina's home around 11pm after we had given up on her arrival. Deni played RIZZO I was JAN JF was Kinicky and we were all in Grease together my first musical in college!! WHAT A REUNION!! So many memories and stories......ok so I have pics of Deni Gina and i my last night there but I'm gonna hold on to them for blackmail purposes. WE stayed up til 3pm Like the dorm life we knew so well. not a day has passed really we still all look EXACTLY the same..(thanks to ms clairol) And we fell right into our old fun ways. What a blast and a nice send off to a perfect relaxing retreat!

Now I'm home and suddenly I get this call ...I don't recognise the name but WOOHOO good thing I answered.. It was to tell me I got the part of Tina's MOM FOR SURE and they want me to come see the show tonight...What a crazy trip it keeps becoming..so Off I go...Tune in next time when I am horrified to see the purple panties are fraying and I can't find any thread that matches!!

I go the part....I think

OK so this past Sunday I went to an open call for Tony and Tina's Wedding .. A very fun interactive dinner theatre/ improv comedy/play. But I'm not ready to say much more until I hear from them again telling me i got the part. It all happened so fast that I'm not sure what happened but i will share the audition craziness as soon as I can.

Will keep you all posted...

Sergei