Hello, Friends.
I hope this post finds you well, enjoying the dog days of summer and staying as cool as humanly possible during this hottest month on record..... ugh.
I promised you rundown of what's been up in the Big Old City (besides the mercury in the thermometer).
Here, in no particular order, is a laundry list of the craziness that has been my life for the last month:
- I took the train to Boston to meet up with my friend Jackie for the 4th of July.
I had never been to Boston and was excited to see the sights.
Of course we made friends ....who had staked out this exact spot on the river for the last 25 years.
So, we had a lovely view for the fireworks.... which proceeded without a hitch, even if the heavens did open and downpour from the moment the first one exploded in the sky. Fun and soggy. No complaints.
Oh! And, did I mention we just happened to be there during Fleet Week? And just happened to be invited to tour and have a beverage upon the Norwegian Navy ship? From where I fired the UNLOADED machine gun on the upper deck (probably not legal)? And from where Jackie came back sporting an official Norwegian Navy seaman's hat (which, come to find out, was DEFINITELY not legal -- who knew)? Yeah. Craziness.
I can now add "United States Maritime Ambassador" to my resume.....
- I've been cooling it on the background acting as it sometimes can take one out of the running for speaking roles, but did have some shining moments playing a Vampiress at a sacrificial ceremony who throws the kid from "The Good Wife" upon the altar so Stephanie March can decide his fate..... (NOTE: friends & family who don't like horror films, don't worry about not wanting to see this. This one's going STRAIGHT to DVD. Julianne Moore dropped out for a reason.)
I played a party guest at the "Summer Spree of '23" at the Atlantic City American Legion on "Boardwalk Empire" (a party which lasted 17 hours - my longest shoot to date)........ and, among a few other random shoots, half of my face played the prosopagnosia-twisted face of Ashley Williams'.
I was legitimately creeped out when I watched this. They are my eyes and nose, but Ashley's everything else.
- I had my first audition for a SPEAKING ROLE for "Blue Bloods." This gives me hope, people. Hopefully when my demo reel is up and rolling, I'll get many more of these.
... I was also asked to audition for a diaper commercial that filmed in Colombia. Yeah, THAT Colombia. Had to pass on that one.....
- We welcomed a new little lady into "The Girls" Club. My cousin Ashlan and her husband Matt announced the arrival of little baby Autumn on July 11th. I can NOT wait to meet my new niece. :)
- My mom and cousin visited for about a week, and I took a much needed staycation. We did the typical touristy things: saw a show, ate a ton, saw the sights and got blowouts (which are my new favorite thing!).
- Lately, I've been doing a lot of stand-in work... which is beyond great. I'm working regularly on "Royal Pains," "Blue Bloods" and ABC's new show "666 Park Ave."
My days range from being in the city to on a sound stage in Brooklyn to on-location in some fancy beachside town in Long Island. For example, just last week the character I stood in for lived in this Hamptons mansion:
Broke her foot......
And, ended up in the hospital w/ some other disease.
It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.
Oh, and the "666 Park Ave" shoot? Well, it was a 'bedroom' scene. If you've seen "Love Actually" and remember the 'stand-in' scene, you get the picture......... Awkwardly hysterical.
I'm back on "Royal Pains" tomorrow, and can't wait to find out where/what my character's scene will entail.
Also, after being confused as all hell about when "The Newsroom"/Jane Fonda scene was going to air, I've gotten confirmation that it will be airing this Sunday evening.
I've even been spotted in a preview that is currently running.
So, if you're fancy enough to have HBO, which I definitely am not, let me know what you see... it could be a lot, or as I've learned, it could be very little :)
Until next time!
-B
