A Nice, Warm Fire

Obviously, I was not able to update my blog yesterday - to all my die hard fans, I apologize. For everyone else, here's the update. ;)

As for work at the Medals Plaza, we had a very formulaic show last night. Because of this, I was able to run camera for almost the entire pre-show! I would always smile to myself when the director cut to one of my shots. One of them in particular made everyone in the truck laugh! I had a tight shot of a little girl (maybe 2-3 years old) sitting on her dad's shoulders and I thought if she saw herself on the jumbotron, I could get a reaction out of her. When they cut to that shot, she and her dad went WILD! They were jumping and dancing - so cute! It was definitely a highlight of the night for me.

Another highlight (and I feel a little guilty for saying this) was when one of the crowd animators (the crew favorite) did a high kick in the opening number on the stage and slipped because it was raining. The director thought it was so funny that he put it up on the screens as an instant replay! Throughout the night, I kept laughing to myself about it - situations like that are so much more entertaining when they happen in real life situations as opposed to being rehearsed and staged.

The Fray was a pretty good band live, though I'm sure most in the audience would prefer their CD to live music if they were just limited to hearing it. None of the bands so far have been the kind to perform better live than in a recording. For example, last summer I saw John Mayer in concert who spent more time out of the regular course of the melody and into his improvisations that the live concert was definitely worth going to. Most of the bands here have stuck to the album versions of their songs, which it a little disappointing. But who am I to complain? I am able to watch popular bands perform every night from one of the best seats in the house!

There are just 4 shows left, then we wrap. I'm definitely looking forward to dinner with the crew on Thursday. If the director likes my work, I might be able to get a job from him in London! Who knows... But I think if I did work London, I would prefer a job like 2nd assistant director where I can work in an area I'm more comfortable with. Still, I have no idea what the summer after I graduate is going to look like, so I'm going to trust that God will put just the right people and situations in my life to lead me where I should go. I'm done trying to make it happen on my own! :)

Souvenir items are beginning to go on sale! How fortunate that I've not really begun to buy anything yet! This morning, Kristen and I are planning to go shopping around Whistler for some last minute gift items (and to use up the rest of our petty cash given to us for meals). I think I'm in the market for some sort of hat, or maybe a sweater if I can find one for under $400 (I really wish I were kidding). I'll get back to you with the fruits of my outing this morning.