Currently reading: Bossy Pants- Tina Fey
Listening to: Breathe Me- Sia
Where do I even begin? In these last few months, my life has turned upside down… yet again. After Criminal Minds wrapped in Jan., I jumped onto No Ordinary Family. From there, I worked on 3 pilots back to back- Common Law, My Life as an Experiment, and Man Up!-- all wonderful experiences. I had the chance to work with Jack Black, Donald Sutherland—and Modern Family’s director Mike Spiller. Doing 3 back-to-back pilots was a lot of work, but trust me it was all worth it. While I was working on Man Up as the set PA, I met Kelly. Let me just say this lady is the most badass executive producer I know—and she’s my boss. :)Basically, we met and the stars aligned. It was one of those surreal moments that you realize you are exactly where you belong at the exact right place and time. Everything happened so fast—in just 15 minutes my whole life had changed.
I miss PA’ing—all the different actors, locations, and the excitement of being on set. Most of all, I miss my team- especially Jason. But soon enough, we will be working together again and we both know I am right where I need to be. I no longer work 18 hour days, no more coffee runs, and no more walkies. My days are now filled with scheduling pitches, sending emails, reading LOTS of scripts, and rolling phone calls with agents/writers/producers… you name it. Kelly does exactly what it is I want to do, and she is great at it. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for me and I plan to take full advantage. At first, I was completely overwhelmed but I absolutely love my job and every day I get more and more confident. Just last night Kelly took me to the screening of Bridesmaids—our company represents Annie Mumolo who co-wrote the movie with Kristin Wiig. I got to meet the director Paul Feig (he directed The Office and Knocked Up, and created Freaks and Geeks). It was awesome!
So that is my work life…and I don’t have time for much else. I am moving closer to work, and closer to the beach- Venice to be exact. This is great for 2 reasons: 1. No more hour and a half commuting to work every day, and 2. I GET CHARLI BACK. I am moving into a huge house with 3 guys- all hilarious and wonderful in their own unique way… I can’t wait to move in!
Being away from my family and friends isn’t getting any easier—but they are super excited for me and I call them as much as I can. I am going to Vegas with the girls this weekend and I couldn’t be more excited. Erin is graduating in a few weeks and I am so very proud of her. I can’t wait to see what she is going to do!
So life is good, really good. I am trying to keep my feet on the ground and take everything one day at a time. If I have learned anything in this business, it’s that anything can happen—anything.
Peace&Love
