Video Shoot - Day 2

So...yesterday [because I konked out when I got back and didn't have a chance to do much before I fell asleep] was the second day of the video shoot - since I made the cut. THERE WERE SO LITTLE PEOPLE THERE OMG.

Anyway, I was one of two newish grips - though the other guy [hubbyboy - see previous video day rant - was the other] is a Junior and a transfer student...so I was the only Freshmen. But I totally held my own.

ANYWAY, I got into a carpool with hubbyboy, boomman [guy with the boom mike], and an actress who I thought had a pretty voice. We all got along epically well - and apparently have a lot in common. We even saw lightning.

Oh - did I mention the shoot was at the Director's Grandmother's house? In San Francisco? That's at least 2 hours from Monterey, BTW.

Anyway, lots of talking and bonding later, we show up and...sit there. The other car fails at life. Like forever and a muffin later [her grammie served us doof <3] I, hubbyboy, and leadgripman [lead grip man], set off to save the Universe. Lighting guy was fired - and there was a big issue that the higher ups were keeping from the lower downs. Woo.

SO...I got instructions from leadgripman, and hubbyboy and I took flight, setting up lights, adjusting lights, experimenting with the magic of Gaff tape [the next post will be dedicated to that], risking our lives and chance of spiders bites, just to cover a window with a tarp, risk being hit by lighting, by standing outside and setting up large metal C-stands and babystands [this is all technical terms I kid you not]. And yeah.

I'll get into detail about a few of the adventures now...
In no particular order because it's only like 9am.

The nom nom bush
So hubbyboy, leadgripman, and I had to cover some windows for a night scene. We couldn't cover them from a tarp inside...because that would look like ass. So we had to go outside. There was a big bush there. Just sitting there. Ready to eat our souls. Leadgripman is terrified of spiders. SO - he sends his kids into the bush with a rickety wooden ladder we found, only holding a branch for us. So I'm holding the ladder with a roll of gaff tape, while hubby boy precariously balances atop the thing. We got it done.
We be awesome.

The Bee Deja Vu
SO there was a bee in the house. Me being me, I was like *points* BEE.
So hubbyboy is like CUP. And I found a cup. And I put it over the bee, then admit last time I tried this [literally two days ago] the next part failed. So he took over with a piece of paper and replaced me by the cup. He failed at the next part. Then the guy that lives in my building simply opened the window and let it out.
We were quiet for a bit...

Gaff tape is magic
SEE NEXT SOON TO COME POST

And I might add more later.
Still kinda tired.

Anyway, there was some down-time, so I hung around with hubbyboy and some of the cast. There was totally this guy that wanted me. He was the beefy male lead. He was epic though. AND A REDHEAD <3 They are rare so I treasure every one. XD Anyway, we played the game where you write down the name of a famous person on a piece of paper, and hand it to the person on your right. Then everyone takes their new paper and places it on their forehead.
Hubbyboy had Napoleon Dynamite stuck to his forehead.
"DO I HAVE MAGIC POWERS?"
We all died laughing.
And had QUIET ON SET yelled at us, even though they weren't shooting...causing leadgrip to put on a cape and fly to the rescue xD
He's my MBMOM. He really is. Leadgripman totally adopted me.

Anyway, the day continued like this. Once leadgripman fell asleep after tell us to stay inside just in case they needed us...so we ran away xD
And played the above game >.>

We also played Scatigories [sp?] in the living room away from the set because we were bored and they kicked us out xD NOT BECAUSE WE WERE LOUD...because they had nothing for us to grip.
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At like 8 we stopped shooting, and we were allowed to leave...well actually only my car, because Boomman was sleepy and directorchick was mean to him all day and felt bad. SO YEAH. Then he was like "I need FUEL". And we stopped at in-and-out. FIRST TIME EVER. It was Foogasmic. OMG. Everyone gave me a hard time for not eating there before xD

AND I LEARNED SOMETHING: I am the youngest person to be working as a grip on a TAT set EVER. Well Freshmen are uncommon...and most Freshies that are brought in are like people who came back to college or took a year off or w/e. I turned 18 like just over a week ago. Yeah. :3

We ate and ate and they taught me the secrets of In-and-Out, and I felt adopted xD
Everyone in the car was 21+.
Boomman: 21
Hubbyboy: 21
Actress-chick-with-the-pretty-voice...let's call her actresschick: 22.
I WAS DUH BABY 8D

Then we left.
It was 9 then.
Our conversations got funnier and funnier as the night wore on. We talked about campus, the 'effed up behind the scenes of CSUMB, teachers, how I was ahead of everyone ever in the TAT major that's a Freshie, and just about everybody and everything. What? We had two hours and falling asleep to kill xD

THEN we got to campus and Boomman was like "if I didn't have class tomorrow" [yes a sunday] "I'd invite you all over to hang"
:(
Stupid class...
So my plan was to get hubbyboy's # when Boomman dropped us off in front of the TAT building. But...he dropped me off in front of my building. Hubbyboy was actually making excuses why he needed to get out too.

In the end it was just me getting out, waving over my shoulder.

:(

I was freaking out because I didn't know his last name, have his phone number, know his schedule...and to top it all off, he lives off campus. So I felt like I'd never see Hubbyboy again. The other two live on campus so I'd see them around.

So I got inside and I was happy from the day, but also really depressed. I actually left my building two seconds later, hoping to see Hubbyboy drive by. He didn't.

I slept bad all night, trying to figure out how to make contact with him.
THEN I WOKE UP AND BECAME BRILLIANT.
I emailed the dude that's been emailing me about the shoots and shiz, asking for his email addy.
I has it.
I emailed him :3
I HAVE CONTACT!
-touchdown dance-
He hasn't responded yet, but tbh I haven't gotten along so instantly with anyone before...even like my best friends in the world. Maybe I'm just changing into a more open person...but it was weird. Even if he's gay/taken, I just want to keep him as a friend, then.

But yeah.
:)