Spring has finally sprung for my little orchid. Yes, i’ts still alive! I’m amazed. And now it has 7 leaves. I think when I first got it there were only 3 or 4. I am amazed. It must be the fairy.
I know I don’t talk much about work on here. That’s because there isn’t a lot of acting work for women who are pregnant. And even if they do want a pregnant woman, they can hire anyone and just put a fake belly on her. Movie magic.
But I’m mentioning it now since the long awaited results of the SAG / AFTRA merger were announced today. It was approved. I don’t know what this means for future acting gigs. Or residuals. Or lack there of. I don’t know what will happen to our pensions. Or health insurance plans. And I don’t know if this will lead to more or less work.
I just hope it is truly the right path to take for all fellow actors.
And… here… we… go!
I snuck away to the gym today for a 20 minute bike ride and lift weights (don’t worry, nothing over 30 lbs!)
On the TV while I was there, CNN was showing a news story on Alicia Silverstone feeding her baby from her mouth. She chews the food and then feeds her baby like a bird. Umm… it’s totally not for me, but what do you think? Is it gross? Highly evolved? If you have an opinion, leave a comment here – I’d love to know what you think! Here’s the video for any of you who haven’t seen it yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c6tEKLT5G2M
Max moved into our bedroom. We moved our bedroom into the office. And the office moved into Max’s bedroom.
It sort of feels like we moved to a new house. And all the chaos that goes with it.
Not only did we all move bedrooms, but I’m finally baby proofing too. Moving things like knives and booze from bottom cabinets to upper cabinets (and still figuring out where everything will go) AND we’re creating a little guest room area for visitors.
It’s much easier to do things like this when you are moving stuff from a smaller room to a bigger room where there is plenty of space for everything. The challenge is in moving from a larger room to a smaller room and deciding what to get rid of and how the hell the rest is going to fit.
The #1 reason we did all of this moving, was to put Max into our old bedroom since it’s a bigger and we’re hoping he and his sister can share a room (after she’s had her few months in our room).
Most people I talked to said their kids loved sharing a room when they were little, so fingers crossed it all works out. If they don’t like it, we can always put one of them in a tent out back. What? Oh, c’mon. You know I kid.
I don’t know about you, but I miss NBC’s remake of ‘Prime Suspect’. I loved getting my weekly fix of Maria Bello as Det. Jane Timony.
Shout-out to Peter Berg who Executive Produced. I worked with him in Hancock – he Directed, but also gave himself a role as a Doctor in the scenes with us – so fun to work with him.
I loved ‘Prime Suspect’ not only because it was well made and the lead female character was real, but the best part was that she DIDN’T WEAR stilleto heels while chasing down bad guys in the streets of NY.
Have you noticed on shows like CSI:NY that Det. Stella Bonasera ran around chasing bad guys in heels?
Heels. Really? I don’t even have words for it, it’s so ridiculous. All I can do is shake my head and hope that humankind will do better in the future. A future where shows like ‘Prime Suspect’ don’t get cancelled.
Here’s a snippet of the Det. Timony I miss:
