Week 2: Still a Mess (Because that's just how we roll)

Feels like we can't top what my darling mother wrote below. 

Here's the next video. Enjoy.

The Creature in Need of a Manicure........

This is Sooz - Today went well BUT and it is a BIG BUT tonight is not going so well. While watching TV we heard a creature in the kitchen/hallway. A creature with very long claws apparently because the scratching sounds were way louder than the television. Suz had a meltdown and was running away while Col tried to stay calm somewhat. I was disconnected from the emergency number for the apt twice and finally a very nice security guy arrived to save us. He was going to be my hero until he told me to clear the way to the door and hold the door open because he was running if it was a rat like he suspected. That was very reassuring. Of course the scratching stopped and there were no signs of a creature in the apt. Security was very nice but didn't have an answer until........we started crying....yes all three of us at the same time. You know how men like that. Suddenly we were given the keys to a new apt in another building. Problem is not solved yet but hopefully tomorrow morning the manager and I will come to an understanding quickly that we need to be moved. Wish us luck! If not we will be sleeping in the car for the rest of the trip.

Santa on acid reappears!

Suzanne here. Nothing really "blog" worthy has happened so far. Our darling mother has been forcing us to do schoolwork (which isn't terribly fun...at all.) and we've been spending most of our time walking. But it's not just walking across the street or to the store. No, no, it's walking six miles (and I'm not over-exaggerating, we measured the distance) to Trader Joe's because it's "great exercise." 

On our way to Trader Joe's, Santa on acid (aka the "Bearded Man") appeared and was walking across the street from us. And to our surprise, upon our return, Santa was sitting on the sofa in the lobby of the complex. It was quite strange and amazing at the same time.

Tomorrow we have a meeting with our agent to renew our contract and hopefully we'll be really, really busy for the next few months.

Videos are on their way soon.

- Suzanne

We're flakes.

Colleen here.  So here's a few things I've learned about the people/things in LA:

-seeing men with three foot beards is a normal thing for LA natives.  Facial hair is apparently a trend that the majority of men here "rock". 

-pumping gas is much harder than it looks.

-traffic is ridiculous.

-LA drivers are afraid of weather. Plain and simple. that's the only excuse for the unnecessary traffic jams.

-Every single store sells wine. Does that tell you something? Mom is happy about it.

-Sign spinning is a craft that kids here take very seriously.

-Target stores are crowded like christmas time in Jersey all the time.

Check out the video for details on what I'm talking about.

So here's the lowdown:

Yesterday afternoon we went to meet with our agent and talk about the future few months.  She and her staff seemed excited for us to be out here.  She even came in to the office just to see us. What an honor.

They sent us on our first LA/Pilot season audition right after the meeting.  We think it went well. It's very different out here - they have a weird sort of lingo that we haven't really gotten yet.   

Will write again soon. Next post will be much more interesting. Hopefully.

-Colleen. :)

enjoy.

Day 1 - Arriving (or at least trying to)

Only Us

Only happens to us...

• Who has three bags overweight? We do. And we get fined $25 a bag. Only us.
• For the first leg of our trip for four hours straight a woman ripped (not cut) coupons out of newspapers. Yes, that's right. Ripped. Chinese newspaper torture. Only us.
• We arrive in LA to our usual one bag missing. Of course it was Colleen's beloved guitar. Mom stomps away ready to kill. And finds it in the middle of the airport all by itself on the floor. No idea how it got there. Only us.
• Nicest limo driver with state of the art GPS gets lost in the middle of LA. Yep, that's right. Only us.
• We arrive at our apartment complex, prepared to check in. Mom goes inside to check in leaving us to guard our luggage outside right next to a massive mosquito nest. Only us.
• Mom tries to check in and credit card has a seizure because its being flagged for fraud. Yes, that's right, fraud. Only us.
• Arrived in our room to unpack and Dad being the great guy he is, repacked our clothes, which resulted in two hours of fighting about who's black shirt was who's. Only us.
• Only saving grace for Mom ... the store sells wine.