Let me start from last Thursday, my last day at Craig Ferguson. My time there was fun and productive. I got to see a few bands and singers who I've wanted to see live during dress rehearsals, which was awesome. It was good to see how a late night show can run. From the following two places, it'll be interesting to see how different late night shows can be operated from place to place.
After ending at Ferguson, I went to an intern/host mixer that was put on by the Academy. It was so much fun. I was very happy to see Ken and Clay again (my hosts from Shark Tank) and get to catch up with them. The mixer gave me the opportunity to meet other people in the business, as well as some more interns. It was held at the Sheraton at Universal on the 21st floor (which is a tall building in LA), which meant we got to see a beautiful sunset over LA.
I had Friday off, so I got to finally mail some things and watch a lot of Doctor Who. On Saturday, I finally went to the beach for the first time since I got out here. Will Rogers State Beach was beautiful. A big group of us went and got to just relax the whole time and have fun. Coming from Massachusetts, I'm used to the water being rather cold, so I had no problem with the temperature (which was surprisingly similar to the Cape). However, the waves were bigger than the ones I'm used to. They weren't huge. They were kind of like the ones you would find at Lighthouse Beach in Chatham or Nauset Beach in Orleans. Then you add some rocks. We walked down to a slightly calmer area and looked for an opening in the rocks and were fine from there on out. Towards the end of the day, we saw a seal close to shore, probably about 20-30 feet away (that's when I decided I was not swimming any more, just in case a shark was close by looking for a seal). No sharks were seen, but it was around 4:30 at that point, so we decided to pack up and head out.
Monday, I started at Jimmy Kimmel Live. I pretty much do things that PAs do, and it is so much fun. I was on Hollywood Boulevard looking for people to belly flop on the show, I threw an envelope in another PA's car as he drove by on the street. I got to see Joan Jett and the Blackhearts live. She is awesome and still knows how to rock a stage. Jimmy Kimmel is teaching me behind the scenes things and what goes into getting a show done. The Executive Producer of the show is wicked nice. She gets things done, but she also takes the time to know everyone on set and will go out on Hollywood Boulevard and help find people. That, to me, deserves respect. People out here can get caught up in their lives and their position will to go to their heads and they will make it clear they are above you. That's not fun to be around. When you find people who know their place, but will still be respectful of everyone else, it's good to keep in touch.
California is amazing, and I can't believe I only have three weeks left here. I love it so much here! I am so happy. I don't know what it is about here, but it's just so different. Maybe it's the sun every day. Maybe it's the fact that your food is always fresh here. Maybe it's going out every day and knowing you're one step closer to your dream. Whatever it is, I'm just going to enjoy the next three weeks and appreciate the opportunity given to me.
peace.love.happiness.
~Lisa
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