Is It Friday Yet?

Some weeks just seem to drag on and on. This was one of those weeks. It's probably because Monday was so brutal that it just set the tone for the week to be painstakingly long. I mean I basically worked in one day on Monday what most people work in two full work days. That being said, today shouldn't be Thursday, it should be Friday. And yet, it's not. And here we are on stage again. Don't get me wrong, I actually enjoy stage work. The stage isn't too far from the apartment, it's nice and climate controlled, there are no bugs and no sweltering heat and humidity. But, there's also very little to write about on days like this. Having very little if any interaction with the outside world, I find it hard to find something within the day that made me laugh or smile.

Today though at lunch, Ashley (one of the producer's assistants) asked me to join her for a walk. I was rather surprised by the request but jumped on it. I haven't taken lunchtime walks since our writer Meredith left so I was happy to have someone else to join me. We walked down past the stages to a little pond where a crowd of Canadian geese reside. It was lovely outside so the walk was rather enjoyable. It was nice to just get outside and feel like I had a little bit of exercise for the day even if I didn't burn off that White Mocha I drank for breakfast.

Unlike yesterday which seemed to be packed with surprises and fun times, today was slow and laborious. Not only had I received an unexpected gift, but one of our camera guys Patrick received some unexpected 40th birthday wishes on set. His wife and son and fellow camera crew surprised him with not only a huge birthday cake with 40 flaming candles, but also a singing Marilyn Monroe birthday gram. She came complete with birthday balloons and a kiss on the cheek for the birthday boy. It was rather enjoyable to watch and Patrick took it all in good spirits. After all, it's not every day you turn 40! I did it up for Marshall's 40th birthday - bouncy house and all.

Today though we were filming in mostly one room all day with the same actors for a very long scene. After awhile the hours just seem to go on and on as you replay the same 7 minutes over and over again. The only cool thing was a prosthetic arm we had for the scene. We aren't the type of show to normal have things like this, so when we do shoot someone or have prosthetic limbs, it always is cool and different. It was the one thing that seemed to get everyone excited about the day. Besides, it was something different than the last 7 minutes we've done a million times over. We were finally moving on to the aftermath of those 7 minutes where we actually did something exciting and new. So yeah, I guess I do get to see things most people don't get to see at work. Fake arms aren't the norm at most workplaces.