Since Saba always wanted a llama...
posted by Li-Wei @ 6:11 PM
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Friday, October 28, 2005
back by popular demand...
Hello, strangers!
I know, I know - my much anticipated return to the blog scene has FINALLY happened. :) Well, a break from public ranting was due, so now I am ready to give you a quick update on the current state of things.
Since I last wrote (whoa - in FEBRUARY? sheesh!), a lot has changed. My little brother, Alex aka "Bad Boy," became Chu #2 of the Gardenz household. That's right. My brother moved to Chicago after some unfortunate circumstances to live with the girls. It was tough at first, but we're back, he's back, and we're closer than ever now.
I made it to the last round of the DGA Trainee competition (top 12 of 7,000), but no dice at the end. Instead, I graduated from NU animal-style with my girls, said goodbye to all those near and dear in E-town, and moved to LA.
That's right: I'm back in Hollywood at Partizan.
The internship that hooked me up with my first feature job is now my first real job. I work as an assistant to Michel Gondry's producer again, and it's this wonderfully advanced lesson in the incredible highs and lows of being in the biz. I've been rockin it here since July, and I've gotten to do some pretty amazing stuff so far. I worked on my first 2 music videos: Kanye West's "Heard 'Em Say" and the White Stripes' "Denial Twist," which shot in New York virtually simultaneously.
On the home front, I live in this HOT apartment with Steevo. It's a 2 BR/BA across the street from my office. We live at the start of the Hollywood Walk of Fame...consider it a motivational tool. We moved in September 15th, and it's slowly coming together...still. If you live here, you should come by. We're fun and we have a real pool!
Anyway, that's pretty much everything up to now. So, much like another favored blog of yester-year, I'll end this post with my 3 highs and lows of the day:
HIGHS
3. MICHEL'S MOVIE got accepted to SUNDANCE last night!
2. BRUNCH w/MAMA SINGH: Steevo and I have a brunch date with REL and her mom for some good grub and then "North Country". Hooray!
1. THE MAGIC CASTLE: I'm going to the Magic Castle with Nicole, my friend from work. It's this crazy castle, where you have to "know" a magician to get in (translation: VERY exclusive and I'm crashing a party!). We're getting all dolled up, so I'm uber excited.
LOWS
3. HANGOVER...nuff said.
2. Missing ANT and JESS like crazy. :(
1. It's CHRIS'S last day at work today. He's moving on to bigger and better things, but I feel like I've lost the one shoulder I could always (and did) cry on at work...
alright...back to work!
I know, I know - my much anticipated return to the blog scene has FINALLY happened. :) Well, a break from public ranting was due, so now I am ready to give you a quick update on the current state of things.
Since I last wrote (whoa - in FEBRUARY? sheesh!), a lot has changed. My little brother, Alex aka "Bad Boy," became Chu #2 of the Gardenz household. That's right. My brother moved to Chicago after some unfortunate circumstances to live with the girls. It was tough at first, but we're back, he's back, and we're closer than ever now.
I made it to the last round of the DGA Trainee competition (top 12 of 7,000), but no dice at the end. Instead, I graduated from NU animal-style with my girls, said goodbye to all those near and dear in E-town, and moved to LA.
The internship that hooked me up with my first feature job is now my first real job. I work as an assistant to Michel Gondry's producer again, and it's this wonderfully advanced lesson in the incredible highs and lows of being in the biz. I've been rockin it here since July, and I've gotten to do some pretty amazing stuff so far. I worked on my first 2 music videos: Kanye West's "Heard 'Em Say" and the White Stripes' "Denial Twist," which shot in New York virtually simultaneously.
On the home front, I live in this HOT apartment with Steevo. It's a 2 BR/BA across the street from my office. We live at the start of the Hollywood Walk of Fame...consider it a motivational tool. We moved in September 15th, and it's slowly coming together...still. If you live here, you should come by. We're fun and we have a real pool!
Anyway, that's pretty much everything up to now. So, much like another favored blog of yester-year, I'll end this post with my 3 highs and lows of the day:
HIGHS
3. MICHEL'S MOVIE got accepted to SUNDANCE last night!
2. BRUNCH w/MAMA SINGH: Steevo and I have a brunch date with REL and her mom for some good grub and then "North Country". Hooray!
1. THE MAGIC CASTLE: I'm going to the Magic Castle with Nicole, my friend from work. It's this crazy castle, where you have to "know" a magician to get in (translation: VERY exclusive and I'm crashing a party!). We're getting all dolled up, so I'm uber excited.
LOWS
3. HANGOVER...nuff said.
2. Missing ANT and JESS like crazy. :(
1. It's CHRIS'S last day at work today. He's moving on to bigger and better things, but I feel like I've lost the one shoulder I could always (and did) cry on at work...
alright...back to work!
posted by Li-Wei @ 3:35 PM
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