Off the Grid

I woke up Friday morning with a brilliant idea - I would leave LA and go spend some quiet time in the country. It was a fool proof plan. I would spend some time with my Big Mommy, while also having some quiet time to get some work done. Everything was going smoothly, until...

I arrived at my Big Mommy's house and saw several cars. It seems that I wasn't the only one who had the brilliant idea to escape. My aunt showed up with her seven grandchildren, her son and her best friend. Plus, another one of my cousins was there, even though I'd spoken to him the day before and he said he was leaving. So I went from thinking I would have quiet time, to being surrounded by family.

Needless to say, I found myself being engrossed in fun conversations, taking a nap, being well fed and riding a go cart up and down the street with my teenage cousins. I managed to get about three solid hours of work in though, but I guess that was enough. I didn't have internet access, so I wasn't able to blog. Sorry if you missed me yesterday!

After hanging out with my family yesterday, I formulated a plan for today. Again, it was simple: I would leave early, come back home and do work. At 3:00pm, I said my goodbyes. I was prepared for my peaceful two hour drive. I had my music, my water and my alone time. I was ready. 15 minutes later, I was stopped on the highway, stuck in bumper to bumper traffic.  My ice had already started to melt in water and suddenly, my peaceful ride was anything but. Fast forward an hour, and I still wasn't where I should have been at that time. Fast forward another hour, and I found myself stopped in traffic again. This time, there were helicopters circling above, and they were dropping water on wild fires. The heat was almost unbearable, but I knew that I couldn't turn on my air conditioner. I've made that drive several times, and it never fails, there are always people pulled over on the side of the road with the hood of their car up because it over heated.

This is a PSA - if you are driving in the dessert, do not run your air conditioner in your car, because your car will overheat. Okay, don't say you didn't know; you've been warned.

So after watching the fires be extinguished and passing all of the people who's cars overheated, I finally made it home, a mere four hours after I started. And needless to say, I was so exhausted from the hot, sweaty ride home, that I was unable to do work. Now, here I am, three hours later, well rested and ready to work.

You'll be happy to know that I just posted an ad on Mandy.com, Craigslist and Stage32, looking for a Producer for my film. Here's hoping to get some replies and some good resumes! It's movie making time!!!!!

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