September 1st, 2009
I wasn’t going to post again till I was in the new place, but current events warrant some writing.
The plan was to move today, Sept. 1st. I got the mover all lined up and ready to go. About 5 days beforehand, hundreds of yellow flyers appeared around the neighborhood, the gist of it was, “we’re shooting a movie in your neighborhood and will be here from the night of Aug. 31 to Sept. 2nd. We’re also going to be posting “no parking signs” within a 3 block radius of the filming area.” (FYI, this is an extremely difficult area for parking on any normal day, forget having all those blocks taken away)
It turns out to be a huge movie, James Brooks directing and starring Jack Nicholson, Owen Wilson and Reese Witherspoon. They are shooting this thing two doors down from our house. (Nick’s house, that is, the one I’m moving out of).
What does this mean? It means I had to cancel the mover and get a new one so I could move on the 3rd. It also means I was on the phone with the location manager 4 times while he tried to make me think we could work something out for the 1st, though I’m glad I didn’t believe his lying ass since there’s no way it could have worked. It also means if I want to do any lite moving before the movers get here, I have to carry it to the new apartment on foot. It means…I HATE THESE MOVIE JERKS.
If one more person says “Miss, Miss…” trying to stop me while I walk up to my apartment, I will tear them limb from limb. I already told one guy to fuck off. I’m pissed.
Then, I go to my new apartment just now to drop some stuff off (because they wouldn’t give me the keys till today) and find 4 plumbers there, totally dismantling the water system. They’re separating the heat in the building so each apartment gets charged separately, which I knew was going to happen, but not on the day I take possession of the apartment! So it’s a good thing I changed my moving plans because there’s all those strange men in there anyway. They’ll be there tomorrow and again at the end of the week, too. !@#$!@
In happy news, August was a record running month for me: 320 miles. This Thursday, the morning of my move, I’ve got my first MP run of the season, 14 w/8MP. Kind of excited to see what’s what on that score. I hope it goes well but if not…whatever. All this messy life stuff puts some perspective on running, though I’m insanely grateful for having it (talk about natural Prozac).
That’s it for the moment, sorry it’s just one long vent, but it’s been a trying time and I’m not good with unsettled business, which I have in abundance. I’ll write again after I’m moved in and hopefully, have some normalcy back in my life.
Now, I’m going to spit out the window at whatever movie asshole is roaming around below. Bitter? Oh, yes.
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Yeah, I’ve had a run-in with movie people too (Actually TV. Remember Nash Bridges?) Ugh.
Great to hear from you Flo, even if it is a vent, you bitter spitter.
Good luck on the 3rd!
Wow, great mileage for the month and considering everything you have going on…truly outstanding work, congrats on that. As far as the movie goes, I’m assuming you won’t be making the premier?
Eeeek, it all sounds so exciting (the movie part)! I’m sorry you are having to deal with all these hassles, though. Keep your head up and remember that for every valley, there’s a mountain top!
oh god, I hate movie/Tv shoots. Having lived around the block from Sex and the City shooting and tons of Law and Order shoots, they can all go shit in their hats.
Sorry you’ve had such a rough time. I’ve been thinking tons about you and miss you girl!
Oh and you ran almost twice as much as I did in Aug.
People in Manhattan are always starstruck and thrilled when they see a movie shooting on their block for the first time. That lasts about five minutes usually.
An acquaintance endured shooting on her front stoop for a week a few years back. They paid her $600. The kicker was that they reported it to the IRS as $60,000. So she got audited six months later. Nice.
Hope things get better soon. Good mileage!
The last movie they shot here was Breaking Away in the 70s!
There are some good things about the Midwest.
Anyway though, seriously, sorry about all the hassles. That sucks. My brother and I call him James Hell Brooks because that is his nickname in the credits of the Simpsons Halloween specials. Seems appropriate.
I hope you get the move done with as few further hassles as possible. Congrats on your huge August mileage and good luck with the MP run!
No movies here. Though I admit I’d probably be starstruck for at least a minute or two, I can imagine it would wear off quickly.
First off, congrats on the incredible mileage! It’s not a coincidence that it took place during such a stressful time – well, it’s a much healthier way to deal with the stress than drinking. I hope the rest of your move goes smoothly and that you’re back with us!
Best of luck with the first MP run – I’m sure you’ll nail it!
320 miles is a lot of ks – like about 514! I hope Thursday goes well.
You should ask Jack and Reese to sign some of your T-shirts – I’m sure they’d be big sellers. Not sure about Owen though.
Yikes, that’s so frustrating. Glad to hear (from later posts) that you eventually made it to the new place. Also, congrats on the PR monthly mileage. 320 is very impressive. And, happy birthday!