Sunday, July 11, 2010



Day 42
Got to go to a Conversation With Jane Lynch, she was so funny and just seems like such a nice person! Afterward Lisa, Chrissy, and I went to the reception but she wasn't there... But since we had so much time to kill we got some free drinks, I like stuff that's free! We then just wandered up and down sunset strip until it started to rain! I thought it didn't rain in LA? But LA has been full of surprises like how I thought it was warm and sunny all the time, that's a negative! After that we headed up to Hollywood Blvd to meet up with some friends of Chrissy's so we went to Grauman's, I just can't wait to have my hand and footprints there! Finally it was time to head over to the Comedy Store for the show. We saw the voice of Roger Rabbit perform before Pauly came on. I saw Pauly and talked to him before the show and he said he'd come over after to say bye and meet my friends. Pauly was so funny I think knowing him makes it all funnier to me. But afterward he came over and met Chrissy and Lisa. The people behind us were staring and pointing at Pauly. That's right I know a celeb, even if it is Pauly, but I love that man! He told Lisa and Chrissy that he loved them then he kissed me again, this time on the cheek. His facial hair tickled he needs a shave! Then later we saw Chris D'Elia who is hilarious! Everyone should check him out he's so going to be the next Dane Cook!!!

Day 43
Lisa's last day :( We went up to the Hollywood sign and then drove around Burbank and saw the Brady Bunch house and Disney Studio's. Later that night I had to take Lisa to the airport after a fun-filled week of Hoolywood and celebs!

Day 44
Yet again didn't have to go into the casting office... But Pauly and I had our photo shoot! That was lots of fun, I just love spending time with him! Then went to Target and saw Joseph Cross (from Running With Scissors, Jack Frost, and Flags of Our Fathers), right after seeing him I ran into Courtney, and then we saw Jane Lynch! I told her how I went to her talk on Saturday and that I really enjoyed it, she said thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it and smiled at me. I then asked for a picture and she politely said no by saying well it was nice meeting you, hope to see you soon. Oh well... Courtney and I then headed over to the Hollywood museum but they were closed! So we went to Ripley's believe it or not instead... We also ate at the Disney Soda Fountain Shoppe which is just so adorable! That night we went to one of her lectures with special guest Beverly Sanders who was on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, is now on Entourage, and use to take acting classes with Marylin Monroe! She was awesome and had some very interesting stories!

Day 45
Went into the casting office since we now finally have projects, we're getting ready to cast a Christmas movie. But after work I headed over to the Inception premiere and got Leonardo DiCaprio's autograph and he touched my hand because I was holding out my paper for him to sign and the girls beside me were screaming and jumping up and down so he had to hold my hand still in order to sign for me. Simply amazing, words cannot describe! I just love and adore Leo, I've had a crush on him since 3rd grade and use to have a Titanic poster of him in my room!

Day 46
Spent the day in bed hanging out with Bennie. All this excitement has wore me out! I haven't gotten much sleep the past couple weeks and I just needed a day of rest. But later that night Cassandra and I headed over to the Improv for celebrity juice night, and who does our celebrity turn out to be?! Bob freaking Saget! He was so funny, but while he was performing I really had to go to the bathroom but I didn't want to get up because 1. people who do get heckled and 2. I wanted to see his set. So as soon as he was done I headed to the bathroom, but Bob Saget came out right behind me. I heard him saying how his set sucked and that it was a mess, so I turned around and told him how much I liked it and how funny I thought he was. He then started talking to me about how he wanted to get back into doing stand-up more, like he use to. So I asked him if he was going to come to the Comedy Store, and he said yeah I'd like to but why that club in-particular? I then told him how I work for Pauly which lead into a whole bunch of stuff so we talked for a little bit. Then I asked for a picture which he was super nice about! Then on my way back into the club I ran into Ari, who I work with at Pauly's. I love how in a city of 11 million people where I only know a small handful I always seem to run into people I know!

Day 47
I never want to leave Landing Patch I love love love it so much! I told everyone about my Bob Saget run in, because I want him to come play at the Comedy Store so Tommy the talent coordinator told me to email Bob and tell him he's welcome to perform anytime! So I emailed Bob Saget's personal email account! I told him how we met the other night and the message from Tommy and some other stuff and that I wanted to see him perform. I also attached our picture so he'd remember me, I'm still waiting to hear back! :) So, I have never loved working anywhere before, I look forward to coming into work, and even come in to help out on days I don't have too! This is the place for me, just one more year until I'm back, but the good thing is I get to see/visit with Pauly in October and then again in the spring! I don't know if I could go a whole year without seeing that man!

Friday, July 9, 2010



Day 31
Yet again I did not have to go to the casting agency, so I drove up to Hollywood and went to see the Hollywood Bowl. Then I went over to Jimmy Kimmel and met Nikki Reed who was so nice and sweet she ignored all the paps and autograph seekers and focused on the fans which, made me really happy!

Day 32
Courtney and I went to Universal Studios and are now best friends, since we both want to be famous someday! We also saw the character Donkey and the guy inside the suit loved us and kept talking to us forever! Later that night I headed over to LAX to meet up with Heather who was only in LA for a few hours on her way to New Zealand! But it was so nice getting to see a friend from school! Then I went over to a comedy club with Cassandra to check out this comedian who raps his jokes, called DJ Mr. Napkins.

Day 33
Pauly was out of town but kept calling me every 5 minutes because I wasn't doing whatever it was he had me doing right, because he gives such vague instructions, which got really frustrating. But I did get two free shirts from work, shhh don't tell Pauly! I then bought Son In Law, which was Pauly's favorite film to make and watched it. I actually enjoyed it and though it was really funny!

Day 34
We only had a half day due to the holiday weekend, so after work I was so tired so I took a nap but then went with Cassandra to get her new bike. Afterward we went to In N Out and I got a grilled cheese which was quite tasty!

Day 35
Went to see Eclipse!!! LOVED IT! I cannot wait to see it again! After that I came back to my apartment to get ready for Lisa to come visit! And much later that night I went and picked her up from the airport! :)

Day 36
Lisa and I went to Venice Beach for the 4th. It was really crowded with lots of weird people, they even had a freak show with 23 two headed animals of some kind! We saw Muscle Beach and the huge beefed up people which I was really excited about! Lisa put her feet in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, it was really cold! That night we went over to Exposition Park to watch an hour long fireworks show!

Day 37
Went up to Hollywood to show Lisa the Stars and Grauman's Chinese Theater. We then went to the wax museum which was a lot of fun to take our pictures with all the celebs! It was like being a kid in a candy shop! Earlier while we were walking up the walk of fame Andy Milanakas walked by us and said "no pictures, no pictures" he was referring to the stars by the time we realized who it was he had already walked away, oh well...

Day 38
Finally I went into the casting office! Since we were preparing to cast a dog commercial they actually needed people and had stuff for me to do. But before work Lisa and I went to the Natural History Museum, I have never seen so many people crammed into one museum it was overwhelming! The main reason we went was to see the movie memorabilia like one of W.C. Fields hats, a hand written script by D.W. Griffith, Fred Astaire's tap shoes, and Walt Disney's desk from his childhood room where he first drew Mickey Mouse. But it was closed off! We did enjoy the rest of the museum despite that and all the people!

Day 39
Lisa and I went and did the Sony Pictures tour which was so good! We were both a little skeptical at first but it turns out Sony owns Columbia Pictures and Tristar Entertainment. Also the lot where Sony is now located use to be MGM. So I got to stand in the same recording stage where Judy Garland recorded Somewhere Over the Rainbow, also got to go to the stage where they filmed The Wizard of Oz, A Day at the Races, Cast Away, and many more. We got to visit the set of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. AND we saw Jonah Hill he waved and said "Hi" as he rode by in his golf cart. We also walked by Happy Madison productions which is Adam Sandler's production company we saw his car and golf cart but no Adam... That night we went to The Comedy Store, since I get in for free! We saw Bobby Lee who was so funny and some other comedians some were funny some weren't, I'm excited to see Pauly perform this weekend though!

Day 40
Pauly was in town this week, so of course the other intern called in sick! Now don't get me wrong I love working with Pauly but I do not love being the only intern. When I'm the only one there it just means I have to do all of Pauly's stuff and Dan's which is overwhelming but gives me a taste of the real world. My main task was making a master-list/excel sheet of every city and club Pauly has performed at in the last four years. But something exciting, Pauly finally remembered my name, I was working at my desk and I heard him say "Sydney?" like he wasn't sure if that was my name or not. Also Butter, Pauly's dog came into work she loved me and was laying at my feet all day.

Day 41
Yes!! Another intern came in and I was not left alone! We have just been so so busy at Pauly's it's been stressful. Didn't do anything exciting, had to help Pauly with a couple phone-in interviews but other than that my tasks were kind of boring. Just read a bunch of breakdowns which I do everyday (breakdowns are a list of up-coming movies and T.V.shows that are casting, they consist of characters, character descriptions and a summary of the project). When we had a lull between interviews since Pauly is still promoting Adopted everyone always ask him if he wants to adopt, which he doesn't. Anyway he started playing with my hair and was like "Maybe I should just adopt you. You've got my hair everyone would probably believe you were my child." We then talked about how my hair made him miss his old hairstyle from the 90's and how it made him want to grow it back. I think it might look silly on him now since he's older. Also, he discovered that I'm ticklish! Therefore he kept walking by and tickling me all day, especially my neck! After work I head over to a movie premiere of Lisa's mom's best friends cousin. The movie was called Stan, it was cute I liked it. Also we chose a very good place to sit right next to Mr. Laritate from Wizards of Waverly Place! We became very good friends he's actually coming to Wilmington at the end of august to work with some kids on acting we exchanged info and we're going to meet up when he comes to town. He's also teaching a class here in LA in two weeks and I can go for free! Very very exciting evening!