San Francisco, the sounds, sleep deprivation..
i wonder why i always tend to do quick updates like these whenever i go through a LOT all at once. If anything, events like that should be recorded in detail. Oh well:
Friday:
- went to sleep on thursday around 1am, woke up at 2am to pack and left at 4:30am to get to LAX
- got to the airport at 5:30am for our 6:30am flight. Needless to say we BARELY made it on.
- got into SF around 7:45am with Steff, and we then took the BART from Oakland to the city and walked around for hours with our luggage until we were ready to collapse.
- wanted to eat in the Castro, but it was a ways away from where we were (Market) so we took the bus and got off on the wrong stop (way to go Steff), i was about to wring her neck when a girl in a gorgeous black Mercedes stopped her car in the middle of the street 10 feet away from us and took off her sunglasses to yell "HEY!! Are you that girl from that show on Showtime???" at Steff. Steff just laughed and said "you mean the L Word??" and the girl was like "yeah! you're really hot!"...then steff proceeded to say "Wanna give us a ride to Castro?" and unbeliveably the girl thought to herself for a second then said "okay. get in right now, or im gonna be late to class."
- we get in, she turns to Steff and asks "so ARE you the girl?? Shane?" and Steff said no, but she could be (ha ha ha).
- the girl turns out to be super cool and just getting back from a video shoot she was doing for her single..she turns out to be an R&B singer.
- she invites us out later that weekend.
- we get to castro, eat, i fix my hair and makeup at some random store, telling them that i had an audition to get to and i didnt have time to get ready.
- Steff and i pass out in Dolores Park for 3 hours. I get sunburned.
- Tyler comes and picks us up then we head over to pick up Lotus.
- Went out to sushi with everyone, had some awkward moments with _____ but whatever.
- passed out around 10pm with Lotus and Steff and Grace
Saturday
- Got stoned. Drank. Had a nice long talk with Lotus.
- We went out to some club/bar... the place was so packed you could hardly move. Ran into Kerry and Tegan.
- Had a nice talk with Tegan, not too long tho unfortunately as bars are never a great place to REALLY conversate.
- Left the bar feeling super sober (i had felt sick from drinking that afternoon so i was taking it easy) and we all went to get pizza.
- Steff (who i've now dubbed as "Shane") was drunk beyond belief. We got pizza.
- Kerry tried to have a conversation with me, but it just doesnt matter anymore. Everything is in the past. I've no emotions -- positive or negative, towards her.
- i walked out of the car to talk to Tegan.
- left with a drunk grace, lotus, steff and tyler.
- passed the fuck OUT.
Sunday
- Got stoned. Drank. Had a talk with Steff.
- Hung out in the city, then at a friend of a friend's place for a few hours.
- Felt really shitty for some reason.
- We (grace, lotus, steff, tyler and i) and the other (FUCKING COOL) girls left for a bar where they were playing godawful music. We danced, had a good time.
- Had a great moment, but it didnt go past a certain point because...well... there was someone around and it just wasnt possible at the moment ha.
- Got blue balls.
- Passed out.
Monday
- Woke up after an hour of sleep to catch our 6:30am flight
- Realized we missed the BART so i called a cab to get us.
- didnt shower or do my hair or makeup
- said bye to Grace and Lotus
- i paid for a 90 fucking dollar taxi ride to Oakland airport
- once again, barely caught the plane..
- arrived. i was so tired i thought i was going to pass out and vomit.
- i slept everywhere.
- came back to my house, got 2.5 hours of sleep then woke up to Kelly's phonecall.
- She asked if i wanted to be in a music video for The Sounds. I said "definitely" (duh)
- went to her house unshowered unready..etc..
- she laughed at me and said we still had 45 mins before we had to leave. so i got ready inside her place.
- We left for the shoot. Got there, met some cool people, i met some really nice Gods Girls.
- waited, waited, waited, waited. wandered around, wrote in my journal, talked briefly to a couple of guys (who i later found out were in The Sounds haha.)
- finally we started to rehearse. I got grouped in with the Gods Girls (cos even though kelly is no longer an active model she still has to promote with them, and i had come with her)... my job was to dance dance dance, run to the next mark, dance dance, take my jacket off while running to my next mark and dance dance dance with the Gods Girls.
- did it over and over and over and over and over...
- booze began to flow.
- talked to Maja (i think?) the lead singer who is so fucking RIDICULOUSLY nice... i was really happy to know it haha.
- As the night progressed, the director/producers kept asking us to be more erotic/sexy/sensual/touch ourselves. finally they asked the girls to get topless in the last scene as theyre dancing. A request that got a resounding "NO" because they werent even being paid to do it.
- I noticed Kelly get really sad (the atmosphere wasnt exactly one she wanted to be around since shes trying to grow as a person) so i sat and talked with her and was just kinda present.
- Eventually, the producer gave in and got 4 of the 8 girls onstage to get topless for 100 bucks each. (Kelly and i still passed on the offer tho)
- I got discombobulated for a second as we danced and i realized that there were 4 girls around me that were topless.
- I danced in my jeans and bra. Whatever.
- Met some more nice people. It ended, a really sweet guy named Tommy walked Kelly and I to the car since one of the extras got held up at gunpoint during the shoot as he went to get something from his car.
- Kelly and i had a really fantastic conversation on the way home. Shes probably one of the few people i really do talk to about anything/everything. Almost cried at one point during the conversation. but im a big girl. haha.
im really being surrounded by some amazing people lately.
There you go.
Friday:
- went to sleep on thursday around 1am, woke up at 2am to pack and left at 4:30am to get to LAX
- got to the airport at 5:30am for our 6:30am flight. Needless to say we BARELY made it on.
- got into SF around 7:45am with Steff, and we then took the BART from Oakland to the city and walked around for hours with our luggage until we were ready to collapse.
- wanted to eat in the Castro, but it was a ways away from where we were (Market) so we took the bus and got off on the wrong stop (way to go Steff), i was about to wring her neck when a girl in a gorgeous black Mercedes stopped her car in the middle of the street 10 feet away from us and took off her sunglasses to yell "HEY!! Are you that girl from that show on Showtime???" at Steff. Steff just laughed and said "you mean the L Word??" and the girl was like "yeah! you're really hot!"...then steff proceeded to say "Wanna give us a ride to Castro?" and unbeliveably the girl thought to herself for a second then said "okay. get in right now, or im gonna be late to class."
- we get in, she turns to Steff and asks "so ARE you the girl?? Shane?" and Steff said no, but she could be (ha ha ha).
- the girl turns out to be super cool and just getting back from a video shoot she was doing for her single..she turns out to be an R&B singer.
- she invites us out later that weekend.
- we get to castro, eat, i fix my hair and makeup at some random store, telling them that i had an audition to get to and i didnt have time to get ready.
- Steff and i pass out in Dolores Park for 3 hours. I get sunburned.
- Tyler comes and picks us up then we head over to pick up Lotus.
- Went out to sushi with everyone, had some awkward moments with _____ but whatever.
- passed out around 10pm with Lotus and Steff and Grace
Saturday
- Got stoned. Drank. Had a nice long talk with Lotus.
- We went out to some club/bar... the place was so packed you could hardly move. Ran into Kerry and Tegan.
- Had a nice talk with Tegan, not too long tho unfortunately as bars are never a great place to REALLY conversate.
- Left the bar feeling super sober (i had felt sick from drinking that afternoon so i was taking it easy) and we all went to get pizza.
- Steff (who i've now dubbed as "Shane") was drunk beyond belief. We got pizza.
- Kerry tried to have a conversation with me, but it just doesnt matter anymore. Everything is in the past. I've no emotions -- positive or negative, towards her.
- i walked out of the car to talk to Tegan.
- left with a drunk grace, lotus, steff and tyler.
- passed the fuck OUT.
Sunday
- Got stoned. Drank. Had a talk with Steff.
- Hung out in the city, then at a friend of a friend's place for a few hours.
- Felt really shitty for some reason.
- We (grace, lotus, steff, tyler and i) and the other (FUCKING COOL) girls left for a bar where they were playing godawful music. We danced, had a good time.
- Had a great moment, but it didnt go past a certain point because...well... there was someone around and it just wasnt possible at the moment ha.
- Got blue balls.
- Passed out.
Monday
- Woke up after an hour of sleep to catch our 6:30am flight
- Realized we missed the BART so i called a cab to get us.
- didnt shower or do my hair or makeup
- said bye to Grace and Lotus
- i paid for a 90 fucking dollar taxi ride to Oakland airport
- once again, barely caught the plane..
- arrived. i was so tired i thought i was going to pass out and vomit.
- i slept everywhere.
- came back to my house, got 2.5 hours of sleep then woke up to Kelly's phonecall.
- She asked if i wanted to be in a music video for The Sounds. I said "definitely" (duh)
- went to her house unshowered unready..etc..
- she laughed at me and said we still had 45 mins before we had to leave. so i got ready inside her place.
- We left for the shoot. Got there, met some cool people, i met some really nice Gods Girls.
- waited, waited, waited, waited. wandered around, wrote in my journal, talked briefly to a couple of guys (who i later found out were in The Sounds haha.)
- finally we started to rehearse. I got grouped in with the Gods Girls (cos even though kelly is no longer an active model she still has to promote with them, and i had come with her)... my job was to dance dance dance, run to the next mark, dance dance, take my jacket off while running to my next mark and dance dance dance with the Gods Girls.
- did it over and over and over and over and over...
- booze began to flow.
- talked to Maja (i think?) the lead singer who is so fucking RIDICULOUSLY nice... i was really happy to know it haha.
- As the night progressed, the director/producers kept asking us to be more erotic/sexy/sensual/touch ourselves. finally they asked the girls to get topless in the last scene as theyre dancing. A request that got a resounding "NO" because they werent even being paid to do it.
- I noticed Kelly get really sad (the atmosphere wasnt exactly one she wanted to be around since shes trying to grow as a person) so i sat and talked with her and was just kinda present.
- Eventually, the producer gave in and got 4 of the 8 girls onstage to get topless for 100 bucks each. (Kelly and i still passed on the offer tho)
- I got discombobulated for a second as we danced and i realized that there were 4 girls around me that were topless.
- I danced in my jeans and bra. Whatever.
- Met some more nice people. It ended, a really sweet guy named Tommy walked Kelly and I to the car since one of the extras got held up at gunpoint during the shoot as he went to get something from his car.
- Kelly and i had a really fantastic conversation on the way home. Shes probably one of the few people i really do talk to about anything/everything. Almost cried at one point during the conversation. but im a big girl. haha.
im really being surrounded by some amazing people lately.
There you go.