Photographer of the Week

Julia Galdo

A Miami native who’s interest turned from marine biology to photography at the age of sixteen.  Her work screams high fashion with a very straightforward approach.  Each frame has a serious stillness to it further driving home the realism that the moment is captured in time.  With such previous models as Diablo Cody, Pete Yorn, and Charlyne Yi, you know she’s doing something right.  Check out her work on her site, her day to day stuff on her flickr, or her collaboration work with Cody Cloud here.

Things that separate me from the rest of the people in line with me for the new call of duty midnight release

• I speak one language consistently throughout the sentance • if I were smoking, my cologne would not overpower the smoke • while everyone is talking about dumb stuff, I am going over every possible mugging combat situation in order to get to my car safely

Wow that feels good.

I can’t keep it all straight, but I am now wrapped with what I believe was the fifth feature I’ve ACed this year.  Definitely my busiest year to date.  Even though this last one was only twenty four shooting days, it was a killer with moving apartments on the weekends and evenings after work.  This is actually the first weekday day I have spent in the new place.  I can actually sit down on the couch.  I can make myself something to eat.  I can do anything I want and it doesn’t have to involve unpacking a box and going straight to bed.  Ok…I still have boxes to unpack, but eventually they will unpack themselves right?  I can’t wait to get this placed finished.  A few more choice items and I can take some pictures and let everyone see this wonderful place.

Now I have a glorious week off before starting the next feature, just in time to squeeze it in before Christmas.  Honestly couldn’t happen at a better time what with Call of Duty 6 coming out on Tuesday.  The perfect de-stresser in between slates.

Hello internets

I am still alive. Moving whilst in the middle of a 5 week feature is slowly killing me, but posts will resume soon.

Weekend Review

The stretch of time once known as my week has been devoured by the feature I am currently on.  One week down, four to go.  This makes my weekends the equivalent of gold plated diamonds with a platinum core.  A chance to breathe, sleep, and get caught up on the world wide web.  The weekend started sooner than I thought by wrapping at 6pm which gave me enough time to get cleaned up before heading to Seven Grand for a surprise birthday party.  I love that place (especially when we have the back room to ourselves) but it is a definite reminder of how awesome it would be if drinks were free.   Went to a kid a’s cousin’s wedding yesterday complete with mariachi band.  Today has been a nice and chill Sunday that started out at Home Depot looking for paint.  Paint for what you ask?  Well….

We got the apartment we wanted in Silver Lake!  In this whirlwind of a month, we no longer have to worry about finding a place to live.  Painting commences this coming Saturday followed by a Sunday move.  As much as I hate moving, I am so looking forward to decorating a new place and starting fresh.

I’ll try and remain consistent and bring you the hump day and photographer posts this week, but no promises.

Happy Hump Day: Kristen Wiig

Where do I begin.  No matter what this lady does, I am completely paralyzed with laughter.  The stupidest skit, the most moronic movie, completely turned around with her talent of timing and delivery.  Sense of humor is huge in my book in adding to attractiveness.  Yeah.  That’s right guys.  It’s not just boobs!  She will instantly put a smile on your face.  I had the most esteemed pleasure/luck of meeting her (and driving her around) whilst working on a little movie called Meet Bill and I wish to God I would have appreciated it more or knew what it meant when her and her good buddy Jason Sudeikes were in my back seat trying out new characters.

Obscure Fact:  Starred in season one of The Joe Schmo Show, which if you never saw, was hilarious and amazing.

For someone who acts so damn goofy and completely throw everything into a character no matter what the face calls for, she is such a looker.

Fun Filled Weekend Review

In an attempt to really live it up before my feature starts tomorrow, this weekend was filled with more than my lazy body is use to.  I don’t know if you’ve heard of this crazy game called Rock Band, but the Beatles edition is pretty dern amazing.  Who knew brit pop rock would be so hard to play on plastic instruments in the privacy of an apartment.  It was all part of a wonderful friday night spent with Roz and Vic, which also included a mini photo shoot, snackies, and drinkies.

Saturday was taken over by apartment hunting.  Three visits, all very nice, but with one conquering all.  We’re slipping the applications through the offices mail slot tonight in hopes that within a few days we will be the proud leasers of a huge one bedroom in Silver Lake.  If not, then back to square one with three weeks to find a place other than the streets.  To reward our efforts, we went to the Vista and saw us some Zombieland.  Now, this movie was definitely not on my must see list.  As much as I love zombies, the trailer just looked meh to me.  I’m hardly (never) wrong, but this movie was quite enjoyable.  The comical violence and effects alone are worth the viewing, and everyone has been saying this, but the cameo was the cream.

Today has been nice and chill, both figuratively and literally (thank you fall weather).  Experimental breakfast sandwiches with turkey bacon cooked with whiskey and honey.  The result, interesting.  Finally finishing the movie Milk, ironically enough with milk and cookies.  Throw in a couple of episodes of BSG and suddenly it’s the perfect weekend.

So now that you know every detail of my weekend, I will probably slowly disappear over the next few weeks what with moving and movieing.