You know what really grinds my gears..? Sitting in between two people who pound the keys on the keyboard of a computer like the keys are made of brick. I mean don't get me wrong, I know not everyone was fortunate enough to have taken typing classes and/or taught themselves how to type correctly...but even the people who have to use their two fingers to type everything should know that they don't have to hit them with brute strength like they're pissed at the word. (Pardon my French)
Anyhoo...I gotta jet...but that's what really grinds my gears for today.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Iron Man 2
For those of you who haven't heard, I got a full 5 days of work on the feature "Iron Man 2". Iron Man 2 stars Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, and Sam Rockwell. It's also directed by Jon Favreau. I got to see all of them except Don Cheadle and Mickey Rourke. It was quite a fun week. All five days, we were at the Manhattan Beach Studios in one of the large stages. The setting was NYC at Madison Square Garden. The first 2 days of shooting, there were 500 of us rocking out to music and dancers and then cheering on Iron Man/RDJr. The last 3 days, there were about 250 of us recalled. I kinda had to beg to be recalled. I talked the lady into keeping me. They were looking for business-type people, people who looked older. And that's never been the case for me. I told them I could clean up though, AND that I'm older than I look. So I put on my very nice suit and tie, and styled my hair, and BAM! We were part of a business/science expo thing that included us panicking and running for our lives. It was a lot of fun. Mrs. Martin (Paltrow) and Mrs. Reynolds (Johansson) are gorgeous in person. I found myself staring some, but I kept it cool. I didn't get to talk to any of them, but I'm pretty sure I made eye contact with them all. I was near the front of the stage in the first scene we did. And I was in the middle section, 2nd row on the last three days of shooting. There's a CHANCE I could be seen, but from what I hear, the movie won't be released for 8-10 more months. So we shall see!
Next up, on Tuesday, I'm going to be in the TV show "The Closer", starring Kyra Sedgwick. I'm a high school student (surprise surprise) who will be at a high school that a school shooting happens. So I could be running around scared for my life! Should be pretty interesting. Not sure at all when it will air, but I will make sure I inform you all when I find out.
I don't have a lot more to talk about, so that'll do it for this blog entry...
Take care...
Next up, on Tuesday, I'm going to be in the TV show "The Closer", starring Kyra Sedgwick. I'm a high school student (surprise surprise) who will be at a high school that a school shooting happens. So I could be running around scared for my life! Should be pretty interesting. Not sure at all when it will air, but I will make sure I inform you all when I find out.
I don't have a lot more to talk about, so that'll do it for this blog entry...
Take care...
Thursday, July 2, 2009
I'm BACK!!
It's been quite awhile since I posted a full blog on here. I went home for six weeks and just never took the time to blog. I know, I know...slap on the hand. But I am now back in Los Angeles, after a cross-country road trip. I had a great time on this trip. My friend Joe Cameron came out here with me. He was planning on moving out here too, for a little while anyways. He's hoping to get some music stuff taken care of and I wish him the best of luck with that. I on the other hand am job and apartment hunting. I haven't made money in awhile now, and I surely do miss it. The good news is that I have my first job already booked since being back. I am booked on the movie "Iron Man 2" that is currently in the process of filming. The first one was an awesome movie, so hopefully this will be too. I'm working Monday and possibly Tuesday. I hope it is both days. More days = more money. And since that seems to be the biggest problem with my current life/situation right now, I could use every dime.
Our trip to LA started in Kokomo, IN on Thursday, May 25th. We made it as far as Lawrence, Kansas that night where we got a hotel and stayed. They had an included continental breakfast that next morning, so we totally took advantage of that, including taking bananas to-go. I only brought Granola Bars and Wheat Thins with me on the trip as it was, so I figured I could use a little healthy fruit in my travel diet. We left Friday around noon and drove to Denver, Colorado. Kansas is a very long, and boring state to drive through. Colorado on the other hand, is a fantastic state. The sites of the Rockies and everything around is awesome. We stayed in Colorado two nights. Joe had some friends in Denver, since he lived there for a year or so, and hadn't seen them in two and a half years. We stayed at his friend Bob's house the first night, and his friend Alissa's house the second night. We went out both nights, first to a place called The Waterloo, and the second night we went to the B-Side Lounge. The DJ at the Lounge was awesome, and every 3rd song or so, he'd play a Michael Jackson song. He ended the night with "Man in the Mirror". Such an awesome night! We then got a really late start and left in the afternoon to drive the very long drive to Vegas. I had driven the WHOLE trip until about 20 miles out of Cedar City, Utah when I realized I was just too tired to drive us any farther. I let Joe take over, and he got us all the way to Las Vegas. I didn't gamble a WHOLE lot, but the good news was that I came out ahead. My winning ways came from one of the penny slot machines I played and the Bonus Texas Hold'em Poker table I played at. Those dealers can be tough to beat, but I managed pretty well. I bumped my $50 up to $150 before losing a little bit of it before I left. We stayed two nights at the Sahara and got up early Tuesday morning to leave for Los Angeles. Joe had some sort of meeting to attend by 2pm Tuesday, and we made it great time.
On a separate note, this past month has been quite a sad time for celebrities and their families. We've lost 5 celebrities, at least, in the past month. RIP David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and Billy Mays. Tough month.
It's crazy to see how much these celebrities have really made some sort of impact on people's lives. And it tends to really show after their death.
Well Joe and I are apartment hunting, and it's starting to seem like everything is just out of my price range. So I would like to start a donation fund. HELP BRENDAN STAY IN LA! I know it sounds silly, especially since I'm speaking out about it for myself...but if any of you would like to, and PLEASE don't feel obligated in any way, shape, or form...haha blahhhhhh....
bahawkins3@comcast.net
Take care one and all...Until next time...
Our trip to LA started in Kokomo, IN on Thursday, May 25th. We made it as far as Lawrence, Kansas that night where we got a hotel and stayed. They had an included continental breakfast that next morning, so we totally took advantage of that, including taking bananas to-go. I only brought Granola Bars and Wheat Thins with me on the trip as it was, so I figured I could use a little healthy fruit in my travel diet. We left Friday around noon and drove to Denver, Colorado. Kansas is a very long, and boring state to drive through. Colorado on the other hand, is a fantastic state. The sites of the Rockies and everything around is awesome. We stayed in Colorado two nights. Joe had some friends in Denver, since he lived there for a year or so, and hadn't seen them in two and a half years. We stayed at his friend Bob's house the first night, and his friend Alissa's house the second night. We went out both nights, first to a place called The Waterloo, and the second night we went to the B-Side Lounge. The DJ at the Lounge was awesome, and every 3rd song or so, he'd play a Michael Jackson song. He ended the night with "Man in the Mirror". Such an awesome night! We then got a really late start and left in the afternoon to drive the very long drive to Vegas. I had driven the WHOLE trip until about 20 miles out of Cedar City, Utah when I realized I was just too tired to drive us any farther. I let Joe take over, and he got us all the way to Las Vegas. I didn't gamble a WHOLE lot, but the good news was that I came out ahead. My winning ways came from one of the penny slot machines I played and the Bonus Texas Hold'em Poker table I played at. Those dealers can be tough to beat, but I managed pretty well. I bumped my $50 up to $150 before losing a little bit of it before I left. We stayed two nights at the Sahara and got up early Tuesday morning to leave for Los Angeles. Joe had some sort of meeting to attend by 2pm Tuesday, and we made it great time.
On a separate note, this past month has been quite a sad time for celebrities and their families. We've lost 5 celebrities, at least, in the past month. RIP David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and Billy Mays. Tough month.
It's crazy to see how much these celebrities have really made some sort of impact on people's lives. And it tends to really show after their death.
Well Joe and I are apartment hunting, and it's starting to seem like everything is just out of my price range. So I would like to start a donation fund. HELP BRENDAN STAY IN LA! I know it sounds silly, especially since I'm speaking out about it for myself...but if any of you would like to, and PLEASE don't feel obligated in any way, shape, or form...haha blahhhhhh....
bahawkins3@comcast.net
Take care one and all...Until next time...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
UPDATE COMING SOON!!
This message especially for Jay:
I will be updating my blog when I get back to California next week. Unless I get a chance to update it on the drive out there. So never fear! I know it's been a long break since my last update, but I will be updating about my trip home to Indiana and my trip back to California. Take care! Wish me luck on my drive!
I will be updating my blog when I get back to California next week. Unless I get a chance to update it on the drive out there. So never fear! I know it's been a long break since my last update, but I will be updating about my trip home to Indiana and my trip back to California. Take care! Wish me luck on my drive!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Brendan on TV NEXT WEEK!
All of you faithful watchers, make sure you set your Tivos/DVRs/VCRs/whatever you may use, because next Monday night, May 11th, on the CW for the show "Gossip Girl", yours truly will be on the show. The episode is titled Lily and it's a flashback into the 1980's. Brittany Snow plays the young version of the character Lily. And all of the house party scenes they show, I will be somewhere there in the background. So keep your eyes open :)
Also, on the 12th on CBS, make sure you check out the show "The Mentalist". It's the second to last episode of the season, and the majority of it takes place in a camp. I am one of the 40 or so camp kids.
Hope you get to see it!
Miss you all!
Also, on the 12th on CBS, make sure you check out the show "The Mentalist". It's the second to last episode of the season, and the majority of it takes place in a camp. I am one of the 40 or so camp kids.
Hope you get to see it!
Miss you all!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Up and Down
Hello again. I've had a SERIOUS lack in time to get to a computer or even an opportunity to hit the library to update this or check most of my stuff, but I finally made it back:
I was on the Mentalist set for 3 days straight! It was so much fun. The air date for the episode of The Mentalist I'm on should be airing May 12th on CBS. Mark your calendars. :) I got to see people like Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, and Amanda Righetti. All four the main actors of the show. I love that show! I watched it back home all the time, when I still had cable, so it was kind of crazy to see these people in person. I was on set for 3 days straight, so I definitely have a good chance of some camera time. So don't forget to look out for that episode airing May 12th. If the date changes, I'll let you know ASAP! And just a reminder, May 11th on the CW will be the series premiere of "Lily", another show I was on. So back-to-back nights you'll get to see me on TV, hopefully. :) And for those of you who got to see it or didn't get to for that matter, I was on Desperate Housewives...briefly...on the April 19th episode. I was also on House this past Monday (April 27th). I was blurry in the majority of the shots, but you could definitely tell it was me. There were a couple times the camera panned by and you could see the scorer's table and I think I saw me pretty clear then, but I wasn't able to pause it and check. Maybe I'll look online for the episode.
So my cousin Adam came to visit me!! That was so much fun! I really hope he had a good time (even though he told me he did). Luckily I had James's vehicle for 90% of the time Adam was here, so I was able to take him to all the places I'm familiar with and then some. We went to Hollywood, Universal Studios, Ireland's, Burbank, Santa Monica Beach, anywhere I could think of to take him that I was familiar with. We took a tour of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. I had never been in there, but it's the main location for big movie premieres. One of these days I'll go to a premiere, whether it be for my movie or someone else's...it doesn't matter to me. I'm just definitely going. It's such an awesome place. It's HUGE inside. We also went on a VIP tour of Warner Bros. Studio. We got to go on the set of Two and a Half Men. Unfortunately, we saw no celebs there. And now that I mention it, we weren't really successful in celebrity sightings. Kinda unfortunate, I wanted Adam to see some. Maybe next time. He got to meet all the cool people I hang with out here and we had a great time. It was unfortunate to drop him off at the airport, not gunna lie. Made me kind of sad. But he'll be visiting me again soon I hope. Maybe later in the year or something.
Well if most of you haven't heard, tomorrow night (Thursday) will be my last night I'll be living in the apartment I'm living in right now. Kelly and Amy are moving back to Indiana for 3-6 months or so. I can't afford the $1K/month rent on my own, otherwise I'd probably just stay in the 1 bedroom apartment. So I'm apartment shopping. It's looking like there's going to be at least 3 of us, so we're looking for a 3 bedroom minimum place, not too expensive of course...good luck with that, right? This past week or so has been super super stressful. I'm going to be staying at James's sister's house for a couple night this Friday and Saturday, and I might end up checking into a hotel for awhile. I need to keep looking for the best rates available on that till I actually find an apartment/house. All I ask of any of you is to keep me in your prayers on my quest to find a new place. Times have been stressful recently, stressful and frustrating. I'm learning all sorts of new things from people that I was completely unaware of, and that's not helping any situation. I know I'm being quite vague right now, but please just keep me in your prayers and let's all hope for the best. I will pull through this little speed bump of my life. Just like George Michael said: "Ya gotta have faith faith faith!" Yes, I DID just quote George Michael. Don't laugh at me. :)
I'm headed to the house of Sanford, Nora, Caitlin, and Heidi on Sunday for a BBQ. So that should be fun! I have a few things planned out for the next week or so. However, I'm a little concerned I may not be able to work much in the next week or so. I don't know A) how much access I'll have to a car and B) not sure of how much time I'll have with all the apartment/house hunting. Again, something I'll hope for the best on.
Until next time...
I was on the Mentalist set for 3 days straight! It was so much fun. The air date for the episode of The Mentalist I'm on should be airing May 12th on CBS. Mark your calendars. :) I got to see people like Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, and Amanda Righetti. All four the main actors of the show. I love that show! I watched it back home all the time, when I still had cable, so it was kind of crazy to see these people in person. I was on set for 3 days straight, so I definitely have a good chance of some camera time. So don't forget to look out for that episode airing May 12th. If the date changes, I'll let you know ASAP! And just a reminder, May 11th on the CW will be the series premiere of "Lily", another show I was on. So back-to-back nights you'll get to see me on TV, hopefully. :) And for those of you who got to see it or didn't get to for that matter, I was on Desperate Housewives...briefly...on the April 19th episode. I was also on House this past Monday (April 27th). I was blurry in the majority of the shots, but you could definitely tell it was me. There were a couple times the camera panned by and you could see the scorer's table and I think I saw me pretty clear then, but I wasn't able to pause it and check. Maybe I'll look online for the episode.
So my cousin Adam came to visit me!! That was so much fun! I really hope he had a good time (even though he told me he did). Luckily I had James's vehicle for 90% of the time Adam was here, so I was able to take him to all the places I'm familiar with and then some. We went to Hollywood, Universal Studios, Ireland's, Burbank, Santa Monica Beach, anywhere I could think of to take him that I was familiar with. We took a tour of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. I had never been in there, but it's the main location for big movie premieres. One of these days I'll go to a premiere, whether it be for my movie or someone else's...it doesn't matter to me. I'm just definitely going. It's such an awesome place. It's HUGE inside. We also went on a VIP tour of Warner Bros. Studio. We got to go on the set of Two and a Half Men. Unfortunately, we saw no celebs there. And now that I mention it, we weren't really successful in celebrity sightings. Kinda unfortunate, I wanted Adam to see some. Maybe next time. He got to meet all the cool people I hang with out here and we had a great time. It was unfortunate to drop him off at the airport, not gunna lie. Made me kind of sad. But he'll be visiting me again soon I hope. Maybe later in the year or something.
Well if most of you haven't heard, tomorrow night (Thursday) will be my last night I'll be living in the apartment I'm living in right now. Kelly and Amy are moving back to Indiana for 3-6 months or so. I can't afford the $1K/month rent on my own, otherwise I'd probably just stay in the 1 bedroom apartment. So I'm apartment shopping. It's looking like there's going to be at least 3 of us, so we're looking for a 3 bedroom minimum place, not too expensive of course...good luck with that, right? This past week or so has been super super stressful. I'm going to be staying at James's sister's house for a couple night this Friday and Saturday, and I might end up checking into a hotel for awhile. I need to keep looking for the best rates available on that till I actually find an apartment/house. All I ask of any of you is to keep me in your prayers on my quest to find a new place. Times have been stressful recently, stressful and frustrating. I'm learning all sorts of new things from people that I was completely unaware of, and that's not helping any situation. I know I'm being quite vague right now, but please just keep me in your prayers and let's all hope for the best. I will pull through this little speed bump of my life. Just like George Michael said: "Ya gotta have faith faith faith!" Yes, I DID just quote George Michael. Don't laugh at me. :)
I'm headed to the house of Sanford, Nora, Caitlin, and Heidi on Sunday for a BBQ. So that should be fun! I have a few things planned out for the next week or so. However, I'm a little concerned I may not be able to work much in the next week or so. I don't know A) how much access I'll have to a car and B) not sure of how much time I'll have with all the apartment/house hunting. Again, something I'll hope for the best on.
Until next time...
Monday, April 13, 2009
Lack of Blogging...
I apologize for the lack of blogging. I'm sure a lot of you are wanting to know what's new. Well this probably won't be TOO long, but here's an update:
I was on another Pilot called "Community". It stars Chevy Chase and Joel McHale. You should all recognize the name Chevy Chase. If you don't, you might know him from his birth name of Cornelius Crane Chase. No? Yeah, me niether. That really is his birth name though. He's probably best known as his role playing Clark Griswold in the famous National Lampoon's Vacation films. Joel McHale is the well-known host of "The Soup". This is an NBC pilot. Hopefully it'll all go over well and will be on air. Just look out for information on Community. I have no idea when it may air. I played a college student and did a lot of walking around in the background. Nothing too exciting.
I also just got booked today for tomorrow, and possibly Wednesday and Thursday for the popular CBS show titled "The Mentalist". I'll be playing part of the troubled youth. I have no idea how many of us there may be. We're going to be in a camping-style scene though. Say a prayer I get recalled for both Wednesday AND Thursday. That will be 3 strong days of work, aka money.
New news: Amy is moving back to Indiana for 3 months at the end of April. Kelly is moving out by the end of April and moving to who-knows-where. I will not be living in this apartment I'm in now at the end of the month. It's a little stressful. I'm looking for a new place. I hope I can find something before the beginning of May. So keep that in your prayers as well if you wouldn't mind.
Great news is that my cousin Adam will be out here on Friday to visit and spend about 8 or so days out here with me in LA! I can't wait!
I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Easter weekend. I know I did. Eric's mom invited me to their house to have dinner with the family. So me, Eric, his mom, his sister and her boyfriend, and their grandma were all eating a wonderful Easter lunch filled with steak, turkey, ham, potatoes, deviled eggs, mac and cheese, rolls, etc. I never expected to be invited anywhere, especially for Eric's mom, who I had only met a couple times, to invite me for something as special as an Easter lunch. But I was very grateful and thankful. She's a very nice person, and we all had a wonderful time. After eating and talking and telling jokes, we played some Texas Hold 'Em which is the first time I've played in over 3 months. I came in 3rd, but pretty much gave in late in the game. I stupidly went all-in and hit NOTHING on the board. I was done for. Eric's mom sent me with some leftovers and desserts and we headed to our 2nd destination of the day. I met a few really cool people out here this past week. I met Nora Friday. I had already met her roommates Caitlin and Sanford a week or so before that. Well Friday night at the Easter celebration at The Liquid Zoo, we had a great time with the karaoke and the prize giveaway. Someone who won a bottle of champangne didn't want it so he gave it to me. I guess before they left, Nora and Caitlin told Sanford and Josh to invite Eric and me to their Easter festivities. We headed over there after Eric's mom's house and ate food, drank drinks, hunted for easter eggs...all 98 that Sanford hid...and met a lot of really cool people. Post egg hunting, we played Catch Phrase. Our way of playing was whoever lost, whoever it buzzed on, they had to wear the sombrero and pick a band/artist and everyone broke out into one of their songs, sometimes it was a bloody mess of songs all at once, and sometimes everyone started on the same one. Hilariously fun night. Oh, and one of the best things of the evening was when Paityn informed us that Josh had proposed to her Saturday night! And she said no!.....just kidding...of COURSE she said yes! She showed us the ring and was very happy. I, too, am happy for both of them. They're a great couple. And being Sunday, we of course headed to Karaoke later. Eric and I met up with Paityn there and Nora, Caitlin, and Sanford all showed up a bit later. Another fun, successful night of karaoke.
Nothing much else to report for now. I'm without internet in the apartment, and may be until I move to a new place, which means I'll have to keep coming to the library, where I am now, or using Eric for his internet, which I hate to keep asking him.
Well I hope this was a good update for you all! I miss you all!
Until next time...
I was on another Pilot called "Community". It stars Chevy Chase and Joel McHale. You should all recognize the name Chevy Chase. If you don't, you might know him from his birth name of Cornelius Crane Chase. No? Yeah, me niether. That really is his birth name though. He's probably best known as his role playing Clark Griswold in the famous National Lampoon's Vacation films. Joel McHale is the well-known host of "The Soup". This is an NBC pilot. Hopefully it'll all go over well and will be on air. Just look out for information on Community. I have no idea when it may air. I played a college student and did a lot of walking around in the background. Nothing too exciting.
I also just got booked today for tomorrow, and possibly Wednesday and Thursday for the popular CBS show titled "The Mentalist". I'll be playing part of the troubled youth. I have no idea how many of us there may be. We're going to be in a camping-style scene though. Say a prayer I get recalled for both Wednesday AND Thursday. That will be 3 strong days of work, aka money.
New news: Amy is moving back to Indiana for 3 months at the end of April. Kelly is moving out by the end of April and moving to who-knows-where. I will not be living in this apartment I'm in now at the end of the month. It's a little stressful. I'm looking for a new place. I hope I can find something before the beginning of May. So keep that in your prayers as well if you wouldn't mind.
Great news is that my cousin Adam will be out here on Friday to visit and spend about 8 or so days out here with me in LA! I can't wait!
I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Easter weekend. I know I did. Eric's mom invited me to their house to have dinner with the family. So me, Eric, his mom, his sister and her boyfriend, and their grandma were all eating a wonderful Easter lunch filled with steak, turkey, ham, potatoes, deviled eggs, mac and cheese, rolls, etc. I never expected to be invited anywhere, especially for Eric's mom, who I had only met a couple times, to invite me for something as special as an Easter lunch. But I was very grateful and thankful. She's a very nice person, and we all had a wonderful time. After eating and talking and telling jokes, we played some Texas Hold 'Em which is the first time I've played in over 3 months. I came in 3rd, but pretty much gave in late in the game. I stupidly went all-in and hit NOTHING on the board. I was done for. Eric's mom sent me with some leftovers and desserts and we headed to our 2nd destination of the day. I met a few really cool people out here this past week. I met Nora Friday. I had already met her roommates Caitlin and Sanford a week or so before that. Well Friday night at the Easter celebration at The Liquid Zoo, we had a great time with the karaoke and the prize giveaway. Someone who won a bottle of champangne didn't want it so he gave it to me. I guess before they left, Nora and Caitlin told Sanford and Josh to invite Eric and me to their Easter festivities. We headed over there after Eric's mom's house and ate food, drank drinks, hunted for easter eggs...all 98 that Sanford hid...and met a lot of really cool people. Post egg hunting, we played Catch Phrase. Our way of playing was whoever lost, whoever it buzzed on, they had to wear the sombrero and pick a band/artist and everyone broke out into one of their songs, sometimes it was a bloody mess of songs all at once, and sometimes everyone started on the same one. Hilariously fun night. Oh, and one of the best things of the evening was when Paityn informed us that Josh had proposed to her Saturday night! And she said no!.....just kidding...of COURSE she said yes! She showed us the ring and was very happy. I, too, am happy for both of them. They're a great couple. And being Sunday, we of course headed to Karaoke later. Eric and I met up with Paityn there and Nora, Caitlin, and Sanford all showed up a bit later. Another fun, successful night of karaoke.
Nothing much else to report for now. I'm without internet in the apartment, and may be until I move to a new place, which means I'll have to keep coming to the library, where I am now, or using Eric for his internet, which I hate to keep asking him.
Well I hope this was a good update for you all! I miss you all!
Until next time...
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