I'm not boring at all!

Call #1 ...

The following phone call took place on Sunday, November 22nd at 8:59 PM Pacific.

::ring ring::

Tom ($trowlandson): Who dis?

Heidi: Hey. Are you going to be busy later? We should give $endosage feedback on our top sekret project.

Tom: Later is good. I'm just doing a clean install of OS X. I'll be online when it's done.

Heidi: Ok, cool. If I don't answer Skype when you're ready, just call or text me.

Tom: Ok. Buh-bye.

Heidi: Bye.


Call #2 ...

Twenty-seven minutes later, at 9:26 PM Pacific, the following conversaion occured.

::ring ring::

Tom: Who dis?

Heidi: Me again. Do you think you'll be more than an hour?

Tom: I don't know. Why? You can't meet later?

Heidi: I was just wondering.

Tom: Yea, it'll probably be over an hour.

Heidi: Ok, because if it was going to be under an hour I was going to play New Super Mario Bros. on Wii. But since it'll be over an hour, I'm going to watch Fringe.


Don't you judge me!

Don't you do it! I lead a full and complete life.

~Heidi

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Best quote of the day?

Who brings the lulz? You decide!



$trowlandson: Hey Heidi. I bought a new couch! Want to see?
$Heidi: Very nice. What type of material is that?
$trowlandson: Chin... chin...
$Heidi: Chinchilla?!!
$Waveswinger: Chenille! It's chenille! Geezus.



$Waveswinger: If it has an odor, you probably shouldn't eat it.



*codenamepanther: I'm a very anal sleeper.



So, who gets to take home the great honor of being dubbed quote of the day? Share your thoughts below and we'll tally everything up to declare the winner!

~Heidi

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Quote of the day ...

UPDATE #1: I called and no one answered. I'll call back in 30 minutes. Hang in there, baby.

UPDATE #2: Fail. Epic, fail.

Interweb friends! In just a few moments, I'll make a phone call that will either lead to extreme awesomeness, joy, and a whole lot of bouncing around... or a downward spiral filled with cake, pie, and a lot of Chipotle.

If you have any to spare, please send me good vibes, good karma, good wishes, etc. -- whatever you believe in, I'll take. Clearly I'm not getting the right kind of support around the office.

$Heidi: Give me some advice.
$trowlandson: Don't worry. There's Vodka in the freezer.


Here's hoping!

~Heidi

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OHAI: This is a blog I originally wrote for #hangintherebaby and am cross-promoting it here. *Snap!* #hangintherebaby is a group dedicated to TV shows. We watch TV, talk about TV, and then watch more TV. If that sounds interesting to you, please join us!

Hang in there, baby! goes on an adventure ...

When you live and work around Hollywood, it becomes commonplace to see television shows and movies filming on location. (A filming location is a place where some or all of a television series or movie is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a studio back-lot or soundstage.) To be honest, much of the time, having shows or movies film nearby is quite a nuisance -- streets are closed, traffic backs way up, and Looky Lous are everywhere. But, now that #hangintherebaby is in full effect, we might as well make take those lemons and make lemonade.

It's pretty easy to spot shows or movies when they're filming on location and there are two sure-fire methods you can employ.

Look for trailers, large equipment trucks, and security guards
Look for signage with directional arrows



On my way to the office yesterday, using my keen sleuthing abilities, I spotted a production crew. At the time, I had no idea if it was for a television show, movie, music video or what, but decided I would take a look on my lunch break. Being intrigued himself, and always up to support the #hangintherebaby cause, $dloesch joined me on the mini-adventure.

When you're being a snoop (some may say creeper), it never hurts to make friends when ever possible and the best place to start is with security guards -- which is exactly what $dloesch and I did. After introducing ourselves, we simply asked, "So, what's filming today?" and quickly learned it was the show Criminal Minds. (Of all the shows out there it had to be one that #hangintherebaby doesn't currently cover! ) Apparently the cast was filming at a mansion not too far away. (Filming on location requires many, many trailers, trucks, vans, large tents, power generators and so on. If the mansion was in the Hollywood hills, it makes sense that the crew wouldn't be able to fit everything necessary on a potentially narrow and windy road.)

Working to get a #hangintherebaby exclusive, $dloesch and I continued to chat up the security guard. According to him, the Criminal Minds set is usually pretty relaxed as far as paparazzi and fans are concerned, but Desperate Housewives and Heroes really bring out the crazies. (Note to self: stay away from those sets.)

With our lunch break drawing to an end, $dloesch and I needed to wrap things up. After a few more minutes of chatting, we spotted a couple of actors off in the distance. I took a few photos and that was about it.



While not entirely a success, our quest wasn't a bust either. As it turns out, I captured one of the show's main cast members Shemar Moore, who plays Derek Morgan, in my photos. I also captured another man, who I assume is also an actor, who may or may not have been picking his nose.

There you have it. #hangintherebaby's first mini-adventure. How does the group feel about such endeavors? Yay or nay? Should we continue trying to get exclusives? Discuss.


This is a hot damn mess,

~Heidi

P.S. - Remember, if you love TV, join us at #hangintherebaby!

Criminal Minds fan art! ...

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Happy (half) birthday! ...

Today is my half-birthday! Happy birthday to me! $liquisoft is trying to steal my thunder, as it is his 'real' birthday. Selfish!

Join my group here. You know you want to. All the cool kids are doing it. No peer pressure or anything.

Over the weekend, I saw Legally Blonde: The Musical for the 4th time. Yes, the 4th time. Don't judge me. You know what? Life's short -- then you end up in a nursing home and die. Do whatever makes you happy in the meantime.

Unless it's for a Sandra Bullock movie, Hollywood Blvd. should never be closed for filming or premieres. End of story. The Zombieland premiere was yesterday and now we have Surrogates today. Road closures are only for Sandy Bullock, you hear?!

Have you seen the new Shop video? It features kittens, nudity, and much, much, much more!

Follow me on Twitter here. (All of my tweets are locked, so I have to approve you first. Don't worry, I will -- probably.)

Quotes of the week! ...

$spyed: "Heidi, do you mind that I just took up three hours of your day with a meeting?"
$Heidi: "Would it matter if I did?"
$spyed: "Nope."
$Heidi: "Then I don't mind at all."

$dloesch: "Groups not poops."

$mhalpert: "I'm going through my awkward phase."

$chix0r: "I need to have a think."

Carlos: "Stay away from the crazies."


Isn't this just lovely and normal,

~Heidi

P.S. - Happy birthday, $liquisoft! And happy belated birthdays to $dloesch and $OracleErin!

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