The ambassador is coming….

All day the walkies on set have been buzzing with talk of the ambassador.

"The ambassador will be here at 4" and the like.

I figured it was a code.  Meaning that someone was coming and they did not want to say who.

On another show, when the drugs for one of the stars has shown up, it is referred to as "Gatorade"  as in "The Gatorade has been delivered."

I did not pay much attention, until the Ambassador arrived.

With his kid, and the Secret Service in tow.

Apparently not only is the Ambassador's kid a fan of our show, so are the Obama kids.

They want to come visit, too.

Wild ride, this Hollywood stuff.

Easy come...

The ebb and flow of freelance bookings continues, with days being booked and released. Because I am the recordist of record on a show, I have to make sure that I can "cover" those days, bringing in someone who will do the job well enough, but not too well since I do not want to be replaced.

I was booked for most of November, December and January on a new show.  On that show they finally reached an agreement with the Director of Photography, who wants a very expensive lighting package.  That in turn had ripples thoughout the production and eventually ended up with the decision not to have someone do what I do, rather to have someone to wrangle files.

So after weeks of agonizing abouit how I was going to cover the days where I was triple booked, this weekend I had to unwind that web of bookings and release people.  I am sad about that, it is very hard for me.

I even convinced one guy to join the union to cover some days for me, I had to tell him they were off as well.  

Heading back to work today, the traffic was horrible.  But it rained last night, and outside it is a beautiful day.