Nice Blog, Lao Che!

Is it crazy in here, or is it just me?

This week marauded across like a herd of storm troopers hot on the heels of Han Solo, if that means anything to you. For those of you who it doesn't, it simply means I've been busy. New transcription popped up, equating another couple hundred dollars in from-home work, while (simultaneously) the production coordinator at Nickelodeon gave me a ring to invite me in for another three days this coming week. I was only too happy to accept-

-when an email arrived from an alum friend working on the show WHITE COLLAR, who said a post prod assistant position was opening up and he was recommending me for it. That was followed by the associate producer's email address, and the assurance that she was well connected with other shows currently crewing.

At almost the same time, I took a call from NBC-Universal, about a pilot and a vacant PA position on that. This contact traced back to work I did on the show MEDIUM, and the producers there who were kind enough to pass my resume to their partners elsewhere. I came in to interview and am passing along references over the weekend; the show is highly intertwined with HEROES, and regardless of whether the pilot takes off, there's a favorable odds that (should HEROES be renewed another season) staff will be show-hop and resume their jobs elsewhere when this project closes. I find out about this position next week.

And while waiting for the call from these guys, I received a DIFFERENT call this morning, from trailer production major ANT FARM. They're in the process of hiring a PA themselves and were passed my resume by someone I honestly don't know. Regardless, when attempting to schedule an interview, I discovered that I was -- wait for it -- SIMPLY TOO BUSY to come in when they needed! Wait, what city am I in? What industry is this? Do I live here?

I assured them I was interested and would try to work something out, then got on the line with the Nickelodeon production coordinator, who -- being incredibly friendly and eternally interested in helping my career -- gave me a greenlight to schedule something with them whenever I needed. I realize that he had absolutely no reason not to say, "You being unemployed isn't my problem. We're paying you to be here, and you're going to be here." I can't begin to describe how elated I am to know someone working in a position like that who cared more about me getting a career than about holding me to the established work schedule and getting proper time out of me.

Lest you be misinformed that everyone in Hollywood is a cut-throat and a jerk, they're not. The trick is, when you find someone who's not, let them know you appreciate it. "Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded-" Faith that nice guys don't have to finish last.