Ambush Attack!

Well if one ever gets attacked or ambushed you better hope that it is from the amazing duo known as Alia and Sabrina!

I was festering in my own filth this afternoon (aka un bathed and between packing, working, dog nurturing, cleaning etc) when there was a knock at the door. Ryan thought that it was a delivery so totted on over (shirtless) and was surprised when he found none other than my PR agent Alia and my Dog Whisperer extraordinaire Sabrina!

Being the most thoughtful people I know, they came to bestow wisdom and calming breathing practices on me along with Lucky Charms lip balm and some really cute paper clips - hurrah! I am so lucky to have these two gals in my life - THANKS FOR MAKING MY DAY GIRLS!!

Anyhow, I have but hours before I leave my cocoon and embark on my journey... It is now starting to all feel very real (or should I say "reel" - mwaa haa haa) and I think that I may pack my meditation CD's that I thought I could do without!

Wee Pig Depression

I don't know who is more depressed about leaving each other - Little Pig or myself?!

Take Two...

Today has been a day of reworking. I awoke to an e mail from NZ that voiced some concern over a few things that I had put in my script along with other bits and pieces. Some of them I knew may be headed in my direction, others not so much...

The first thing was the opening sequence where the bird flies in and onto the street sign. I knew that it could be tricky to get an animal wrangler/ trainer to get a Kea bird to perform this etc and given the limited amount of time we have to shoot, I finally came to my senses and cut the scene. It has now been replaced with a tracking shot from the ground, up a pole and to the top of the street sign. Along the way it will pause on a "Lost Dog" sign, some sharpie writing, a kiwi crossing sign etc all that will have parts of the text replaced to be the actors names etc so it will also act as the opening title sequence.



Another concern is that Queenstown's architecture is quite modern and therefore finding two older Victorian homes is proving to be challenging. The location scout said that we may have to go out a little to find what I am looking for - this is fine as there will be no company moves that day so if we have to travel to get what I want then so be it!

Anyhow, completely off topic but I just wanted to share the love that I have for this PLIOT pen that I use...



THEY ARE AMAZING - just thought that I would let you know so that you dont reach the age of 90 only to realize that your life could have been so much better had someone told you about the delicious PILOT 0.4 pen!

Ok, ok... I am getting a little nutty now! Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that this is what I have consumed today...

and "yes" - that IS a donut on the end (not a whole wheat bagel!). Perhaps this is also the reason why the security guard at the tennis club's parting words to me were "don't eat hamburgers - they make you fat"!

Sweet, sweet music!

Its funny how things work out sometimes...

I listen to music while I work and I was just thinking today that I need some new additions (there is only so much repetition my Karaoke loving Asian half can take)...



Probably five minutes after I had this passing thought, an e mail came through from my sister with a KILLER "Aya's Big Break" mix! Not only is it the best gift EVER, but it is also extremely thoughtful as I know how busy my sister is at the moment - HUGE SHOUT OUT GIRL!

Should you wish to rock out to what I am at the moment, this is the play list...

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
Le Corps Mince de Francoise - Something Golden
Delphic - This Momentary
Jay-Z Ft. Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind
Amber Riley - Hate On Me
Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Inspiration Information
Animal Collective - My Girls
Matthew Morrison - Gold Digger
Lea Michele & Cory Monteith - Don't Stop Believin' (amaZING!)
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Bad Fever
Lykke Li - Little Bit

Ok, back to my shotlists (just revised the script a little after receiving notes and concerns from NZ) - this also means a new start and end to the movie, new story board changes etc... will update you on all of that later today!