So it’s now New Years Eve and Jared and Angela’s wedding will be on this afternoon. I’ve been hanging out with the organisation team tonight as they’ve been planning, well… everything.

But now everything is set to fall into its right place and I’ve put together a playlist for the reception, which at this point, I’m not sure why me, but just had a lot of fun trying to figure out what might or might not be appropriate for a reception and look forward to the results. I’ve also been made a last minute groomsman, but not quite a groomsman, as I’m going to hold the title as “official tie tier” which I’m quite amused and happy about.

So I hope everyone has a lovely New Years and stay safe.

Went to Papamoa Thursday night/Friday morning where I took part in filming some scenes of Brad’s new short film Cockroaches. This time though, I’m in front of the camera acting, as opposed to behind it, which is a totally different experience, but still good fun.

Being behind a camera, I’ve always kept myself aware of the pressure that can be on an actor with all the focus around being on them, but man, even in a small group situation like this one, its still something on the side of discomforting to do.

But I hope they’re getting what they need. I had a lot of fun doing it and its a welcome change of role for me. We’re planning to shoot the rest of the film next month and that’s going to be a lot more scenes and a lot more fun and a lot more pressure too. Hooray.

The rest of my weekend was spent sitting on a beach, having some small drinks, luging down a hill, driving around the country side and then getting tired of driving around the country side and pulling over to rest and nap and then waking up, but at first, not quite waking up enough to remember where I was and then remembering and then going home.

Times are busy and less blogging has been happening thanks to the stress that was Christmas and the fact I was playing video games to escape when I could. Been working a lot too which isn’t always fun, but some upcoming time off is going to be very much looked forward to.

Christmas was good where there was much food and a reunion of sorts with some old, old, old family friends from way back in the days, including meeting up with my childhood friend whom I’d not seen for at least… 17-18 years. Totally surreal experience there. Actually, writing about it now, there were photos taken. I wonder if there are any photos lying around the parent’s house of us as wee little kids and if it’ll be interesting enough to compare the two side by side… well if it works, I might blog it, if it doesn’t, this’ll be the last you hear of that crazy idea.

But anyway, the next few weeks will be seeing me attending several weddings and by then I’ll have picked a camera to buy and use for this blog and also, upon the new years, this site should also get its facelift, which has been nagging at me to happen for sometime.

Wishing everyone a happy holiday and lots of cheer. Hooray!

Taken up reading the news a lot recently. Well more than normal. Don’t know why though. Sometimes, it just gets so depressing. I remember one time my mother kept encouraging me to start reading the news and within the first week of doing so, it was nothing but hurricanes, flash floods, war, disease, death, murder… by the second week, I had pretty much had my fill of it.

Today’s though… drowned puppies and a severed foot discovery.

Slightly more interesting, but still depressing.

Everytime I keep opening up a blogger window to write something and nothing really comes to mind worth blogging about. Which is a pity, because I really do enjoy blogging, but its just been one of those dull weeks.

Actually, not so dull, got to see an advanced screening of The Darjeeling Limited and being such a Wes Anderson whore, I was totally on that like a pedo to a playground. Was an excellent film, quite different from his others, still no Tenenbaum or Rushmore, but I still liked it. The problem is if asked why exactly, I can’t quite tell you. There are a lot of excellent aspects to it and one of the most hilarious meta reference filled opening scenes ever, and Adrien Brody is just amazing as always, but yeah… something was a little off about it, but not in a bad way. Just unnerving like that guy that just wont stare at you, but maybe he’s just crazy in the head. Knock it off grandpa.

But yeah, Christmas is coming up and I’ve yet to do any shopping for it. New Years will begin the wedding season for me where I attend three or four weddings in the space of two weeks and lots of drinking in between it all. Hooray!

Just got home from an intense 9+ hour game of Risk. Tired. Slightly ill. Sleep good.

Oh yeah, lots of time has gone since the last post. Since then, I’ve opened and closed my blogger window with a lot of half written entries that I just kept thinking weren’t worth blogging about at the time. But now that time has gone by, this is just gonna be a post about a whole bunch of things that’ll take me some time to remember about…

Over one weekend I was in Auckland to film a fashion show. Interesting new experience and topped off with shooting an impromptu music video and seeing a whole bunch of people from South Seas I’d not seen since leaving last year.

Since then, I’ve been resting, drinking, working and sleeping back in Hamilton. Caught up with some more people I’d not seen in a while. Watched a few movies too. Just had a screening of the wintec shorts I’d helped out on this year, although the one I had served as DOP on was half over by the time I’d gotten there… whoops. Guess I’ll have to wait for the DVD.

Another day I was woken up by a phone call from a friend in need. Now I’ve been woken up for many reasons, ranging from suicides to emergency pickups and they can all quite exciting, cause… well, they can and I find it amusing sometime to be woken up by a phone call in the middle of the night. But never have I been called up and out of bed to play in a game of cricket. That was just random and definitely a first for me.

Acting in a short film in a few weeks and I’ve not really organised or prepared myself as much for it yet, which I should. Actually, I should also contact the director about all of that too. Been a while since I’ve been organised about anything really, but reckon he’d like to know sometime. Actually, he’ll probably read it here first as I’m currently at work and without email at the moment.

Party coming up this Saturday, stag do to be attended sometime soon as well… Hrmmm… that’s all I can recall now. Been feeling pretty tired today and for the last few weeks, been having the urge to quit my job, find some film work up in Auckland while still living in Hamilton, which is a good feeling and something I should actually act on sooner rather than later.

Also been thinking of shaving, but that’s still a half thought.