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Name: Rachel
Birthday: 1/17/1984
Gender: Female


Interests: Movies, music, traveling, and hanging out with my good buddies :)
Expertise: being a lazy bum and enjoying life :)
Occupation: Associate Producer
Industry: Entertainment


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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Geekdom of G4

Dear friends,

I realize it's been a long time since I've last updated my Xanga. Is anyone still reading these things :::crickets sing in a distance::: Yeah, I didn't think so either...

Anyway, regardless of how many people that read this, I will update on all that is going on in my life...It's very simple...one word only...WORK!

Yes, work sucks up 90% of my life and the other 10% is left for me to scramble around and figure out what else I can squeeze in there.

In my last post, I was leaving ReelzChannel and entering into the world of the unknown. I was unemployed for a total of 3 weeks or so before I got a call from G4 TV to interview for a production coordinator position on "X-Play". I was able to get that interview because JP is the supervising producer for the show and Ross is a script consultant. Yeah, connections do work, let me tell you...Personally, I don't think I did all that great at the interview (I haven't had to go to interviews in over a year so I was pretty rusty and anxious). JP's opinion was regarded very highly on "X-Play" and apparently he liked me enough to say some nice things about me.

So...the rest is history...and I've been working for "X-Play" for about 2 months now. It's been wrought with challenges - not to mention trying to get used to a LARGER corporation than the Hubbards- but the people here have been very friendly and I'm quickly making new friends.

Next step in the process: learning more about video games. I'm not a gamer...I know nothing


Thursday, December 20, 2007

Tomorrow is the day...my last day working at ReelzChannel. I feel surprisingly calm despite the uncertainty of finding another job in January (what with the Writer's strike and all). I've grown quite a bit here - this network was my first *real* job when I graduated from USC.

In a year and 5 months, I've jumped from being the Business Administration Intern, Receptionist, Production Assistant on "WILA", Associate Producer on "WILA", to Production Coordinator for the Production Department. The experience has been overwhelming and it'll be something I can continue to carry with me for the rest of my life.

While I enjoy working in an indepentdent studio where LOTS of commercials, films, and TV shows are shot, the thing I'll miss the most is the friends that I've made over the past year. I'm even wondering how I'll be able to email everyone "goodbye". There's just too many!  For the most part, people here have been very nice and supportive.

In this industry, there's never really a "goodbye". Somehow we all find a way to work on projects together. It's all about the connections!  There may be a possibility of coming back should the pilot I was working on picks up.

Until then, farewell ReelzChannel! The best of luck to your future!

*this completes the first chapter of post-college life. we now turn the page for chapter 2...*


Wednesday, November 14, 2007

My revenge for Karen's future wedding!

Let's go into the future and visit Karen's wedding reception. I'm standing on the stage of a beautiful hotel ballroom with hundreds of people talking amongst themselves and enjoying their dinner. My speech goes a little something like this:

            "I first met Karen on the show 'What I Learned About_From the Movies'. We instantly clicked and became bff's. While we each searched for our special someone, Karen found hers during our trip to South America. It was beautiful..."

I pause here because tears are running down my face and a kind soul runs up and gives me a tissue. I can see Karen giving me a glare as she stabs her fork into her steak.

Taking a deep breath, I compose myself and continue with:

               "Everything about them was beautiful. The guy was perfect for her, and Karen was perfect for him, and it...It....IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL!"

I'm balling by now and Karen has taken the liberty of walking over to the stage and snatching the microphone from my hands. Everyone in the entire room is sobbing hysterically by now (even Brad and Boyd...and Boyd, jr. even though he's not crying for the same reasons we all are) and the waiters are having a hard time delivering tissues to the worst case cryers.

Karen looks at me and says, "Look what you started. Get off the stage!"

"But, you...you...YOU GUYS ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER!" I cry out.

Karen hangs her head in frustration and clenches her hands into fists. She looks out over to her husband who just shrugs his shoulders. Everyone else in the room is still "crying a river".

As she begins to stalk off the stage, you can hear her muttering under her breath, "You guys are KILLING me with the cute!"   


Friday, November 02, 2007

I don't think people realize just how vicious squirrels are, especially a whole pack of them. Take for example Halloween Day.

I was relaxing in the park when a whole group of them approached me. One was dressed as a pumpkin while another was wearing glasses and fake retainers like those worn by Ugly Betty. The most amusing squirrel to me was one that was completely dyed in blue. When I asked him about it, he merely smiled and said he was going as a Smurf. Creative...now, that squirrel has a great imagination!

At first, they were very amiable, chattering amongst themselves in delight. I figured they were excited about all the candy they were going to receive. Then, suddenly, a fight broke out among the ones dressed like The Simpsons and all hell broke loose. A baby squirrel dressed like Nemo from Finding Nemo jumped into my lap and cowered with fear. I tried consoling the poor thing but its mother freaked out and thought I was going to harm it. She stalked over to me and bit me with her sharp teeth.

Horrified, I dropped "Nemo" and started running towards the hills, screaming for help. The mother of "Nemo" narrowed her eyes at my obnoxiously loud behavior and whistled for the other squirrels to help her finish me off. They couldn't afford to leave any witnesses behind. The other squirrels, upon hearing her backup call, stopped fighting amongst each other and sprinted after me.

I ran as fast as I could, the sound of my harsh breathing beating in time to the crunch of the fall leaves beneath my feet. The squirrels weren't too far behind. I could sense their agile movements bounding around the brush and trees surrounding me, tiny breaths of death tickling near my ear.  

With all the strength I could muster, I pumped my legs faster. I wasn't going to die by a pack of rabid - yet cute- squirrels. After what felt like an eternity, I finally broke through the wild brush and ran out into the middle of the street. I paused to look behind me and saw the squirrels skid to a stop beside the road. Their eyes glowed with hatred.

I contined to jog across the street and gave the squirrels a mock salute as they begrudgingly stepped back into the brush. They wouldn't dare come out fully into the open. Squirrels thrived on the element of surprise to attack their prey.

A smile crept across my face, and I knew I shouldn't have been so cocky. I couldn't help it. I was one of the lucky ones. I had survived a squirrel stampede.



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