Gratitudes, Day 7

I know, I know, this is actually the eighth day since I decided to write gratitudes, but with the film project and everything this weekend, most of my plans got shot to hell. (Of course, I usually have this problem when I write a daily journal, too—something comes up, lasts for the rest of the day, I fall behind and continue to fall behind until I decide it’s not worth agonizing over the state of behind-edness and just stop entirely.)

Part of the reason I didn’t get anything written yesterday was because I slept in. A lot. Then after being awake for not very long, I drove up to our main shooting location for the film because most of the cast and crew was getting together to see the final product that we submitted that afternoon. I got a bunch of compliments. Not just because I did a good job in the movie, but also because I was fun to work with and not a prima donna. (Such was not the case with the entire cast, but I digress.)

1. The cast and crew of “The Love, The Leather, and the L33T” — I’m not sure who came up with the title, I just know that it was a lot of fun doing a musical/western with that group.
2. The movie’s editor — I’m usually my own worst critic, but after seeing the final result, there wasn’t much to criticize. He did a great job making everyone look good.
3. My fire-building skills — I gave one of the cast members a copy of the Beauty and the Geek DVDs and everyone watched the first part of Episode 3 to waste some time before watching the movie. Later on, one of the guys came up, put his arm around my shoulders and said, “You’re a Boy Scout?” “Yeah…” “So you know how to make fires, right?” “Yeah…” So I ended up getting the bonfire started last night.
4. Brownies — I brought some to the viewing and got to bring home what was left. They’re yummy.
5. Chicken wings — Someone else brought them to the viewing and I brought some home inside my stomach. They were yummy, too.