Yesterday a person came out from the heating company to look at our heater and find out why it doesn’t work consistently. Well, in diagnosing the problem he disconnected a vital pipe and told us that it wasn’t installed properly and that we shouldn’t be using the heater. So now it’s freezing. I had to buy a space heater to keep us warm. (You can read more about our house restoration adventures here)
I went to bed at 2.30am last night and woke up at 7am this morning to meet my acting partner at her apartment for an early rehersal. I hate waking up so early, but this was the only time we both had available. As I was leaving the house today I noticed several large trucks parked down the street. They were production trucks used to carry film and lighting equipment. I guess they were filming something down the street. I saw a couple of grips getting equipment from out of the back of the truck and they were also putting down orange cones in the street to block traffic. I wonder what they were shooting. Maybe “Boyz in the Hood Part II” (just kidding). There is actually quite a lot of film production that happens in the neighborhood and around USC. The houses around here have a lot of character and used to be where the rich movie stars lived before Beverly Hills existed. Marvin Gaye’s house is actually 5 min from our house. If you look closely at the houses on TV and film, you will start to notice that most of them are craftsman style houses.
I talked to my parents the other night and found out that there is going to be a Chiu family reunion (decendants of Chiu Wei Hong) this summer. I guess one of my relatives owns a Marriot hotel and has blocked off 25 rooms for relatives. I’m excited to attend and meet all my relatives I don’t know!
I’m currently really pissed off about AT&T customer service. I love my new phone, but AT&T’s computers have been down for the past week so nobody can help me with my account! ARGH!!!
Are you going to go with all of us the reunion?