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Hey blog fans!!

So I've been quite busy, sorry for the delays in my posts. Let's see, last time we saw each other was around July 4th ... sooooo here's what's up.

Early in July was the open call for ABC's The Bachelor down in San Diego, so a coworker and I took a road trip down there to recruit for work. (Yes, I am still casting for the dating show Excused.) We figured this could be a very lucrative spot, getting all the rejects --- we know they're single, and we know they're down to be on TV. However, the logistics of the event were not in our favor. The call was from 3-7 at a hotel, so we had to wait around there for 4 hours. We couldn't even go into the ballroom, as the casting directors were checking people in right away. So we literally stood in the parking lot and chased girls down. It was quite exhilarating, actually.

The next weekend we went down to The OC Fairgrounds for the Motocross part of the X Games. I have never been at a more white trash event. I was in awe of the demographic of the crowd. From tattoos to ill-fitting clothes, I was just in disbelief. But the riders were very impressive, and it was pretty fun to watch. The noise of the crowd too just got my adrenaline pumping. After watching the jumps and tricks we decided to walk around the carnival - the biggest one I had ever been in. From rides, to games, to food, to teeth whitening and massage booths, it was very entertaining and held my attention to the fullest. I was very impressed, and felt like a kid again. (Oh yeah, I can't leave out that I bought fried cheese on a stick, which was the best purchase of the year - by far).

That next day, I went to the Hollywood Bowl for the first time with a group of friends for a Grease Sing-a-long. We had no idea what to expect, so we didn't realize that it was going to be the movie played on a big screen with the lyrics popping up once each song started - we thought it was going to be a band playing all the music. So anyway, this was a lot better  -- it was so much fun! Everyone in the crowd dressed up - except for us (even though I wanted to, no one ever replied to that part of the email, so of course I wasn't going to be the only one doing that in the crew- haha oh well!) Side note - it was really cool that you could actually see the "Hollywood" sign from our seats.

I've also had a couple auditions, and also shot a Benefit Cosmetics commercial to air on youtube (link to follow). Sarah Colonna was in it too, and doing the scene with her was the best! It was hard to keep a straight face and keep in character. It was such a fun shoot! Everyone had a fashion faux-pas, and Sarah was the fashion police, giving out tickets etc. My fashion faux-pas was bad foundation.

Lastly, I randomly saw a matchmaker. I had been following this chick on the site meetup.com, and would get her emails for events every once in a while, but I had never gone to any. Finally an email was about signing up for free to be in their database - so I made a profile. The next day I got a call from her assistant asking if I'd like a free consultation to potentially become a paying client. I agreed. I went in after work and met with her, and essentially she said I was too young and pretty to be a client but I should stay in her database for her men clientele. Side note - should I have agreed to become a client, their "cheapest plan" was $3,000 upfront for a max of 9 dates that they plan for you. So, if you meet someone on your very first date, you're out 3k, and if you don't meet someone on your 9th date, you're out 3k. Not so much pocket change for me at this point in my career. ... The very next morning, the matchmaker calls me from her cell phone, and said she had a great guy for me - the quickest turnaround she's ever had, she says. All she was able to tell me was he was 6'1, 31 yrs old, owns a consulting firm, and is building a 4-bedroom house on the beach down in Seal Beach. Oh yeah, and his name (I had to ask his name at the end of the phone call - I thought that was odd). So I agreed to meet him for a drink Fri night - what the hell, right? Well, a drink was instantly turned into a dinner (for him only, mind you - I obviously ate earlier, not thinking this was going to be a frickin dinner date! - I'm sorry, but that's a little much for a first (blind) date. Oh yeah, this was a blind date, forgot to add that in. Anyway, so we were sitting down for like 2 hrs -- now don't get me wrong - the conversation was great, we had a lot in common and similar interests, but as soon as I met/saw him, I knew there would be no chemistry, and he physically just wasn't my type - never would I have picked him out of a crowd for myself. So come the end of the date, which I had to initiate the wrap up, (awk), he asked for my number. I asked if that was in the rules of matchmaking, as I've never done this before, and Patty Stanger's rules scare me on her show. (*No, Patty was not the matchmaker for this). So I gave him my digits because I felt bad. Needless to say he texted me that same night, and early the next morning, and then again over the weekend. I emailed the matchmaker saying thanks but no thanks, and I think she relayed the message to the guy. (*Insert action of wiping sweat off brow).

Ah, one more thing! I just entered this contest for American Eagle to be part of their next campaign! Please vote for me, once a day, http://www.ae.com/web/sweepstakes/index.jsp?p=6fae82fca6129a46 ....much appreciated, and spread the word!

Thanks for reading,
Harley's Hype

THE 4th!

Happy belated Fourth O' July everyone!! Hope everyone had fun and was safe. For some reason, LA had nearly the worst weather on the 4th. For weeks leading up to it, we've had sunny, cloudless skies, and perfect warm temperatures. However, once Wednesday struck, the clouds came in and so did the cool temperatures --- womp wompppp. Luckily, most of my plans were inside. First, I hit up an apt party in the Pacific Palisades. What a nice apt!! Johnny Depp was there, which was cool. Just kidding, the dude just really looked like him, but I was starstruck anyway. It was a lot of fun, but broke up after several hours, as we started to get antsy and wanted to be outside on the beach, regardless of the lack of sunshine. So a friend of mine and I hit up another party I knew about on the beach in Santa Monica by the "steps" -- for some reason it took us forever to figure out exactly where it was, but alas we made it, and the party was still going strong with drinks, cornhole, and volleyball. We stayed there for quite some time till we got hungry, so we hit up this party in Century City -- turns out the guy that lived there was one of the "geeks" from a season of Beauty and the Geek. Amazing place!!.. Plus some really nice people and amazing food -- including smores -- YES, SMORES!!! -- i know, I had several, and they were delish. We ventured up to his roof to watch the fireworks, equipped with blankets and iphones acting as speakers playing some Amer'can jams.  The only issue with getting up to the roof was getting down. The only access was the opening through the guy's closet and the stair case wasn't a staircase - it was a ladder! .. Now I don't know about you, but I'm not a professional ladder climber, and getting down is harder than getting up - especially when you're a bit tipsy and you need to balance yourself to get your other leg over the ledge to begin the decent and not fall and completely fuck up and kill yourself. Needless to say it took me a good minute to accomplish this task, and with the help of about 3 guys to balance off of-- but I made it down safely!!

I finally made it home, and went right to bed, as I had work the next day, bright and early. I was surprised at the mix of people who had off vs who didn't have off work but I think the majority of us had work, which I was surprised by.

What did you do to celebrate??? Did you have off work on the 5th?? Share your stories / thoughts / concerns in the comment box :)

All for now, thanks for stoppin by,
Harley's Hype