my new job

so blog fans (mom. aunt les. you know who you are...), i'm finally going to write about this awesome new job i've started over here in Kiwi land.

well the thing is, I can't say too much because of the secrecy clause in our contracts (this is the big-time guys)....but i am painting scenery for a the new hollywood-funded movie that they're filming here in the "Peter Jackson studios" out in Miramar (a suburb of Wellington). I'm basically bouncing off the walls. Not only am I doing EXACTLY what i came here to do (even working with the people I've been reading about for the last few years)...but I waltzed myself right into this film industry in just 2 months!! I had a lot great contacts along the way too. The film is called Kingdom Come and it the story of Christ's life from the beginning of time up to the crucifixion and resurrection. A lot of the big people working on this film designed and worked on the Narnia movies as well. I'm way excited.

So I have a one year contract and the filming will start sometime around february, and i'm thrilled to see that process of course!

Another "perk" of my cool new job: because of the distance to the studios, i've been taking the bus every morning and evening, which makes the journey even longer.......SO: I'm getting a scooter!!! manuel and i shopped around this past weekend and i found my dream scooter. it's got a classic body style like a vespa, but it's a german brand called Sachs. i've got to go to driving school to get my scooter license (and it wouldn't hurt for me to practice driving on the left side of the road either....). so hopefully i'll get that taken care of next weekend and i'll be posting pictures of my scooter (which i've decided to name sasha) very soon!!!

that's all the big news around here. but i'll keep everyone posted...